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Looking at UFAs, as of right now. 
some of my rational:

- area where Bills could use an upgrade.

- under 30 years old

- producing at a high level. 
- not the highest priced.

- good availability (or have a reason why an oft injured or contract year wonder would be a good idea) 

 

RB: Leonard Fornette from TB. Formidable weapon running and catching. 

CB: JC Jackson from NE. Active. Lots of tackles and 8 interceptions.

Inside LB: Kwon Alexander from NO. Good at rushing the QB too.

 

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Ehhhh I think all those guys will get paid

pretty well.

 

Bills currently only have just under 10 million in cap space. A few key releases and restructure could put them in the low 20s but they’ll be hard pressed to get higher than that. Remember, anyone they cut you have to replace. Can you ink a WR coming off 82 catches for 6.5 million? Probably not. Can you find a solid/good OG like Williams, a guy who plays all 4 OL spots at the drop of a hat, for cheaper than the 7 he’ll make next year? Again, probably not.

 

The FAs Id like to see are our own. Get Harrison Phillips, Ryan Bates, Levi Wallace under contract. 

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9 minutes ago, Desert Bills Fan said:

Looking at UFAs, as of right now. 
some of my rational:

- area where Bills could use an upgrade.

- under 30 years old

- producing at a high level. 
- not the highest priced.

- good availability (or have a reason why an oft injured or contract year wonder would be a good idea) 

 

RB: Leonard Fornette from TB. Formidable weapon running and catching. 

CB: JC Jackson from NE. Active. Lots of tackles and 8 interceptions.

Inside LB: Kwon Alexander from NO. Good at rushing the QB too.

 

Draft Cooke and skip RB FA.  Find a vet DT and CB (or levi) and that's about it other than our own guys we want back. 

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Brandon Scherff, though he will be expensive. Tough, skilled, elevates the entire offensive line

 

Donte Jackson, Corner, fast, tackles, great fit

 

Jerick McKinnon RB fast, can catch, can play running back and receiver serving as a great weapon in the empty game

 

Dj Chark WR, big, fast, tons of potential coming off an injury. May be too expensive. 
 

Taven Bryan -3tech to rotate with Ed Oliver. Great athlete and nice fit for what we do here. Up and down career so far

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Here's a few realistic offensive options who caught my eye looking at spotrac

 

RB

James Connor

Edmonds

Darrel Williams

Patterson

 

WR

Chark

Kirk

Gallup

TY Hilton (Beane loves a vet WR)

 

TE

OJ Howard

Tonyan

 

OL

Austin Corbett

James Daniels

 

 

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20 minutes ago, Desert Bills Fan said:

Looking at UFAs, as of right now. 
some of my rational:

- area where Bills could use an upgrade.

- under 30 years old

- producing at a high level. 
- not the highest priced.

- good availability (or have a reason why an oft injured or contract year wonder would be a good idea) 

 

RB: Leonard Fornette from TB. Formidable weapon running and catching. 

CB: JC Jackson from NE. Active. Lots of tackles and 8 interceptions.

Inside LB: Kwon Alexander from NO. Good at rushing the QB too.

 

 

All I've heard about JC Jackson (even from Pats fans) is how he's going to demand huge money.

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Christian Kirk (LOVE HIM)

Melvin Gordon-to pair with singletary

Chase Edmonds

Cordarrelle Patterson

Jamison Crowder

Michael Gallup

DJ Chark

Byron Pringle

Chandler Jones(Unrealistic but a dream)

Von Miller (Also unrealistic)

Larry Ogunjobi

Austin Corbett

Mark Glowinski

Andrew Norwell

Melvin Ingram

Steven Nelson

Bryce Callahan

Zach Ertz

Mo Alie Cox

 

Will we get any of these guys, who knows. But I’d love to actually sign a FA other than Emmanuel Sanders this year. And please let Wallace walk.

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Here’s the thing. We’re probably at most getting one big ticket guy. Probably none tbh. 
 

