WhitewalkerInPhilly

They didn't push for the full potential restructure value

In general, he's done a remarkably good job keeping his team in competition since he came back in 2016. 2016 they go to #2 overall and get a QB. In 2017 they win a SB and make the playoffs in 18 and 19 only to see their QB start to slide, but pick up a fallback in 2020. After a bad 2020, they spin off their QB for a 3rd in 2021 and what became a 1st in 2022. They change coaches and put in their 2nd round QB and make the playoffs in 21, get back to the Superbowl in 22 and still are a playoff team. I mean, it's a bit surprising after the market being so dead in previous years. but man, I am happy it's not us putting down big money for it and that we have Cook on cost control for two more years.

I mean, the Eagles fans by me will likely be happy EDIT: I just saw the money, what the hell?

Base is $13 M a year, ~16-17 with incentives.

And this, ladies and gents, is why the WR FA market is broken and why Dionte Johnson and Courtland Sutton are worth sending a day 3 pick or two: less money for better production

PFFFFFFT. Relied upon too much as WR2? HAHAHA

I'd hate it more of the Bills secondary depth wasn't a complete nightmare at the moment.

Not announced yet, but almost certainly some

I mean that's the best explanation I have heard so far. It mystified me that Beane hadn't made an offer, and having an offer out there and not fully pressing the void year options on that extension would make far more sense if there was something Douglas was mulling on.

bad initial numbers for the release. X is chaos atm

never mind, thought we were getting more cap sapce on top of it but it was a false lead

Awww man he got us!!! I'm too happy to be mad about it. some of the takes on the "Buffalo Exodus" are now hilarious

Wait wuuuuut Look, this better be an amazing trade because cutting him makes zero, zero, zero sense. It would be an $11 M hit for less then $5 savings. Unless the Bills are getting a massive haul for him this would be an uncharacteristically bad deal from Beane after some really sharp moves.

At this point I am more surprised that we seen Von and Knox cuts rather than extensions on Dawkins and TJ.

It's not a bad hedge at almost no risk while they take their shot in the draft.

I don't know, as we have not seen the money, is that Beane was able to layer incentives on Von's deal. Due to the way that incentives are structured, "not likely to be earned" can mean a modest improvement over that happened the previous year and do not count until next years cap. So "play 15 games", "500 receiving yards", "6 TD" (all numbers he hit in 2022) would apply and could mean he gets even more take home money if he bets on himself. Of course, if he is just a dud and gets outstripped by Kincaid he gets injured he gets none of it. If that's Beane's strategy to get out of bad contact years for underperforming players, it's kind of genius

I hadn't seen the money. If I'm the Steelers, desperately in need of a QB and picking in the high 20s, why wouldn't you take a flier on Rus for that money? If he bounces back, great! If he doesn't you are no worse off than when you began.

If it was, we would be hearing "restructure" If we are taking the Miller model, I would suspect that it's a base salary reduction with a potential to be even more money if he returns to 2021 form. Which...if he's getting 550 yards and 8 TD, I am ok with.

The nice guys at Cover 1 dug into his stats, and his drop rate has been lower than people made it out to be and while I thought he was a slot guy from his build he has played mostly outside. $7-10M on a one year rental (depending on whether Pitt pays the roster bonus) for a productive outside receiver is a steal compared to the money the current market for a productive outside WR. If Pitt goes for a 5th (or two) I'd pull the trigger

Pitt would eat the signing bonus, could possibly eat the roster bonus. $7 M for a vet is a bargain, but I'm kind of meh on him.

So a shorter and lighter Shakir? I'd rather see if Shakir can play outside. Surprisingly, he isn't a slot guy I'm ehhh on it. I don't like going into the draft with such a MUST FILL mentality, but I am not sure if he is worth the compensation. If the Bills pull the trigger for a 4th or 5th I won't hate it, but I'd still want to draft a WR high.

I mean, I don't want to keep banging the "national media is trash" drum while I eat it up but... Man, I don't think they did an in depth dive. Or even more than a cursory skim. I get that there are 31 other teams but the day after our Wednesday purge Florio and Simms seemed shocked at how much the Bills had been over and were wondering how the Bills were going to field a team...while we all knew that shaking $30-40 M more cap space free can be done with two extensions and two restructures.

Do you think he'll take the vet minimum? Because if not, hard pass. Seriously, James Cook just had a year where he was sixth in the league in yards from scrimmage. Not, "for a RB", for the entire league. SIXTH. I am not denying a need for a power running back, but you can get a fresh set of legs to pound the ball easily in the later rounds of the draft or dirt cheap in free agency.

Are you freaking kidding me?