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10 hours ago, ShadyBillsFan said:

$90 mil will go a long way 

 

9 hours ago, Augie said:

 

Yeah, I could get by on that for a while.....

My bad.  That was 2020s #

 

2019 Cap Totals

2019 NFL Salary Cap $177,200,000
2018 Rollover Cap $0
Adjustment $0
Adjusted Salary Cap $177,200,000
All Contracts $118,811,684
Practice Squad Money $0
Total Cap $118,811,684
Bills Cap Space ($58,388,316)

2020 Cap Totals

2020 NFL Salary Cap $177,200,000
2019 Rollover Cap $0
Adjustment $0
Adjusted Salary Cap $177,200,000
All Contracts $57,164,143
Practice Squad Money $0
Total Cap $57,164,143
Bills Cap Space ($120,035,857)
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10 hours ago, Lfod said:

Getting out of debt doesn't give you an excuse to spend yourself back into debt. Yes I want some spending to go down. Spend on guys like Shady and avoid guys like Dareus. 

That's not really comparable, they are given x amount per year to spend, they cant save and bank cap space every year. They can be fiscally responsible and not backload deals or give huge long term ones, but they arent really getting into debt by using the available space.

 

As for will they use it and make some signings, guess that depends on who is available from the Panthers next offseason.....

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10 hours ago, Augie said:

Just imagine if we could spend our cap space on tailgating

 

 

 

OK, that would probably end badly...... 

 

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9 hours ago, ScottLaw said:

Extend who? They have no player worth paying loads of cash to for an extension.

 

I expect them to be aggressive in FA next year on offense because they will absolutely need to be, IMO. They'll have the money to do it. 

 

Having all that cap space next year doesn't mean they have to use it next year, or the majority of it. They could roll over a nice chunk into 2020, and use that to extend some guys, then roll the remainder of that over to the next year, so forth and so on.

 

If they start spending big right away, they'll face some tough roster decisions in 3-5 years, when players on rookie contracts now come due for new deals, especially if Allen pans out. Having some considerable cap money to roll over each year would help to alleviate that issue. 

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11 hours ago, Virgil said:

With all the dead money coming off the books next year, we will be in fantastic salary cap shape.  We don’t really have any major players due for extension. 

 

With that being said, is it Beane’s/McDermott’s M.O. to drop a lot of FA’s?  That doesn’t feel like it’s part of their process for building a team, but they have made moves (Star, Hyde).

 

Maybe they haven’t so far because they haven’t had the money, I don’t know.  

 

I guess I just don’t know what to expect 

They still have a lot of work on building and maintaining the roster. As noted in the thread, there are a lot of their own players with contracts expiring, and they still have some holes. 

 

In addition to the usual back-fill--signing veterans or current depth players whose contracts are expiring, I would guess they will be a little more active than they were this year, but more focused on the O. The big splashes were Star and Murphy. I could see them shelling money out on KB, trying to improve the O-line, and solving (longer term) the other CB position.  I think this will be the last season for Kyle and Zo. Other changes will depend on how some players perform this year (Guys like Clay and Lawson, for example). 

 

Given what Brandon has said about the cap, I do not foresee them getting into "Cap Hell" again.

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2 hours ago, thebandit27 said:

I don't know about a "spree", but I think there could be significant additions at WR, OT, and OG.

 

If Stefon Diggs hits the market, that'd be a no-brainer.  Add in a Daryl Williams and Shaq Mason and you're probably done with 1st-wave guys.

 

Agree on Diggs.  Do you think there's any chance he makes it to FA.  Certainly seems like a guy you have to find a way to retain no matter what.  

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I don't believe that they will spend like drunken sailors.

Beane did a lot of hard work getting the Bills OUT of cap hell and I don't think they're eager to return. I also think they'll be mindful of the fact that they need to stay in good cap shape to be able to retain their own homegrown talent in the coming years.

That being said, I DO expect them to secure a few "big ticket items" on the offensive side of the ball to help out their young quarterback. Maybe an o-lineman or two and a quality receiver. 

Even this year, when they said they'd be very limited players in free agency, they signed Lotulelei and Murphy to good sized contracts as well as Vontae Davis and Chris Ivory. And this was in a year where they were consciously trying to save money. So looking ahead to NEXT year? Yeah, I think they'll spend some coin. Not an irresponsible amount, but some.

