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Old age is a B word!

TB gets out of it citing affiliation with BB and the Patriots*, "You mean other teams can't do things like this"?

Even PS players get a ring! Wow, first thing I thought of too. If Poyer is out for any significant length of time I wonder if it would be an open competition between the 2? Physically I think Hamlin is better suited for SS.

Your heritage also fits well with a lot of us from Western New York! The "Polonia" community on the East Side of Buffalo in the first half of the 20th century has a rich history.

Thanks. I didn't listen to his presser (just the tweets you and others posted of it). Good to hear he is still cautious in early camp. Your statement about Sept 9 is totally right IMO. It's a long, long season!

Sure, it was a lot of signings, but those guys combined cap this year ($10M) is the same they paid for Star. I know a lot of fans wanted Scherff signed at G but that was for $16M per year. Beane and McDermott chose those 4 on DL and yes, the OL is thin in depth. We all have to live with it and see what happens.

You know something Don it's a little strange how some fans see the camp/preseason games. We constantly hear how no one wants starters to play the preseason BUT everyone freaks out when players are kept out of camp practices with minor injuries. It seems to me missing some time and resting these guys to get 100% is the smart thing. If the O-Line isn't fielding the starters until preseason games they can always get snaps with Keenum at QB. This seems to happen every camp under McDermott. Bills are known for holding these guys out and being overly cautious early in the year.

The $50M cap hit is not until 2025 and that is set up perfect for "restructure". It will push money into the 2027 and 2028 years where his cap hit is $40M. Perfectly timed for when his signing bonus runs out. Josh will cost money but that $50M cap hit won't happen. His contract is set up very well.

The only thing I heard is he was being held out for "soreness". I didn't hear what is sore.

LOL, it reads well even if you didn't mean it.

I'm starting to get a feeling that Beane will not extend any of the Knox, Edmunds, Poyer deals this year. Add Singletary and others who are UFAs next year and it's probably not a bad idea to hold off to see what happens this season before committing. Throw in Gabe Davis and it becomes a puzzlement where to put limited money and the unknown cap increase coming soon is also a variable. Oliver is already signed for his 5th year option next year and he will no doubt be high on the list for a long-term contract.

Trubisky no doubt had a choice of a few teams to go to. His selecting of Pittsburgh was a good decision IMO. Just said the same thing.

While I agree with some of your points, especially bringing in expensive UFAs, a "decent" line is needed by every team. Once all the starters return for the Bills they will be decent. They lack some decent long-term young depth to eventually take over. Next year I could see the need and willingness of Beane to go as high as a 2nd on the OL and at least someone else around the 4th. IMO it's the last pipeline to fill with some younger talent (C and G) and expect it to happen.

What makes me very excited is that 7 of the top 9 DL are already signed for next year. Only Phillips and Shaq are UFA in 2023. This line could really gel and become a force for the next 3-4 years. If 1 or 2 of the depth safeties can step up and fill starter roles the D is pretty much set and the drafting resources can feature a lot of offense the next 2 years! I'm more hopeful of the DL than I have been in a long, long time.

The Bills have already exercised his 5th year option and he's playing for $10.7M. He won't cost big money (cap) until 2024 or 2025 depending on when and how the contract unfolds.

If the Duke Johnson signing has pushed Zach Moss (now healthy) to another level the $377k dead money will be worth it. Competition for roster spots on this team is intense.

Very telling on how much Von praises Brandon Beane in multi parts of this talk. Buying a house next to Coach McDermott and his comments of Orchard Park were cool. Had to laugh about how he has instructed Josh about "Club 17" was great. Thanks @Warcodered, I would of never found this on my own!

Any semi-educated fan of football can look at any NFL roster and pick out "perceived" weak spots at this time of year. EVERY NFL team has them. Scott scours the Bills roster and incessantly beats on his "position(s) of the year" to get a rise out of the board. I don't "take the bait" anymore.

Of course, we all would like to see the OL completely healthy to start camp. That's just a fact. Thing is it's a long, long season and who is healthy at the end is the MOST important. Looking for anything positive we could say at least the depth players get more 1st team snaps. If Bates, Brown and Saffold are all back by next week I see no long-term detriment. I know getting all the 1's reps is important at this time of the year, but we sure don't want them returning too quickly and prolonging injuries.

6 games is an insult. This is all left in Roger Godell's hands now. I'll wait to see what he (the voice of the owners) decides.

Spotrac currently has Devin at a market value of $5.2M per year. It's a shame he probably will fall into the RB has "overpriced himself" conundrum that is so prevalent lately. Maybe Beane can work something out with him and his agent, but I won't get my hopes up.

Thank you for making it so easy for me to enable the "ignore" function provided by this message board!

I still have hope for Hodgins, the 6th rounder from the Russell Bodine fleecing of BB.

Agree. I can easily see the 2nd place West team being the top of the 3 Wildcard teams. But I have to think the other 2 come from one of the remaining 3 Divisions.

The AFC West plays the NFC West and AFC South. A lot of wins for all the teams. The divisional games will be brutal. The off games really will help to balance the final standings. I can't vote due to the fact I believe it's going to be way too close to call right down to the wire. The winner clinches in Week #18.