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Totally spitballing, but maybe they did do him a solid on this one? It is kind of a restructure, but kind of like Douglas they basically just added a void year. Curious if maybe they wanted AD to be able to announce his own retirement so they restructured then he announced? Or maybe there is some benefit to the order of operations? Like maybe it was advantageous to the cap to restructure then retire rather than have a retirement settlement?

So weird. What went on here? I believe most contracts have restructure language pre-built in so it isn't something they likely needed to discuss with him. There have been some rumored trade speculation around Donald the last few years. Nothing saying he has requested one, but it has definitely been a topic on most sports shows. Curious if he wanted one last go at a ring this year and the restructure guaranteed that he could not be moved so he called it quits. Trouble wrapping my head around this. Something must have happened internally.

Samuel doesn't play on the outside. He is a slot guy through and through. Comparing him to Davis doesn't make any sense. Two very different roles in the offense. You would want to compare him to Shakir in last years offense. All that said everybody knows the plan is to get a WR to play on the outside in Davis spot. But if there are some growing pains Shakir is a pretty versatile guy who absolutely can play in both positions effectively. I think he has some Robert Woods in him as well. I like the Samuel signing, but we also seem to get these mid-tier FA to block our draft picks at times. Samuel and Shakir seem to be an example of that. Shakir is in a good spot to take on more responsibility in the offense and we just signed his replacement in the slot and the entire world knows that we are going to take an outside guy early. We need more WR talent. I get it. But also we blocked playing time for Shakir and Hodgins (who both flashed when given reps) with Curtis Samuel, Deonte Harty, and Isaiah McKenzie (to an extent).

I googled that to double check and the very first thing that came up was this article from Sports Illustrated. It was written/released 1 hour ago. Talk about a guy getting it wrong. Sheesh. https://www.si.com/nfl/rams/news/los-angeles-rams-aaron-donald-contract-restructure-salary-cap#:~:text=However%2C freeing up cap space,indeed be back for 2024.

It’s worth noting that they commit to a lot of interchangeable small speedy inside guys. Even without Tyreek they don’t miss much. They never have anybody with size on the outside with much of any production. This is partially why I thought the Davis criticism was over blown. Not that we don’t need more weapons. But we have seen a number of offenses built around the TE and crisp route running. Diggs/Kincaide is a good enough pairing going forward. We need role players outside of 1 or 2 super stars. Davis is tremendously valuable as a role player. Big strong and speedy on the outside, with enough physicality to be a great run blocker.

Dane is a quality corner. He has certainly had a good cast around him and that helps. But he has had long stretches where he is absolutely lights out and top end QBR, passer rating, yards, TD's etc when targeted. Like real life CB1 numbers. He has also struggled a bit here and there. $7M AAV is reasonable. I am way higher on Dane than I ever was on Wallace. We have done well with CB depth as of late. Losing Dane will hurt with how many DB's McD likes on the field.

It is the only way the universe will let him play here long term. We will trade a 6th for him by training camp.

who is it, who?

Get set up? Because that is where she wanted to be? That is where they have both lived for years. Fairly certain his family just came up on game day and we’re not here 24/7 September-December.

You originally said Dak made $60M per. I said no he didn't. The top end of his cap number is $60M. Now it is "Dak is making $60M this year so Josh is underpaid". I don't know what you are trying to argue here. Josh needs an extension to help level out his cap number. Teams don't want to commit $60M in cap dollars to a single player. Dak's stupid cap hit has nothing to do with Josh Allen.

Josh Allen is elite. Stef is elite (But may or may not be declining.) I think we have less elite individuals but we do have some elite groups. I think the TE and LB rooms are elite even if neither would have an individual who would be considered "elite" (maybe Milano). I think Poyer and Hyde were an elite pairing but not elite individuals.

No he isn't. He has one year where his cap hit is $60M. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/dak-prescott-19089/

I think there is an extension coming in the next 365 days. No way the Bills take a $56M hit next year. And that is pre-restructure. I would not be shocked if one comes before TC starts.

Edmunds just named valedictorian at Sweet Home HS. Here’s to the graduating class of 2024!

Is Edmunds even aloud to drink beer yet?

If we’re going to present “general recovery” let’s present “general production” for 35 year old pass rushers. Then present “general production” for 35 year old pass rushers with one bad knee. Then do it again for two of them. There is no “right on schedule” for this situation. Something like 2/3 of all NFL players are out of the league in 3 years after a single ACL injury. Let alone 2. Father time is undefeated.

I don't think anybody has said "good riddance" this thread seems to be a lot of well wishes. There is this assumption among Bills fans that you have to have some Chase/Higgins combo on the outside and that everybody else is a dud. Davis was a good piece to have on the outside. The Bills got tremendous value from him. He never cost us more than $2.8M and some seasons as little as $800k. He way outplayed his draft position and his contract. We will not be able to replace Gabe's run blocking and route running for close to the same that we paid him here in Buffalo. We saw the Patriots and now KC have tons of consistent success having a go to inside WR and a TE and a bunch of role playing pass catchers. I suspect this is the route the Bills are trying to go with Kincaid, DIggs, and Shakir/Cook. Would I pay Gabe $13M to be a role player in this offense? No. But he is a good player and in a world where there are 3 or 4 $30M cap hits for WR's $13M isn't the wide receiver it used to be.

This. I am fairly certain he gets more guaranteed. I would not be shocked if they added a year as well. More guaranteed money, another year on the job, less money per year.

https://www.draftsharks.com/fantasy/injury-history/von-miller/4782 11/24/2022 - Knee ACL Tear Grade 3 Today's date - 3/11/2024.

How else will the OP collect meaningless internet points?

All the talk of a looming Allen restructure. Curious of two other options: 1. I think it is possible an extension makes more sense here. Part of the reason KC is in the situation they are is because they kicked the can down the road to 2031. 2. If possible they may not want to restructure this years number if they don't have to because next years is $56M. A restructure this year would significantly impact that. Restructure this year or not I think Allen gets an extension in the next 365 days.

That was literally 473 days ago from today. LOL.

I Weren't McGovern and Douglas already done? I don't see any way that Diggs is restructured. I don't know why that keeps being said...by anybody. At one point Greg had Diggs in his "guaranteed to restructure" column. Either way I would assume we get a wave of Bills news today.

Curious what the terms of this looks like? Shooting from the hip I am curious if they basically added a year or two, kept the same total value but increased his guarantees? That would mean that Knox would ultimately have more security and guaranteed money even if it means less year to year? Unsure though. Just guessing.

Thanks for the correction. Scratch everything I just said because the public money is only $850M not a billion.