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Giants having a nice offseason. Contract for Waller is easy to get out of after this season if he is washed. Can play a 2TE set with Barkley in the backfield. Bobby Okereke (LB) was a really good get at his contract. In his peak, playmaker. Kept Jones and Barkley under cap.

Ekeler is an excellent back, but isn't Cook supposed to become that type of RB? Hines is in the same fit. Buffalo needs a chain mover who can run inside and take hits off these lighter guys IMO. Should find that in the draft. If Bills want to address it in FA then get Jamaal Williams from Detroit with a nose for the endzone and can run inside and outside.

My understanding is that you are correct. All of Oliver's money is base salary. The team trading for a player picks up all of the base salary.

Whelp the defending Super Bowl champions have decided Taylor is good enough for them, and protecting Mahomes. but you know better

We disagree here a bit, but that is cool. The window was still open last year, especially after the playoff performances the year before. I was ok going for it again, but did not like how Buffalo tried to do it. I thought Crowder and Settle were going to be sneaky good signings, ended up not being so good. Instead of over the hill Von Miller that broke the bank, Buffalo could have had Hassan Reddick and James Bradberry for the next 2-3 seasons. When I see players hitting 31-32-33 etc it's time to have a succession plan in place. Last year's draft was loaded with top end S help. We drafted none, despite having two 30+ year old starters. Dumb. I knew Poyer and Hyde had 1 and 2 years left. Age, salary and cap implications. Instead of 5 avg OL, what about picking one good one up? Why does OBD keep signing Boettger before he can even hit FA? They are bidding against themselves for a replacement level player at best, who has two Achilles injuries now. Dumb.

^ this fan gets it. Buffalo spent most of Allen's 5 year window avoiding the big splash FA. That was the time to do it. The Miller signing was about 2 seasons too late. Chandler Jones, Mack and Miller all moved in the season or two prior to last one, and no real noise from TBD to do it. The FO preferred bringing in a bunch of also rans and hope to strike lightning rather than get a star or two each off-season, with the exception of Diggs. Even then Diggs was a very good WR, but not a star. The OL is a prefect example of this failed strategy. The best thing this team could do now is clean some house, get younger, draft better and find one solid starter each FA period. Not a star, can't afford it, and not a bunch of Harts and Quessenberrys you hope will luck into starters. Stop using void years for over the hill former stars like Emmanual Sanders.

We generally agree. I thought Settle and Crowder were going to be sneaky good FA signings. Both were busts IMO. What injuries did Settle have? He dressed for 15 games and started 2 when other DTs went our with injury. He played 38% of defensive snaps, which is ok, but he was not good enough to earn more play time. I don't remember any plays where he flashed that occasional brilliance he did in Washington. It seemed to me most of the big runs against Buffalo where when Settle was in. Anyone who watches line play knew Jones was a starter and being brought in to replace Star. He did exactly what was needed. I think he was one of the unsung heroes of the team last season. I don't recall Jones being that banged up until the end of the season, and boy did it show when he was out. I guess Beane and some fans though Saffold was good? Not only did he milk it for a season, it made Bates move to RG where he is not as effective. Double mismanagement. Quess/ Hart/ Maincz - agreed. I hope no one thought these were starting quality players. I honestly thought they played some decent ball at times given the MASH unit the OL was at times this season. All of these guys were sub average (-) players for their former teams. At least with a young guy you may find someone who had unknown or untapped potential. The front office has to stop dillydallying with the OL. Signing 4-5 over the hill/ or subpar starters from other clubs is not getting it done. Instead of bringing in a half dozen warm bodies each offseason, go get an actual starter, who is under 30, and plays above average. Add the salary of the 5 or so guys each off-season and use it to get an actual OL that can play. It irritates me so much to see it year after year.

Agree with you on McGary. I think he is the most balanced of the bunch. Only 5 penalties and 6 sacks allowed on 1051 snaps! 3.9% pressure against in pass blocking and PFF gave him a 91.6 run blocking grade. Just turned 28 in February. I think Atlanta goofed not exercising the 5th year option (he was a 1st round pick). Has only missed 2 games in 4 years. Starter in all of em. Improves every year. Taylor is steadily improving each year and is only 25 (turns 26 in November). Never missed a game in 4 years. Starter in all of them too. 7 penalties and 5 sacks allowed on 1095 snaps. Better pass blocker than run blocker. Improving each year. I think McGlinchey would be an improvement here but is overrated and a bit injury prone. Turned 28 in January. 10 penalties! and 6 sacks allowed in 1036 snaps. He has missed games for stretches in 2 of 5 seasons. Balanced blocker though, and plays nasty in the run game. Agree he is maxed out.

