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2 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Bring in a swing tackle and you’re in great shape. Vandy would be fine at the right price. Grable will be the first guy in anywhere but C IMO. That’ll be SVPG. 

 

I agree with this, I'm also excited about Clayton's development 

 

Jordan Mailata broke out in year 3

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This move really solidifies the offense - even if they add zero pieces in FA and the draft (imagining an extreme hypothetical) - they are now able to effectively use all assets to retool defense to new scheme and style of players they want. They can bring in 8-10 new guys to get a look at how they want to build this thing. 

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On 3/7/2026 at 4:54 PM, transplantbillsfan said:

 

With the cutting of Taron and not designating it post June 1st and keeping McGovern's void year to this year it looks like Beane is having his cake and eating it to by making some significant moves for now while limiting CAP impact for 2027 and beyond.

 

Someone else can correct me if I'm wrong.

It’s just a balancing act. Overthecap’s roster management tool isn’t quite as robust as Spotrac’s, but it does show the impact of cap moves a few seasons out. Pushing hard to create max space this season - and using that space - would quickly become problematic and unsustainable. The proverbial Cap Hell scenario that eventually requires a reset. Better to be aggressive, but paced for the long haul. 

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The OL struggled at times last season and now no Kromer but McGovern has been solid imo, definitely like this signing and the player plus I think Josh approves. I think we get a little nastier with Anderson starting this season to be honest. Now lets get Josh 1 more solid WR option and then concentrate on the defense through the draft. 

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McGovern should become a folk hero in Buffalo for taking such a home town discount

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3 minutes ago, stevewin said:

McGovern should become a folk hero in Buffalo for taking such a home town discount

 

Seriously what a deal. Given today's deals he might be having just a little regret

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9 hours ago, Kelly to Allen said:

 

I agree with this, I'm also excited about Clayton's development 

 

Jordan Mailata broke out in year 3

Travis Clayton's still only 25, and a huge guy with remarkable speed. I've been fantasizing about the Bills using him as a sixth lineman in jumbo packages, as an eligible receiver since we signed him three years ago.

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4 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

The rare legitimate hometown discount:

 

 

 

I'm impressed.  Connor is a smart man.  More players should think this way.

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1 hour ago, ColoradoBills said:

 

I'm impressed.  Connor is a smart man.  More players should think this way.

 

Ehhh, I have a tough time arguing that players should generally be willing to take less money. Their window to earn big money is small and closes quickly. My default rule is "Take every penny you can from the league/owners".

 

But on a case-by-case basis, I can see the reason for McGovern to stay and take a little less.

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2 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

Ehhh, I have a tough time arguing that players should generally be willing to take less money. Their window to earn big money is small and closes quickly. My default rule is "Take every penny you can from the league/owners".

 

But on a case-by-case basis, I can see the reason for McGovern to stay and take a little less.

 

Knox is going to do it too.  My point is, with the higher $ players, a couple of million a year vs being happy is worth it.

 

I predict that they push a lot of Josh's money out the next few years.  When he does a small extension, it will "clear the books".

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29 minutes ago, DrDawkinstein said:

 

Ehhh, I have a tough time arguing that players should generally be willing to take less money. Their window to earn big money is small and closes quickly. My default rule is "Take every penny you can from the league/owners".

 

But on a case-by-case basis, I can see the reason for McGovern to stay and take a little less.

 

Essentially never argue for absurd discounts but many players would have far happier careers if they didn't solely focus on the Total $$$

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6 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

On Hard Knocks he was saying how it took forever to make the pizzas bc his oven was small - Dude can buy a restaurant-size one now

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https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7116434/2026/03/17/nfl-free-agency-2026-winners-loses-ravens-raiders/
 

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The Raiders placed a high priority on landing a top center with Linderbaum topping their wish list, according to a person with intimate knowledge of their deliberations, and when it became evident that backup plan McGovern was remaining with Buffalo, they opened up the checkbook for Linderbaum.


thought that was interesting.

 

it makes me wonder what McGovern would’ve got on the open market. Maybe the raiders throw something like $18M/yr at McGovern instead of $28M/yr at Linderbaum.

 

Obviously there’s no way for us to know, but I think it’s safe to say that McGovern would’ve pretty easily gotten more than $13M/yr. 

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