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The Jest are so bad it won't really matter, but I'm sure McD still wants to do everything possible to ensure a victory in his first game as Bills HC. Plus it is a strategy that could carry to the second week.

Getting back on the practice field is obviously a good sign for Tyrod, but it'd be smart of McD to let it be known that he's practicing even if he's still unlikely to play. That'd keep the Jets guessing as to who was going to start on Sunday.

Agreed. They're going to have to pay Webb for the whole season either way because of his veteran status so it makes sense to cut bait with Yates. As for Taylor, I doubt anyone is looking to deal a significant pick for a QB at this point so he gets to stay for the season.

No surprise on that. Could see this coming the day they way overpaid him and gave him the contract. Greco would be a very good pickup. Great person and above average OG. Boone's concussion issues scare me.

John Greco was a surprising cut by Cleveland. He's an above average OG - and can play C as well. He'd be a nice pick up.

It was the 6th that the Steelers sent to Cleveland for Justin Gilbert, who's now gone. They also sent a 2019 7th round pick back to the Browns.

I understand what you're getting at, but to be fair Haden was an All Pro 3 seasons ago. It looks like he's lost it, but he's still under 30 and if he gets it back.......

Here are the actual numbers:- Dareus has a cap hit of $16.1M this season. - Trading him now would result in dead money of $20.6M. That's instead of the above hit, not in addition to it. - The Bills would get hit with a $4.5M larger cap in 2017 if he was traded now. They have that to spare. - Please note that I'm just giving the numbers here, not advocating for trading him now. https://overthecap.com/player/marcell-dareus/1830

1. Disagree. Both are very important and a deep threat can immeasurably help the short passing game. That said, I absolutely agree with the Sammy move. Zay Jones has speed and can fill that role. 2. The OL and QB have to both do their jobs. The OL has to give the QB time and the QB has to get the ball out.

Musical or biblical Madonna?

Got something for a player that doesn't fit the current scheme and wouldn't contribute to the team. Better for him and better for us. Best of luck to him.

Probably just immature and seeing what he can get away with. Whether or not he now gets in line will tell us whether or not there's a defiance issue.

We know that every other player knew when to be at the field for the game. This was Dareus being Dareus. It's not like it should be a surprise at this point. Let's hope he now realizes that he has to get in line. If not, he's going to have to deal with the consequences.

Benched in college for committing too many personal fouls, tested positive for pot at Combine, fined in 2013 for defenseless receiver hit and going after a player's groin (same game, GB), fined in 2014 for twisting the ankles of Newton and Olsen (Carolina) and the above mentioned Brown incident in 2015 along with going after Big Ben's ankle in that same playoff game against the Steelers.

Correct.

Short answer: If the Browns ate the majority of BO's contract, then it's feasible from a cap standpoint. I'm just not sure why you'd want BO on the team. He's terrible.

If Hundley is worth having, then GB isn't moving him now. They've got nothing else behind Rodgers and even a decent backup QB could mean the difference between just making or just missing the playoffs if Rodgers misses a few weeks. I can't see them doing that for less than premium value and there's no reason to give that up for him at this point. He's signed through next season so GB wouldn't be in a hurry to get some value for him, especially this close to the season starting.

They already have.

Thanks, but there are still more details to come. I'm looking to see how much of his 2017 salary got converted to the signing and roster bonuses paid this week, what the effective 2 season payout is and how much of the new money is non-guaranteed 2019 compensation. I'd expect a roster bonus to be due in 2019 as well. Often the first leaks of a new contract are from the agent and show the deal in the most positive light. It's good marketing for the agent.

Seems like they just paid a $6M-$6.5M per year OC $8M a year for 2018 and 2019 with a lot of guarantees, but it might not be that bad. Wood is a good player and it's probably best to have him locked up beyond this season so I'm happy there. The contract details aren't out yet, but my best guess is that the effective length is through 2018 with 2019 as more of an option year for the team. Guarantees likely just cover compensation for this season and most of next. The 2019 salary could be ballooning the numbers too. I'm going to wait and see.

Thanks for the inside info.

Financial penalties still can hurt even someone like Dareus. Team fines or suspensions can hurt badly. Notably, he would not get paid for games he is suspended for and the amount lost would be refunded to the team's cap space. He's at about $610k salary per game. That would have to hurt, especially if it is an escalating punishment. He just got a 1 game violation (although no financial penalty since it was a preseason game). Next might be 2 games for $1.22M, etc.

It'd be stupid to trade for Adams without negotiating a LTD so you'd have to consider the possibility that the Bills would somehow acquire a FQB. Not bothering to get quality WRs on the team until you find a FQB doesn't seem to be much of a strategy. Not that I'm saying it he Bills should trade Shady. They shouldn't unless a team gets stupid.

I find it very plausible that the Packers offered Adams and a fourth round pick for Shady. I also find it incredibly likely that the Bills said no to it.

Taylor finds a rhythm and his timing and proceeds to hit receivers with accuracy. Or that Peterman does. If we got nothing more than that I'd be ecstatic.