Good lists. All the guys you noted may be available around #27. Avila is plug and play day 1. Jalin Hyatt - 6'0" 180, thought he may be a bit slight for the NFL. But a lot of film of him doing big damage from the slot, and Buffalo needs a slot WR. 4.3x speed is nasty. Could be Buffalo's Hill/ Waddle/Hardman type of guy. Good at making short passes into big plays (YAC). Very natural catching deep passes and has the ability to get open deep. May not be an Outside WR in the NFL, but the slot WR is growing in importance in the NFL. He may be my fastest riser for Buffalo. Zay Flowers - probably the best overall WR that could be available to Buffalo at #27. Bijan Robinson - clearly the best RB in the class. May fall to #27. Would make popcorn and have fun reading the board if tht was the selection. Both Hicks and Vorhees are guys who should find roles in the NFL.

I don't have a top 10 but here are three later round guys I think will have good NFL careers and could be fits for the Bills: 3rd round: Jack Campbell - MLB Iowa 6'5" 249 Projections are all over the place, most are 3rd round. Sure tackler, makes some wow plays. Very good instincts. Played in nickle zone coverage for Iowa, which is essential for a Bills LB. Nicknamed 'Captain Jack', gotta love that. 4-6th Ricky Stromberg - C/G Arkansas 6'3" 306 Offers C/G flexibility. Started at OG in 2019-2020. Moved to C in 2020, has been starting C since. Strong, good at both RB and PB. OG class seems a bit weak. May Want to double down on two C/G types instead of reaching on a pure G. Ricky Stromberg just sounds like a 10 year OL in the NFL 😄 5-7th Mohamed Ibrahim - RB Minnesota - 5'10" 210. Projected 5th to 7th round. The type of productive RBs other teams get late. 3x1000+ yard seasons. 1665 yards and 20 TDs rushing in 2022. 5.2 YPC in 2022. Quick, not fast. Not a game breaker, but rarely tackled for a loss and good at shedding first tackle or making the first guy miss. He reminds me a lot of Singletary. I also like Ibrahim as a 6th or 7th. Big time down on Ronnie Hickman. Small and slow is a bad combo for an NFL S.

Good list. Would you consider Kaleb McGary (RT- JAX) or Jawaan Taylor (RT - ATL) as under the radar? Brown (LT) and McGlinchey (RT) are the shiny FA OTs.

I like the line of thinking, and I also think McGlinchey will get overpaid. He is the most famous name among the RT available, I'm not even sure he is the best one available. 10 penalties and 6 sacks allowed last season. He also has an injury history. Two other RT who would be immediate improvements and should get $12-16 million a year are Jawaan Taylor (ATL) and Kaleb McGary (JAX). I'd love to see Buffalo go get one of them. Should fit the cap and immediately improve the team. OT investment has been pathetic in the McBeane era. The pure OG crop in this draft looks pretty limited, however this draft has a lot of C/G capable guys. Steve Avila, John Michael Schmitz, Jarrett Patterson, Ricky Stromberg among others have started at C and OG during college and have the size and build to do it in the NFL. I would be fine drafting 2 of these guys and having them play/ compete for OG and C. The IOL versatility is a big plus given Morse's concussion history. Sign Taylor or McGary, Draft two of the above C/G guys, move Bates back to LG and I would be feeling really good about the OL potential. Guys like Brown and Boettger would be really nice backups or emergency plans at T and G respectively.

Between his age, his down season and not looking fully recovered from his injury he gets to go to a place where he has a good chance to be among the top of the depth chart and make some hay as a starter in Houston. kind of like Jerry Hughes did last year.

100% correct in my experience too. Been to Paris and made a regional side trip twice. Any attempt in French opened up the English pretty quickly. 'Bon jour. Parlez-vous anglais? Je suis Américaine. just that simple, the accent and the fact you were American or Canadian opened up the English if it was known, or helpful points and gestures. I would guess about 2/3 of Parisians speak some level of English. Get 20-30 minutes outside of Paris and that might drop to 1/3 at best - so if Augie plans on being anywhere outside of Paris it will help. I found myself stuck in a tiny rail side town between Paris and Chantilly on the weekend and the train I was on was not going all the way to Chantilly. Whoops. The only people around to help were the local les habitants. An 80 year old man who probably hadn't spoke much English since the Allies rolled through in liberation was dead set to help us out once he realized we were Americans, but he did not speak English, and we had a few years of classes between us. We made it to Chantilly. Same held true in India.

