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Thanks BillyG, you've been doing a great job with info. If you got time, it would be great if you started a Bills PS thread that the mods could pin. 1 down, 15 to go!

This should end the thread, but you know it won't. LOL.

Not sure about that for the 53 as much as for the PS.

Historically there are usually 30+ waiver claims the first day. Here's to hoping no Bills are claimed and McDermott and Beane get their pick of the litter.

For anyone interested, Spotrac has the Bills with $2.564M in cap space under the Top 51 rule and $1.06M with all the contracts. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/cap/ OTC has an extra $3M or so, but they don't show their work the way Spotrac does, so it's hard to know where they get that from. Beane stays under the Top 51 until September 10th, so he has leeway in doing some cap "gymnastics". Signing back Ferguson and Ifedi should add a little over $2M in contract money. PS should add around another $3.7M. Having the guys go to IR/PUP opens up spots on the 53 rosters but they have to be replaced with other player salaries. "Stashing" costs money, LOL. FWIW.

As you can see Siran Neal is untouchable. Both are NCB backups on the Bills Depth Chart. Actually, Cam is 2nd string. That might be trade bait stuff.

KJ is on a 2-year contract. If he shows well the first 6 weeks he may stay and Shaq gets cut and maybe PS bound. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/kingsley-jonathan-77605/

Agree. I'm wondering if the 11 DBs will be a long term thing. Good chance the 2 PS WRs could be used until Shorter comes back.

False starts on the OL is a tough thing. It's almost an involuntary reaction which is hard to coach out. I hope the whole line is more disciplined.

Things will change but there are PS game call ups to get through a couple of weeks.

By the time Ifedi signs (I hope it's not too quick) something else happens OR teams will have established 53's and PS's and Anderson clears waivers with no problem. As for Ifedi, I hope he can keep his penalties to a minimum. It seems a bit of an issue. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/I/IfedGe00.htm

That's the objective.

Beat me to it!

Makes me think there will be some moves upcoming, but you could be right. I hope you are not. LOL.

Buffalo Bills Official site release a depth chart after cuts. No IR designations. https://www.buffalobills.com/team/depth-chart Interesting that there is no RT backup. Alec Anderson listed a 3rd C.

Damn, I found it but the reference to the Bills visit was way back in 2020. Sorry, I'll delete that comment.

Sounds like he wasn't put on IR so it's looking like he won't be out for too much longer. Remember they can "elevate' a PS player for the Jets game even if it's not Klien. Kirksey is scheduled for a visit at OBD too. Or so it was reported.

I'm not a heavy betting man anymore BUT I will bet some good money that Matt Barkley will not be kept on the 53 today, put on IR in the hopes he can come back and go to the PS. No injured player can be cut until they are cleared to play or an injury settlement is agreed to. I just can't see another player being cut to "save" Matt Barkley. Just a general reminder, all salaries are guaranteed to players on the opening day 53-man roster. He sits on IR until he heals and then cut OR he goes along with the injury settlement (most likely).

Yep. It's looking like he will eventually get an injury settlement and cut while another QB goes to the PS.

Yes sir, for Beane and the other 31 GMs.

I freely admit I don't know much about Poona. For some reason I just haven't seen him do much (as I was watching) in preseason. I trust you and the other guys to fill me in. LOL, that's the reason I'm on this board!

I concur with the OT situation. I try to guess what they are thinking other than trying to be an armchair GM, so I have to ask if there is room to start the year with 10 OL? The extra guy would probably have come from the LBs or DL. I'm also wondering if someone else ends up on IR.

I truly believe Beane is not done talking to GMs. Wait to see if something comes up in a trade before you etch things in stone.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong. The Bills OL looks like it's probably this after the cutdown. Dawkins, McGovern, Morse, Torrence, Brown are the starters. Edwards, Bates, Van Demak, Anderson depth.