Lori Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Latest update: cap deadline 9 PM Wednesday, March 8; FA signing starts 12:01 AM Thursday, March 9. At least, that's the plan until the next extension... By the time everything shakes out, some teams could be flat-out unrecognizable when compared to their 2005 rosters. Could the new OneBillsDrive braintrust have released Adams et al. with the idea of going on a major shopping spree? To quote a previous GM: "Stay tuned." ------------------------------------------ A few links to help y'all keep track of the carnage: KFFL "Hot Off The Wire" AP NFL Wire (from ESPN.com) And just for yucks, I'll keep updating ndirish's list here: Arizona Cardinals Atlanta Falcons: Brady Smith DE Baltimore Ravens Buffalo Bills: Sam Adams DT Lawyer Milloy S Mike Williams OL Mark Campbell TE Carolina Panthers: Stephen Davis RB Rod Smart RB Brentson Buckner DT Brandon Short LB Chicago Bears Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns: Kenard Lang DT Michael Lehan DB Dallas Cowboys: Derek Pagel S Willie Blade DL Brett Visintainer PK La'Roi Glover DL -- signed with St. Louis Rams Denver Broncos: Trevor Pryce DT Mike Anderson RB Jeb Putzier TE Detroit Lions Matt Grootegoed LB Green Bay Packers: Na'il Diggs LB Ryan Dutton P Houston Texans: Tony Banks QB Marcus Coleman CB Tony Hollings RB Indianapolis Colts: Josh Williams DT Travis Brown QB Joaquin Gonzalez DT Jacksonville Jaguars Kansas City Chiefs: Shawn Barber LB Dexter McCleon CB Gary Stills LB Eric Warfield CB Miami Dolphins: Reggie Howard CB Tebucky Jones S Sam Madison CB Damion McIntosh OL Junior Seau LB Minnesota Vikings New England Patriots: Duane Starks CB New Orleans Saints New York Giants: Barrett Green LB Brent Alexander S Jason Whittle OL New York Jets: Jason Fabini OL Jay Fiedler QB Ty Law CB Lance Legree DT Jerald Sowell RB Kevin Mawae C Oakland Raiders: Derrick Gibson S Ron Stone G Denard Walker CB Ted Washington DT Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Logan S Tommy Maddox QB Russell Stuvaints S Willie Williams CB Saint Louis Rams Chris Claiborne LB Isaac Bruce WR San Diego Chargers: Jerry Wilson S San Francisco 49ers: Chris Cooper DE Ahmad Plummer CB Johnnie Morton WR Seattle Seahawks Andre Dyson CB Michael Harden CB Jamie Sharper LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tennessee Titans: Brad Hopkins OT Washington Redskins: LaVar Arrington LB Walt Harris CB Brandon Noble DT Cory Raymer C (other than Arrington, all those Washington players "have been told they'll be released", but nothing official yet...) ESPN.com cap cuts list, updated through 3/6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lamb Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Cap deadline extended six hours, until 10 PM ET tonight. And with some teams still upwards of $20 million over the scheduled $94.5 million cap, it's going to get wild. By the time everything shakes out, some teams could be flat-out unrecognizable when compared to their 2005 rosters. Could the new OneBillsDrive braintrust have made Wednesday's moves with the idea of going on a major shopping spree? To quote a previous GM: "Stay tuned." ------------------------------------------ A few links to help y'all keep track of the carnage: KFFL "Hot Off The Wire" AP NFL Wire (from ESPN.com) 615947[/snapback] It just keeps getting worse The Bills are spiralling like a maple seed twirler. Is anyone at the wheel ?? Now I know how Raider fans must feel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted March 2, 2006 Author Share Posted March 2, 2006 It just keeps getting worse The Bills are spiralling like a maple seed twirler. Is anyone at the wheel ?? Now I know how Raider fans must feel 615949[/snapback] Live-action Fantasy Football, circa 2006. I see a whole new market opening up, printing updated team rosters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lamb Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Live-action Fantasy Football, circa 2006. I see a whole new market opening up, printing updated team rosters... 615952[/snapback] I feel like I am watching another great American sports institution just fall apart. First - Baseball - Millionaires go on strike Second - Basketball - Ultra Millionaires go on strike (after ignoring the basic rules of the game) Third - Hockey - barely millionaires And now - The NFL - the epitome of revenue sharing and fairness plus parity - is going to try very hard to kill the Golden Goose Greed - One of the 7 Deadly I hear someone fiddling ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 I feel like I am watching another great American sports institution just fall apart. First - Baseball - Millionaires go on strike Second - Basketball - Ultra Millionaires go on strike (after ignoring the basic rules of the game) Third - Hockey - barely millionaires And now - The NFL - the epitome of revenue sharing and fairness plus parity - is going to try very hard to kill the Golden Goose Greed - One of the 7 Deadly I hear someone fiddling ? 615954[/snapback] Well even if there is no football in 2008 like they're predicting at least we can watch Sabres hockey. Who knows, if all these big networks aren't showing football that year maybe they could show some hockey games instead, for once. The football fans in Buffalo will have to catch on to another Buffalo team that year. All won't be lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lamb Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Well even if there is no football in 2008 like they're predicting at least we can watch Sabres hockey. Who knows, if all these big networks aren't showing football that year maybe they could show some hockey games instead, for once. The football fans in Buffalo will have to catch on to another Buffalo team that year. All won't be lost. 615958[/snapback] The NHL is a sham - much like the NBA - you either enforce the rules or not If you want an evening of "just" entertainment - than it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Cap deadline extended six hours, until 10 PM ET tonight. And with some teams still upwards of $20 million over the scheduled $94.5 million cap, it's going to get wild. By the time everything shakes out, some teams could be flat-out unrecognizable when compared to their 2005 rosters. Could the new OneBillsDrive braintrust have made Wednesday's moves with the idea of going on a major shopping spree? To quote a previous GM: "Stay tuned." ------------------------------------------ A few links to help y'all keep track of the carnage: KFFL "Hot Off The Wire" AP NFL Wire (from ESPN.com) Addendum: what does everyone think about having a "transactions" thread pinned at the top of the Wall for the next day or two, instead of posting individual teams' cuts in separate threads as they roll in? Would that make it easier to keep track of everyone? Need some opinions. I know you have them... 615947[/snapback] The transactions thread is a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Addendum: what does everyone think about having a "transactions" thread pinned at the top of the Wall for the next day or two, instead of posting individual teams' cuts in separate threads as they roll in? Would that make it easier to keep track of everyone? 