Breaking: Salary cap set at $255M

[billsfan_34]

  On 2/23/2024 at 6:08 PM, HappyDays said:

This is massive news. The salary cap is $13 million higher than anticipated. This changes everything about our free agency possibilities.

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And everyone elses lol 😂 

[FireChans]

  On 2/23/2024 at 8:48 PM, NoSaint said:

 

looking annually, doesn’t it essentially always come a good clip above preliminary estimates?

 

I won’t say I track it religiously or anything but almost every year it feels like we see this late update and all the people saying “how in the world do certain teams spend like they do? this will be the year it catches up!” have to wait another year. 

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This exemplifies the increases over the years. A 70M difference between 21 and now is pretty stark.

[BillsFanForever19]

  On 2/23/2024 at 8:29 PM, Warriorspikes51 said:

MIKE EVANS COME ON UP!!!! 


 

honestly if we could find ANY way to get Chris Jones here it should be explored.

 

With the cap increasing this much, I think we can create around 40 mil in space realistically 

that extra 13 million should give us enough to go after  1 quality UFA if we so desired 

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  On 2/23/2024 at 8:43 PM, Warriorspikes51 said:

If the Bills are interested, Michael Pittman Jr is now a possibility considering his age, growth, ability and friendship with Josh Allen 

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I had a feeling when I saw the news, i'd see you here going wild haha

 

This scenario basically changes us from being 52m over to about 41m over. All the cap prognostications for us were factoring in a bump already. It being a little more than expected didn't take us from where we were to being able to go out and get Tier 1 Day 1 FA's. And the bump happened for everyone. Meaning the teams that are in better shape can now spend more money than they expected on those big FA's. We're still in no position to even attempt to get into bidding wars.

 

Things like Evans, Jones, and Pittman are still a pipe dream. The good news is that it will take less to get us under and we'll be able to afford to fill another hole or two more through FA in the tier of guys we can afford.

Edited February 23, 2024 by BillsFanForever19

[WotAGuy]

Maybe now the Bills can afford to bring Taiwan Jones back. 

[Your Brown Eye]

[Warriorspikes51]

  On 2/23/2024 at 9:54 PM, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

 

I had a feeling when I saw the news, i'd see you here going wild haha

 

This scenario basically changes us from being 52m over to about 41m over. All the cap prognostications for us were factoring in a bump already. It being a little more than expected didn't take us from where we were to being able to go out and get Tier 1 Day 1 FA's. And the bump happened for everyone. Meaning the teams that are in better shape can now spend more money than they expected on those big FA's. We're still in no position to even attempt to get into bidding wars.

 

Things like Evans, Jones, and Pittman are still a pipe dream. The good news is that it will take less to get us under and we'll be able to afford to fill another hole or two more through FA in the tier of guys we can afford.

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Hahaha don’t worry, I’m sure the Bills have someone with a green visor counting the pennies that can be completely disregarded!

 

we are going on a SPENDING SPREE baby

 

Park Place & Boardwalk! Then pass GO, collect 200 million and do it all over again🤣

  On 2/23/2024 at 10:07 PM, Your Brown Eye said:

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Castor Troy for Asst GM!  Spend that $$$ baby. Wrong movie oh well haha

In bleak reality this just makes it more likely Beane shells out 17 mil a year to keep Gabe Davis

Edited February 23, 2024 by Warriorspikes51

[DrDawkinstein]

Thanks, Taylor!

[NoHuddleKelly12]

  On 2/23/2024 at 9:54 PM, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

 

I had a feeling when I saw the news, i'd see you here going wild haha

 

This scenario basically changes us from being 52m over to about 41m over. All the cap prognostications for us were factoring in a bump already. It being a little more than expected didn't take us from where we were to being able to go out and get Tier 1 Day 1 FA's. And the bump happened for everyone. Meaning the teams that are in better shape can now spend more money than they expected on those big FA's. We're still in no position to even attempt to get into bidding wars.

