Punching Bag Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 We will see the difference when Edwards or Milano are out unless Bills invest an early pick on a LB. He missed very few games while here and availability is important 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefan66 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Bummed. Really like him. Very good backup in our defense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 He is good depth. Sad to see him go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FilthyBeast Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Klein's signature game with the Bills ironically came against the Seahawks and Russell Wilson in 2020 when he had multiple sacks and turnovers in that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 2 hours ago, MrEpsYtown said: Seems like a good dude. Would have played more if we were more 4-3 base. Cap number too high. Good luck to him. He can go to WFT with Ron Rivera and help fill their terrible backers crops. If they hadn't picked up Edmunds' 5th year option Beane would be saying Tremaine earned the right to go into free agency.........and likely glad he dodged that bullet..........and Klein would just be getting a pay cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichRiderBills Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I loved Klein...but yeah too much, going to have to draft a young LB. Maybe bring him back for less? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalosouth Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 Could this be a cut and resign kind of thing? Thought he was a decent back uo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Foothills Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Rc2catch said: He was exactly what he was supposed to be. A backup with starting experience. He’s a really capable player in limited roles. Wish him the best and maybe he returns on a lower salary before the season 2 hours ago, CNY315 said: I was ready to pay for his plane ticket back to Carolina myself early on. He turned it around and made some plays as he got more acclimated Yes. He was an effective player once the Bills figured out how to play to his strengths. The simplest critique of his game is that he was pretty good moving forward and pretty bad moving backwards. 1 hour ago, FilthyBeast said: Would have preferred to see Klein stay with a big pay cut but maybe he wasn't interested in doing that. This probably also means that everyone's favorite whipping boy is now 100% locked in to returning. I don't think there's any linkage between this move and Edmunds' fate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Finkel Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 3 hours ago, bigduke6 said: well, that sux. i kinda liked him out there more that Edmunds. least Klein had pass rush skills. mbe we can bring him back later on. He made more plays in the Jets game than Edmunds has made his whole career. Now trade Edmunds and get a real linebacker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolhouserock Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 This was one of those moves that HAD to happen given the Bills’ salary cap situation. Haack and Feliciano are also in the same predicament… contracts that show them the door. It would be tough to see Feliciano go out like this. 2021 was just not his year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Beane is about to put on a master class. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Murdock Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 3 hours ago, GunnerBill said: I did tell everyone this was inevitable. Yeah, we remember. Your really good at predicting the obvious. What's the next bold prediction, Haack? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 3 hours ago, junior said: I was never his biggest fan (seeing him in man coverage was TOUGH), but he performed admirably in other areas. seeing Edmunds in any situation is tough. 2 hours ago, Limeaid said: We will see the difference when Edwards or Milano are out unless Bills invest an early pick on a LB. He missed very few games while here and availability is important agree. We need a FA or more likely a low cost rookie LB. That said, LB talent seems to be falling in some boards to late 1 or even 2. Perhaps Bean has his eye on one of these guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 3 hours ago, Niagara Dude said: Beane's not well at all signing free agents, I think Beasley is one of few OK, what is that 4 posts in this thread alone claiming Beane is a bad GM? Enough of the crusade. The Bills have gone to the playoffs in all but one year since he's been here. Let's stick to reality. I'd like to see your "long list" of bad FAs. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, HappyDays said: Dodson is his replacement. The Bills have to rely on young players stepping up for some of the veterans they can no longer afford. That's how it works in the first couple years of a QB's new mega-deal. Absolutely concur. The thing is, Hap, that wasn’t my main point, though. It was tied to the my earlier post of this not being easy and we won’t be as talented this year. I’m not down on the team at all, but there are a few of cuts coming and not a ton of cap space to fill the holes, along with having to re-sign some of our own talent. sal or someone tweeted Dodson will be able to back up both Edmunds and Milano, but you know what was also good? Having Klein and Dodson. That’s why matching this coming year’s talent with last year’s is going to be tough and not necessarily a reasonable expectation. Edited March 9, 2022 by dollars 2 donuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 55 minutes ago, Success said: Beane is about to put on a master class. I hope so...........the Bills are STILL paying for that brutal 2018 free agent group he grossly overpaid............worst free agent class in Bills history. They could use the 70M+ in cap space they wasted on those clowns. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJS Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Buffalosouth said: Could this be a cut and resign kind of thing? Thought he was a decent back uo He's the type of player who needs to go get as big of a contract as he possibly can. Maybe if there isn't a lot of interest he'll re-sign with the Bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YattaOkasan Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 With regards to his contract I think Klein was insurance against at least Milano signing a new contract. He was brought in for Mika is contract year and beane usually doesn’t guarantee money beyond the first year. Now that Milano is re-signed this was an inevitability as many have said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 4 hours ago, CNY315 said: maybe we can resign him cheaper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah John Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 This is the sort of thing that will happen not only this year, but every year until the wheels fall off for some reason (hopefully not for many years). Good veteran players get released and rookies take their places, get paid as rookies (i.e., cheaply), and play until their rookie contract ends. The players all know how this works, and they're all looking forward and trying to stay healthy so they can sign at least one FA contract somewhere else. The Bills will have a trail of released veterans playing elsewhere, like the debris in a comet's tail, while the head of the comet keeps shining bright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 5 hours ago, BillsEnthusiast said: Good guy. Won't forget how he annihilated Russ Wilson during the 2020 season. Best wishes! Maybe he will get a job in AFC West being a Wilson sack specialist. https://www.syracuse.com/buffalo-bills/2020/11/bills-aj-klein-sacks-russell-wilson-2-times-silences-critics-after-huge-game-vs-seahawks.