Matt Barkley now released

[DJB]

 

[BarleyNY]

That lets him sign with another team after he gets healthy. Or he can sign back here after six weeks.

[Warcodered]

I mean I get he wasn't really good but he was a fun guy on the team.

 

Also the only one who kept this thing contained.

 

 

[RichRiderBills]

Likeable Bill...seems to have lost it. 

[Mango]

Matt Barkley was a grade A human here. Wish you the best my man!

[Rc2catch]

I would fully expect him to return to the practice squad later unless they fall in love with the new guy during that timeframe. 

[Charles Romes]

He’ll be back on an as-needed basis. No different than the last four years. 

[FilthyBeast]

Seems like a good dude but obviously not a good NFL QB and crazy to think a lot of so called experts had him pegged as a top 10 draft pick at one point before he decided to stay at USC another year.

[Jon in Pasadena]

43 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

I mean I get he wasn't really good but he was a fun guy on the team.

 

Also the only one who kept this thing contained.

 

 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

40 minutes ago, Rc2catch said:

I would fully expect him to return to the practice squad later unless they fall in love with the new guy during that timeframe. 

Yeah, they love him here, and his wife is supposed to be a real “glue” person for the culture. Maybe they carry two QBs on the PS. They have room, at least right now.

[BuffaloBillyG]

There goes the second best punter this franchise has ever known. 

 

Seriously I have almost no doubt he will be back. This just starts the 6 or so week clock for him to be able to return. 

[JerseyBills]

When we win the SB , Barkley deserves a ring and they'll probably give him 1

[Toledo Bill]

56 minutes ago, DJB said:

 

The kind of guy I would hope the organization will find a place for.

[GunnerBill]

He will be back once the 6 weeks are done. 

[MJS]

Just now, GunnerBill said:

He will be back once the 6 weeks are done. 

For sure. They'll drop the new guy and add him back to the practice squad.

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

55 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

I mean I get he wasn't really good but he was a fun guy on the team.

 

Also the only one who kept this thing contained.

 

 

I mean he did have a winning record here if you count the games he played the majority in. I don’t think he was a bad backup at all, but not a top flight backup like Minshew or Fitz. 

[co_springs_billsfan]

Why don't they just hire him as a coach?

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Its interesting.  If he hadn't gone back to college for senior year he would be discussed as one of the biggest draft busts of all time. He was a preseason consensus #1 overall pick after his junior year. 

 

[Beck Water]

1 hour ago, BarleyNY said:

That lets him sign with another team after he gets healthy. Or he can sign back here after six weeks.

 

Not quite...it's the term of the settlement, plus 6 weeks.

Let's say he has a UCL injury estimated to require 5 weeks to heal.  As I understand it, he gets a 4 week settlement (because preseason isn't paid), and the Bills can sign him 6 weeks AFTER the those 4 weeks, in other words, Week 10.

 

 

11 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

He will be back once the 6 weeks are done. 

 

Again, Nope.  Length of the injury settlement, PLUS 6 weeks.

 

He can sign with any other team immediately.

[No_Matter_What]

Anybody has a clue why don't we do the same with TE Zach Davidson? He seems to be blocking §500k in the cap space, per Sportrac. 

[Beck Water]

26 minutes ago, co_springs_billsfan said:

Why don't they just hire him as a coach?

 

Maybe he doesn't want to coach?

[Warcodered]

28 minutes ago, co_springs_billsfan said:

Why don't they just hire him as a coach?

I've never really heard him talked about in that way like Davis Webb was, would he be a good fit as a coach?

[Beck Water]

23 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

Not quite...it's the term of the settlement, plus 6 weeks.

Let's say he has a UCL injury estimated to require 5 weeks to heal.  As I understand it, he gets a 4 week settlement (because preseason isn't paid), and the Bills can sign him 6 weeks AFTER the those 4 weeks, in other words, Week 10.

 

 

 

Again, Nope.  Length of the injury settlement, PLUS 6 weeks.

 

He can sign with any other team immediately.

 

https://overthecap.com/what-exactly-are-injury-settlements

 

[LABILLBACKER]

46 minutes ago, FilthyBeast said:

Seems like a good dude but obviously not a good NFL QB and crazy to think a lot of so called experts had him pegged as a top 10 draft pick at one point before he decided to stay at USC another year.

Same with Sam Darnold...

