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1 minute ago, Jerry Jabber said:

If Mahomes is averaging $45M a year, I think Allen will get between $46-$50M a year. I’m guessing it will be for 5-6 years. 


If the Bills win the Super Bowl, sure. If not then less than that.

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9 minutes ago, Doc said:


If the Bills win the Super Bowl, sure. If not then less than that.

These guys try to get a bigger contract than the last guy as they want to be the highest paid player at their position. I think Allen will get more per year than Mahomes, but I’m not sure if the Bills give him a ten year contract similar to Mahomes.

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Tough pill to swallow tonight but what a fun season.  I'm trying to stay optimistic that they will be able to fill some glaring holes through free agency and the draft but obviously, cap resources become much more constricted once Allen gets his extension.  There have been recent threads suggesting that the performance gap between Allen and Mahomes was becoming fairly narrow and while I love Josh, I still think there is a long ways to go.  Do you think the fact that he was significantly outplayed twice this year by Mahomes keeps that number south of the previously suggested $45M mark?   Any chance they pump the brakes on the extension and wait until the next offseason?

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4 minutes ago, butch rolle said:

Tough pill to swallow tonight but what a fun season.  I'm trying to stay optimistic that they will be able to fill some glaring holes through free agency and the draft but obviously, cap resources become much more constricted once Allen gets his extension.  There have been recent threads suggesting that the performance gap between Allen and Mahomes was becoming fairly narrow and while I love Josh, I still think there is a long ways to go.  Do you think the fact that he was significantly outplayed twice this year by Mahomes keeps that number south of the previously suggested $45M mark?   Any chance they pump the brakes on the extension and wait until the next offseason?

 

 

$30 to 35 million.  Minimum.  

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there is a number that he is worth right now, and then there is a number he will be worth if he does this for a 2nd straight season. THey should try to get him for something like 35-40 tops. if he says no, see if he can do it again. if he does it again, you can go 45. if he doesn't want that, we were all fooled and he doesn't want to be here. 

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3 minutes ago, Bray Wyatt said:

Josh seems like a team player and knows that to achieve greatness he needs other people. I suspect he will sign a team friendly deal, doesn’t mean he will be cheap

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What is team friendly? Ideally I would like to see something around 37 million a year, but he probably comes in around 40. He isn’t worth Mahomes money. Because he can’t beat Mahomes without help on D and we have to find the money somewhere. 

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Just now, bills6969 said:

The only silver-lining after tonight’s outcome is we won’t have to give Allen a Mahomes level deal now.   He’ll probably get something just north of what Watson got.

That was my exact thinking as well.  A silver lining as I want Josh to be the frachise QB but I also don't want the team to paint themselves into a corner.

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On 1/9/2021 at 6:29 AM, YoloinOhio said:

Yes just saying it wasn’t 100% obvious they would just extend long term this spring/summer. They could pick up the option and do it next year. Though his price will never be lower than it is now. 

And for that reason we should extend him now. I still see Josh improving. Tonight was filled with poor offensive and defensive game plans. I'm not beating Josh up for tonight.  Instead I sign him asap and thank my lucky stars we chose him over others. 

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1 minute ago, IronMaidenBills said:

What is team friendly? Ideally I would like to see something around 37 million a year, but he probably comes in around 40. He isn’t worth Mahomes money. Because he can’t beat Mahomes without help on D and we have to find the money somewhere. 

One that allows team flexibility. Beane is a gm that knows the cap and I am sure he will work out a deal that allows him to manipulate it if need be. Whether that is a percentage based contract or one that is for less overall money but more guaranteed etc

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Just now, Bray Wyatt said:

One that allows team flexibility. Beane is a gm that knows the cap and I am sure he will work out a deal that allows him to manipulate it if need be. Whether that is a percentage based contract or one that is for less overall money but more guaranteed etc


I like Allen, and I think we can win a Super Bowl with him someday, but he needs to realize it’s a team sport and we need help on D to beat Mahomes. Because Allen proved today he can’t beat Mahomes with what he currently has. I hope his ego allows him to take the cuts necessary to bring the Lombardi to Buffalo. 

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1 minute ago, IronMaidenBills said:


I like Allen, and I think we can win a Super Bowl with him someday, but he needs to realize it’s a team sport and we need help on D to beat Mahomes. Because Allen proved today he can’t beat Mahomes with what he currently has. I hope his ego allows him to take the cuts necessary to bring the Lombardi to Buffalo. 


Allen doesn’t strike me as someone that cares about money more than winning. He is willing to do whatever he can to win. He plays like that, and I bet he feels the same about his contract (within reason of course)

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14 minutes ago, IronMaidenBills said:

I’m offering Allen 40 million a year, if he doesn’t accept it, we need to move on. We need to be able to pay other talented players to be super bowl caliber. 

I dont see moving on from Allen as a remote possibility, even if he asks for way too much, what do we do? Go get watson? Pay him just as much and lose three 1st round picks? Start the search in the draft again? Matt Stafford on the tail end of his career? There's no possible way the bills can let him walk.

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Just now, Bray Wyatt said:


Allen doesn’t strike me as someone that cares about money more than winning. He is willing to do whatever he can to win. He plays like that, and I bet he feels the same about his contract (within reason of course)


I agree. If there is any QB out there that would be willing to take a “home team discount” it is Allen. If Allen would have beaten Mahomes today and won the SB, I would have no problems giving him Mahomes kind of money, but he proved today he needs more help which will require more money for better talent elsewhere. 

2 minutes ago, Norcalbillsfan said:

I dont see moving on from Allen as a remote possibility, even if he asks for way too much, what do we do? Go get watson? Pay him just as much and lose three 1st round picks? Start the search in the draft again? Matt Stafford on the tail end of his career? There's no possible way the bills can let him walk.


