Another one - Trey Hendrickson asks for a trade from Cincy

[NewEra]

It would be such a bengals move to trade him within the AFC.  I could see the Pats making a move and the Bengals pulling the trigger because they aren’t “contenders”.  Yet
 

I highly doubt they would trade him to us.

[dave mcbride]

24 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

No chance we could make this trade work, it's just good to see a conference rival flailing. Cincy will have to average 40 PPG to make the playoffs.

Lots of good nfc candidates with space: https://overthecap.com/salary-cap-space

 

Seattle makes some sense. The Vikings, Bucs, and Rams can make it work too.

 

Now, after looking at Tampa’s d-end depth, they make a ton of sense because they are actually a SB contender. They should go after him.

[BillsShredder83]

11 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

No chance we could make this trade work, it's just good to see a conference rival flailing. Cincy will have to average 40 PPG to make the playoffs.

What are we thinking Cinci wants to get this done? Maybe a 2nd + something lower. Im not normally the madden "get every name" kinda dude... but i think one serious weapon at DE or WR puts us over the top. I have to pretend Bosa isn't even on this team, so anything we get outta him is a bonus.

 

Parsons is a pipe dream. Hendrickson is obtainable. How many times have we seen Chris Jones make a game sealing play rushing the passer? Both against us and whoever in the playoffs. Getting an elite pass rusher would really swing my confidence in this team come January/February. Dude has several good years left in the tank and has been consistent year after year

[dave mcbride]

6 minutes ago, NewEra said:

It would be such a bengals move to trade him within the AFC.  I could see the Pats making a move and the Bengals pulling the trigger because they aren’t “contenders”.  Yet
 

I highly doubt they would trade him to us.

The Bills have no cap space - the very least in the league. Theu bought their Hendrickson in the form of Bosa, and they’re just hoping/praying he remains healthy. Because when healthy, he’s definitely as good as Hendrickson.

1 minute ago, BillsShredder83 said:

What are we thinking Cinci wants to get this done? Maybe a 2nd + something lower. Im not normally the madden "get every name" kinda dude... but i think one serious weapon at DE or WR puts us over the top. I have to pretend Bosa isn't even on this team, so anything we get outta him is a bonus.

 

Parsons is a pipe dream. Hendrickson is obtainable. How many times have we seen Chris Jones make a game sealing play rushing the passer? Both against us and whoever in the playoffs. Getting an elite pass rusher would really swing my confidence in this team come January/February. Dude has several good years left in the tank and has been consistent year after year

The Bills cannot make this work given their cap situation. Plenty of teams can, though.

Edited August 17 by dave mcbride

[BillsShredder83]

5 minutes ago, NewEra said:

It would be such a bengals move to trade him within the AFC.  I could see the Pats making a move and the Bengals pulling the trigger because they aren’t “contenders”.  Yet
 

I highly doubt they would trade him to us.

If there's one owner desperate enough to do it, its Cincis

[Doc Brown]

4 minutes ago, dave mcbride said:

The Bills cannot make this work given their cap situation. Plenty of teams can, though.

They can always make it work.  Would take some restructuring and maybe someone like Epenesa (or even Bosa if they want a high upside potential replacement) in a trade.  They'd then have to give whatever contract they give Hendrickson to have a minimum cap hit this year.

 

Should Beane be in on this?  Absolutely.  Do I think the Bengals trade him to an AFC contender?  No.

[julian]

lol that organization is a complete joke, I love watching Burrow dealing with that incompetence.

[Low Positive]

1 minute ago, julian said:

lol that organization is a complete joke, I love watching Burrow dealing with that incompetence.

Burrow is part of the incompetence. Any sane organization would have let Higgins walk and used that money to sign Hendrickson. But Burrow demanded that the Bengals keep the band together, even knowing the self-imposed financial rules under which the Bengals operate.  

[TFBillsfan]

7 minutes ago, julian said:

lol that organization is a complete joke, I love watching Burrow dealing with that incompetence.

And yet they made it to the SB in 2022. 🤷‍♂️

[NewEra]

14 minutes ago, dave mcbride said:

The Bills have no cap space - the very least in the league. Theu bought their Hendrickson in the form of Bosa, and they’re just hoping/praying he remains healthy. Because when healthy, he’s definitely as good as Hendrickson.

The Bills cannot make this work given their cap situation. Plenty of teams can, though.

I don’t know if it’s possible or not….

 

Is it possible for us to agree to new terms prior to the trade? Or do we have to have to be under the cap with his current cap hit before we rework a new deal?

 

I don’t think a healthy Joey Bosa in 2025 is as good as a healthy Hendrickson in 2025.  
 

I think a 26 year old healthy Bosa was better…..but I don’t think his body will ever allow him to be THAT good ever again.  I agree he was the big ticket at edge this offseason and can certainly be our best pass rusher.  🙏🏻  let the football gods keep him safe!
 

 

 

 

[Shortchaz]

Trade to Dallas for parsons 

[julian]

15 minutes ago, TFBillsfan said:

And yet they made it to the SB in 2022. 🤷‍♂️

[Augie]

20 minutes ago, TFBillsfan said:

And yet they made it to the SB in 2022. 🤷‍♂️

 

….and lost. They have also missed the playoff for 3 of the last 5 years. 

 

I’ll pass. I like our plan much better. 

[TheBeaneBandit]

24 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

Burrow is part of the incompetence. Any sane organization would have let Higgins walk and used that money to sign Hendrickson. But Burrow demanded that the Bengals keep the band together, even knowing the self-imposed financial rules under which the Bengals operate.  

To be fair at least all three deals have those players prime years covered. Hendrickson may only have a couple left. You just don't know when the wall hits after 30.

[TFBillsfan]

8 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

….and lost. They have also missed the playoff for 3 of the last 5 years. 

 

I’ll pass. I like our plan much better. 

I’m not defending them. They are a hot mess but it’s crazy they went to the SB in 2022 while we can’t break the door down yet.

[Augie]

6 minutes ago, TFBillsfan said:

I’m not defending them. They are a hot mess but it’s crazy they went to the SB in 2022 while we can’t break the door down yet.

 

I think it just goes to demonstrate the number of things that have to fall just the right way. 

[julian]

3 minutes ago, TFBillsfan said:

I’m not defending them. They are a hot mess but it’s crazy they went to the SB in 2022 while we can’t break the door down yet.

That’s kind of the point I was making about incompetence, they have an elite QB and a team good enough to make a SB, yet continue to miss the playoffs and maintain their reputation for boneheaded front office decision making.

[Doc Brown]

7 minutes ago, TFBillsfan said:

I’m not defending them. They are a hot mess but it’s crazy they went to the SB in 2022 while we can’t break the door down yet.

Yet they fired the guy responsible for Mahomes's second half collapse as the scapegoat for their failure at drafting defensive players.

[SoonerBillsFan]

22 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

….and lost. They have also missed the playoff for 3 of the last 5 years. 

 

I’ll pass. I like our plan much better. 

Which is to NOT make superbowls?

[Augie]

29 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Which is to NOT make superbowls?

 

To have a chance each and every year beats trying to catch lightning in a bottle with a sloppy team development plan. I’ll stand by that.