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Can we revisit this question when we know the answer to the question "who will be the QB that is throwing to them?" To the people who said that the Bills had trouble covering TE.... ...that very much depended upon the skill set of the QB throwing to them. Rivers (who knew exactly where to find the seams and where to go), Mahomes (master of manipulating with his eyes and also downfield game): problem. Mullins, Jackson - (photo of DeNiro smoking a cigarette)

Just a comment that as we've seen from various contracts the Bills and others have inked....when there's a will to get 'er done and stay under the cap, there's a way. I don't think Sanders vs Samuel was a cap decision. I think that the Bills specifically wanted a guy with Sanders skillset. I agree that his age makes him a risk.

The Eagles appear to have managed their salary cap by "kicking the can down the road" ie asking veterans to convert salary to signing bonus. Spotrac doesn't show it yet, but they asked Brandon Graham to renegotiate and supposedly he did, to get them "under" the cap (Spotrac shows them at $4.8M over) They have Alshon Jeffery and Malik Jackson designated as post-June1 cuts which I guess will allow them to sign rookies (?) or at least to spread out their cap hits. I think Brandon Beane doesn't see Ertz as a "must have" player for us. I'm not sure the Eagles see him as a player they need to cut to get under the cap. They probably have a couple more guys they could rework to get more cap room. This. If the Eagles are "we want a 3rd round pick" I think Beane should say "I want a Pony" and move on.

I would be very surprised if the Bills are finished with FA. But they may have a few "middle class" or lower-end guys they are talking to. Maybe instead of "surprised" I should say "disappointed".

So would Boettger count or no? McKenzie? Not disputing, just trying to understand...and is it counting the starters, or the entire roster? I think it's perfectly reasonable to say "I heard it on the broadcast during the (whateveritwas) game and that's the only source I have" I don't think it's reasonable to bring up a stat and then say "it isn't worth my time to give you a source" and imply that someone is claiming it's untrue, when as far as I can tell they're (reasonably) asking for a source. I'm not disputing it myself, I'm just interested in understanding what it means. I don't know how true anything rings until I understand what the criteria are and understand it. There you go again. Why do this? Who has 'insisted that it's false"? It's rather a bad faith argument tactic to allege people have said something they haven't, don't you think? At best, it lowers the quality of the discussion, assuming discussion is what you're here for. Very true, which is why I'm not disputing it...I find it reasonable...in addition to clearing the decks, Bills before McDermott and Beane were also IIRC at the bottom of the league for keeping their own drafted talent IIRC, I seem to recall Tim Graham doing an article about this in TBN as an indictment of Whaley. But I do want to understand what the criteria are so I can better understand what it means.

I think we could use a vet to help the young TE develop - it's one reason why we were interested in Greg Olsen last season. But at Edge, we need a guy who can GET THERE I'm asking! I don't watch Seattle a lot. We all know there are different kind of sacks. There's the coverage sack where the QB has time to run around looking, then there's the OHSHIT JAILBREAK Judon or Donald type strip-sack

My point is that if the VSB is used, it's not even 1/3 to 1/2 less against the cap. 1/3 off of $850k would be $561k, while the cheapest draft pick would be a cap hit of $680. It's just not a very big difference at this point.

We need someone who can actually get home, not another "vet to help develop the younger players a la Lee Smith". IMHO we already have a plethora of them in Hughes, Addison, Star etc.

Wish we'd done this for Allen's rookie season. Thought we got him into some bad habits it took a season to partially work out of him.

Tell me more about what you see out of Dunlap? I hear you. I don't get the Hunter love. The neck scares me. 1 year prove-it with incentives. That said, he's good!

My exact thought: the WR corps rises or falls on the QB's arm and field-reading ability

Will someone make a song to the tune "Benny and the Jets"? "Juju and the Jets"? My very thought. Tik-tok boy and NYC media, match made in heaven!

This business? https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news/courts_cops/patriots-patrick-chung-facing-belknap-county-drug-charge/article_5a5335aa-c4ef-11e9-bace-b3c79e781566.html Such a joke that he faced no NFL discipline for that.

Is that sarcasm? From the link: Sounds anticipated. Sounds like he might not even have made the team.

I have wondered if Wade's understanding of blocking has developed to the point where they might consider him for special teams use.

@BADOLBILZ, if you're going to state that the other playoff teams have more "homegrown talent", seems like a reasonable ask to identify the source. If it's "network statisticians" responsible for it, which one? If nothing else, I'm curious as to how "homegrown talent" is being defined. A statement like that can't be discussed well when we don't even know what it means. Is it only players we draft? Players we initially sign as UDFA? Does a young player who is signed as an UDFA like Boettger and traded for the summer of his rookie year before he's played a down in the NFL count? How about a guy like McKenzie, who was waived after his rookie season and who has clearly developed a ton since he's been in Buffalo?

Aside from the topic, but I did not know a RFA tender could be rescinded. Are there rules around this? It seems as though it could potentially be unfair to the player, if he's given a tender that deters other teams from offering for him because of the draft pick associated with it, then after the first 2 days of FA when teams in need look elsewhere to fill their needs, it's rescinded. I guess it depends on how you count Christian Wade?

I felt that in 2019, Brown got erased by aggressive (physical) man coverage in the Browns and in the Ravens game. Brown kind of said as much after the latter, said "the refs ought to call a better game then we would have a better game" or something like that. I think it was a factor in the Houston playoff as well but I honestly don't remember what coverage they were playing, maybe I've kind of blocked that game out of my mind.

That's not a ton, it's two, but I agree with you they'd be intriguing guys to bring in.

If I'm counting right, the Patriots signed 11 free agents (plus two re-signings). That's like have the team new?

Apparently this would be why. Looks like Jon signed his contract today https://www.instagram.com/p/CMh6sBYDSCh/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Fair enough for the eyeball view and he did have 11 drops this past season, which is Knox-esque.

That's a very valid point. Especially when you are a "middle class" player, teams can promise you a lot - but how much is guaranteed? You could go there where you don't know the system or the coaches, go through training camp, and get cut in September to find yourself looking for an new job. There's a certain value in staying where you know the system and trust the coaches.