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I was told yes it is possible we sign both. Presumably (my guess, not from my source) we would put Elam on IR and then cut one of Settle or Ford if we want to add both. Or maybe Ioannidis starts on the PS.

I have a source. Others on here will vouch for me.

At DT, they are targeting Ndamukong Suh or Matt Ioannidis. Medical work is being done on both.

Medical work is being done on Ndamukong Suh and Matt Ioannidis.

Elam has had a bone bruise since the last week of training camp that hasn't quite healed. Beane's comments today about his nagging ankle injury, that's what he is referring to.

Packers fan/beat reporter reactions:

Packers fans are upset and PFF grades him very high.

What makes you say that? He is PFF's 12th graded CB in coverage this year. He's played 100% of defensive snaps for Green Bay this year.

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Excellent acquisition! I'm guessing we will extend him. His cap hit is $4.4m this year, $11.6m next year, then a bunch of void years. FWIW he has a 75.2 PFF grade this year.

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It's just not going to happen unfortunately. Like a lot of bad teams the Raiders are unwilling to face the reality of what they need to do to become competitive again.

McDermott's scheme is different when he has an island CB1. When he knows a third of the field is taken away by one guy, it changes everything he can do in the back 7. The reason he's been blitzing so much lately is he has no faith that our coverage will hold up. So if we're assuming Tre is done and Elam is a bust (both reasonable assumptions), getting that caliber of player is still a huge need for our defense, arguably the biggest need on the entire team.

Not true. If we cut him after the league year starts in 2024 we would have a dead cap hit of $10.4m, but would save $6.3m on the cap and owe nothing beyond that.

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Unfortunately I don't think it is a difficult decision. We have to move forward under the assumption that Tre is done with football, or at least done being anywhere close to the best version of himself. Maybe his recovery goes perfectly and he gets back to form but we have to assume the worst. So if someone like Adams or Hopkins isn't available, acquiring a true #1 CB is the next best path to improving the team substantially now and in the future. Jaylon Johnson would be an excellent move. A true #1 island CB allows McDermott to run his actual defense, not this blitz happy nail biter he's been running since Tre went down.

Meh. Allen and Diggs combined have $42 million in base salary next year that can be converted into signing bonus. Poyer and White can be cut for almost $12 million in cap savings. Morse for another $8.5 million. Plus the cap will continue rising exponentially each year as the new TV and streaming deals mature. The Bills entered this offseason way over the cap and ended up going on a spending spree in free agency. Trust me, it will always work out. We can keep kicking the can down the road until the day Allen retires and then take a couple years of bad medicine.