The thing here is that Fred can still play. It's not like we're keeping dead wood; he still adds value from a depth and leadership perspective- even if he's third on the depth chart.
I envision this being something akin to a 5 day long car buying experience. Hughes' agent says they want x, Bills go to their sales manager behind the curtain and come back with Y. Rinse and repeat.
To equate McCoy to Hillis, Jackson, Williams or Chris Johnson is ludicrous. Murray would cost more salary wise and there's absolutely zero guarantee he'd come here.
Glad they want him back and hoping they can get it done. Feels like the type of guy that they could lock-up before free agency. if he hits the market, I think he will likely find a suitor looking for a stud special teamer like we were with Boobie last year.
Someone else will overpay for him and then we'll over pay for another team's player that they don't think is worth the money that he wants. The merry-go-round continues. Pay Hughes Money