Aussie Joe

Welcome DK!!! Keon going to get you a nice yellow jacket for the cold weather

I don’t exactly love this decision…. But I can see why they did it … He is the leader on the D and a big piece of how that side of the ball ticks … you can have your own opinions on how that’s been working out for them … but it seems to be a lot better when he is in the line up… On the other side of the coin … his play last year seemed a surprising step back , and he has had injuries the last two years …a lot is expected on the field from that small frame Im hoping the final numbers are closer to $10m a year than $12.5, but even more importantly is his availability over the next three years when they are in the meat of whatever is left of JA’s window.. Upgrade the D line and Secondary now please Beane

I would wait a year before extending McGovern … Let’s see what happens with Van Pran in 2025 … he was a good prospect coming out last year … didn’t get a lot of opportunities which might have been more about the play and availability of those in front on him, rather than anything he did wrong McGovern has played well, but I don’t know if you can pay every starter on the team when you are paying the QB as well… they are going to need a few more rookies in starting positions….

Happy to spend a second round on Metcalf .., resign Hollins and Ty Johnson at $3m each Everything else can go to the D Mind blown …

Gabe’s contract with the Jags looks hard to get out of … guaranteed this years salary and still carries a $14m dead cap in 2026

We know Coleman can hook him up with a cheap jacket

2025 - $16.2 m cap hit for the Texans according to Spotrac … They can have him

No!

I think I might rather put it off for a year

Gotta eat a $15m **** sandwich when that happens …

Maybe Beane could try to convince him that Buffalo isn’t really that cold …

It means nothing of the sort . It means we are getting Metcalf

Probably - they need to be promising him somebody though …

no …it’s actually worse …he is permanently injured

Von Miller’s first year at the Bills had a cap hit of $5m…They could get Metcalf around $7mil without too many issues

The clock is ticking

I’m all for investment in the D…..as well as Metcalf … I don’t understand the reference to Diggs in relation to possibly acquiring Metcalf? You can’t sit here now and say with any degree of certainty that they will get the same production from a rookie…feel free to use the one they picked last year as a comparison… Nothing you have said above prevents them making this move should they choose … Hypothetically…Metcalf will not be costing $27mil against the cap in 2025 if he is acquired …it will probably be about a quarter of that after the new contract extension is factored in and a void year or two if needed ,,,leaving room for other moves to be made … Josh Allen will never be better for the rest of his career than in 2025 … Im fully excepting Beane to make a splash move of this magnitude…if not this specific one …the future is now friend … PS - they are paying Shakir $31m over the next three years and he can be released then with minimal dead cap …that contract won’t have a lot of bearing on what they decided to do with Metcalf ..

Beane to Josh … I know we promised you, Metcalf, , but I got you the next best thing … Well take another safety instead with that 2nd rounder…

Why can’t it ?

If Hollins is re-signed .. then this is the one move they make in Free agency at WR .. I would be exploring other avenues first .//

If the Bills D improves and they can get more stops and get off the field more often … this automatically improves the offense as it means the MVP gets more opportunities with the ball in his hands … Last time I checked … 7 points you prevent the other team scoring counts on the scoreboard the same as 7 points you get for scoring … The argument that the D is always lame as f in the playoffs so why do it anything about is an odd one …no coach would seriously undertake that strategy.. Having said all that … get Metcalf if you can … he is the kind of player they are lacking … re-sign Hollins and Johnson and you are just about done on O for 2025 ..

My pre FA tip is he plays out the season on the current deal …

I’m not sure of your “ we can’t field an offense “ comment …Out of the 5 WR that suited up in the playoffs …I expect 4 to be back including Hollis to be re-signed on a modest deal. They would be crazy to bring back Cooper as the game seems to have passed him by, but that still leaves Hollis, Shakir, Samuel and Coleman…. It’s not my preferred WR group by any means , but it looks like it’s a group they have put together and seem to be happy with, and to be fair that group did have a reasonable level of success last year… Id be happy to bring in a legitimate field stretching WR as I mentioned previously to replace Cooper … if they can get Metcalf on reasonable terms that would be great …but I don’t want to give up the farm for him … it looks like you have moved your enthusiasm from Higgins onto the next best “available” guy …it’s nice to set the bar high .. but we are up against other teams with better draft picks and more cap space though…so I wouldn’t be banking on it… The D seems to have several more issues than the O as we head into 2025 …they can’t get off the field- unless they get turn overs …and thats not a long term viable strategy in my view …

Which DL are you comfortable with ? Are you happy paying Rousseau $25m if he digs in over that ? Oliver was great in 2023 … had a step back last year …. I wouldn’t have any concerns if any other DL player moved on … and a couple like Jones and Miller probably should Yes … get a WR that can stretch the field as well as D upgrades

Josh … 29 in May …. Tick tick tick