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benderbender Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 His sack strip of Wilson was a thing of beauty. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niagara Dude Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 5 hours ago, LABILLBACKER said: Tremaine would disagree... Edmunds was a first round draft pick, those numbers are set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 5 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: You need a kleenex? I will if he’s our punter again 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 5 hours ago, Ross Murdock said: Yeah, we remember. Your really good at predicting the obvious. What's the next bold prediction, Haack? For something that was very freaking obvious it was met by a lot of pushback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Fare well AJ, and we thank you. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 2 hours ago, GunnerBill said: For something that was very freaking obvious it was met by a lot of pushback. Really? From who? This seemed an obvious cut to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCity Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 2 hours ago, GunnerBill said: For something that was very freaking obvious it was met by a lot of pushback. People thought Cole Beasley was going to suit up for us next year There's a reason the term "blind fandom" exists. Here's another shocker: Star/Hughes/Addison 2/3 are gone. Maybe 3/3. Whoaaaaa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 35 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said: Really? From who? This seemed an obvious cut to me There were plenty of people on here pushing back and saying "he will still be here, they are not going to cut a valuable backup linebacker...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 12 hours ago, GunnerBill said: I did tell everyone this was inevitable. Do you want a medal, a ribbon or an atta boy? Only Niagara Dude and John Nord thought otherwise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 6 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: Do you want a medal, a ribbon or an atta boy? Only Niagara Dude and John Nord thought otherwise. There were others as well. I don't want anything, just their wrongness to be recognised. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 9 hours ago, BADOLBILZ said: I hope so...........the Bills are STILL paying for that brutal 2018 free agent group he grossly overpaid............worst free agent class in Bills history. They could use the 70M+ in cap space they wasted on those clowns. Dockery and Walker in 2007 have to take the cake but it's pry is a close second. Beane did well in 2019 and 2020 free agency in the place it mattered most in helping Josh Allen develop (Brown, Beasley, Morse, D. Williams) but the defensive signings weren't too impressive (Butler, Jefferson, Addison, Norman). I don't know. I guess I don't have as much faith in Beane in making the right free agent moves compared to most Bills fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 25 minutes ago, Doc Brown said: Dockery and Walker in 2007 have to take the cake but it's pry is a close second. Beane did well in 2019 and 2020 free agency in the place it mattered most in helping Josh Allen develop (Brown, Beasley, Morse, D. Williams) but the defensive signings weren't too impressive (Butler, Jefferson, Addison, Norman). I don't know. I guess I don't have as much faith in Beane in making the right free agent moves compared to most Bills fans. Jefferson is the one I regret. He had a nice season last year with the Raiders. The Bills signed him to be that inside / outside flex rusher then Star's opt out rather forced him into service as an every down defensive tackle. He can play. The Bills didn't see the best of him sadly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimebillsfan Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 14 hours ago, IronMaidenBills said: Nice. Now bring in some weapons for Josh with that money and more likely to come. That is alot to expect. We are still 1m over the cap according to Beane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, GunnerBill said: There were others as well. I don't want anything, just their wrongness to be recognised. Spewing filth and not honing up to it is now the American way 🤷♂️ Edited March 9, 2022 by MrEpsYtown No politics, its a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimebillsfan Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 14 hours ago, dollars 2 donuts said: Again, for those who think this is going to be easy: 1) We are only going to be able to sign so many guys in FA; and 2) We are going to have to let go of a number of good players and I just am having a problem thinking that even with the additions this team could be better in 2022, top to bottom, than they were by the time they put it all together in 2021. Trust Beane to work his magic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimebillsfan Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 14 hours ago, Niagara Dude said: When? guarantee no one signs anywhere near that type of money because he is mediocre and you don't pay mediocre players that type of dough Actually mediocre players get overpaid constantly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niagara Dude Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 46 minutes ago, longtimebillsfan said: Actually mediocre players get overpaid constantly. Let's wait and see how much Klein signs for, seems like many fans on this site liked him and and never saw the attraction or skill level to justify his salary this team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 He was absolutely horrible in his first few games but I have to say he really came on strong. Never met the guy but I was honestly proud of how he turned himself into a solid contributor. He must have a great work ethic! With that said, I find these comings and goings very troubling. I’m not sure why NFL rosters have to endure such high turnover. It’d seem so much more stable if agents and teams could settle on more reasonable contracts. I just saw that the Chargers are paying a WR something like $20 million a year…..really? Come on! That’s yet another contract that won’t age well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Round Bust Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 18 hours ago, BillsEnthusiast said: Good guy. Won't forget how he annihilated Russ Wilson during the 2020 season. Best wishes! that was his best game as a Bill, he had impact but since then not much, so 6.6M over minus 5.1 plus 400k in dead money leaves us 1.9M over which equals pay cut money for a vet we would like to keep, more to come and its going to be a very interesting week to ten days coming up, which gets us closer to the draft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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