Chandler#81 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 13 minutes ago, Beast said: Huh. A lot of money for a guy that hasn’t made a play that changed a game in my memory. Here’s a memory that’s just 6 months old. He garnered a Safety at Detroit last Thanksgiving that contributed to a tie game with just seconds to play. Allen cleaned up with a brilliant long completion to Diggs and Bass split the uprights at 0:00 remaining. Am I happy about this lengthy expensive extension given his lack of big plays? No. Do I call the shots at OBD? No. So be it.🤷♂️ 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceVilanch Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Beane knew TBD needed something to talk about since we're not getting Hopkins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Process Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 17M a year for Ed freaking Oliver . That's gonna take a while to sink in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronxbomber21 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Does this open up money this season for Hopkins? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Scarcity at play 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 1 minute ago, BillsFanForever19 said: Because he's the new whipping boy of the board now that Edmunds is gone. This place isn't happy unless they have at least 1 player every year that they can spew hyperbole about how terrible they are and chase them out of town with pitchforks. Like I said all season, him being extended was the most likely outcome. He was NEVER going to be traded. do you really think that fans in general or posters here actually "chase players out of town"? I mean, that has to be spewed hyperbole, right? 1 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GETTOTHE50 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 lmfao i dont get it all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionC3 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 27 minutes ago, HappyDays said: I am genuinely shocked by this. Me too. I don’t get this one at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnycage46 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, Chandler#81 said: Here’s a memory that’s just 6 months old. He garnered a Safety at Detroit last Thanksgiving that contributed to a tie game with just seconds to play. Allen cleaned up with a brilliant long completion to Diggs and Bass split the uprights at 0:00 remaining. Am I happy about this lengthy expensive extension given his lack of big plays? No. Do I call the shots at OBD? No. So be it.🤷♂️ Darn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCBills Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 I’m guessing that the FO feels what we’ve seen from him is his floor and that 17M will be manageable to absorb if that’s the worst case scenario. Clearly banking on locking him in and him breaking out. I’ve seen nothing from him to make me think he will become a focal dominant piece to build around on the DL, but the staff must believe it’s there… because you don’t drop this kind of money on a guy you can’t count on to make plays independent of the talent level around him. It’s not top of the line, and Quinnen/Jones will blow his payday away, but it’s still a lot of money on a team that’s paying a franchise QB. Legitimately shocked to see this extension before the season starts. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Horrible deal. He should have been on a different team come 2024 season. Booooooo!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeTime101 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Augie said: I love this, if just for the entertainment value on the Board! It should be priceless!!! One for the ages, even! 😋 Yea, So much for Ed Oliver "not having anything above his shoulders" huh? lol Also.. so much for trading him to get D'Hop lol Edited June 3, 2023 by PrimeTime101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBonhamRocks Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Might this be considered an… Oliver Twist? 4 1 1 9 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBilliams Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 25 minutes ago, MWK said: Laughable. Can’t wait to hear the justification for this from the fanboys. 17 million a year for a guy who doesn’t produce? That is a contract for a great DT, not Ed Oliver. Brandon Beane continues to pay and overrate players he drafted. Look, I'm not high on Ed Oliver either. However, him only costing $17M a year is a steal. That ranks him 11th on the pay scale at his position, and this doesn't include players like Quinnen Williams. It's not like the Bills backed up the brinks truck for him. 2 1 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donuts and Doritos Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Wow, position coach calls ya out 1 day, GM pays ya big $ the next. Guess Beane thinks everything's good "from the neck up" w/ Oliver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 (edited) So does this mean that last season was Oliver’s “contract season”? Edited June 3, 2023 by mannc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 WTF? Have I time slipped back to April 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Matter_What Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Let's wait how the deal in fact looks like... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dablitzkrieg Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Literally almost ***** myself when I saw the Schefter update. Thought it was for Hopkins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyDays Posted June 3, 2023 Author Share Posted June 3, 2023 13 minutes ago, Process said: The only good thing about having Oliver take up 10 million in cap space this year, was that it was a contract year and he may finally live up to his draft status. Yeah I thought letting him play out a contract year was the best possible outcome. This is a head scratcher for me. It feels like Beane panicked after Lawrence and Simmons signed their deals and wanted to make sure Oliver got done before Quinnen Williams. I feel that Oliver does not have the natural desire to be one of the greatest at his position so I would have left his incentive on the table. If we're doing this as a means to clear up cap space to afford Hopkins this year then I can get behind on it. But even in that scenario this extension will give us less cap space to offer Hopkins in 2024. