Bill Lewes Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 I agree I’d rather have Miller - and the picks. And, bringing Miller here as an FA says more to the rest of the league about the state of this franchise than trading for Mack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBillsFan Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 Just now, bigK14094 said: Just remembering....Miller standing next to Tyrod laying on the ground at midfield at the Ralph. Miller extends his hand to TT, TT reaches for it, and Miller pulls his hand away. The refs penalize the Bronco's 15 for unsportsman llike conduct. Yes, I was there...and I wonder a little bit about that guy after that bad play. But did you want Gronk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngbills Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Miller Jones Mack but lose a 2nd I think they are close enough that its not worth giving up a 2nd for Mack. Miller vs Jones is a close one. I think you could go either way on these guys. Miller is not playing in the dirt as much as Jones. But I like the idea of Miller lining up next to our bigger DE's or next to Oliver and running stunts. I see Jones being used in more of a traditional way. But either would be fine just glad we got one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedboy7 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 46 minutes ago, DieHardBillsFan said: I would have added a poll, but not sure how. Not to blame but which you would say is higher value: Von Miller + 2nd and 6th round pick Khalil Mack sometimes you just have to accept your good fortune and move forward instead of being greedy and constantly thinking how things could be better and brining weird negativity into the situation. Mack is only a year younger. Why would he be the better option even heads up. It’s a close call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Several reasons. Draft picks. Good play in recent years. Dominating in the playoffs and winning a Super Bowls. Monster run defender. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Success Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 There are 31 other teams in the league. I'm definitely happy we got Miller. Not even thinking about Mack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, DieHardBillsFan said: If you didn't notice, I basically sold that I believe we made the right pick and broke down why. But I also thought it was an interesting topic and wanted your thoughts on it. Or you can provide worthless BS. Pretty sure this was the most positive line I could find about it in the op. 58 minutes ago, DieHardBillsFan said: After the initial shock of Von Miller going to Buffalo, I have had time to reflect. Why didn't we try harder for Mack? I was sad to see Mack go to LA for only a 2nd and 6th, and thought we should have taken a shot at that. But I turned the page because we didn't have the money. But turns out we did have the money. Now Mack's cap hit for the Chargers in 2022 will be about the same as Millers which is around 17.5M. With that in mind I am curious about the thinking here. If our team was willing to pay that money for a big time play maker at DE why didn't we go for Mack? According to draftsharks.com (which is the first source I found to check injuries and possibility to have injury in 2022, may not be the best) Mack has a lesser chance of missing games in 2022 than Miller by about half. I would also say that most agree, Mack would be the better player of the 2. So did we just miss the opportunity? I want to try and make sense of this and not end on a perception of missed opportunity for a guy that this fanbase is very high on and has for years hoped we would gain. Lets say Beane was involved to some degree. Beane must put very high value on his draft picks. Potentially, Beane was already willing to part with that kind of money but figured he could add Jones or Miller for the same price and not have to part with his 2nd and 6th round pick. So the takeaway would be that Beane believes that Mack for 17M+ a 2nd and a 6th is not worth as much as Von Miller at a similar price. I think I might be able to get behind that but curious of others thoughts. Do you agree that Miller is worth more than Mack + the 2 picks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanoros Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 58 minutes ago, DieHardBillsFan said: After the initial shock of Von Miller going to Buffalo, I have had time to reflect. Why didn't we try harder for Mack? I was sad to see Mack go to LA for only a 2nd and 6th, and thought we should have taken a shot at that. But I turned the page because we didn't have the money. But turns out we did have the money. Now Mack's cap hit for the Chargers in 2022 will be about the same as Millers which is around 17.5M. With that in mind I am curious about the thinking here. If our team was willing to pay that money for a big time play maker at DE why didn't we go for Mack? According to draftsharks.com (which is the first source I found to check injuries and possibility to have injury in 2022, may not be the best) Mack has a lesser chance of missing games in 2022 than Miller by about half. I would also say that most agree, Mack would be the better player of the 2. So did we just miss the opportunity? I want to try and make sense of this and not end on a perception of missed opportunity for a guy that this fanbase is very high on and has for years hoped we would gain. Lets say