It’s a difficult position to be in. We can’t pay Allen, Mahomes esque money. We just can’t. Allen proved he couldn’t beat KC with the current roster we have. So he has to put on his big boy pants and accept he isn’t worth top money. 

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6 minutes ago, IronMaidenBills said:


I agree. If there is any QB out there that would be willing to take a “home team discount” it is Allen. If Allen would have beaten Mahomes today and won the SB, I would have no problems giving him Mahomes kind of money, but he proved today he needs more help which will require more money for better talent elsewhere. 


It’s a difficult position to be in. We can’t pay Allen, Mahomes esque money. We just can’t. Allen proved he couldn’t beat KC with the current roster we have. So he has to put on his big boy pants and accept he isn’t worth top money. 

 

You mean more help like Mahomes currently has?  Along with an OLine that can actually block the other team in big games?  

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3 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

You mean more help like Mahomes currently has?  Along with an OLine that can actually block the other team in big games?  

It doesn’t matter what Mahomes has. Allen couldn’t beat him with the roster we currently have. We are nearly maxed out in cap space. Allen has to decide on taking less money to allow better team talent to compete against KC or taking Mahomes type of money and suffering as a team because of it. 

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27 minutes ago, bills6969 said:

The only silver-lining after tonight’s outcome is we won’t have to give Allen a Mahomes level deal now.   He’ll probably get something just north of what Watson got.

Another huge silver lining is Bass is decent at onside kicks.

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16 minutes ago, Norcalbillsfan said:

I dont see moving on from Allen as a remote possibility, even if he asks for way too much, what do we do? Go get watson? Pay him just as much and lose three 1st round picks? Start the search in the draft again? Matt Stafford on the tail end of his career? There's no possible way the bills can let him walk.

 

Totally agree. You don't move on from Josh Allen right now. Jared Goff has never done anything like what Allen did this season. Allen is current top-5 if you're being conservative, there is no old retread that can do what he can do. We all saw Cam Newton front and center this year. Any future scenarios without Josh Allen should be laughed and pointed at. It's not happening.

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3 minutes ago, Nelius said:

 

Totally agree. You don't move on from Josh Allen right now. Jared Goff has never done anything like what Allen did this season. Allen is current top-5 if you're being conservative, there is no old retread that can do what he can do. We all saw Cam Newton front and center this year. Any future scenarios without Josh Allen should be laughed and pointed at. It's not happening.


I’m not saying we move on from Josh. I’m simply saying how can Josh expect to win a SB when he is commanding 40+ million a year with the roster we currently have with players looking to get paid as well. When he can’t even beat KC with the roster we have now. 

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36 minutes ago, IronMaidenBills said:


I agree. If there is any QB out there that would be willing to take a “home team discount” it is Allen. If Allen would have beaten Mahomes today and won the SB, I would have no problems giving him Mahomes kind of money, but he proved today he needs more help which will require more money for better talent elsewhere. 


It’s a difficult position to be in. We can’t pay Allen, Mahomes esque money. We just can’t. Allen proved he couldn’t beat KC with the current roster we have. So he has to put on his big boy pants and accept he isn’t worth top money. 

So Allen needs to take a pay cut because our personnel dept isn’t as good as KC? That’s how you want to run this organization?

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38 minutes ago, IronMaidenBills said:


I’m not saying we move on from Josh. I’m simply saying how can Josh expect to win a SB when he is commanding 40+ million a year with the roster we currently have with players looking to get paid as well. When he can’t even beat KC with the roster we have now. 

He should improve though given he's been trending in the right direction since his first game.  The roster we have now had a bad night and can certainly be upgraded even with Josh's eventual salary cap hit.  I think the Bills brass believes in Josh enough that he won't be another Wentz, Goff, Garoppolo, etc...  They'll get a deal done similar to Watson's.

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44 minutes ago, Man with No Name said:

this is a real thing. home field advantage is a very real thing that was largely neutralized this year. 


This is real everywhere every stadium. The road teams had a better win percentage through about week 10. That’s unheard of. 

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The Bills will pay Josh the going rate for a quality starting QB.   Period.   That calculated figure is $40.6M.

 

The question is when.  Will it be before or after the 5th year option. 

 

Until the Bills cut cap space from bloated contracts of players that only appeared part time the 2021 season doesn't have the cap space. 

 

 

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5 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

The Bills will pay Josh the going rate for a quality starting QB.   Period. 

 

The question is when.  Will it be before or after the 5th year option. 

 

Until the Bills cut cap space from bloated contracts of players that only appeared part time the 2021 season doesn't have the cap space. 

 

 

I don't think there's any question that Murphy and Kroft will be gone.

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Norman is a UFA in 2021 - This season he had a base salary of $1,400,000 and a cap hit of $1,900,000

Yeldon is a UFA in 2021 - This season he had a base salary of $2,800,000 and a cap hit of $5,812,500

 

Smoke Brown is an UFA in 2022 with a 2021 base salary of $7,500,000 and a cap hit of $5,812,500

Cut him?  Not really.   The issue was injuries.  Restructure with Opt Outs for a more cap friendly number. 

 

17 minutes ago, CLTbills said:

I don't think there's any question that Murphy and Kroft will be gone.

Murphy and Kroft are also UFA's in 2021. 

 

2022 - the estimated Bills cap space is $98,349,556

 

2022 Dead Cap ZERO $

 

the Bills will have 25 signed players for 2022 - that means they need to sign 28 players just to fill the 53 man roster.

 

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They just need to sit down with Josh this year and tell him that we weren't good enough this year and we need the money to get the players we need to win the big games.

 

I feel like Josh is the kind of guy to understand the money will come to him- but now is not the time.

 

 

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