PFN Mock Simulator https://www.profootballnetwork.com/mockdraft/ Assuming Edmunds, Poyer, Singletary are gone. No other surprise losses Bills big FA splash is signing is a RT like Jawaan Taylor or Kaleb McGary. (I think McGlinchey is overrated) 1) Jalin Hyatt - WR TEN - explosive 6'0 (4.31 40) - a little light, I start him at slot 2) John Michael Schmitz - OC MIN - 6'4" 320 - Future C - compete for OG 3) Jack Campbell - LB Iowa - 6'5 245 producer - Edmunds replacement, basically a physical copy of Edmunds with better instincts 4) Ricky Stromberg - OC Arkansas - 6'4" 310 - can play anywhere on IOL - compete for OG/OC 5) Mekhi Garner - CB LSU - 6'2" 215 9.67 RAS. Built like an NFL S, very good in the box 6) Mohamed Ibrahim - RB MIN 5'10" 210 - producer and Singletary replacement Two Gophers...weird 2023 OL Dawkins - Bates - Morse? - Stromberg/Schmitz - Taylor or McGary With 2 OC/OG drafted could trade or cut Morse. The concussions are worrying, and the cap hit is increasing. Brown is now a solid OT backup, where he should be Hyatt is a day 1 starter at slot WR Campbell is a day 1 starter at MLB Garner is developed as a S. I like Benford at CB more than most here. Marlowe is my backup plan. Ibrahim gets the Cook treatment, but takes 30-40% of the workload by season end, and some of the punishment off of Cook.

I would be fine if we did. I really liked the pick at the time. He flashes but is inconsistent and will want big money. As much grief as I give Edmunds, Big Ed was drafted higher and disappears more. He is cap friendly to a team that trades for him. His $10 million is all base salary. Easy to extend and restructure.

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Good for him. I like when players have post-career plans.

I feel the same. Poyer has been one of my 5 favorite Bills during the Josh rookie contract window. A real baller since being here. At 31, and with Buffalo starting to feel the crunch of the Allen/ Diggs and Miller contracts, this team needs to get younger and cheaper in a hurry to make a run in JA's escalated, but bargain QB contract. The 5 year window is closed. We will be saying the same about Hyde next year. Enjoy these type of players while they are here.

Each state has different tax structures. Each structure is different. Even relationships between states is complicated (reciprocal agreements). NY taxes non-residents who earn in NY, and NY residents who earn in other states. It is obtrusive. For those that want to debate that last point, I ask you what NYS Tax Form IT-203 is? I can't blame a player, who is likely on his last contract wanting to keep more of his money. By the time the average American pays Fed Income tax, SSI, Medicare, state income tax, property tax, school tax, sales tax, city wage taxes, right to work taxes, sin tax, gas tax etc I am sure our tax burden is on par with Europe or Australia/ New Zealand.

off the top of my head I'm pretty sure Ciarra (sp?) was posting a lot about Russell Wilson and how he was paid and treated in Seattle. Not sure how many NFL wives have the social media presence and pull these two do. Giselle is so high up the food chain, I feel the socials are beneath her. I do know most corporations with that kind of reach clearly adjust for cost of living differences. I wonder if tax burden is calculated or not? Not trying to flame or bash, genuinely interested. For example a mortgage payment with an escrow account will have mortgage payments (TIPI) calculated with taxes and insurance included. I wonder if TIPI mortgage payments are factored in or not.

Pretty sure all of his bonuses which were close to 50% of his income last season are taxed at the state the team pays taxes to. Poyer earned $10.27 million or $10.01 depending on the source. $4.4-$4.6 million were bonuses all taxable by NYS $5.6 million was game day checks - half of those were played in NY so $2.8 million more was NYS taxable 4.4+2.8 = 7.2 4.6+2.8 = 7.4 either number you use, over 70% of his income was taxed by NYS income over $5m is taxed at 10.3% Its also not that hard to compare a game day check earned in NY, versus one earned in FL and see the difference.

Recall a few months ago Snyder said he had dirt on a lot of other key leaders in the NFL. This may be a significant bit of information he was alluding to?

Yep, at this point in an NFL career guys who can still play become mercenaries. Bruce/ Thomas/ Reed/ Bennett all did. Even QBs like Montana and Favre did.