Beane was involved to some degree. Beane must put very high value on his draft picks. Potentially, Beane was already willing to part with that kind of money but figured he could add Jones or Miller for the same price and not have to part with his 2nd and 6th round pick. So the takeaway would be that Beane believes that Mack for 17M+ a 2nd and a 6th is not worth as much as Von Miller at a similar price. I think I might be able to get behind that but curious of others thoughts. Do you agree that Miller is worth more than Mack + the 2 picks? I’m thinking it’s partially because of the draft picks. Beane values drafting and developing, and this draft is deep, especially in the earlier rounds. That second is a really nice pick this year. Secondly, Miller seems to be the type of player personality wise the Bills love. It’s quite possible the Bills truly like Miller more head to head. So either that, or the draft picks were enough to offset the difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat68 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 58 minutes ago, DieHardBillsFan said: After the initial shock of Von Miller going to Buffalo, I have had time to reflect. Why didn't we try harder for Mack? I was sad to see Mack go to LA for only a 2nd and 6th, and thought we should have taken a shot at that. But I turned the page because we didn't have the money. But turns out we did have the money. Now Mack's cap hit for the Chargers in 2022 will be about the same as Millers which is around 17.5M. With that in mind I am curious about the thinking here. If our team was willing to pay that money for a big time play maker at DE why didn't we go for Mack? According to draftsharks.com (which is the first source I found to check injuries and possibility to have injury in 2022, may not be the best) Mack has a lesser chance of missing games in 2022 than Miller by about half. I would also say that most agree, Mack would be the better player of the 2. So did we just miss the opportunity? I want to try and make sense of this and not end on a perception of missed opportunity for a guy that this fanbase is very high on and has for years hoped we would gain. Lets say Beane was involved to some degree. Beane must put very high value on his draft picks. Potentially, Beane was already willing to part with that kind of money but figured he could add Jones or Miller for the same price and not have to part with his 2nd and 6th round pick. So the takeaway would be that Beane believes that Mack for 17M+ a 2nd and a 6th is not worth as much as Von Miller at a similar price. I think I might be able to get behind that but curious of others thoughts. Do you agree that Miller is worth more than Mack + the 2 picks? Overall, Miller has had the better career. Playing for a Championship he has shown better play over the last season. No draft compensation and similar money, I think it was the right call. Miller dominated 2 Superbowls. Won MVP in one and was in the running for 2 this past year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djp14150 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 54 minutes ago, SCBills said: I guess Beane didn't want to give up a 2nd Round Pick in a year where the strength of the Draft is Rounds 2-4. land they might trade down from 25 and get say a 2+3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBillsFan Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, nedboy7 said: sometimes you just have to accept your good fortune and move forward instead of being greedy and constantly thinking how things could be better and brining weird negativity into the situation. Mack is only a year younger. Why would he be the better option even heads up. It’s a close call. I think I brought a thorough conversation point even though I agreed with the move in the end. I know there are many Mack fans here, me included. Not all conversations that you don't agree with are negative. You could be a politician though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 24 minutes ago, Big Turk said: Miller has won multiple super bowls, super bowl MVP and has performed tremendously in the playoffs. He isn't equal, he is better. Especially when it counts. Not Mack's fault he's been on bad teams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) Maybe they wanted Miller over Mack. They tried to trade for Miller last year. also - wouldn’t need to give up assets I don’t have issues with Mack but he’s unavailable a lot and I think he’s overrated a bit here because he went to UB Edited March 17, 2022 by YoloinOhio 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Mama Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, bigK14094 said: Just remembering....Miller standing next to Tyrod laying on the ground at midfield at the Ralph. Miller extends his hand to TT, TT reaches for it, and Miller pulls his hand away. The refs penalize the Bronco's 15 for unsportsman llike conduct. Yes, I was there...and I wonder a little bit about that guy after that bad play. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBillsFan Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, Warcodered said: Pretty sure this was the most positive line I could find about it in the op. Right, I summarized at the end with how I felt about it. That is usually how its done. Go over the details, follow with a decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 1 minute ago, DieHardBillsFan said: Right, I summarized at the end with how I felt about it. That is usually how its done. Go over the details, follow with a decision. So 95% of what you said is whining/complaining about why we didn't do this other thing, but because you said you might be okay with it in the last 5% it doesn't count as whining? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 1 hour ago, HereComesTheReignAgain said: A second round pick is extremely valuable. Cody Ford just left the chat … 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 1 minute ago, AlCowlingsTaxiService said: Cody Ford just left the chat … Dion Dawkins entered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringMetheHeadofLeonLett Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 I don't think Miller is going to be anywhere near a 17 mil cap hit this year. With the 6 year contract and signing bonus spread out, I'll bet this year's hit is closer to 9mil, but we'll see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Von Miller all day and we didn’t give up any assets in a trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDD Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Just think about Miller sacking Mack...Jones that is...Miller sacking Mack Jones...yeah, yeah...just repeat that and you'll be happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBillsFan Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, Warcodered said: So 95% of what you said is whining/complaining about why we didn't do this other thing, but because you said you might be okay with it in the last 5% it doesn't count as whining? Thanks for joining to whine about people posting conversations. I didn't realize this was supposed to be a site where everyone post updates rather than topics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Romes Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 I rated the edge rushers 1 chandler, 2 Miller, 3 Mack in terms of run stopping, recent production and injury-proneness. Would have preferred Jones, but am okay with miller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ManRaid Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 59 minutes ago, Warcodered said: It's good to know we'll always be able to find something to whine about. Eh, doesn't beat "signing Miller puts McDermott on the hot seat" or "the process is dead". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetermansRedemption Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Because Miller alone is better than Mack. Not to mention the picks that Mack would have cost. It’s not even a question, you take Miller+2nd+6th over Mack every day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 (edited) Miller had 13.5 sacks and 25 TFL's. I'll take the guy with rings. Plus we saved our 2nd & 6th. This is basically a back loaded 3 year deal. Beane did very well on this one. Edited March 17, 2022 by LABILLBACKER 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 I bet Millers cap number next year is less than 17 million and you get to pick a player in the second round still. With these high priced guys you need guys on rookie deals who can play. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruffalo Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 As others have said, the defensive line has not had a true leader and now we have one in Von Miller. I don't know that Mack would be able to do as well in that regard and you need to give up picks for Mack. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybrew1 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 2 hours ago, DieHardBillsFan said: After the initial shock of Von Miller going to Buffalo, I have had time to reflect. Why didn't we try harder for Mack? I was sad to see Mack go to LA for only a 2nd and 6th, and thought we should have taken a shot at that. But I turned the page because we didn't have the money. But turns out we did have the money. Now Mack's cap hit for the Chargers in 2022 will be about the same as Millers which is around 17.5M. With that in mind I am curious about the thinking here. If our team was willing to pay that money for a big time play maker at DE why didn't we go for Mack? According to draftsharks.com (which is the first source I found to check injuries and possibility to have injury in 2022, may not be the best) Mack has a lesser chance of missing games in 2022 than Miller by about half. I would also say that most agree, Mack would be the better player of the 2. So did we just miss the opportunity? I want to try and make sense of this and not end on a perception of missed opportunity for a guy that this fanbase is very high on and has for years hoped we would gain. Lets say Beane was involved to some degree. Beane must put very high value on his draft picks. Potentially, Beane was already willing to part with that kind of money but figured he could add Jones or Miller for the same price and not have to part with his 2nd and 6th round pick. So the takeaway would be that Beane believes that Mack for 17M+ a 2nd and a 6th is not worth as much as Von Miller at a similar price. I think I might be able to get behind that but curious of others thoughts. Do you agree that Miller is worth more than Mack + the 2 picks? Plus our picks are lower than the raiders so we would have to pay more and perhaps Chicago did not want to see Mack go to Buffalo? How old is Mack? 48 minutes ago, PetermansRedemption said: Because Miller alone is better than Mack. Not to mention the picks that Mack would have cost. It’s not even a question, you take Miller+2nd+6th over Mack