 

Things like Evans, Jones, and Pittman are still a pipe dream. The good news is that it will take less to get us under and we'll be able to afford to fill another hole or two more through FA in the tier of guys we can afford.

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ok ok,you win! Let’s explore bringing Trent Murphy back then…

 

😁

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

For those who think this changes everything….remember this….
 

[Green Lightning]

Doesn't change much. We need to get younger, faster and cheaper. We still need to move on from a lot of players. It does give us chance to not extend so many contracts. The $13 mil extra is almost exactly what our dead cap money is this year. 

[Brand J]

Beane blamed the pandemic for why they’re currently over the cap. He specifically referenced it being $13M lower that year than what they thought it’d be. Now is his chance to right his wrongs. Higher cap doesn’t mean spend, spend, spend!

[Talleywhacker]

So it gives the Chiefs extra $ to sign the Punt God and go after a game changing WR (like they need it). We're the bride perpetually waiting at the altar.

[Niagara Dude]

  On 2/23/2024 at 6:08 PM, HappyDays said:

This is massive news. The salary cap is $13 million higher than anticipated. This changes everything about our free agency possibilities.

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Good news is it helps the Bills the bad new is other teams also have more money

[Gunsgoodtime]

Hell yeah!  Now we can afford to sign our draft picks!  Btw, I see no more benefit to the Bills with this news than any other team in the NFL.  Whatever boost your spirits though.

[BillsFan2313]

  On 2/24/2024 at 12:24 AM, Gunsgoodtime said:

Hell yeah!  Now we can afford to sign our draft picks!  Btw, I see no more benefit to the Bills with this news than any other team in the NFL.  Whatever boost your spirits though.

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[Aussie Joe]

  On 2/23/2024 at 11:32 PM, Green Lightning said:

Doesn't change much. We need to get younger, faster and cheaper. We still need to move on from a lot of players. It does give us chance to not extend so many contracts. The $13 mil extra is almost exactly what our dead cap money is this year. 

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It is what it is.. $13m that Beane now doesn’t have to find through moves or having to go without someone that can fill a hole…

 

I mean, I’m not under any illusions they are signing Tee Higgins or anything ..but I’m sure it will assist this year where they are likely to be as hard up against it dollar wise as they ever have been before …

 

 

Edited February 24, 2024 by Aussie Joe

[Virgil]

Chiefs have 28 mil in cap space.  They can easily bring back Jones and add pieces.  Hooray

[SoonerBillsFan]

  On 2/24/2024 at 12:53 AM, Aussie Joe said:

It is what it is.. $13m that Beane now doesn’t have to find through moves or having to go without someone that can fill a hole…

 

I mean, I’m not under any illusions they are signing Tee Higgins or anything ..but I’m sure it will assist this year where they are likely to be as hard up against it dollar wise as they ever have been before …

 

 

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Agree 100%

I haven't seen this so I'll do it...

 

It means we can trade Diggs!!! 🤣

[Buffalo_Stampede]

  On 2/24/2024 at 12:53 AM, Aussie Joe said:

It is what it is.. $13m that Beane now doesn’t have to find through moves or having to go without someone that can fill a hole…

 

I mean, I’m not under any illusions they are signing Tee Higgins or anything ..but I’m sure it will assist this year where they are likely to be as hard up against it dollar wise as they ever have been before …

 

 

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To me it doesn’t change a whole lot. Most of the moves that got us to $25 under were simple moves that the Bills make no matter what. 
 

Also we have to remember that contracts are mostly done by cap %. Meaning every player in the league just got a raise also.

 

Cap going up doesn’t really change plans.

[Ya Digg?]

  On 2/24/2024 at 1:12 AM, Virgil said:

Chiefs have 28 mil in cap space.  They can easily bring back Jones and add pieces.  Hooray

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Perhaps, but they won’t be able to easily bring back Jones, Snead, and add pieces. They will still have to make decisions