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There are going to be a handful of vets out there that will come in at a lower price point, Sanders would not be my target. Whoever comes in is going to have to be comfortable in their skin and KNOW they are a number 2. Diggs is going to get the most looks, period. Whoever else comes in is going to have to be ok with that. This is why I like a Samuel or maybe Stills, honestly, I would have worked to keep Brown at a discount, but whatever. I do find it odd that Brown said they never even called him.

Roberts is a nice player to have on the roster, more ideally, he would offer more in the actually offense, but how much do you want to rely on a guy as a WR when he’s always the one getting set up for the biggest hit in football? I kinda like the fact he isn’t a key contributor at another position. We can always run Hyde out there , etc, but it’s a big risk, every time.

If Star is going to retire, a big IF for sure, they could get creative in this and work the cap a little, I believe. Take his base salary of $4.5M this year and convert it to signing bonus. That pays him and he goes away, he loses $500k for roster and work out this year, which goes back to the Bills. So that makes his (pro rated) signing bonus from $7.8M left towards the cap and makes it $12.3M. You designate him a post June 1 cut, spreading the cap hit out over the next 2 years and you get a cap hit of $6.15M this year in dead cap. Assuming he’s not a completely horrible person, maybe, just maybe, he agrees to concede his guaranteed salary for 2022 of $2.5M and you carry that goes away. If not, the hit next year sucks too. So there’s ways to make it work, but either he is going to be here and be a $7.6M cap hit or AT BEST he goes away for a little over $6M dead cap. it’s not a good spot for the Bills to be in, but the contract was a terrible one when they signed it, so no feeling bad for them when they have to deal with it.

DB is a “need”, but DL is a hole, I’d prefer some pass rush.

That’s just kicking the problem down the road, but their window is now, might as well.

I’d love to have Barkley, but the big thing, as has been pointed out, you can’t give up a 2nd rounder and then have to pay him what amounts to the rest of your cap space. Might as well go after Jones from GB if you want to spend a lot.

Would not be shocked if it happened with Addison either. He had a few glimpses of his old production early in the year and fell off hard. His overall number is way too high for what he put on tape. I wouldn’t mind seeing him as a rotational guy, but I don’t want to see him as a starter. It would be great if AJE steps up.

That’s a major issue in all of society, but I’ll leave it to that. I guess we have to remember the NFL is an entertainment industry and being in it will yield a lot of scrutiny

Nice, eager to see how they structured this, but good to have the T’s locked down, if Ford can come in and do some run blocking at Guard beside him, the run game might finally open up. Looks like the big spending is probably done, barring a major shuffle on The DL, going to be hard to pay for Mongo it looks like, probably will be elsewhere next year. I’m a bit disappointed with that, honestly would have preferred for Morse to be the one on the move, but he is certainly a very good player, so it’s not the worst thing.

It’s all about the cap hit and dead cap potential, they loaded the cap hit into the front part of the deal by guaranteeing salary for 21 and 22, paid a reasonable signing bonus to him, basically this is in effect a 2 year deal for the Bills, there’s nothing guaranteed in the last 2 seasons. That is by definition, front loaded. Nobody cares about the years he will never see if injuries become a real issue. He’s here for 2 years, after that, ball is in the Bills court. As a post June 1 cut he’s dead cap of 1.75M as of 2024 and 2025

Pretty front loaded, interesting decision. It’s similar to what they have been doing a lot, going for early outs and eating the cap hit up front. A little surprised they went that route given the current cap situation.

Cam is a flashy personality at the biggest position in sports, he’s going to have a lot of haters. I think some of the attitude perceptions comes from not telling Carolina he was hurt and then basically running the organization over later about it all. I don’t know what he’s actually like, but he’s more personality than most guys out there. Last year (and the year before) he sucked. He’s really only had the one truly great season and the rest hasn’t been much. I don’t know if he’s done or not, but if last year was any indication, I wouldn’t invest in him, 1 year, low/no guarantees, sure. Beyond that, no thanks. At this point, I’d take Taysom Hill first, if I was dead set on a bruising, non-traditional type of QB. Cam was never an elite passer, but his athletic abilities, combined with size, strength and relative speed made him really tough to deal with. He’s similar to Lamar Jackson, in the right situation, they are a nightmare. They are both former MVPs who showed they can get it done, but nobody is ever going to fear them as pure pocket passers. Prior to last year, Allen was in the same boat, as a matter of fact, I was hoping he could reach the good version of Cam. That’s no longer the goal for JA obviously. If they get a healthy Cam, who can actually throw again, combined with his other abilities, great move. If they get last year’s version, I’m happy for them.😜

Mariota was a contributor to an anemic offense for sure, but he’s got all the skills to be really good in the right situation. Biggest question is does he have the killer instinct? I’d say, not presently. That said, him vs this version of Cam? I’m taking Mariota.

I’d be way more concerned about Mariota than Cam.

It’s got to be a crazy incentive laden deal, no freaking way are they paying him that much after the garbage season he put up last year. In ALL seriousness, I would take Tyrod first. I’d imagine it being something to the extent of a small signing bonus and non-guaranteed base with some simple bonuses of starts, yards, TDs etc. If they cut him in camp, just the signing bonus fail.

Would love to have him, he would be fantastic here, but the cost is going to be tough to make work.

I agree AJE gets a pass for now, I’m not seeing a top 10 pick in EO, but you summed it up perfectly.

I’ll agree to disagree, Oliver has shown me nothing, hope I’m wrong on him, but I don’t see it. Edmunds is an OLB, the sooner he gets there, the better, at this point, I don’t care if it’s in Buffalo. Ford, AJE, Singletary, Moss, Knox ( I see the potential in him, but he’s not there), c’mon man.

All this. Beane’s drafts have sucked. He landed Allen, which is the reason the team is contending, outside of that? These guys are just rotational players that he’s spent a lot on. His FA signings haven’t been much better in all honesty. Look at all the money spent last year for zero impact, outside of Williams. It’s not great.

I’ll give the 3rd round guys a little bit of a pass, but the others have to show up, like right now.

Legit, NO difference than all the Covid opt outs.

Tackle vs LB? Zero question.

Let’s not forget what Kroft got in the open market, 8m isn’t bad.

Could be interesting for sure.

Bring him in! I’d love to have him over Bark or Fromm as my QB2 He was a starter in the NFL for virtually his entire career, you are a loser on a forum, who do you think deserves more credit?