every day. What happened to Mack? Did he get lazy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back2Buff Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 The question should really be: Von Miller vs JC Jackson. To this day, I do not understand why DEs are valued more than CBs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rochesterfan Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 4 hours ago, DieHardBillsFan said: After the initial shock of Von Miller going to Buffalo, I have had time to reflect. Why didn't we try harder for Mack? I was sad to see Mack go to LA for only a 2nd and 6th, and thought we should have taken a shot at that. But I turned the page because we didn't have the money. But turns out we did have the money. Now Mack's cap hit for the Chargers in 2022 will be about the same as Millers which is around 17.5M. With that in mind I am curious about the thinking here. If our team was willing to pay that money for a big time play maker at DE why didn't we go for Mack? According to draftsharks.com (which is the first source I found to check injuries and possibility to have injury in 2022, may not be the best) Mack has a lesser chance of missing games in 2022 than Miller by about half. I would also say that most agree, Mack would be the better player of the 2. So did we just miss the opportunity? I want to try and make sense of this and not end on a perception of missed opportunity for a guy that this fanbase is very high on and has for years hoped we would gain. Lets say Beane was involved to some degree. Beane must put very high value on his draft picks. Potentially, Beane was already willing to part with that kind of money but figured he could add Jones or Miller for the same price and not have to part with his 2nd and 6th round pick. So the takeaway would be that Beane believes that Mack for 17M+ a 2nd and a 6th is not worth as much as Von Miller at a similar price. I think I might be able to get behind that but curious of others thoughts. Do you agree that Miller is worth more than Mack + the 2 picks? So let me understand: 1) Take Mack (a significantly lesser player) and give up draft picks plus over pay for him 2 Get Miller (a better player with a history of helping his team win) and no draft picks for a similar cost. Hmm - unless I have a lobotomy- give me #2 all day long. I would always take the better player and retain picks. Mack is nice for LA, but Miller is a 2 time SB champion that works hard to help younger players grow. Mack is good, but his teams have not won and he has not made them significantly better. This should be an easy choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock-A-Bye Beasley Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 And our 2nd round pick is after the Chargers’. So the premise is flawed since we would have to add to beat out their offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brennan Huff Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 I would have been ecstatic with either scenario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEBills Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Mack has been very good. Miller is one of the best ever. He is a better player than Mack and we didn’t have to give up any picks. No brainer. Add to it he has won two Super Bowls, is tied for the record in Super Bowl sacks recorded, played 2 seasons vs Patrick Mahomes and is now the farming leader of our defense (Josh being the leader/farmer of our offense). Von was the best case scenario and Bean pulled it off. Let’s go Bills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 It is kinda cool thar we have an All Time Great on our roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Bruffalo said: As others have said, the defensive line has not had a true leader and now we have one in Von Miller. I don't know that Mack would be able to do as well in that regard and you need to give up picks for Mack. Not just the defensive line, I think Miller is far more of a true leader than Tre/Hyde/JP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigotz Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 why give up a 2nd and 6th round pick when you don’t have to…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Bills Fan Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 I think his Super Bowl experience is also a plus for Miller ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBillsFan Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 (edited) On 3/17/2022 at 4:57 PM, Rochesterfan said: So let me understand: 1) Take Mack (a significantly lesser player) and give up draft picks plus over pay for him 2 Get Miller (a better player with a history of helping his team win) and no draft picks for a similar cost. Hmm - unless I have a lobotomy- give me #2 all day long. I would always take the better player and retain picks. Mack is nice for LA, but Miller is a 2 time SB champion that works hard to help younger players grow. Mack is good, but his teams have not won and he has not made them significantly better. This should be an easy choice. I'm completely convinced. Miller is better AND we kept the picks. No contest. @Warcodered I am happy to say when I am wrong. Edited March 19, 2022 by DieHardBillsFan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreboding Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Wait...Mack's still playing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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