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  1. Doesn't surprise me. Probably wanted to get him on a bargain as evidenced by him staying in Minnesota for a year. This is the type of signing I'd expect. A vet with starting experience who can provide a little more coverage for a few games when Tre's out and provide depth and leadership behind our 1st or 2nd round, at a cap friendly price for a season. Big time signings or trades like Stephon Gilmore or James Bradberry is unrealistic. I'd be looking at Joe Haden or Steven Nelson. 

  2. 19 minutes ago, Logic said:


    McDuffie sure doesn’t fit the body type they typically like. His arm length is concerning. I could see him, Gordon, Hall, Zion Johnson, or a trade-down.

     

    Funny thing is that the two best players available might be Devonte Wyatt and George Karlaftis, but would they really take a DT or edge ?

     

    I keep hearing this and I really think it's overblown. His arm length is a quarter of an inch under 30. Dane Jackson is 30 3/8. We're really going to pass on a guy who didn't allow a single TD in the last two years for his arms being a half inch under the ideal range?

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  3. 6 hours ago, Gregthekeg said:

    As a huge nerd, this is my two worlds colliding, and I am here for it and loving every second of it.

     

    How cool is it to have a legit Superstar on the roster now?! (Allen is one too, but doesn't have the commercials yet!)

     

    I'm right there with you! I love Morbius and was excited for the movie already. Seeing a Von Miller x Marvel colab got me so pumped.

  4. 3 hours ago, Einstein said:

    I find this very peculiar.

     

    Beane did not tender him with a 2nd round designation that would have given abates $3.9 million and would have provided the Bills with a 2nd round pick if he was signed elsewhere.

     

    But Beane was willing to give him a 4 year deal with an average of more than $4 million per season.

     

    I must be missing something.

     

    Pretty simple. Beane has faith that what he saw last season from him in a small sample size will continue. This is proven by his matching the deal. If he signed him to a one year 2nd round tender - then he'd be a FA again after this season. And if he performs up to expectations, the price tag would have went WAY up. 

     

    So in letting him go out and test the market now, he was able to get him long term this year at a much lower price than he expects to have had to next season. 

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  5. 38 minutes ago, FFadpecr said:

     

     

    At first I was confused as to why they didn't put him on a 2nd round tender so they could have had him for cheaper with no competition.

     

    But now that I think about it, I wonder if this was what Beane wanted all along. He wanted Bates to sign a long term deal with another team so that he could get Bates locked up long term at what his market is now after a small sample size. As opposed to what he perceives his market will be after a full year as a starter.

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  6. Draft Booth, McDuffie, or Elam (in that order) at 25 if either are there. If not, try to trade down a little bit to grab McCreary, Gordon, or Woolen and grab some extra picks. Or select at another position at 25 and trade up from 57, if you're feeling so bold and/or you're a big fan of Woolen (might even be able to stand Pat at 57 for him if the board falls correct).

     

    Sign a mid-tier FA veteran willing to come to play for a winning team on a discount to fill in at CB1 or CB2 (depending on how quickly the rookie picks things up) while Tre is gone and to provide added depth to Dane Jackson alongside Taron Johnson in the Nickel for when he returns. Done.

     

  7. 14 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said:


    Yeah but there is a difference speculating on a player to draft or pick up in free agency or to re-sign which is kinda the point of these boards… particularly in the offseason….

     

    But trying to analyse what a player “means” when he posts an emoji or cryptic tweet… I dunno about that … just my opinion…

     

    Okay, maybe just ignore it then? If you Google Stefon Diggs, there's a TON of news articles discussing this. There's two on the front page of ProFootballTalk right now. Things have progressed to his brother, who he's extremely close with, openly talking about his hope he could be moved to the Cowboys.

     

    Whether or not it's yours or @Westside's cup of tea, it is something being talked about by Bills fans and non-Bills fans alike. It has become news worthy and it is something to keep an eye on. Or don't. That's your prerogative. 

  8. 4 hours ago, Westside said:

    He’s not going anywhere. He still has two years left on his contract.

     

    It's a good thing no one has ever thought to not play and hold out because they don't like their current deal.

     

    Also a very good thing Stefon Diggs doesn't have a history of posting cryptic things on social media, causing issues behind the scenes, and ultimately forcing the team he was on to trade him.

     

    ... oh, wait.

  9. 1 hour ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

     

     

    Yep. This is getting increasingly scary. I doubt Trevon is just posting this as a random thought. Give the man an extension and some money up front with an out after a few seasons. He's too important to what we're currently building for him to be unhappy or ask for a trade.

  10. 5 hours ago, NewEra said:

    Meanwhile, we were 2.5M under the cap when FA started and made room to sign several good starters. We can make room for Bradberry if we think he’s worth it

     

    Uh huh. We cut Cole Beasley, Daryl Williams, Jon Feliciano, AJ Klein, and Star Lotulelei. We re-structured Micah Hyde, Matt Milano, and Matt Haack. We extended Mitch Morse, lowering his cap figure. Save for a Diggs or an Edmunds extension, all of the obvious moves have been done already.

     

    We're at 7.6 over. We'll need about 2.4 for Draft Picks. Bradberry would cost us another 6.5. So we'd have to roughly come up with another 16.5 million to do it. Really not as simple as you want it to be.

     

    And that would include them not only paying half of his salary, but also eating 12 million in Dead Cap. I don't think they're going to do all of that for a late round pick. So we'd have to give up, probably a 3rd, for a 1 year rental. Bc Beane isn't going to pay Tre what we're paying him and back up the brinks truck on the CB2 with everyone we have coming up.

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  11. 6 hours ago, GolfandBills said:

    They aren’t 7.6 million over the cap.  With the top 51 contracts they are right around even.  

     

    @Hapless Bills Fan has kept a comprehensive post here on the board meticulously calculating the Top 51. It's on the first page. 7.6 million over for the Top 51 without Taiwan Jones calculated.

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