Scott7975 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 This team is special. They have really bought into the community and its amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Don Otreply said: Then who’s gonna play LG who’s better that we can actually get, I mean in real life get? If whoever is “better” than it’s gonna be noticeably more $, and we know BB don’t play that... there’s a new sheriff in town and he Is not likely to over pay it would appear. He’s a ratio guy, money vs performance, and the money has a cap for every position. I’m not the Gm. I don’t have to have the answer. I just hope our Gm is smart enough to see he’s not worth 14+ mill a year. if he loves us so much, than he can be a realist and take less than his over inflated market value to stay with the team he loves. 10-11 mill a year should make him happy. Edited January 10, 2020 by NewEra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpan Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Can someone explain the snowman nickname ?? Never heard that before today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 This makes me sad we aren’t playing this weekend. I believe in these Buffalo Bills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMF2006 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 2 hours ago, Don Otreply said: Silly azs statement, Why the Fuh K do you care what he gets paid? You should consider deleting that post, it’s pretty weak, nuthin but luv, but come on man, Go Bills!!! I think he was half kidding there is a salary cap after all Loved the letter thanks Dion 46 minutes ago, peterpan said: Can someone explain the snowman nickname ?? Never heard that before today. He did snow angels in the Colts snow game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Dion this is the way to have Bills fans screaming. SIGN HIM AT ALL COSTS. Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, NewEra said: it’s how I feel, sorry. I don’t think he’s very good and I certainly don’t want to pay him what spotrac has him projected for, 5 years 71.7 mill 14.3 per year. 65th highest player in the league, 4th highest tackle. He’s a good kid, I just wouldn’t want to overpay. If he was really good, I’d overpay. He isn’t. He’s alright. I’d pay him 10 mill a year. He should be happy to get that kind of money. I am paying Dion. Thanks for mentioning spotrac though I hadn't realised they had a projection up there. I believe when asked the other day I said "somewhere around the Donovan Smith contract" so was pleasing to see them come out in the same place. At the start of the year I was 50/50 on Dawkins. At week 4 I was leaning towards let him play out his final year. Now I am in the sign him camp. I wouldn't worry too much about it putting him 4th in OTs. Every year you are gonna have 3 or 4 OTs get paid by their teams (especially left tackles) and each one will be somewhere around the top 5 when they sign. Within 2 seasons of signing his deal my guess is Dion would be around the 12th best paid which is close enough to his value. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 4 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: I am paying Dion. Thanks for mentioning spotrac though I hadn't realised they had a projection up there. I believe when asked the other day I said "somewhere around the Donovan Smith contract" so was pleasing to see them come out in the same place. At the start of the year I was 50/50 on Dawkins. At week 4 I was leaning towards let him play out his final year. Now I am in the sign him camp. I wouldn't worry too much about it putting him 4th in OTs. Every year you are gonna have 3 or 4 OTs get paid by their teams (especially left tackles) and each one will be somewhere around the top 5 when they sign. Within 2 seasons of signing his deal my guess is Dion would be around the 12th best paid which is close enough to his value. commonsense take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Buffalo Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, peterpan said: Can someone explain the snowman nickname ?? Never heard that before today. I have seen it explained a few places, here's Dion giving the story - click to around 2:25 in video 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 6 hours ago, One Buffalo said: Gotta love Dion! Here he shares his perspective on what is building from the player perspective. man, that was simply fan-*****-tastic. loved the part about, 'they're all having babies'. goose bumps, shivers, all that *****... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Lombardi Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I will never forget Dion Dawkins running down the sideline, following our punt returner (Marcus Murphy?) who was heading for a touchdown. He brings joyousness to a game that can often seem businesslike, even grim. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 26 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: I am paying Dion. Thanks for mentioning spotrac though I hadn't realised they had a projection up there. I believe when asked the other day I said "somewhere around the Donovan Smith contract" so was pleasing to see them come out in the same place. At the start of the year I was 50/50 on Dawkins. At week 4 I was leaning towards let him play out his final year. Now I am in the sign him camp. I wouldn't worry too much about it putting him 4th in OTs. Every year you are gonna have 3 or 4 OTs get paid by their teams (especially left tackles) and each one will be somewhere around the top 5 when they sign. Within 2 seasons of signing his deal my guess is Dion would be around the 12th best paid which is close enough to his value. I hadn’t read the players tribune article til just now. Impressive article. Good read Dion. He’s a great guy and easy to root for. I was hoping he’d win me over this year, but he didn’t. I figure we’re going to pay him, I’m just not sold yet. Not for 14.5 mill. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakAttack Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Somehow I had a feeling it was going to be a Bills player that did something to get me out of this playoff loss funk (and yeah... I was still kind of in it). 35 year old Bills fan here. A little too young to fully appreciate the SB teams, so this is probably the most fun Bills team I’ve ever known, and it started in year 1 with McDermott ,the coach we hired the same day my son was born, speaking of babies. I do believe the future is bright with this team; I just hate waiting through an entire off season to get started again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 12 minutes ago, NewEra said: I hadn’t read the players tribune article til just now. Impressive article. Good read Dion. He’s a great guy and easy to root for. I was hoping he’d win me over this year, but he didn’t. I figure we’re going to pay him, I’m just not sold yet. Not for 14.5 mill. Ugh. He was outstanding after the bye in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 As I said I knew this was coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krf139 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Pretty cool, but I got lost when he started talking about having babies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComradeKayAdams Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 54 minutes ago, krf139 said: Pretty cool, but I got lost when he started talking about having babies. I see the point he was trying to make, but when I think of young athletes having children, I don't immediately think of stability and dedication to one's profession; I think of a rather unromantic rendezvous with some guy named "T. Henry" in a dimly lit parking lot behind a gas station off of I-90. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregPersons Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 The bit about putting down roots — including babies — was the best part of it! Also the beginning was funny. It was all around great and well done, easily the best thing I've read from Players Tribune in a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 3 hours ago, KayAdams said: I see the point he was trying to make, but when I think of young athletes having children, I don't immediately think of stability and dedication to one's profession; I think of a rather unromantic rendezvous with some guy named "T. Henry" in a dimly lit parking lot behind a gas station off of I-90. That is oddly specific were you and T. Henry a thing? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 3 hours ago, KayAdams said: I see the point he was trying to make, but when I think of young athletes having children, I don't immediately think of stability and dedication to one's profession; I think of a rather unromantic rendezvous with some guy named "T. Henry" in a dimly lit parking lot behind a gas station off of I-90. Kay - this is quite specific. Don't make me think badly of you.... 38 minutes ago, Chaos said: That is oddly specific were you and T. Henry a thing? Oh, SNAP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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