615947[/snapback] Excellent idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasper13 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 When billionaires and multi-millionaires fight over dividing $320 million of the TV Networks and the fans money, things get real ugly in a hurry. It will be quite interesting to see what happens today. Broncos, Panthers and Dolphins in addition to the Bills already cut some big names. The NFL as we all know it basically has the loaded gun in their mouths and is ready to pull the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 somebody pin this before the cuts start. I don't know if i can handle wading through the "so and so cut" threads... I think that any thread describing a cut player today should be merged here, unless its eric moulds. he gets his own pinned thread. How's that for some quick, on the fly, rules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted March 2, 2006 Author Share Posted March 2, 2006 SDS/mods: this sounded like a good idea at the time. If you want to change it, don't let me stop you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Please look here, and ask youself honestly, what is the list of 22 players we have that are head-and-shoulders above the NFL average talent level. At best there are 9-12 players listed that are worthy of being starters in the NFL. Most of the others are journeymen or would be reserve-level talent on a championship squad. One has to ask, what is the strength of this team? And, if the answer is the kicking game well, I've never heard it said that "Kicking builds championships!" Go through the roster name by name and honestly ask how many of our players could be as starter on another team that is a contender. Marv should clean house. With the pending league-wide blood bath, there will be lots of talent available in the coming weeks. It's hard to imagine he'll do a worse job of it than DonnaHo did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Please look here, and ask youself honestly, what is the list of 22 players we have that are head-and-shoulders above the NFL average talent level. At best there are 9-12 players listed that are worthy of being starters in the NFL. Most of the others are journeymen or would be reserve-level talent on a championship squad. One has to ask, what is the strength of this team? And, if the answer is the kicking game well, I've never heard it said that "Kicking builds championships!" Go through the roster name by name and honestly ask how many of our players could be as starter on another team that is a contender. Marv should clean house. With the pending league-wide blood bath, there will be lots of talent available in the coming weeks. It's hard to imagine he'll do a worse job of it than DonnaHo did. 615995[/snapback] What he said. This team blows anyway, might as well kill off the dead wood and start over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailog80 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 What he said. This team blows anyway, might as well kill off the dead wood and start over. 616013[/snapback] We can just as easily go 5-11 with less talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 We can just as easily go 5-11 with less talent. 616015[/snapback] my point exactly. Better to get rid of all the old guys on the downside now, bite the bullet when no one expects anything and HOPEFULLY show a little talent in the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 What he said. This team blows anyway, might as well kill off the dead wood and start over. 616013[/snapback] Killing dead wood? You are correct though, time to make some drastic roster adjustments. Can someone confirm for me...I heard Steinberg on NFL Network yesterday. He mentioned some of the ramifications of an uncapped 2007. One thing he mentioned was that playoff teams would only be allowed to sign 1FA, and only if they lost 1. This wouldn't affect this off season, but next I think. Anyone else hear this? Other details? He indicated that they tried to make the results of missing today's deadline so outrageous that a deal would be struck. It kinda looks like that aint gonna happen, although he indicated that he still believed that an agreement would be reached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Per KFFL... Jets | Mawae could be gone Thursday Thu, 2 Mar 2006 05:36:17 -0800 The New York Daily News reports agent Mark Bartelstein said he was informed Wednesday, Match 1, by New York Jets general manger Mike Tannenbaum that the team likely will part ways with OC Kevin Mawae. Mawae's situation apparently goes beyond money. At 35, recovering from a torn triceps, he doesn't fit into new head coach Eric Mangini's rebuilding plan. Mawae was given permission recently to seek a trade, and he took that as a sign that he's no longer wanted. The Jets will save $1.1 million by releasing Mawae. "Nothing is official, but I got a sense from talking to (the Jets) that Kevin will be a free agent," Bartelstein said. "I think they've made the decision to retool and start over." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Good plan Lori. Hopefully it doesn't devolve into another thread about the Bills so that we ahve to wade through a bunch of non-related posts just to find the information that we're supposed to be able to access without having to wade through a bunch of non-related posts. Cya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan_in_raleigh Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 It just keeps getting worse The Bills are spiralling like a maple seed twirler. Is anyone at the wheel ?? Now I know how Raider fans must feel 615949[/snapback] not sure we are spiralling dont need to trim 20 players like deadskins might but marv looked awfully old yesterday this has got to be driving him nuts first GM gig and the league is imploding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Good plan Lori.Hopefully it doesn't devolve into another thread about the Bills so that we ahve to wade through a bunch of non-related posts just to find the information that we're supposed to be able to access without having to wade through a bunch of non-related posts. Cya 616068[/snapback] You mean, posts like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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