Guys with reasonable contracts I like are:

 

Ryan Fitzpatrick (backup QB)

Cordarelle Patterson RB

Jerick McKinnon RB

Zach Pascal WR

Jamison Crowder WR

Robert Tonyan TE

Ben Jones Center

Mark Glowinski OG

Derek Barnett DE

Larry Ogunjobi DT


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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36 minutes ago, Desert Bills Fan said:

Looking at UFAs, as of right now. 
some of my rational:

- area where Bills could use an upgrade.

- under 30 years old

- producing at a high level. 
- not the highest priced.

- good availability (or have a reason why an oft injured or contract year wonder would be a good idea) 

 

RB: Leonard Fornette from TB. Formidable weapon running and catching. 

CB: JC Jackson from NE. Active. Lots of tackles and 8 interceptions.

Inside LB: Kwon Alexander from NO. Good at rushing the QB too.

 

Jackson is getting $15-$20 mill per……do people think these things thru?

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5 minutes ago, gonzo1105 said:

Here’s the thing. We’re probably at most getting one big ticket guy. Probably none tbh. 
 

Guys with reasonable contracts I like are:

 

Ryan Fitzpatrick (backup QB)

Cordarelle Patterson RB

Jerick McKinnon RB

Zach Pascal WR

Jamison Crowder WR

Robert Tonyan TE

Ben Jones Center

Mark Glowinski OG

Derek Barnett DE

Larry Ogunjobi DT


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I absolutely love Glowinski. Solid guard, and shouldn’t break the bank. This is a good list and all make sense for our price range. I’d love to sign a few of these guys

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46 minutes ago, Desert Bills Fan said:

Looking at UFAs, as of right now. 
some of my rational:

- area where Bills could use an upgrade.

- under 30 years old

- producing at a high level. 
- not the highest priced.

- good availability (or have a reason why an oft injured or contract year wonder would be a good idea) 

 

RB: Leonard Fornette from TB. Formidable weapon running and catching. 

CB: JC Jackson from NE. Active. Lots of tackles and 8 interceptions.

Inside LB: Kwon Alexander from NO. Good at rushing the QB too.

 

 

 

Don't think we're going to be able to realistically afford those guys.

 

Jackson and Chandler Jones? Wildly unlikely, is my guess.

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42 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

Ehhhh I think all those guys will get paid

pretty well.

 

Bills currently only have just under 10 million in cap space. A few key releases and restructure could put them in the low 20s but they’ll be hard pressed to get higher than that. Remember, anyone they cut you have to replace. Can you ink a WR coming off 82 catches for 6.5 million? Probably not. Can you find a solid/good OG like Williams, a guy who plays all 4 OL spots at the drop of a hat, for cheaper than the 7 he’ll make next year? Again, probably not.

 

The FAs Id like to see are our own. Get Harrison Phillips, Ryan Bates, Levi Wallace under contract. 

 

 

$10M?

 

Spotrac has us in the negative numbers, at -$1.3M, though I think they haven't officially rolled over our money from last year yet.

 

Overthecap has us at $4.5M, though I think they have just assumed the rollover.

 

I wish we had $10M.

 

You're right that we will release some guys and restructure a few, but they don't go overboard on that, as we know from past years. And you're right that we'll without a doubt bring back a bunch of our own FAs which will bring the totals back down.

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49 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

Ehhhh I think all those guys will get paid

pretty well.

 

Bills currently only have just under 10 million in cap space. A few key releases and restructure could put them in the low 20s but they’ll be hard pressed to get higher than that. Remember, anyone they cut you have to replace. Can you ink a WR coming off 82 catches for 6.5 million? Probably not. Can you find a solid/good OG like Williams, a guy who plays all 4 OL spots at the drop of a hat, for cheaper than the 7 he’ll make next year? Again, probably not.

 

The FAs Id like to see are our own. Get Harrison Phillips, Ryan Bates, Levi Wallace under contract. 

Ehhhh, I guess what he said. We just don't have the money. Maybe we just need more luck because it sure is going to be to get better from here on out. Our best hopes lie with Groot, Epenesa and Basham getting much better. If they can't do it....

IDK? Maybe we nail this draft?

I hope McD, Leslie and Beane feel completely awful right now....

 

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