Von Miller signs with Commanders

[Chicken Boo]

20 hours ago, wppete said:

Good luck to him but this guy is a massive upgrade and half the price.

 

 

14 sacks a piece over the past 3 seasons.   

 

They're both washed, but can be useful as situational guys.

Edited July 17 by Chicken Boo

[Alphadawg7]

20 hours ago, NoSaint said:

If we are the only team he doesn’t get a ring with I’ll be genuinely annoyed 

 

Hahaha didn't think about that - yeah that would be annoying lol

[Rigotz]

6 hours ago, RoscoeParrish said:

Not even close to the most hated.

 

like zero.

 

Ok… so, who then? Are you going to pick a guy who just wasn’t good at football?

 

I’m picking the guy who was suspended for domestic abuse while on the team, lied about his health, AND didn’t live up to the contract.

[RoscoeParrish]

4 minutes ago, Rigotz said:

 

Ok… so, who then? Are you going to pick a guy who just wasn’t good at football?

 

I’m picking the guy who was suspended for domestic abuse while on the team, lied about his health, AND didn’t live up to the contract.

The problem is that there has to be real stakes.

 

A lot of the drought era busts are hated because we needed a savior.

 

the fact of the matter is that we were a divisional/conference championship team before and after Von. 
 

It sucked he got hurt and it was largely a waste of money, but nothing really changed with or without him.

[TBBills Fan]

9 hours ago, DaBillsFanSince1973 said:

You gonna get a point for that gif bahah

[JohnNord]

23 hours ago, QB Bills said:

That contract has to rank pretty high in all-time blunders.

 

I'm sure there is one but I can't think of another Bills player with that massive a disparity of dollars vs performance.

IMO the process from Beane was solid.  He took a massive swing to address a glaring weakness in hopes of winning a Super Bowl.

It’s all because of the ACL injury.  When Von was healthy he was a force on the edge and played well.  He likely would’ve finished with 10+ sacks.  

 He never was close to the same player.  All players are essentially one ACL tear away from changing the trajectory of their careers.  
 

Also even though he signed for six years, it likely was always going to be a three year contract.

[frostbitmic]

Without Von Miller our chances of signing OBJ just dropped to zero.

[Warriorspikes51]

I'll guess 4 sacks on the season.  If he makes a difference in the playoffs for them that's huge

 

He did recover the Lamar fumble for us....should have scored but still that was a massive play in a close game 

[RyanC883]

pre ACL was a terrific signing.  Then it just all vanished.  He never got it back.  

[Thrivefourfive]

Von seems well liked by all levels of his prior organizations, and he’s great with the media, great with publicity. He’s an asset for sure, but sadly he’s worst attribute as an memeber of a team is found on the field these days. Wish him the best. 

[machine gun kelly]

On 7/16/2025 at 10:15 PM, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

I doubt anyone here hates on him all that much. Injuries did him in here, unfortunately. Not his fault.

It was a calculated risk Beane took, and understand he was committed to trying to win a SB. Injuries as Miyagi-San indicates it was just bad luck for 1.5 years due to injuries.  Outside of his suspension. He played well last year.  It was time to move on from him, and appreciate the gamble Beane took on Bosa.  He could be a gem, or at the least another gamble on a possible winner.  If not, well, we didn’t have enough $ for anyone else.  We could never compete with Cleveland or Vegas for Garrett or Mad Max.

[BillsFooteball]

On 7/17/2025 at 11:56 AM, Rigotz said:

I almost made a new thread about this, but suppose we can just discuss here.

 

Is Von the most hated Buffalo Bill in recent history? The domestic violence suspension, underperforming the contract, saying he’d be back in a week then staying out the year…

 

I think he redeemed himself a bit by agreeing to the incentive laden contract last year (which was likely to try to game the system around his suspension)… but I think he’s my #1 most hated.

 

Willis McGahee is a close #2 with the trash talking of Buffalo women on his way out. What an awful regime to draft him in the 1st when we already had Travis Henry and he had just completely torn his ACL.

