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I was very happy to see him go for it on 4th down twice on their first possession. But unfortunately that’s been the exception, not the rule. And obviously the whole body of coaching work that day left a lot to be desired, especially on the defensive side of the ball. To sum up the coaching decisions in that game - Great on the first offensive possession, then back to the usual until the meltdown at the end.

This rule was why the Raiders traded away Khalil Mack. They were still in Oakland, which had the lowest revenue of any NFL franchise and ownership with no other significant source of income. Davis just didn’t have the cash to put into reserve for his contract. It is a rule that is no longer needed but it will need to be negotiated out of the CBA. The owners have to decide that they want to get rid of it (and many don’t), then they have to give up something to make that happen. That’s why it hasn’t been done yet.

You can be confident about winning but also have a realistic view of what an NFL season and games are like. I’m usually the person telling other fans that either we are better than they think after a loss or that the Bills still human after a win. That said, the Bills are in as good a position to win it all as any team. Arguably the best. But the AFC is loaded and every season has its own flavor and comes with its own set of adversities. I’m just going to try to enjoy the ride this year and hope for the best. Edited to add: If you’re talking about that supreme confidence that the Bills can win every game, overcome just about any deficit and win a title in every year, then I’d say that I’m close. It’s not the players for me, it’s the coaching. It goes beyond the 13 seconds. It’s also the new coordinators, especially Dorsey. And it’s McDermott too. As good as he’s been, I haven’t seen him make the gutsy calls that great coaches have to make. I honestly think that the players are there. They grew and have stepped up. Allen in particular and the offense in general have been outstanding. Now it’s the coaching staff’s turn to grow and step up.

We should totally depend on this

It’s been a long, long time since I have

The tweet didn’t say they wanted to be aggressive in trading up in the first round, just that they want to be aggressive trading up. I’m sure they’d make a move in the first if the right prospect fell, but the sweet spot in this draft is day 2 (and probably even into the 4th round). Look for them to want to stock up on talent there

Agreed. Not as much as the Von Miller signing, but close.

I literally keep coming back to this thread because it is growing in size so fast that it makes me think that details about his contract have come out. They do not have them yet. No one outside the NFL seems to, which is odd for a deal that has gone through two teams. That isn’t significant, just unusual.

Every PSL I have seen works as I described. They each give the owner the right to buy the season ticket for that seat. They are immediately forfeited if the owner does not purchase a season ticket.

I’m sure you’ll be here for quite awhile. Still, I’m glad for all of us who get to see this run.

I think that a PAT by the team possessing first and a 2 point conversion by the team possessing second will be the norm when both score TDs. Better that than allowing a FG to beat you. During the regular season with a 10 minute OT there usually won’t be time for a fourth possession anyway (if this gets adopted for the regular season).

In other cases I have seen, the PSLs are immediately forfeited if season tickets are not renewed. NYS would get some props from me if they disallowed that practice. I have not heard of any such law and Google is giving me nothing on it. Please link to that info if you have it. Or are you just speculating? It would be at the time people reserve their season tickets at the new stadium. I am sure there will be payment plans.

I agree. But people should also consider the possibility of having to move for work, moving for retirement, possible financial changes, etc. what’re the odds of life getting in the way 5 or 10 years from now and how big of a financial impact would something like this be? obviously everybody can make their own financial decisions, but it is easy for people to get caught up in the moment of something like this.

Purchase of a PSL allows and obligates the season ticket holder to purchase season tickets every year. You won’t be able to purchase them without one. Also won’t be able to decline purchase of your season tickets without selling or losing your PSL. This last point is an important one. If the team goes on a bad run and there is low demand for PSLs and season tickets, then the PSL holders would have a tough decision. The choices would be to: 1) continue to buy season tickets they might not want, 2) sell their PSLs at a loss or 3) if there is no PSL market walk away and allow their PSLs to revert back to the team. In the last instance the team could sell those seats as single game tickets until demand picked back up. At that time the team could resell the PSLs and pocket that money.

Why would re-signing a guard impact whether or not we draft a tackle?

I’d like to participate. I’ll take the Broncos, Dolphins or Texans. Thanks.

This is a terrible way to look at the cap impact. First year cap hits can always be minimized. They neglect to mention that Williams and Feliciano now have $5.1M in dead cap this year and Saffold will have $2M in dead cap next year. They turned Williams and Feliciano’s cap hit total of $14M into a total cap hit of $13.5M (est) this year plus $2M next year to make the swap. I’ll be happy with the swap if we upgraded, but pretending that we just improved our cap is ridiculous.

Fifth year options are not negotiable in that they are set by the CBA rules. They are replaceable in that the player and team can agree to replace it with any contract they want. That includes a one year deal for the exact same total amount, but split between signing bonus and salary.

That’s just not true. It isn’t in the CBA anywhere. While Allen got a longer contract, his fifth year option is no longer in place. In other words, his contract was not extended, it was replaced by a longer one. Also even if an extension was required (and it’s not) there would be nothing stopping a team from using automatically (or easily) voided seasons to do that.

No extension is required. If the Browns want to convert some of Mayfield’s salary into a signing bonus, he has to agree to it. That effectively gives him the ability to chose whether he will go to a specific team or not. Obviously if no salary conversion is needed, the Browns can trade him wherever they want.

You should note the part you bolded. NO UNILATERAL RIGHT. It is something that both sides have to agree to and is permissible under that circumstance.

I know that’s not correct. I think you’re mixing up some of the rules for franchise tags. And even if it was, then the team could just extend the contract using void years. 5th year options are fully guaranteed, but the contract can be altered (unlike the franchise tag after a certain date). Allen’s was altered. It wasn’t just extended, but the salary in his his fifth year option year was reduced substantially. Obviously he got a big signing bonus before then, but that’s not substantially different than what I was talking about with Mayfield.

Then Browns would still have to pay Mayfield his whole contract if they released him. No way are they doing that. It would make far more sense for them to wait for a trade partner and pick up part of his salary if they even have to do that. It would be better for Mayfield to be traded rather than sit inactive for a season. He could agree to convert part of his salary to a signing bonus. The Browns would pay that and his new team would pay his remaining salary. Seems straight forward and better for all parties.

Florio is so slimy. Those Beane quotes are from a week ago - before the Hill trade and new deal. They play a little differently if people think they were on the heels of that. He’s just trying to stir the pot.

His salary is fully guaranteed. Other than the roster spot (which would be filled by a player whose salary also would count toward the cap) they’d gain nothing. They could keep him for part/all of the season. He could compete with Brissett for the back up spot. If he wants to start somewhere else in the league, then he can man up and entice the other teams while Watson is suspended. That’s a tough road, but I think that after Watson’s suspension is announced the Browns may say that he could start during that time. That’d mostly be a move to try to improve his trade value though. I think they do eventually trade him. If they can’t, then I think the likely scenario is that he sits the year as inactive for every game unless suspension and/or injury require the team to make him active. I doubt he actually plays unless it’s an emergency. They’ll at least get a comp pick out of it that way.