UKBillFan

To be honest, I’d be really satisfied with the Bills FA moves of it weren’t for the six game bans. That’s a stupid thing to have to manage, especially when Beane knew about one and agreed to the other contract after finding out. And it would be nice to give Josh a class WR. Someone who will stand up and be counted when required. The Be gals have given Burrow that and then some, as long as he has time to throw the ball to them.

Isn't that what most are saying? Burrow gets quality receiver's whilst Josh, in general, deals with second tier players. For all the pot shots at the Bengals defense, the Bills haven't been much better in the post season. The plus side is the Bills O Line is in much better shape than the Bengals'.

Were the Bills in a position where they had to sign Hoecht and Ogunjobi? They picked up the former even though they knew about the six game ban, and then went ahead and agreed a deal with Ogunjobi even when finding out the news. Are there so few options available? Was Beane so tied in with the wage structure he didn't want to move elsewhere? Talk about putting the defense on the backfoot before the draft.

Would have preferred them to bring Gilmore back to be honest. I guess Jackson is six years younger but for what he brings... in fairness, the CB options in free agency were limited.

I was just about to reply and say the same thing. The Chiefs traded up at least partially because they knew the gap in the Bills roster and they could be after McDuffie. If it wasn't so clear who the Bills would be looking at, would they have made the move? Or thought the Bills may have gone elsewhere so stayed put, or at moved up the draft but stayed behind the Bills? Who knows - but it was obvious which position the Bills were after and other teams could act accordingly.

Is there much of a difference to a RB whether a deal is at $12m or $15m? Of course, this is assuming the Bills have offered as much as 12 - or anything at all. 10 and below I can understand the hold out. Above? Not so sure. Part of this might be to do with the Bills publicly acknowledging how important he is to the team. 15 would be an outward sign of that; a lot less, not so much.

I highly doubt it was his intention but Josh's "What's an extra five..." comment could be applied go Cook. What's an extra three? Team friendly or player friendly? Albeit with the caveat Josh's career earnings obviously exceed Cook's.

Didn't that account come up with something really random recently which ended up being untrue?

@Draconator posted this one earlier. https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1899175259690918338 Broncos and Talanoa Hufanga have agreed to a 3-year contract worth up to $45 million, including $20 million guaranteed at signing. Deal negotiated by @EquitySports CEO Chris Cabott.

I haven't seen Von Miller mentioned yet. I wonder if the Bills are trying to work out a team friendly deal. I'm hoping it's because someone else, who is decent, is lined up.

More like you live somewhere where the letter 'u' gets randomly removed. 😉 More like you live somewhere where the letter 'u' gets randomly removed. 😉 Edit: Not sure why that posted twice!

"I'm fine with two and three but can we just look at one again..."

ELO will be delighted.

I think it's understandable that some might turn around and go if Josh can take a team friendly deal then why can't Cook. I understand where you're coming from, with the huge difference in sizes of contract, but sympathy is going to be limited when Cook is still earning millions of dollars - far more than nearly every fan. It's just one of those things. And, to out it bluntly, Cook put it out there by his actions on social media. If you don't want callback from the public, don't make the request public in the first place.

But they're different positions with different expectations. It's tough but RBs at Cook's level are more common and easier to find than QB's at Josh's level. A team friendly deal for a QB will look very different to a team friendly deal for a RB.