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Obviously. But the question was whether or not we think Tre is back to form. Based on what I saw late last season I expect him to be. Pretty simple.

I expect Tre to be a top 10 CB this season.

No. It counts exactly the same as if they were on the 53. If the player has per game roster bonuses for being active then those obviously won’t be paid or count toward the cap. But that’s it.

That’s all correct from what I see. I think they still have to do one more on that list to do for in season stuff. Tre makes the most sense to me, but it could be any of the players you listed. The Bills can push things further if they really want to - and it would buy them some space - but the space would have to be rolled over anyway. That’s what the Browns are doing. The real issue is probably that they are #1 in cash spending this season - just ahead of the Browns. LINK More and more teams are moving to this model as it allows them to outspend other teams. An owner who has and is willing to spend cash is a requirement. The Bills, Browns, Saints and Eagles are all operating this way to varying degrees. Those teams are also getting picked over for new GMs who will do the same things with their new teams if allowed.

The reality is that they have pretty much done that already.

They were all included already. Just PS today.

PUP, NFI and IR players count toward the cap.

Correct. PS gets added today so the move was necessary to be cap compliant. I expect one more restructure to make room for regular in season transactions - call ups, IR replacements, etc. Almost certainly that’ll be Tre White or Dawkins.

You’re missing a few things: - The economics of players’ compensation in the NFL is pretty simple. As the NFL makes more and more money the increasing cap dollars flow to the difference makers (and to other places where there is scarcity). Aaron Donald is worth $30M/year because his contributions to adding wins absolutely are worth that. Also true FQBs are still underpaid at $50M/year when weighted against their contributions. - Dallas is 17th in cash spending this season. What team is #1 you ask? That’s our very own Buffalo Bills. LINK Cash is the most useful and telling metric for how teams are spending. Cap space and contracts can be manipulated to a large degree, but (except for a couple of very minor exceptions) cash always hits the cap. - No singular contract that is an outlier will impact negotiations on others much. Watson’s contract didn’t get any other QB a 5 year fully guaranteed deal.

The Bills have 5 DEs and 5 DTs on their 53 now. Plus Von Miller on PUP. It was a numbers issue so someone had to go. I think it was Basham because he was unhappy not getting on the field here and he wanted to go somewhere he could get some snaps.

Meh. He’s a bust for the Bills because we drafted him in the second round. That taints him here. But to everyone else he will be a capable backup DE who can kick inside if needed. He can last in the league. Just look at Shaq Lawson. No so great as far as a first round pick and I am glad we didn’t pay him. But he’s pretty nice to have as a backup at vet minimum.

He’s getting $72M. I think he’ll be okay whether he ever gets to a SB or not.

I know that it happened, but I’m not sure how often.

We could see huge changes in style and/or scheme or virtually nothing. I do think that there will be changes, but I couldn’t do more than guess what they’ll be.

For me the Bills defense is the most interesting thing to watch this season. I’m also interested in seeing how some players perform and how the offense develops, but how McDermott changes the defense and how it reflects his personality are #1 to me.

That is a truly odd list. Brees?

For sure. Hopefully with the changing of the QB guard there’s room for some new ones to win it. Just having Brady out of the picture is huge - especially for AFC teams.

I think it’s at least 4: Mahomes, Rodgers, Stafford and Wilson off the top of my head. Tho that might be it.

Teller was traded before the 2019 season. He was drafted in 2018 and spent that year on the Bills. He was a back up until he had to start due to injuries. He wound up starting almost half the season for the Bills.

I dunno. OTs are difficult to find unless a team spends large on one in FA or hits on one drafted highly. I think they’re trusting their evaluation of a raw, third round pick. I don’t have faith in it working out and I think Brown should’ve had better competition in camp, but I think the team’s process is defensible. I don’t think they should’ve given up on him, just provided better competition.

It’s amazing how horrible every ex-Bill coach and player is - after they’re gone.

That is not a picture of Chad Greenway. Also, how old is this quote? Frazier hasn’t been in Minnesota for decade.

100% agree with your top 4.

Also the player has to agree to the injury settlement terms. A player is not obliged to take any settlement. The big incentive for a player to take one is so that they can get back on the field once they are healthy. Usually that is with another team.

That lets him sign with another team after he gets healthy. Or he can sign back here after six weeks.