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Aaron Donald Rumored to Be on Trade Block...Should The Bills Make a Move?


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8 minutes ago, bobobonators said:

That contract is scary, realistically Donald, who turns 29 in May, MAYBE has 3 elite years left of football in him.  
 

Those final 2yrs we’re going to be paying a boatload of money for a player that is old and with his size needs the high motor of a young player to be successful. 
 

i dont know if i would do it. Id rather draft a player in the 1st rd. pay White a boatload. Keep Poyer and Hyde. Pay Allen a boatload. Reward Jordan Phillips for his success here. And use $$$ to try and get several key free agents at DE and/or WR that may be high-priced. 


Right but remember, at some point the Bills - probably next season the Bills “window” is going to be open.  How many years do you have then - maybe 2 before you have to pay the QB.  
 

This move would be a risk, but one you are going to have to take.

 

This scenarios is really interesting because there are good arguments on either side 

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1 minute ago, thebandit27 said:

Wait, there are really people that don't want the best defensive player in football?


who doesnt want the best defensive player in football? But in a salary cap league you cant have it all.


We have a top 5 defense already. Id rather use that cap space (not to mention the draft picks) to improve the offense. Lets also not forget we’re going to have to shell out quite a bit of money to keep our own young talent. I would hate for us to have to lose our own great talented players who are up for FA at 27 bc we’re still paying a 32yr old DT 20Mil/yr

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2 minutes ago, Bray Wyatt said:

 

What about him? I would want him too if it was rumored he was available. I wanted him last time he was


It appears that he has made a huge difference in the Bears defense.  It’s the offense and the QB that’s holding them back....hoping that’s not the case in Buffalo

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1 minute ago, bobobonators said:


who doesnt want the best defensive player in football? But in a salary cap league you cant have it all.


We have a top 5 defense already. Id rather use that cap space (not to mention the draft picks) to improve the offense. Lets also not forget we’re going to have to shell out quite a bit of money to keep our own young talent. I would hate for us to have to lose our own great talented players who are up for FA at 27 bc we’re still paying a 32yr old DT 20Mil/yr

 

We can afford it while we have a qb on his rookie deal, we can cut him at 32 or restructure later if needed. 

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1 minute ago, bobobonators said:


who doesnt want the best defensive player in football? But in a salary cap league you cant have it all.


We have a top 5 defense already. Id rather use that cap space (not to mention the draft picks) to improve the offense. Lets also not forget we’re going to have to shell out quite a bit of money to keep our own young talent. I would hate for us to have to lose our own great talented players who are up for FA at 27 bc we’re still paying a 32yr old DT 20Mil/yr

 

You've got the cap room to trade for Donald and go get a WR1 this offseason. Plus the Rams will eat Donald's entire SB, so that helps.

 

I just think you've got your QB on a cheap deal through the end of the 2021 season. Time to go for it IMO.

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1 minute ago, Phil The Thrill said:


Right but remember, at some point the Bills - probably next season the Bills “window” is going to be open.  How many years do you have then - maybe 2 before you have to pay the QB.  
 

This move would be a risk, but one you are going to have to take.


thats why you focus on improving the offense during this window. The defense is already great. We need to score a heck of a lot more than we’re doing. Elite OL cost money. Id rather trade draft picks for an elite WR that may become available (who knows)...just throwing it out there. 
 

if our defense sucked, or was just average, id be much more in favor of investing money AND draft picks (lets not dismiss how costly thatll be) on a single defensive player. 

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1 minute ago, Phil The Thrill said:


It appears that he has made a huge difference in the Bears defense.  It’s the offense and the QB that’s holding them back....hoping that’s not the case in Buffalo

Errrrrrr, last I checked, the Bills are 10-5 and clinched a playoff spot. The Bears are eliminated.

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3 minutes ago, bobobonators said:


who doesnt want the best defensive player in football? But in a salary cap league you cant have it all.


We have a top 5 defense already. Id rather use that cap space (not to mention the draft picks) to improve the offense. Lets also not forget we’re going to have to shell out quite a bit of money to keep our own young talent. I would hate for us to have to lose our own great talented players who are up for FA at 27 bc we’re still paying a 32yr old DT 20Mil/yr


The Bills have the cap space to absorb a deal like this for a few seasons.  You are right , you can’t have it all but I think bringing a Donald on board would mean:

 

- Losing Phillips, Lawson and maybe Star

- Possibly losing Trent Murphy and maybe even Jerry Hughes

 

I would be ok with these moves, and many of them might happen this offseason anyway 

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Just now, thebandit27 said:

 

You've got the cap room to trade for Donald and go get a WR1 this offseason. Plus the Rams will eat Donald's entire SB, so that helps.

 

I just think you've got your QB on a cheap deal through the end of the 2021 season. Time to go for it IMO.


 Id be psyched, not gonna lie. Its scary to invest so much on a single player - its not just money we’re investing. He would cost us 3 players worth of draft picks and a crapload of money. He pulls a hammy week 3 and the proverbial poop hits the fan

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2 minutes ago, thebandit27 said:

 

You've got the cap room to trade for Donald and go get a WR1 this offseason. Plus the Rams will eat Donald's entire SB, so that helps.

 

I just think you've got your QB on a cheap deal through the end of the 2021 season. Time to go for it IMO.


Right, that’s my point.  This is an “All In” move for a championship 

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1 minute ago, brianthomas said:

If we weren't already committed to Star than yeah I'd say go for it. But given that we are & given how much we rotate our DT's i just don't see this as something we'd do. No matter how much i might salivate at the thought of it.


We can get out of the Star deal this offseason with $7M cap hit.  Not great but not the worst either.  The next year it goes down to $5M

 

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