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That contract is fine for year 1, but gets pretty ugly for a guy who’s been struggling to stay on the field for the next 2 years. I would love him here, but I see why he went “cheap”.

Short term, low guarantees and incentives to reach, gives the player a chance to show up big and earn another longer deal. Personally, I’d do 2 years so if he does ball out for his incentives, I get to keep him for another year he’ll be chasing a contract. Let’s not pretend he was ever great here, just started showing some success in his last year when teams were having to pay attention to the center of the line getting blown up by Phillips. 6.5 sacks is nothing to write home about. I’d do something like; Year 1: 1.8M base, 200k bonus at 40% of defensive snaps, 300k at 7 sacks, 500k for pro bowl, 2M for All Pro (HA!). Year 2 voidable at 9 sacks. Year 2: total salary = year 1 salary plus bonuses total, same bonus structure again.

I would like him on a prove it deal, no guarantees but a ton of incentive money. He seems like he has a bad case of the “play when I want money”.

You have got to be kidding with that non-sense. 4800+ yards, 33 TD and 7 INT, 112 rating and 70% completion. Guy had a career year without Hopkins in virtually every category and did it with next to nothing talent wise. Yes they were constantly throwing because they were behind a lot, but the guy balled out. Get real.

Bradberry would be a 13.5 M cap hit, that’s not unreasonable for a good CB. I really don’t know anything about him, but positionally, his contract is trade-able.

Is it WFT or WTF? Why would anybody take in that contract, much less actually give up picks for him? Heineke was legitimately better than him last year and you had him for Pennies. I would have understood signing Winston, Mariota, Trubiski etc, but why would you TRADE PICKS to pay Wentz 28M?

I agree, they don’t need a #2, they need a physical #1B. Diggs is a great possession receiver, but he’s not physically take anybody out. It makes it a lot harder to win in the red zone with that. Get the guy with size that can cause a problem all the way down the field. I think Davis is coming on, but if he is good enough to compete for the job, you have a great problem.

Yes it does

Please please please go get him.

Please let it be true.

There was no reason to pick up Edmunds, worst case they had a tag option, now you are stuck w a fully guaranteed contract for about 6M more than he’s worth. Could have transitioned him for marginally more. It was a bad move, anything else is just trying to justify a bad move. Beane is not perfect, contrary to what a lot of homers believe.

Honestly, doesn’t seem like enough compensation for the Hawks to me. I guess if they manage to flip one of the firsts this year for 2 next year and get loaded up, it might work out. Going to have to go full rebuild there anyway. Might as well flip what’s left for more picks.

Right? I felt like we stole him last year, but I think watching the ***** show Nagy created in Chicago gives people more hope for him than anything.

I wouldn’t pay either of them that. Stafford was not great this year, yet he got it done. He’s a fringe top 10 guy, right there with Cousins. So I get why people would be interested in having a guy like that to get them over the hump, but you have to have a helluva team to be “just a QB away”. I don’t know if the Rams really have a choice, they gave up the farm to get him, that would be too much to have him there for a short time, even if he did get the ring. I don’t think anybody that needs a QB would be considered instant contenders with Cousins. The only situation where I see a team that’s just a QB away from being a serious contender is Indy. Cousins would be a great fit for them and in theory, they could make his demands work.. kinda hope they don’t haha.

Well you specifically said he wasn’t noticeable at UMass. I don’t see trading a late round pick for him as a change in any plans at all. If he works out, cool, if not he’s gone after training camp. They took a flier on another 1st round bust and paid him 3M for training camp, this would be less cost and who knows what you get. I agree, I like lil Dirty, but does he want to deal with McClappy’s bull####? I don’t think so.

Not often you get a chance at 2nd round potential for a 6th round pick. Not saying I wouldn’t take a flier pick, but this is a highly productive college player, who for whatever reason hasn’t worked out. Maybe it’s been a matter of a bad fit, or maybe he sucks, I’d be willing to take a shot. Umm he had a terrifically productive college career, over 100 catches and 1600 yards in his senior season alone.

Honestly, I don’t think the difference is huge between them. I I could get back a great package for Carr, he’d be on the way out.

I would bet somebody is going to slap down about 15M, it’s not a great QB market, and a lot of teams need one. For all the money guys like Bridgewater etc have gotten, I would think a guy who looked pretty good in Chi for a few years and the mess Chi proved they created last year along with him looking good in preseason and an expert at kneel downs, he should get a decent deal.

Like the guy, but him being here has zero impact on the Bills winning a SB

Can’t expect a lot from a family that would raise their kid to eat ketchup on well done steak.

Who would you put out there as a better option? He’s already guaranteed money, so you are paying him either way.

The funny part is that was supposed to be Haack’s specialty. Overall, he just had a terrible year, I don’t know if it was just a down year or if he sucks in general.

I see your point on the salary of a punter, but even still, I’d look later in the draft if at all. Traditionally, punters get drafted very late, if at all. To my earlier point, I don’t think the difference is there to use a pick on one. Bojo was a good punter for no investment, his holding sucked bad enough to cost him his job. Haack is the opposite. On the overall Bojo averaged about 4yards better than Haack and aside from the SLOW kick that cost the Pitt game, it really didn’t matter all year.

The difference between the very best punter and the worst in the NFL is a whole 8 yards on average. A team punts on average about 4 times a game, the Bills punted on average 3.05 times a game last year. How much is 25 yards a game worth to you? (Assuming you get the very best guy and Buffalo winds don’t skew their stats back to the middle of the pack where it’s more like a 4 yard a kick difference). BTW the difference between the best punter and worst when looking at Net is only 7 yards and the best average distance punter is not the best Net. A great punter is a nice thing to have, but the amount of times that 4-8 yards makes a big difference is rare. The Bills could/should upgrade as Haack is one of the worst in the league no matter how you shape it, but to talk about a 3rd round pick is nuts.

Chark would be awesome, but I expect him to get a pretty fat paycheck too.