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That's hilarious! And I agree with the early post about Hooker only sliding into the 10-17 range. All that this does is eliminate his offseason workouts and OTAs. It doesn't have an effect on him making training camp, him playing in 2017 or his longevity. He will likely be there at 10 for the Bills now, which would certainly not have been the case otherwise.

The comparison is to show how grossly overpaid he'd be under the extension. And everything paid to him counts against the cap even the team can defer some of it.

The Browns have signed Collins to a 4 year extension already. The Pats will get the Browns 3rd round comp pick for him. The Browns have picks 1, 12, 33, 52 & 65 through the first three rounds. If they do offer anything for JG it won't include a first.

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/contracts/quarterback/ $40.5M over two seasons is a very significant commitment. It puts him up there with the likes of Rivers, Ryan, Brady, etc. (see link above). He's not remotely close to that level of QB. The average salary gets a little better if he's kept longer, but in all honesty does anyone here want Tyrod for 5 more seasons? I sure don't. I can see him as a bridge QB for a reasonable price, but he not nearly a good enough passer to be a guy I'd make a long term commitment to. People talk of keeping him as a bridge, but how do you give a QB that kind of cash and then try to draft his replacement? Doing so would certainly undermine him and create controversy. It wouldn't reflect well on the Bills as an organization either. Obviously retaining him wouldn't allow for even another bridge level QB to be brought in and it would take cap space away from retaining other talent - and the Bills have a lot of FAs this offseason. The tough part of this is that there's no guarantee that the Bills will find a better replacement (unless they find one immediately in FA before the roster bonus is due). They might not, or it might take years. They've been looking a long time already. But sticking with Taylor is just another way of kicking the same can down the same road. He's just not a good enough passer to warrant such a significant commitment.

It's too much, even for one season. And Taylor would be in for two at that rate. As painful as it might be, the Bills need to walk away. I understand why they might do it - and why some fans want them to - but everyone will regret it if it happens. It'd just be wishful thinking and unwarranted hope leading to a bad decision.

A reasonable take until you look at Taylor's contract. A team is better off moving on rather than way overpaying a QB that's only a decent option.

I don't think that's his point. He's just showing the caliber of QBs who have won championships. The importance of such a QB is obviously his point. There are obvious exceptions, but that means playing much slimmer odds.

The Browns are interested in every QB that might be available. That's not news. MKC has no sources. She just recycles what's already been reported and occasionally throws in her ill informed opinion.

Thank God that Chris Palmer is on that list.

. $25M for two seasons of head coaching is a good deal for Pegula how?

Agreed. Play this game for a championship or don't bother IMO. With very rare exceptions, a FQB is a necessary piece. It's not sufficient to get you one, but it makes it possible. The real problem this season is finding one. This is a rough QB class, but there may actually be some talent available in FA or via trade.

Thanks sharing your hard work.

That's a stupid simile. Gilmore is an excellent corner. He's a legit #1 in this league and it's a hell of a lot easier building a respectable corps of DBs with one of those in place than with nothing.

They should.

Losing Gilmore would be a very big setback. He's a top 10 CB in this league and really the only bright spot currently in the Bills' secondary. But, you know, carry on......

I'll be honest here. Looking at the draftable QBs out there, the Bills might feel like they're stuck. This QB class is not good and they might believe they're better off keeping TT for 2-3 more seasons while they find their FQB. They've got a small window to see what they can get via FA before they have to decide in his option - and then there's also potential trades. Well, it's a pretty tough contract. Some of the cap pain can be spread over an additional season, but then you're dealing with some real dead money in a season when he's not on the roster. That's not great. $40.5M for two seasons of service is well beyond his worth. That's what you're going to get - even if some of that cap hit can be pushed into a third season.

You just can't force it. Yes, go after a guy with a legit chance at being a FQB. But don't waste precious draft capital on mirages or big reaches. The OP is way overstating the matter by saying not to go after one in rounds 1-3. That's ridiculous. I don't see a guy worth a top 10 pick, but there are guys I'd jump at in the 2nd round. I'd even move up from our second rounder for a couple.

Don't even get me started on my Paris pied-à-terre renovation.

It is possible that Roethlisberger would have to repay that money, but it is rare that portions of signing bonuses are required to be repaid. The CBA has very strong language against repayment, but contracts can have clauses that require it. Roethlisberger could have one. It's odd that the reporter states that he'd need a clause preventing a repayment as the default is that no repayment would need to be made.

You are way off on the financials. He's due only $12M next season and $17M in each of 2018 and 2019. $12M is Ryan Fitzpatrick money. This is about his payday. Also he would not have to pay back any of his signing bonus money if he were to retire. The Steelers really have no choice here. They've got to pony up and if/when they do, he'll play. http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/ben-roethlisberger-3595/

And if Tyrod's old QB coach from B-more takes a pass, what would that tell you?

If Taylor would rework his deal, then I'd definitely be on board with keeping him as a bridge. But I see him leaving and not looking back if his extension isn't picked up by the Bills. It already looks like there are some hard feelings about week 17 and we aren't likely to be the highest bidder with our cap situation. Some team will way overpay for him anyway.

Maybe if he goes to Denver. Otherwise, no.

One of the more telling things I saw last season was watching defenses stack the box against the run and go straight up man or man with a robber on Watkins. I kept watching for Taylor to audible out and I honestly never saw that happen. Either he wasn't allowed to do so or he decided not to. Either way, that is terribly concerning to me. A QB has to be able to take advantage of those situations because you aren't going to beat good teams if you can't.

The 4th quarter comeback stat can be misleading, but confidence in your QB to provide your team a chance in those situations is of enormous importance. Does anyone here really think Tyrod Taylor can be counted on to drive down the field late in the 4th quarter to beat a playoff caliber team? I sure don't. I'd happily put the ball in Aaron Rodger's hand though. Here is all I could find on the matter: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/comeback.cgi?player=RodgAa00 http://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/comeback.cgi?player=TaylTy00