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In the Athletic today they suggested re-signing Douglas for 1 year at $10 mill with a $7 mill cap hit with 3 mill in 2 void years. Then using a good draft pick on a CB in the draft. I’d suggest actually drafting 2 CBs like we did in 2022 draft.

We don't have to bring in every ex-Bill or ex-Panther (or in this case ex-bill and ex-panther) Maybe we can try for some better players? Nothing wrong with wanting Elam gone and to upgrade the CBs on this roster. It's a necessity, but bringing back Jackson doesn't move the needle.

I don't think it changes his 2026 void year cost.

DaQuan Jones is leading the most likely cap casualty after Miller. The savings if we dump Jones is only about 1.65 million. He also has a dead cap in 2026 of 3.7 regardless if he stays or goes. Unless Beane and Co think Jones is done as an NFL player, I don't think he'll be cut. Given his cap in 2026, I also don't think he can reasonably be restructured. FYI - Reminder that the four largest straight up cap savings are 1 - Miller 8.397 2- Edwards 4.03 3. AJE 3.339 4. Trubisky 2.5 By the way: This blurb from ESPN has made me re-think keeping Miller at all. June 1 designation here we come. https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/43903031/2025-nfl-offseason-salary-cap-questions-32-teams-contracts-cuts-trades

For the Bills Kemp, Gilcrest, Dubenion Kelly, Thomas, Reed Allen, Cook, Shakir (so far)

I’ve added a couple of polls.

She probably does play piano. Hard to believe this is her uncle. Then again this is her cousin

That’s what we said last year. Beane then traded Bates, dumped Morse, moved McGovern to center and moved Edwards into the starting lineup and created the best line we’ve had despite a very very good year in 2023. He also eliminated most of the experienced depth and went with a bunch of kids as depth and they played well. That said, I am generally in agreement with you, but Beane is not predictable.

Still no. He was that bad.

except he was terrible last year to such an extent McD benched him on obvious passing downs. That makes him useless imho. I also think AJE needs to go as the Bills must bring in someone better (such as Crosby, Garrett etc..) to improve QB pressure. As to the cap, Joe B at the Athletic has a really good article discussing creating about 37 mill in cap space through mostly contract restructuring with only Miller as a potential cap casualty. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6112793/2025/02/05/bills-2025-offseason-roster-salary-cap/

We got a 5th for Bates last year and he was a backup with a $4 mill cap hit. Edwards is a starter and $4.9 is a relative bargain for a starting guard. I suggested a 3rd for him in the OP and would be very disappointed if we got less than a 4th for him.

It’s easy to say to dump Jones and Miller, but then they have to be replaced. If Beane & Co think they are done as NFL players then moving on is the right thing to do regardless on cap hits. However, Miller was effective last season in a situational role and we don’t have an obvious successor. Solomon showed some effectiveness, but had significant tackling issues and I’m not sure he’s any better than Miller. Jones had a mediocre season, but Carter didn’t look a replacement which means Beane will have to also find a FA to replace him or start a rookie from the draft. I’d move on from AJE before Jones or Miller. Fixing the DL will be critical this offseason. Beane is going to have to make the right moves like he did with the Oline last year.

That’s why I made the list. Not a ton of real net savings to be had without June 1 designations or other restructuring. I’m actually in the camp of Miller returning at a greatly reduced contract value. Maybe down to the 8 mill range. I don’t know how that works with the cap or CBA, but getting him down to that kind of $ unlocks most if not all of a June 1 cut without creating another roster slot to fill. FYI: Jones already has a 3.724 million dollar dead cap hit in 2026. Besides Miller, I’m cutting AJE because he was awful last year at the pass rush and RDC convinced me to at least consider trading Edwards. I do believe Beane unlocks most of the cap savings this season through restructuring Dawkins, Milano and others.

Those numbers are directly from Spotrac and the 8.4 savings before June 1 has been widely reported. I also doubt they’ll cut either Jones or McGovern. The savings aren’t great enough and you can’t replace them for the little money saved. I can see some type of restructuring to reduce their cap hit this year. If we learned anything from last off-season, Beane has a plan and no one except Josh is safe.

Besides the obvious cutting or restructuring of Von Miller, who are the other potential cap casualties? The Rochester paper thinks David Edwards could be cut. https://www.democratandchronicle.com/sports/ Their rationale is with a $4.9 mill price tag and only 875K dead cap if released he’s a likely candidate because of young talented depth on the roster like Anderson, SVPG, and Grable. IMHO this is an unnecessary risk to the strength of the roster. I also think if they wanted to open a space for one of the kids, Edwards would be traded, not released. The Bills received a 5th for Bates last year and he wasn’t even a starter. Surely Edwards is worth a 3rd rd pick. Given our lack of a 3rd rd pick in the draft, a trade makes significantly more sense. Other potential cap casualties (I’m not saying any of these are likely, just possible) Miller - Cap 23.814 Dead Cap 15.417 - Savings 8.397 D. Jones - Cap 9.408. Dead Cap 7.632 - Savings 1.776 McGovern - Cap 9.385 Dead Cap 7.74 - Savings 1.645 AJE - Cap 7.487 Dead Cap 4.1.48 - Saving 3.339 Edwards - Cap 4.905 Dead Cap .875 - Savings 4.03 Bass - Cap 4.67 Dead Cap 3.06 - Savings 1.61 Rapp - Cap 3.667 Dead Cap 1.333 - Savings 2.334 Trubisky - Cap 3.25 Dead Cap .750 - Savings 2.50 Martin - Cap 2.485 Dead Cap .400 - Savings 2.085 Lewis - Cap 1.969 Dead Cap .213 - Savings 1.756 Obviously most of these cuts won’t occur, but Beane could restructure guys like McGovern or Jones through a void year or two to create more current savings and push the kick down the road. Also some of the cuts create little savings when you factor in the cost of the replacement. For example Martin (P) who was solid last year costs 2.485. His dead cap is 400K, but Camarda, a potential replacement on the roster costs 1.1 mill. The net savings is less than $1 mill. Not sure it’s worth the hassle unless Camarda really outkicks him in the pre-season. After putting together the list, I can see why the RDC focused on Edwards. A potential $3-4 million dollar savings is worth exploring if management feels Anderson, Grable or SVPG is truly ready to start. As the article pointed out Edwards was the 6th OL in 2023 before starting. Maybe Anderson is ready to replace him after being the 6th OL in 2024. The real question is do we really want to mess with one of the strengths of the roster?