All-In...Restructure and Solid Signings Needed

[Wizard]

This team has been so close the last two years. Yes, I want playoff continuity, but its Championship or bust right now. This is the window or in Mandalorin..."This is the way..."

 

Restructure the other players and go "all-in." I am not saying sign one player for 20 million a year. Get another guard like Seamulo or Risner, sign RB Williams, trade for Mike Evans for a year or whomever the Bills believe fits that #2 role, and then find a mid-level player for LB and Safety and then grab a Nason Rudolph or Kyle Allen type to be a backup.

 

The Bills are not moving forward when Dorsey is still the OC and resigning Cam "Eternal Practice Squad" Lewis and Tyler "I love playing 5% of a snaps" Mataveich are considered our free agent moves. 

 

These are stability and continuity moves. These are comfortable moves. Time to go "all-in."

 

 

[SoCal Deek]

Wasn’t signing Von Miller an example of going all in? 

[Rigotz]

All-in implies that you get one shot, then you’re screwed if it doesn’t work out.

 

That sounds like horrific team building.

[mushypeaches]

Being a fair-to-middling Madden player does not qualify one to be an NFL GM

[John from Riverside]

1 hour ago, Wizard said:

This team has been so close the last two years. Yes, I want playoff continuity, but its Championship or bust right now. This is the window or in Mandalorin..."This is the way..."

 

Restructure the other players and go "all-in." I am not saying sign one player for 20 million a year. Get another guard like Seamulo or Risner, sign RB Williams, trade for Mike Evans for a year or whomever the Bills believe fits that #2 role, and then find a mid-level player for LB and Safety and then grab a Nason Rudolph or Kyle Allen type to be a backup.

 

The Bills are not moving forward when Dorsey is still the OC and resigning Cam "Eternal Practice Squad" Lewis and Tyler "I love playing 5% of a snaps" Mataveich are considered our free agent moves. 

 

These are stability and continuity moves. These are comfortable moves. Time to go "all-in."

 

 

Day two of free agency

[Rc2catch]

Ummmm thank you for your contributions 🤷‍♂️

[NewEra]

3 hours ago, Wizard said:

This team has been so close the last two years. Yes, I want playoff continuity, but its Championship or bust right now. This is the window or in Mandalorin..."This is the way..."

 

Restructure the other players and go "all-in." I am not saying sign one player for 20 million a year. Get another guard like Seamulo or Risner, sign RB Williams, trade for Mike Evans for a year or whomever the Bills believe fits that #2 role, and then find a mid-level player for LB and Safety and then grab a Nason Rudolph or Kyle Allen type to be a backup.

 

The Bills are not moving forward when Dorsey is still the OC and resigning Cam "Eternal Practice Squad" Lewis and Tyler "I love playing 5% of a snaps" Mataveich are considered our free agent moves. 

 

These are stability and continuity moves. These are comfortable moves. Time to go "all-in."

 

 

No. Wait til we see how mcdermott does with the defense calling plays and how Dorsey does in year 2 as OC.  
 

Way too many unknowns from a coaching perspective to go all in this year.  

[Jay_Fixit]

2 hours ago, mushypeaches said:

Being a fair-to-middling Madden player does not qualify one to be an NFL GM

He’s an even worse speller.

[Simon Says]

3 hours ago, Wizard said:

This team has been so close the last two years. Yes, I want playoff continuity, but its Championship or bust right now. This is the window or in Mandalorin..."This is the way..."

 

Restructure the other players and go "all-in." I am not saying sign one player for 20 million a year. Get another guard like Seamulo or Risner, sign RB Williams, trade for Mike Evans for a year or whomever the Bills believe fits that #2 role, and then find a mid-level player for LB and Safety and then grab a Nason Rudolph or Kyle Allen type to be a backup.

 

The Bills are not moving forward when Dorsey is still the OC and resigning Cam "Eternal Practice Squad" Lewis and Tyler "I love playing 5% of a snaps" Mataveich are considered our free agent moves. 

 

These are stability and continuity moves. These are comfortable moves. Time to go "all-in."

 

 

I dont think the Bills can create the cap space you are fantasizing about

[TBBills Fan]

2 hours ago, mushypeaches said:

Being a fair-to-middling Madden player does not qualify one to be an NFL GM

 

 

stop with the lies

[947]

All-in is what the 2021 Rams did. It worked, but they'll be paying the price for most of a decade.

 

We just need to add a couple pieces to reload, and we'll still be in the title contender mix beyond this year.

[Radar]

I have wondered about our  cap management. Seems for being over the cap by what we were prior to the recent restructuring that we have a few elite players but top to bottom seems we could have used the money better. You have no choice but pay a franchise quarterback but then maybe spread the rest more evenly. For example as great as Diggs is would it be better to have two very good receivers than one elite one. Just wondering.

 

 

 

 

[Matt_In_NH]

Chiefs traded hill and won the SB.  Take a chill dude we do to sign a bunch of high priced guys to give ourselves a better chance.   There is a lot mor e to it than that.   Stop paying attention to shiny objects.  

[QCity]

We went "all-in" last year with the Von Miller signing. 

 

You don't get to go all-in every year.

 

Do some of you not understand how this works? 

[BuffBillsForLife]

Von Miller: "What am I, chopped liver?"

[Just in Atlanta]

Who has Beane's number? He needs to hear this. 