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeTime101 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 1 minute ago, Donuts and Doritos said: Wow, position coach calls ya out 1 day, GM pays ya big $ the next. Guess Beane thinks everything's good "from the neck up" w/ Oliver. Accept some of us did not look at that as a call out, just some things they feel he will improve upon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Beane and McD continue to make a mess of the DL. A lot of dollars and picks spent and still mediocre results. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goin Breakdown Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 This will teach us all not to read between the lines when it comes to Eric Washington commenting on Oliver. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 30 minutes ago, Billsfan4588 said: Color me confused. I'd understand if it was a discount, but that's top dollar. This is shocking, stupid and completely irresponsible. Maybe we'll pretend Gabe is a WR2 and give him 50M. That money could've gone toward a RT next year after Brown gets Josh killed. Unbelievable?? 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanForever19 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: do you really think that fans in general or posters here actually "chase players out of town"? I mean, that has to be spewed hyperbole, right? Metaphorically on this board? Yes. "Spewed hyperbole" is in regards to how bad the whipping boys actually are in comparison to how they're spoken of. Oliver isn't consistent. But when he's on, he's dominant. His play fell off when Von Miller went down. When he was playing and teams weren't focusing on Ed, he was playing more consistently good than bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 I’m going to reserve judgement until I see the full details. Initially, I’d rather have kept Edmunds, which says a lot for me. For Oliver, I’m tired of the injuries and excuses. But in Beane I trust 3 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einstein Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Billsfan4588 said: Color me confused. I'd understand if it was a discount, but that's top dollar. I am completely shocked by this. I just ... do not understand it. Give me 30 year old Hopkins over what Oliver has given us thus far. Edit: or Edmunds! Edited June 3, 2023 by Einstein 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak-O Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Hopefully McDermot knows how to use him better than Frazier did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsSbSoon Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Maybe wishful thinking but maybe beane was thinking he was going to do this deal anyways, but agreed to it quicker to clear more money for Hopkins. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Seems like an overpay but I love me some Ed 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Good. 5 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dma0034 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 For Reference: Aaron Donald makes 22.5m a year. Oliver is not 75% of what Donald is...... he isn't even 50% imo 3 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorin' Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 His agent was like, may I have some more sir? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikePJ76 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, Donuts and Doritos said: Wow, position coach calls ya out 1 day, GM pays ya big $ the next. Guess Beane thinks everything's good "from the neck up" w/ Oliver. Ever think that maybe that was put out there for a reason during a contract negotiation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negan Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 When Daquan was playing next to him, was pretty decent. Fine with me, not sure if we had any DTs under contract past this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEBills Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 I’m certainly not against signing Ed long term like this, but I think letting him play out his contract year and then having the franchise tag in your pocket if he popped was the best move. The justification for doing this now would be if we were making more cap room to add a DHop or other piece whatever that may be. But I think they just value him more than most on the board do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFanForever19 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 34 minutes ago, HappyDays said: I am genuinely shocked by this. You shouldn't be. If you listened to Beane instead of this board, you'd have realized this was going one of two ways. 1.) He would be extended or 2.) His price tag in the Offseason was out of our reach. He was never going to be traded. And if he wasn't in our plans of the future, they'd have looked to move him or not signed him to the 5th year extension before last season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, PrimeTime101 said: Accept some of us did not look at that as a call out, just some things they feel he will improve upon. He's had 4 years to improve on it. Now he has another 4 years to not improve on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimeTime101 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, HappyDays said: Yeah I thought letting him play out a contract year was the best possible outcome. This is a head scratcher for me. It feels like Beane panicked after Lawrence and Simmons signed their deals and wanted to make sure Oliver got done before Quinnen Williams. I feel that Oliver does not have the natural desire to be one of the greatest at his position so I would have left his incentive on the table. If we're doing this as a means to clear up cap space to afford Hopkins this year then I can get behind on it. But even in that scenario this extension will give us less cap space to offer Hopkins in 2024. A month ago I said we should extend him, because if he balls out like an Edmunds year last year.. we would not afford him... I GOT SLAMMED for it. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capco Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 This move: keeps the DT position foreseeably stable might free up some cap space this year the guaranteed money is always what you look at, not the total salary does the $45mil figure include the $10mil from his rookie contract since that was already fully guaranteed? how much much of the guaranteed money is from the signing bonus? probably gives us an manageable out in 3 years, so think of it more as a 2 year extension gives us some off-season entertainment 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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