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That's good to know. Do we have hard numbers yet on how much the extensions for Rousseau, Bernard, and Shakir freed up?

Agreed! I'm dying to know how much cap space this freed up.

Tre is not exactly a willing, let alone competent tackler...

Thank you for all of these insights, Barley! I wish I had a better understanding of the cap. I listen to a lot of podcasts and I really enjoy Greg Thompsett's explanations on how the cap can be manipulated within reason, which is essentially a strategic "kicking of the can". So 2024 was definitely a "take your lumps" type of year with the cap but I guess I was foolishly optimistic about 2025 and being more middle of the pack as far as cap space. When I check out Spotrac's 2025 team cap space rankings, it looks pretty depressing to see the Bills sitting at 4th to last, with teams like the Chiefs and the Ravens having 4-5X more cap room. I know that there are levers to pull and ways to free up space but don't many teams have similar available options? In your opinion, are the Bill really close to the bottom of the league again as far as cap space or does this ranking not really paint an accurate picture? https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/_/year/2025/sort/cap_maximum_space

That is a good point but when you compare $3.2M to what Benford would command on the open market ($20M+ AAV) that still is crucial from a roster construction aspect. If we don't have a significant amount of starters on rookie deals, the math doesn't work.

That's what happens when you weigh 150 lbs soaked wet. The biggest knock on worthy

You captured my sentiments perfectly. And here I was thinking I coined the term " emotional hedge"! In fact, the last time I did this was that Bills Ravens playoff game 4 years ago. Best money I ever spent

I like the analogy except for one thing. Unlike Okoye, Henry IS playing this Sunday

It's funny that this thread pivoted to Greg Rousseau and his value in relation to raw sack numbers. His QB hurries, pressure rate, and all other non-sack metrics are top 5-10. Will it actually help the bills in extending Rousseau if he ends with 8-9 sacks instead of 12+? I asked this exact question of Joe Marino on the Locked on Bills podcast and he answered it this morning:

I'll never understand how helmet to helmet penalties against the defense only seem to protect receivers. Running back gets cleaned out by the crown of a helmet - no one cares. Special teamer Newman for the jets gets smacked with a helmet - doesn't matter.

Allen definitely was forcing the issue with trying to stretch the field. That being said, the deep pass to Hollins seemed to be spot on. Hollins appeared to lose track of the ball or pull up for some inexplicable reason.

I know there are bigger issues to talk about from this game than kickers but hear me out... When was the last time an opposing kicker missed one at the end of the game? Didn't most of you feel that the 59 yarder was almost a foregone conclusion? It was reminiscent of last year when the Bills had the Eagles dead to rights when Jake Elliot banged a 59 yarder into a driving rain to send the game into overtime.

It was 4th and 10 with the bills showing next to no ability to advance the ball more than 5 yards at a clip. Anyone that thinks that McDermott is a conservative coach doesn't know what they're watching. His fourth down aggression is amongst the highest in the league

Josh never got to play with Kyle. Man, what a bright spot of the drought era. Him and Fred Jackson deserved so much more

I understand that there is to be some discrepancy between the eye test and the PFF grades but how in the hell is Terrel Bernard a 65.9 while Greg Rousseau is an 87.1?

It's such a strange position that the Buffalo Bills PR finds themselves in. You wonder if there will be even a mention of his passing on the official website. My guess is no. His name looms up there on the wall as I suppose it would just create even more attention if they were to take it down. You wonder if the wall will be created at the new stadium and this closes the chapter on any chance of the Juice being officially referenced any longer.

Taron Johnson is better at his position than at least half those guys. Was he an oversight or an intentional omission?

I find it so hard to put into words how I feel about Josh. He is simply the best thing that has ever happened to this franchise. At the same time, if I'm being objective, Mahomes is the better quarterback. How do you argue with the body of work at this point? Yet if you ask me if I do a straight up quarterback swap with the Chiefs, I'd say no way. I want the bills to win the Lombardi but I want it to be with Josh!

A friend of mine is a huge Boise State fan and while he's not an NFL fan, he never misses a chance to recap Shakir's performance from the prior Bill's game. He told me that Shakir was an absolute swiss army knife in college and they would put the ball in his hands however possible, not only on kick returns but in the run game as well. Looking at his college stats, sure enough he did get about 20 carries per year and averaged 6ypc. I wonder if some of these jet sweep type plays that Lil' Dirty used to run for us, which have been largely ineffective with Harty, could be utilized with Shakir?

I don't understand the assessment of Josh being "off" on Sunday. Granted, I was cursing him out after that second interception in the endzone but to me, this was the most consistent and impressive aerial attack since the Philly game. It simply passed the eye test. I recall very few balls, other than those 2 picks and maybe the deep shot miss to Diggs, where Josh wasn't spot on with his ball placement and decision making. Don't get me wrong, without the herculean effort from McDermott's defense, we don't win this game, but I would not say we won "in spite" of Josh. Didn't you all feel like on balance the passing offense was clicking? That to me, is the biggest reason for optimism going into the tournament!

Is there a week 14 version of this?

I appreciate that compliment!

Don't forget about me guys

Did you see that intersection by Ken Dorsey? Said no one

Cool Diggs commercial!