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You’re blaming that Pittsburgh made the trade for DK instead of Buffalo is because the Rousseau signing. Do you not see how absurd that sounds? The Rousseau signing is not going to take up much of the cap for at least the next three years. The Bills are at least $20M under the cap and there are quite a few more non crazy things they can do to free up another $25M. They aren’t getting all these deals done right before FA for nothing, this isn’t coincidental. They are freeing up money to spend.

Teams like Dallas and Cincinnati that wait till the end pay the higher contracts.

Such a hysterical take lol

This is the point that I’ve been making. He’s not a top 10 WR, not even the best on his team but he is elite at go and post routes which is exactly what the Bills need most out of a WR. The price is high for that limited skill set. Teams can just go two high and essentially he becomes very limited but when teams go man to man with 0 or 1 blitzes then he could be the ultimate pressure valve and make teams pay.

At first blush of it had been an extension it would have been around $11M savings but since this is a whole new deal it could actually be significantly more.

He’s taking the Tom Brady route and allowing his team flexibility to get the players they need. I was expecting a $60-$65M deal. This is a serious team friendly deal. Should be about $11M in cap savings and I believe we are at about $20M under the cap. So far every single deal has been a team friendly deal with maybe the exception of Bernard! Beane has done a great job so far with extending our players. Now he just needs to close the deal and get a couple high quality players via FA/trade

This is setting up to a very expensive overpay FA period over the first few days. They should prioritize with one of the best CB’s and a big DT like DJ Jones. Will have to pay a premium but they need to fill those roles.

Where did the other thread go? lol

He had a good season but I wouldn’t consider it to be better stats. He had 25% more carries than Cook with only about 120 more total yards and his epa was lower, had almost half a yard per carry lower, 10 less TD’s and he fumbled the ball 5 times and lost it 3 times vs Cook fumbling it once with none lost. Cook had the better season. With that said, Aaron Jones is still producing, just surprised he got paid as high as he did considering the tread. From my perspective if you are Cook’s agent it strengthens his negotiating hand. I hope we can get him to extend for $12m AAV but I think it will be higher than that

He is going into his 9th season, very rare to get a big contract at that age. The closest comp we have is Derrick Henry who is regarded as a much better RB signed his deal one year ago when he was 30 for $8M AAV. RB rates are definitely on the rise, this is now the 2nd RB that reflects that. If Jones at age 30 entering into season 9 is $10M AAV then Cook who is age 25 going into his 4th season is going to be valued considerably higher. I’m just surprised they offered him a deal that high

If Aaron Jones at age 30 is $10M AAV then Cook is most certainly higher

He is not a great receiver, do I need to post his rankings? He is a good quality receiver who is great at go and post routes. With that said, I’d be happy to have him because we actually could use someone who is fantastic at the skill sets he offers.

And it appears that Joe Brady isn’t either. That’s my main trepidation with getting a high priced player at WR. Diggs was having a really good year until Brady took over and both he and Gabe Davis production fell off a cliff. And Amari couldn’t really get it going either. I think it’s reasonable to assume that Brady’s offense doesn’t really feature boundary receivers.

A second rounder makes it more palatable. The valuation is rich and he isn’t worth $30M AAV, but it’s manageable. I also think that he will end up not costing $30M AAV unless he goes to a non contender. Never know though, seems like a natural fit for the Chargers.

Yep! I’m convinced the Bills will free up lots of cap room and spend on players more than they have in the past to reshape the defense.

Bernards deal is looking even better. Bolton has 2/3 of his contact guaranteed whereas Bernard has 1/2 of his

The Garrett deal is an overpay, it’s beginning to rival the overinflation of WR’s. DE’s are rightfully becoming the highest paid position group but this valuation is very rich. The Bills would be better off slightly overpaying for Sweat which they probably would have to based off the Crosby and Garrett signing. Might have to go as high as $22M and I’m not even sure that would be enough to get him. They may have to go another route as I would expect him to be a hot commodity coming off a great Super Bowl. The Bills were lucky that Rousseau signed before this Garrett extension

He was never on the trade block, the signing of Rousseau had nothing to do with Garrett’s extension. Rousseau being signed didn’t increase or decrease those odds because it was never available. My argument is that the Rousseau signing does not diminish Buffalo’s chances of getting a high level FA or player via trade. You and Kirby’s argument is that the signing of Rousseau diminishes those odds.

The Rousseau signing looks even better today than it did yesterday

I said top 6 which included Garrett. So you’re blaming the signing of Rousseau prevented the Bills from Garrett being signed by the Bills??? lol

As soon as the details come out we will know for sure. Should be relatively soon. It depends on how much they will allocate for base pay in 2025 and 2026. How much the signing bonus is. How many voided years. Im guessing around $4 - $6m cap hit in 2025 and around an $8 - $12m in 2026.

Rousseau? Yeah, probably starting in either 2027 or 2028

Hendrickson is absolutely loving it right now and getting him is going to be a lot more difficult. There is going to be a lot of competition for his services. Also, the Rousseau signing looks even better than it did yesterday.

Jeez, I wrote up that whole thing and then come to find out that Garrett is off the table. Have fun on your trip