Darius Slay claimed on waivers by Buffalo

[BuffaloBillyG]

28 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

Totally different levels of tampering by Miami. I dont think Beane should've done anything outside of the rules, but I also think that type of thing does happen more often than an OWNER calling a HEAD COACH to all meet FACE-TO-FACE with a PLAYER under contract with a different team regarding a way to push him off his current team, join the ownership ranks, and then come back as player/owner.

 

A GM talking to an agent about a number of players and then casually asking "So I take it your guy Slay is looking to get his way back to Philly?" without even mentioning Buffalo being interested could probably fly under all the radar.

Yes, if you NEED more of an apples to appleS COMPARISON to feel BETTER about YOURSELF: Atlanta Falcons & San Francisco 49ers (2024-2025 Season): Both teams forfeited fifth-round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft for violating anti-tampering rules by contacting players/coaches not yet free to negotiate. 

 

Point is it's AGAINST the rules and you NEVER really know what the league will come out with for punishment. Was SLAY worth the RISK of losing ANYTHING? 

[DrDawkinstein]

1 minute ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Yes, if you NEED more of an apples to appleS COMPARISON to feel BETTER about YOURSELF: Atlanta Falcons & San Francisco 49ers (2024-2025 Season): Both teams forfeited fifth-round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft for violating anti-tampering rules by contacting players/coaches not yet free to negotiate. 

 

Point is it's AGAINST the rules and you NEVER really know what the league will come out with for punishment. Was SLAY worth the RISK of losing ANYTHING? 

 

Top notch capitalizing, padawan 

[NewEra]

Let’s get this up to 70 pages by the end of the day

[CheshireCT]

Does anyone know, is it possible to trade him to the Eagles? I guess not because the trade deadline has passed?

Edited 1 hour ago by CheshireCT

[Psautcsk]

1 minute ago, NewEra said:

Let’s get this up to 70 pages by the end of the day

Stop at 67

[DapperCam]

28 minutes ago, MPL said:

that's good news. I didn't realize that. unless there's a catch. why do I feel like there's a catch?

I think the catch is that it would annoy Drew Rosenhaus (which is a plus in my book).

[Warriorspikes51]

1 minute ago, DapperCam said:

I think the catch is that it would annoy Drew Rosenhaus (which is a plus in my book).

it likely isn't worth making future negotiations difficult 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

4 minutes ago, CheshireCT said:

Does anyone know, is it possible to trade him to the Eagles? I guess not because the trade deadline has passed?

Not until the offseason when Philly won’t even need him anymore. Slay basically has to play for Buffalo or retire no one is going to try to trade for him next year 

[CheshireCT]

3 minutes ago, Generic_Bills_Fan said:

Not until the offseason when Philly won’t even need him anymore. Slay basically has to play for Buffalo or retire no one is going to try to trade for him next year 

so we would technically retain his rights for the next season if he doesn't show? I get that it doesn't seem that useful, but who knows maybe get a 7th in the end?

[bills742]

 

[DrDawkinstein]

15 minutes ago, DapperCam said:

I think the catch is that it would annoy Drew Rosenhaus (which is a plus in my book).

 

14 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

it likely isn't worth making future negotiations difficult 

 

Not sure why Rosenhaus would care. He doesnt lose any money. His 12 year vet just sits home for the holidays by his own choice.

[TheFunPolice]

5 minutes ago, bills742 said:

 

 

2 bold predictions:

 

Beane is let go after the season (McDermott stays)

Daboll comes back as OC

 

 

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

10 minutes ago, CheshireCT said:

so we would technically retain his rights for the next season if he doesn't show? I get that it doesn't seem that useful, but who knows maybe get a 7th in the end?

I’m not sure what happens if he just refuses to retire and doesn’t report lol probably just gets fined a bunch of times. But if he ‘retires’ and tries to unretire we’d have his rights still and he’d negotiate to come back which could involve a trade to Philly 

[Warriorspikes51]

11 minutes ago, bills742 said:

 

 

I bet Timmy couldn't wait to write that 

[Bills Fan in MD]

3 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:

 

2 bold predictions:

 

Beane is let go after the season (McDermott stays)

Daboll comes back as OC

 

 

If McDermott stays I'm not sure he and Daboll can co-exist.

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

2 minutes ago, TheFunPolice said:

 

2 bold predictions:

 

Beane is let go after the season (McDermott stays)

Daboll comes back as OC

 

 

I’d bet my entire life savings against that second one lol I think mcd would agree to one of us from the message board becoming OC before Daboll is brought back 😂

[Cheektowaga Chad]

19 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

it likely isn't worth making future negotiations difficult 

If anything rosenhaus is more worried the bills will hold it against him 

 

Rosenhaus won't hold it against the bills

 

Look at the schefter tweet - at the end someone added something along the lines of " slay is honored an organization such as the bills would claim him"

 

The added quote likely wasn't from slay 

[CheshireCT]

15 minutes ago, bills742 said:

 

 

Does someone have the video? gimme the drama, LOL

1 minute ago, Cheektowaga Chad said:

If anything rosenhaus is more worried the bills will hold it against him 

 

Rosenhaus won't hold it against the bills

 

Look at the schefter tweet - at the end someone added something along the lines of " slay is honored an organization such as the bills would claim him"

 

The added quote likely wasn't from slay 

 

agreed - the teams are always in the power position because they hold the money. The waiver system applies to all teams, and therefore we had the right to claim him. I've always found the system a bit strange to be honest, but it's the same rules for everybody.

[Prospector]

I heard he's hanging out with Dri Archer

[Ga boy]

11 hours ago, SCBills said:

Completely disagree with you about Beane being considered a very good GM.  He’s getting dragged a lot this year and not just by fans like me or hot take artists.  
 

Vons injury was brutal.  He was a beast before it.  But that’s the risk you take when you can’t build a DL and have to pay a mercenary.  
 

Benford has been out in consecutive elimination games.  Yet we still paid him. Hopefully that doesn’t continue.  
 

My only issue with the “it’s the injuries” crowd.. because in fairness.. we’ve been bit in big moments whereas Kansas City, against us, has not…. My only issue is that yall think it’s all bad luck.  
 

… I don’t. 
 

I think a lot of our injury issues lately are scheme (undersized defensive spine), philosophy (ball control offense that can keep scores close) and personnel (older, past injury history and/or finesse, undersized)

SC wasn’t our smallest, faster D designed to compete with KC?  I get your point that they are prone to injury, but would some other player set be better.  I’m sure you would say so.  Did the GM miss?  This is your beef but what he has done makes sense in the face of a dynastic team.