[GreggTX]

I don't see any signings coming that really move the needle. No skill player will give us the full measure of his potential impact if the OL isn't fixed and most of the best OL FA's were quickly signed while we snoozer. I hope Beane has some magic up his sleeve on draft day. My concern there is that rookie OL might take time to develop and we'll waste another year of Allen in his prime.

[Wizard]

Always enjoyable to read when people agree or disagree with your opinion.

 

 

[Gunsgoodtime]

12 minutes ago, GreggTX said:

I don't see any signings coming that really move the needle. No skill player will give us the full measure of his potential impact if the OL isn't fixed and most of the best OL FA's were quickly signed while we snoozer. I hope Beane has some magic up his sleeve on draft day. My concern there is that rookie OL might take time to develop and we'll waste another year of Allen in his prime.

Did you miss us swooping in and stealing Dallas backup OL for 8m per year to protect Allen?

[Aussie Joe]

12 minutes ago, GreggTX said:

I don't see any signings coming that really move the needle. No skill player will give us the full measure of his potential impact if the OL isn't fixed and most of the best OL FA's were quickly signed while we snoozer. I hope Beane has some magic up his sleeve on draft day. My concern there is that rookie OL might take time to develop and we'll waste another year of Allen in his prime.

 

Who would you have wanted to sign on the OL?

 

They got a starting G, and they still need to replace Poyer and Edmunds...

 

They will need to roll the dice on a Tackle and WR in the Draft so lets hope they get lucky.. 

1 minute ago, Gunsgoodtime said:

Did you miss us swooping in and stealing Dallas backup OL for 8m per year to protect Allen?

 

Didnt he start like 15 games last year?

[Gunsgoodtime]

Just now, Aussie Joe said:

 

Who would you have wanted to sign on the OL?

 

They got a starting G, and they still need to replace Poyer and Edmunds...

 

They will need to roll the dice on a Tackle and WR in the Draft so lets hope they get lucky.. 

 

Didnt he start like 15 games last year?

Due to injury.  He was their backup

[Mrbojanglezs]

The window of an easier path to a championship has passed, the time to do that was on Josh's rookie deal. Now it's always going to be a cap battle, never will have quite as stacked of a roster because of the cap. Beane is going to have to start drafting better and get contributions from rookies 

[Aussie Joe]

Just now, Gunsgoodtime said:

Due to injury.  He was their backup

 

Well.. not a high bar but he is now the best G on our team..

[Thurman#1]

They go all in every year.

 

"Championship or bust," though, is an absolutely horrible strategy when you have a 26-year-old Josh Allen. It would be completely nuts.

 

Luckily, it's against the philosophy that both McDermott and Beane have publicly announced from the beginning, every single time they are asked. Which is that they want to be competitive for a championship every year. With a young Josh Allen, that's possible. For a lot of years.

 

The last thing they should do is sacrifice the future for the present. Luckily, it's directly against their philosophy and way of working.

[Thurman#1]

12 hours ago, Rigotz said:

All-in implies that you get one shot, then you’re screwed if it doesn’t work out.

 

That sounds like horrific team building.

 

 

Yes, that would be idiotic.

 

IMO all-in has two meanings. One is the one you refer to and the other is to be totally committed to something. 

 

I assumed OP meant completely committed. The Bills do that every year, I think. But yeah, if he meant the poker meaning of betting everything on one chance, sacrificing your future for your present, that's totally nuts with a young Josh Allen. If he was 39 or 40, now, it might be good strategy.

 

The Brits  mean "totally exhausted" when they say they are all in. I'm assuming that's not what OP meant.

[Southern_Bills]

2 hours ago, Gunsgoodtime said:

Due to injury.  He was their backup

 

And has 2 penalties in 2000 snaps. Has been a solid player when on the field, which was alot.

 

Starting your career as a backup does not make you a career backup.

[Wizard]

I am sorry if my reference of being all-in was viewed from the term in poker that you bet everything. 

 

I just believe the Bills are being a little too conservative and need to be more aggressive in their strategy through free agency, drafting, and coaching now that they have shown their a playoff caliber team.

 

For example, safeties Epps and Ward were signed at like 6 million a year. I want Buffalo jumping in on a player like that if we are not resigning Poyer.

 

I know the Bills cover their draft picks, but with some money restructures, get a proven guard or a proven WR. I am willing for the Bills to trade a 2nd and say a 5th for Mike Evans because the Bills may not have a better window like this again. Yes, Josh makes it possible to be competitive each year, but Marino never got back. Elway only got there because he had all pros around him that carried him.

 

I want to know that McDermott and Beane are looking at OC and DC that aren't just rookie OC's or pals from the Panthers. I want Lavonte David or Wagner as a leader that keeps the defense competitive. And, if the Bills need to restructure some, give up a pick, or take a more aggressive call on a free agent, go for it.

 

I would rather the Bills win 1 championship and miss the next 4 years of the playoffs than win 7 more division titles only to fall short because our coaching, online, 2nd WR, or our investments in free agency and draft were not as diversified.

 

All-in for me means being a little more adaptable, flexible, and a willingness to change the approach a bit to at least summit the mountain once rather than being in the bridal party each year.

 

Bills will look a lot different in next 2-3 years. The window on what I will call Josh Allen Part I is almost closed and it's a really good window.

 

 

[MiltonWaddams]

I went all in once. She wasn’t as happy as I expected.

Edited March 15, 2023 by MiltonWaddams