[Beck Water]

21 minutes ago, No_Matter_What said:

Anybody has a clue why don't we do the same with TE Zach Davidson? He seems to be blocking §500k in the cap space, per Sportrac. 

 

An injury settlement only makes sense if the actual duration of the injury recovery and rehab is shorter than the season.

It wasn't disclosed what Davidson's injury was except "knee". 

 

If he had an ACL injury, the recovery + rehab would be longer than the season, so no point to an injury settlement

[boyst]

Sign him as a coach for the next 6-8 weeks. 

[HOUSE]

This is worse than waiving Jace Sternberger

[John from Riverside]

3 hours ago, Warcodered said:

I mean I get he wasn't really good but he was a fun guy on the team.

 

Also the only one who kept this thing contained.

 

 

I hate spiders
Those eyes are goddamn freaky

[machine gun kelly]

1 hour ago, Warcodered said:

I've never really heard him talked about in that way like Davis Webb was, would he be a good fit as a coach?

Maybe, but we don’t know if that is his passion as they don’t paid much, but work a ton.  I just heard today Davis Webb is now the QB coach for the Broncos, so he’s between Russel, I need my own office, Wilson, and Sean, that ain’t happening, Peyton.  Have fun being that intermediary Davis.

[djp14150]

3 hours ago, Charles Romes said:

He’ll be back on an as-needed basis. No different than the last four years. 

I agree…he resigns to PS when he can

 

nes a vet he can’t get claimed nor forced to sign elsewhere

Edited September 2, 2023 by djp14150

[BarleyNY]

2 hours ago, No_Matter_What said:

Anybody has a clue why don't we do the same with TE Zach Davidson? He seems to be blocking §500k in the cap space, per Sportrac. 

 

2 hours ago, Beck Water said:

 

An injury settlement only makes sense if the actual duration of the injury recovery and rehab is shorter than the season.

It wasn't disclosed what Davidson's injury was except "knee". 

 

If he had an ACL injury, the recovery + rehab would be longer than the season, so no point to an injury settlement

 

Also the player has to agree to the injury settlement terms. A player is not obliged to take any settlement. The big incentive for a player to take one is so that they can get back on the field once they are healthy. Usually that is with another team. 

Edited September 2, 2023 by BarleyNY

[Charles Romes]

The four-turnover preseason game removed all possibility of him ever getting claimed by another team, if there was any possibility. 

[boyst]

Remember the year we started with him on the roster, played against him twice, maybe 3 times?

It was 2021.

 

We played against him for the Titans, he was a PS call up

 

We played against him on the Panthers later in the year 

 

They released him and the falcons signed him just in time to play us that year

 

We faced him 3 times in 1 year

[Giuseppe Tognarelli]

I bet this is the end of the road for Barkley. Four turnovers against backups will do that.

 

Sad to see. Love Barkley.

[co_springs_billsfan]

3 hours ago, Beck Water said:

 

Maybe he doesn't want to coach?

 

3 hours ago, Warcodered said:

I've never really heard him talked about in that way like Davis Webb was, would he be a good fit as a coach?

If he was just around to be an "asset to the QB room" and his wife welcomes new players' families, that can be accomplished as a coach

[seattlebillsfan]

Perhaps the Bills can bring him back for road games versus the Steelers, to wave the coat during “Renegade”

[Punching Bag]

I think Barkley would do better on the team relations staff than coaching staff.

Teams have staff members to help players out.

[Captain Hindsight]

7 hours ago, Ethan in Cleveland said:

Its interesting.  If he hadn't gone back to college for senior year he would be discussed as one of the biggest draft busts of all time. He was a preseason consensus #1 overall pick after his junior year. 

 

On ESPN. No GM was taking Barkley in the 1st round 

[AuntieEm]

7 hours ago, co_springs_billsfan said:

Why don't they just hire him as a coach?

 

 Maybe something like that is in the works.  I could see that if Matt wants to get into coaching.  His wife being a glue ťype would be a good fit for a coaching path in career.

 

 

Edited September 2, 2023 by AuntieEm

[maddenboy]

8 hours ago, co_springs_billsfan said:

Why don't they just hire him as a coach?

if i'm barkley, i wanna get as many accrued seasons as i can, first.

 

coaches dont have a pension.  He can coach into his 60s if that's what he wants to do.   No rush. 

 

Plus, if he wants to coach, he might have to start in the HS or College ranks.  I mean, the Bills do seem to love him in the room, but we dont know if he has much to offer as a coach.