aristocrat Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 The cap should be scared of me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 3/18/2021 at 1:56 AM, Zerovoltz said: As I read through the free agent threads here....a whole lot of talk about steep prices for guys (always that way this time of year) but what I notice is that the Bills fan base seems overly cap conscience. I am not very familiar with Bills spending history or how they work with the Cap....and I certainly don't know the Pegulas ideas on this or Beanes..... My questions to you are: 1. Is everything ALWAYS about the future? Is there ever a thought about "now"? 2. Do you see a team that has had the cap kill them and you don't want to do the same? ...was that team the Bills at some point? 3. Do you think the cap can be manipulated or do you believe that the piper that needs paid, is always right around the corner? There are no wrong answers to these questions....everyone kind of has different ideas on how this should work or how things ought to go with spending and contracts.....just wondering what the community here has to say about it since you all, IN GENERAL....seem kind of skittish about spending money (having the Bills sign folks..I know it's not your money) why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl2526 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Years upon years of mediocrity has conditioned Bills fans to be forward looking. Obviously, success breeds cap challenges, and it's no different with the Bills. Everybody knows you need a top shelf QB to stay among the elite in the league, and at some point you're going to have to pay that QB an elite salary. That happens in 2023 for Buffalo. Brandon Beane has proven to be a very smart and down to earth GM, but he's never had to manage an elite QB's contract as part of the cap before. I think he'll do well, but we can't be certain until it happens. Personally, I don't think I obsess too much about the cap, but I have an awareness in the back of my mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, BigAl2526 said: Years upon years of mediocrity has conditioned Bills fans to be forward looking. Obviously, success breeds cap challenges, and it's no different with the Bills. Everybody knows you need a top shelf QB to stay among the elite in the league, and at some point you're going to have to pay that QB an elite salary. That happens in 2023 for Buffalo. Brandon Beane has proven to be a very smart and down to earth GM, but he's never had to manage an elite QB's contract as part of the cap before. I think he'll do well, but we can't be certain until it happens. Personally, I don't think I obsess too much about the cap, but I have an awareness in the back of my mind. The cap will be north of 300 million in 5 years and Allen's contract will be a bargain. Anyone worrying should just stop Edited August 7, 2021 by Big Turk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 The front office has close to perfectly managed the cap in my opinion. That's not to say that the team hasn't made mistakes with signings and investments but overall they have done a good job of balancing future flexibility with maintaining a winning product now. The fact that this team was willing to do a lot of restructures this off-season shows to me that they are understanding of tight windows in the NFL but the smart contracts they signed to keep their talent and restock the lines via the draft shows me they know how to sustain a winner. Once Josh's deal fully kicks in things could get tight but that's something that good drafting will hopefully alleviate the Bills also have several veteran players like Hughes and Addision falling off the cap that could ease in things a bit. I am not worried about the cap just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 The Committee to Acquire Peterman?! 😳🤨 'You're guddam right' I'm scared! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl2526 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 10:29 AM, Big Turk said: The cap will be north of 300 million in 5 years and Allen's contract will be a bargain. Anyone worrying should just stop I agree. That will almost certainly be the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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