I don’t blame him for the injury or contract he got. Prior to injury he looked to be the guy we brought in as the closer and missing piece. His off field issues are a reason to dislike and his constant guarantees he made about everything that all turned wrong was annoying. 
 

Strictly talking on field and excluding injuries or contract Kelvin Benjamin is my #1 most disliked. Absolute lazy trash that you saw every week. Zero effort and his performance showed that.  turning down rookie Josh Allen to run routes pre game was it for me.  

[uticaclub]

2 hours ago, machine gun kelly said:

It was a calculated risk Beane took, and understand he was committed to trying to win a SB. Injuries as Miyagi-San indicates it was just bad luck for 1.5 years due to injuries.  Outside of his suspension. He played well last year.  It was time to move on from him, and appreciate the gamble Beane took on Bosa.  He could be a gem, or at the least another gamble on a possible winner.  If not, well, we didn’t have enough $ for anyone else.  We could never compete with Cleveland or Vegas for Garrett or Mad Max.

It turned out to be risk free for Beane. The signing bombed and he still has a job. I'm not expecting Bosa to make a difference or for us to move on from Beane either.

1 hour ago, BillsFooteball said:

I don’t blame him for the injury or contract he got. Prior to injury he looked to be the guy we brought in as the closer and missing piece. His off field issues are a reason to dislike and his constant guarantees he made about everything that all turned wrong was annoying. 
 

Strictly talking on field and excluding injuries or contract Kelvin Benjamin is my #1 most disliked. Absolute lazy trash that you saw every week. Zero effort and his performance showed that.  turning down rookie Josh Allen to run routes pre game was it for me.  

Benjamin was playing on a 5th year option and his contract didn't prohibit us from signing other impactful players in a a Super Bowl window.

Edited July 19 by uticaclub

[DeltaDigital]

On 7/17/2025 at 9:51 AM, T.E. said:

Sir, let me tell you a story about a gentleman named Derrick Dockery.

pepperidge farms remembers.... 

[Big Turk]

Wondering if we might regret this..was listening to the radio today and they said Miller was best in the NFL in "get off rate" per NextGenStats on the snap last year still, slightly ahead of Myles Garrett. 

 

He was also 8th in PFF and top 10 in ESPN in Pass Rush Win Rate.

Edited July 19 by Big Turk

[DaVinci]

3 games max and Bosa is injured.

[iccrewman112]

On 7/16/2025 at 7:22 PM, QB Bills said:

That contract has to rank pretty high in all-time blunders.

 

I'm sure there is one but I can't think of another Bills player with that massive a disparity of dollars vs performance.

if he is healthy in year one the Bills likely win a Super Bowl. He was fantastic in the games he played that year and they just would have needed one play out of him in the playoff game against the chiefs, which he would have delivered on.

[without a drought]

On 7/16/2025 at 10:47 PM, wppete said:

Good luck to him but this guy is a massive upgrade and half the price.

 

I thought it was twice the price.

[SCBills]

16 hours ago, Big Turk said:

Wondering if we might regret this..was listening to the radio today and they said Miller was best in the NFL in "get off rate" per NextGenStats on the snap last year still, slightly ahead of Myles Garrett. 

 

He was also 8th in PFF and top 10 in ESPN in Pass Rush Win Rate.

We had him on a very limited snap count, so all he had to do was rush the passer .. and even with that win rate, he struggled to actually finish the play. 
 

Its still a good stat, and I think Von situationally is a good signing for the Commanders, but I much prefer taking the swing on a one year Bosa deal over another year of Von.

 

Von likely, even with his injury history, has a better chance of staying active all season .. but Bosa, should he figure out a way to limit the injuries, has a much higher ceiling at this point in their careers.  
 

We need difference makers, and a healthy Von doesn’t seem to be that anymore.  Joey Bosa, when healthy, still has that in him. 

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

Absolutely ridiculous signing for an over-the-hill player in their mid-30s by Beane that set this defense back tremendously at the time. Beane couldn’t foresee an injury, but should’ve stayed away based on his age !