Between the full slate of draft picks, the clean cap sheet, and the large amount of money they'll have for free agency, I expect them to make a big leap in terms of personnel next offseason.

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32 minutes ago, Zac said:

 

Agree on Diggs.  Do you think there's any chance he makes it to FA.  Certainly seems like a guy you have to find a way to retain no matter what.  

 

No idea.

 

Minnesota's got some serious decisions to make next offseason, as they have to decide who to re-sign among Diggs, Anthony Barr, Sheldon Richardson, and Danielle Hunter, and they've only got ~$20M in cap space once the cap goes up.

20 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

Don’t spend much of anything until you know that you know that you know you’ve got a QB.

 

No offense, but "don't bother getting better unless you have a QB" doesn't seem to be a great strategy.

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I forgot about Diggs. He would certainly be a nice get and as you say the Vikings have some tough cap decisions coming down the road.  I think Richardson is a rental so he will go but they probably lose at least one of the other 3...... they feel like a team that is a bit "all in" on 2018.  

 

As for your other two suggestions - the tackle from Carolina could certainly be a fit on the right side.  Not as sure on Shaq Mason... think it depends what the run scheme ends up looking like.  If they become much more of a man scheme again then he is a potential fit. 

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they will have the money .  I have looked over the potential free agents and unless something unexpected happens there won't be a ton of guys you would want to throw big money at.  On the other hand with all that money there is no excuse to have any major holes on the team.   They should have league average or better at every position.   The are going to need to straighten out the wide receiver position for sure.   Add a corner and a olineman,( I am interested to see how the interior works out this year, right tackle has been and issue forever)  ,  maybe in the draft.   Decide if hughes should stay or invest in a pass rusher. There should be a couple of very good pass   rushers on the market.  If Allen develops this team is ready to make the players for the next several years.    

9 hours ago, Thurman#1 said:

 

 

I'd expect them to start signing their own guys, for one thing.

 

And then to bring in a bunch of low- and medium-level FAs. Maybe since they have so much one big-ticket guy? Seems a reasonable guess.

agreed.  Benjamin will cost money, If Dawkins progresses he will need to get paid sooner rather than later.  White we have for a few more years without worry 

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I expect they'll overspend lile the Pats did with Gillis Lee and Hogan. They'll look for role players who fit the process, good teammates, etc.  I don't expect they'll chase the big names at the top of the market. 

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2 hours ago, Zac said:

 

Agree on Diggs.  Do you think there's any chance he makes it to FA.  Certainly seems like a guy you have to find a way to retain no matter what.  

 

I would gladly target Barr or Diggs. 

 

I don’t see Benjamin generating the numbers to merit a big contract with our current offensive situation.  

 

In regards to cap hell, we should be able to easily front load contracts that are easier to get out of. You can spend money efficiently.  

 

Being able to go out and get 3 solid FA offensive lineman, maybe a WR, and a OLB would be amazing and shouldn’t offset the chemistry too much.  Then still roll some money over to pay White and others when they are due.  

 

Good things to come hopefully 

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14 hours ago, Virgil said:

With all the dead money coming off the books next year, we will be in fantastic salary cap shape.  We don’t really have any major players due for extension. 

 

With that being said, is it Beane’s/McDermott’s M.O. to drop a lot of FA’s?  That doesn’t feel like it’s part of their process for building a team, but they have made moves (Star, Hyde).

 

Maybe they haven’t so far because they haven’t had the money, I don’t know.  

 

I guess I just don’t know what to expect 

 

 

We we will see, but I am not expecting big time signings unless there is someone that fits exactly what they are looking for and they can get him in their salary structure.

 

It seems to me Beane has a certain price for every position and person and he does not at this time appear to chase to far outside his range.  I would expect that to continue with them looking specifically at younger, talented players that are hard working. 

 

I would not not expect to see any high maintenance - me first - type WR divas (ala Dez) or Mario Williams top of the salary structure players, but I could see them scooping up several middle of the road FA like Hyde and Poyer to supplement their draft plans.

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The Bills had about $100mil in cap space next year before spending on FA this year (McCarron, Star, Murphy, Davis, Ivory, etc)   Now Spotrac has them closer to $50mil.  (probably more like 60-65mil after the salary cap goes up and we roll over some $$)

 

But that's how quickly $50mil can be spent.  I'd expect next year's FA to be similar to this year.   (Depending on how well the team, and especially Allen does in 2018)  

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