BuffaloRebound

Go get a pass rusher. Giants are the team who've always given Patriots most trouble because they knocked the hell out of Brady. Solomon Thomas reminds me of a young Justin Tuck. Versatile DL who lives in the backfield.

What is the point of zipping the ball against no defenders? Nobody is gonna tip or intercept the ball. Colt McCoy having the same combine velocity as Joe Flacco tells me all I need to know about the usefulness of measuring combine velocity.

I actually trust Whaley with these type of signings. Who wanted Zach Brown, Lorax, or Groy last year now most people are gonna be upset if we lose them.

This is comparable to measuring a pitchers velocity in the bullpen. Velocity during a game is much more important and only really matters on certain throws. The fact that Flacco was only measured at 55 mph tells me all I need to know about these measurements. Flacco probably throws with most velocity of any QB since Elway and Favre.

Pay some undrafted free agent to deliver late hits to Brady until he gets kicked out of game. Then do it again the 2nd game. That strategy would be more effective than anything we've done the past 15 years.

Say what you want about Whaley, but he has a knack for finding those type of guys. Just let someone else draft a QB.

How is not trying to win a path? When does Cleveland let everyone in building know, "now it's ok to try to win". Bills went through almost a 10 year purgatory after Donahoe flamed out where winning was not the main goal (Toronto series, uncertainty with ownership situation and if team was even gonna stay in Buffalo). You don't just turn a switch back on. Taking on other teams bad contracts for draft picks wins the internet geeks, but it has to be demoralizing for players, fans and coaches who actually care about winning on the field. It's basically just throwing your hands up and saying we have no chance to win so we'll try something crazy.

Ha. Jedi mind tricks from belichik. Get Cleveland fans all excited, and raise the price to three 1st rounders.

If this is to get garropolo, it makes sense. Otherwise they are in perpetual tank mode and just collecting assets.

Yes. Cleveland is so smart. Maybe they can sell tickets to the draft instead of actual games.

Whether or not it's a smart move, it's an embarrassment to the NFL and Cleveland. They're trying to turn the NFL into the NBA.

I believe this when it actually happens. Can't see New England giving big money to Gilmore. Wouldn't surprise me if like yesterday with Tyrod, suddenly Malcolm butler or Logan Ryan agree to an extension.

Paying big money for WR's is a waste of resources with Tyrod coming back. Pay for a RT, TE or a safety.

Interesting that Bills were leaders for Wagner, jusczyk, with rumors of Hoyer interest, then in about an hour word leaks of restructured deal with Tyrod and Wagner, Jusczyk, and Hoyer all sign with other teams. Whaley was clearly prepared to move on if Tyrod didn't accept a significant pay cut.

That's the old deal with the $15.5m option bonus yearly cap hit.

Wow. So that means the option bonus went away. Kudos to Whaley.

$22.5m divided by 5 equals 4.5m cap hit per year for the bonuses. Plus another $600k per year from the 2016 bonus. So that's about $20m in dead cap if we cut him after 2017 and $15m in dead cap after 2018.

Sounds like they converted $7m of his $12m 2017 salary to a bonus. What happened to the $15m option bonus? Is he really getting a $22m bonus?

I like him but that's a lot of money in the backfield. 2nd highest paid RB, highest paid FB, $2m backup.

With Bears after Glennon, Browns after Garrapolo, and 49ers after Cousins, Jets are really only team in market for a veteran QB with an ability to pay big money but they are in full rebuild mode. Bills should be in a good position to push that option bonus to next year and give McDermott a year to evaluate Taylor.

Good post. I agree. I think Bills ideal scenario is Romo to Denver, Bills trade late round pick for Simien, Cleveland gets shut down by New England and gives a 2nd rounder for Tyrod.

And if you want to sign him to a long term deal, $3m per year, not $2m per year is the starting point if you give him a 2nd round tender.

My uneducated guess at starting QB for Bills: Romo 5%, Alex Smith 10%, Simien 35%, Tyrod 50%. All depends on where Romo goes.

Nobody is giving Gillislee $3m per year and paying a 5th round pick. New England pays Blount $1m per year. Atlanta pays their 2 rb's a combined $3m per year.

Doubt someone will give him a contract Bills won't match and give up a 5th rounder in a year that's supposed to have one of deepest RB draft classes in a long time.