aristocrat Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) Edited March 28, 2022 by aristocrat 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundybout Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Cool now match the Bears' offer for Ryan Bates. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeBreton Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Nice I expected he’d end up with the Giants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Bye-bye Bates? 5 1 5 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, Mark Vader said: Bye-bye Bates? Oh yeah 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Landing Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Does this mean a positive prognosis for his achilles? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessAccepted Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Do we know what the Bears offered Bates? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, Mark Vader said: Bye-bye Bates? possible but they still have to sign a bunch of people for training camp anyway so maybe this doesn't eliminate him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, Mark Vader said: Bye-bye Bates? Agreed. Bates is gone. 1 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake_My_Head Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Sorry, Rick. We hardly knew you. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) Yeah I don't think Ike will play this year, but I am glad he is back. I like the player a lot. This has nothing to do with Bates imo. Probably a minimum salary to rehab. Edited March 28, 2022 by MrEpsYtown 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWK Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) Don't mind this but still need more. We don't know his health either Edited March 28, 2022 by MWK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganesh Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 15 minutes ago, ProcessAccepted said: Do we know what the Bears offered Bates? It will be mostly a front-loaded contract which the Bills will not be able to match. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMM Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Hate to agree but I think this signals that they decided not to match Bates offer. He really looked good at end of the season, I hope they didn't make a mistake here with him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msw2112 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 I was thinking about starting another Bates thread to see if anyone had any info, but I found some articles online that basically say that the Bills are considering their options on matching or not. I suspect it will depend on the size of the Bears' offer. Unfortunately, to the extent there's any information out there, signals point to the Bills not matching. Of course, the Bills also were not going to re-sign Matt Milano last year, and did. They also were not going to be big players in Free Agency this year and went out and signed Von Miller. So, I will withhold judgment until the final decision is made. I believe the deadline is tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MrEpsYtown Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 I will say this, movement on the IOL front, Hernandez signing with ZONA, etc likely means a decision on Bates has been made. We just don't know which way it went. For example, maybe Hernandez was in a holding pattern as he would be a fit for us. Maybe he found out we are keeping Bates so he signed with Arizona. Or maybe he was planning on trying to go to the Bears and when he found out they got Bates, he signed with Arizona. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Landing Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) I like Ike. Edited March 28, 2022 by Rocky Landing 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 I don’t think Beane is going to pay Bates but signing Ike doesn’t mean anything in that regard he’s just trying to keep stef happy for another day 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paup 1995MVP Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said: I will say this, movement on the IOL front, Hernandez signing with ZONA, etc likely means a decision on Bates has been made. We just don't know which way it went. For example, maybe Hernandez was in a holding pattern as he would be a fit for us. Maybe he found out we are keeping Bates so he signed with Arizona. Or maybe he was planning on trying to go to the Bears and when he found out they got Bates, he signed with Arizona. Will Hernandez is terrible. Not an NFL caliber player. Kyler will be running for his life, more then he already has. Would love to know what the Bears offer is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 35 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said: Yeah I don't think Ike will play this year, but I am glad he is back. I like the player a lot. This has nothing to do with Bates imo. Probably a minimum salary to rehab. With Boettger back and Greg Mancz signing it definitely could mean Bates is gone. I'd welcome bringing in another veteran OG/T to compete for the RG spot (as expected Stafford to be our LG). 3 minutes ago, Paup 1995MVP said: Will Hernandez is terrible. Not an NFL caliber player. Kyler will be running for his life, more then he already has. Would love to know what the Bears offer is. We'll find out tomorrow, I have a feeling it's going to be in the $3-$3.5 milion range. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFan Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 This certainly seems like the end for Ryan "Rick" Bates. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 38 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said: Yeah I don't think Ike will play this year, but I am glad he is back. I like the player a lot. This has nothing to do with Bates imo. Probably a minimum salary to rehab. I like Boettger alot as long as he's on the bench. I hope we don't regret losing Bates like Teller. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, The Jokeman said: We'll find out tomorrow, I have a feeling it's going to be in the $3-$3.5 milion range. I understand it is more than that and with a big year 1 hit. Told expect $7-8m against the cap year in 2022. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Man, I thought Boettger's injury looked pretty bad...as in, probably not playing at least the first half of this season bad. But since this is a 1-year deal, I suppose that means it's not as bad as expected. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
947 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 This has nothing to do with Bates, it's doing right by Ike to allow him to rehab with the Bills. It's a 1-year deal for a season he won't play. No NFL player has ever returned to 100% of their pre-injury form after an achilles rupture. It would be absurb to expect Ike to step in for Bates this year, it's not happening. I'd be surprised if he ever starts a game again. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLFan Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 9 minutes ago, FLFan said: This certainly seems like the end for Ryan "Rick" Bates. Well, uh, I guess I was wrong. 2 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 9 minutes ago, FLFan said: This certainly seems like the end for Ryan "Rick" Bates. Reports of his demise were greatly exaggerated it seems. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie's Dead Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Mark Vader said: Bye-bye Bates? This post aged well. 1 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Gitcher butt out there and kick butt, Boettger! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Team certainly loves the guy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessAccepted Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 2 hours ago, ganesh said: It will be mostly a front-loaded contract which the Bills will not be able to match. Guess Beane works his cap magic again 😂. Give that man a hug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Says Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: Agreed. Bates is gone. I hope you heard by now that Bates is staying 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 I suspect he ends camp on IR, it would be best for him and the Bills that they see how he is doing in camp and then “red shirt” his recovery with the teams doctors and trainers. But if he is somehow responding well he adds some depth to the Oline that badly needs it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Freddie's Dead said: This post aged well. That's why I used a "?" Checkmate 🏆 Edited March 28, 2022 by Mark Vader 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Rocky Landing said: Does this mean a positive prognosis for his achilles? Almost certainly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 We will probably take either a OT or a OG in the draft at some point even with the signings.....but our starters appear to be set which is a good thing. Now....address corner please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, John from Riverside said: We will probably take either a OT or a OG in the draft at some point even with the signings.....but our starters appear to be set which is a good thing. Now....address corner please Yeah I think some of those mid late round guys like Cam Jurgens, Alec Lindstrom, Logan Bruss, Luke Fortner or super athletic and versatile Zack Tom make a lot of sense. Tom is a college left tackle who will kick inside. Maybe RT tackle prospects who could play inside like Luke Goedeke. I would be shocked if we don’t pick corner and receiver in the first two rounds with linebacker possibly in the mix as well. Edited March 28, 2022 by MrEpsYtown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 3 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: Agreed. Bates is gone. That’s how magic works. You never see it coming! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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