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If Dane makes it through his tender Benford doesn't have a real job. Beane already hinted earlier this year his is S material.

I guess we'll see. I think this surprise signing opens the draft for a good amount of offense in the first 2 days. The DL will need a lot more next year than the secondary.

Maybe a 6th. Benford is for sure got time to make the move. If Dane Jackson end up on the team, they are more than set at CB.

Poyer is a 2-year deal. No safety this year in the draft is needed. The secondary is already set.

Well, the secondary is complete. On to the O in the draft!

You didn't like him the first time he signed. You are consistent.

LOL. I was just looking that up to post. You need to add 1 game started by Ian Book. Yep, the Saints are something else. I laugh when fans on this board want the Bills to emulate their "system".

LOL. I can't help it. This place throws off my Libra scales! Agree totally.

It's the biggest risk of this signing. Beane rolling the dice for $3.7M is the bottom line. Personally, I believe McKenzie won't make the 53. So, replacing McKenzie with Harty is a $1M or so gamble. It has a chance to pay off pretty big if he can stay healthy.

Yes.

Diggs, Davis, Harty and Shakir on the roster. Definitely room for a bigger WR. Let's hope one is available in the draft. My point is replacing Crowder, McKenzie and Beasley from last year with 1 small receiver this year isn't a problem with me.

Why are fans doing this? Crowder is not on the team. Mckenzie will not make the team. Hines is a RB/KR. Shakir plays inside and out.

If Harty replaces McKenzie, he will be the only Bills WR under 6 foot.

My friend of 40 years just had his adult stepson do the same thing. It was an honor that brought my buddy to tears.

I just replied earlier that I wanted to see the return fumbles vs. offensive play fumbles. Thank you VERY much!

I bet you couldn't wait to use that line. I will give you credit, it's pretty good. Now let's talk about your "Under the radar guys" comment. He is not that. Spotrac puts a "Market Value" on certain players. Either past stars or younger players that will have bigger potential. I looked at Harty a month ago when I perused the Saints UFA list. I did that because of the Saints horrible cap workings every year. They are always letting guys go that they can't keep. His "market value" from Spotrac is $8M per year. "Hardly a Harty" under the radar endorsement. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/deonte-harty-29629/market-value/ Facts matter, but again I did get a snicker from your bolded line!

I see that too. He had 152 kick and punt returns. I would like to know how many fumbles were returns and how many on the field with the Offense.

I'm not sure what the real plan is for Hardy, but Nyheim Hines is not "locked" by any means. In Spotrac, Hines shows $3.5M this year with no dead cap if cut. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/nyheim-hines-25205/

I agree with your math and the deductions that Beane has to consider. One thing I notice every year. At cut down time when it goes from the 51 rule to the full cap there is always a few million that comes back in space when some of those rookies and below the 51 players end up replacing some of the guys with higher hits.

"A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client."

2 years is a long time ago in football. Us Bills fans have not had to concern ourselves the way Raven fans have during that time. Can you imagine this message board if the roles were reversed? I'm not anti-Lamar fan, but I truly believe that without an agent he has no knowledge of the effects this has on the Ravens organization. Not just the financing of his contract but the aftereffects he has created. Agents not only attempt to get what they can from the team, but they also know how to help the team in working through these huge contracts to keep the team competitive. The Bills had the opportunity to restructure Josh Allen's 1st true year of his contact yesterday to help the team. The Ravens are stuck with uncertainty and probably will have to live with Lamar's tag which can't be restructured.

All the reports were that right after Josh Allen signed his contract, Lamar was offered a 5-year for a little more per year money.

Not sure what you mean about not playing out the rookie contract. Players sign "extensions" to their rookie contracts. Josh signed before his 4th season. Technically this is the first year of Josh Allen's 6-year extension.

Correct. That is why Josh and almost every franchise QB (not named Dak) gets signed just before their 4th season. One thing that is good about that is it helps the team with the contract dollars and signing bonus. That is when Lamar should have worked out a contract. His worth was at the highest then. The injuries have hurt his position now.

I do think a decent backup QB helps in camp and helps identify players to maybe keep in preseason games. Also, if Allen is out for the season I agree, but what about finishing a game where a QB goes down or for 1 or 2 during the season? I'm not advocating for a high $ backup, but I think the position has more to it than many fans believe.