DrDawkinstein

Mario was dominant for 3 years until Rex started dropping him into coverage. Worth every penny of the contract originally.

It really is. Not only is the board split, but I think a number of us fight our own internal battles trying to get a real bead on his play. I'll admit the Cover1 videos do a lot to help his image. A number of things I've bashed him for look a little less severe when put into the proper context of his true responsibilities and the amount this scheme asks of him to cover. But every series of every game I say "Cmon Tremaine, we just need 1 play", and it literally never comes. So even if he is making the calls, and responsible for multiple gaps, and is clogging up passing lanes... I'm not seeing anything actually come of it. No big plays from him, nor really anyone directly around him. Tough one.

The leaks left with Rex.

As someone who has been very critical of Edmunds, yes, I would extend him at $10M/yr. $50M with probably half of it guaranteed, is far better than only $12.7M. I wouldnt say it's impossible. The only thing here is that I wouldnt want Edmunds on a 5 year deal, more like 3. But in general, the money is right.

And that division is pretty much up for the taking.

Bad teams over pay for WRs.

Milano was never a Free Agent tho. That's the point. The guys that hit the market do so to get overpaid. We have re-signed White, Milano, Dawkins, and Johnson to good value deals because they DONT hit free agency. And if they had hit free agency, whatever team they went to would have paid more than we did in the extension. Yes, I agree, you can find good value free agents, but it is almost never on day 1 of free agency. We'll see what the Saffold deal looks like...

I dont get the obsession on this board with Doyle and OTs either. Dawkins and Brown are set.

As a 5th round draft pick, yes.

LOL wut? No.

We'll always be a passing team, but we all saw it last year. You have to at least threaten to run the ball. A more balanced attack only helps the passing game and takes the heat and pressure off Josh.

If you look at our combine meetings, the majority went to pure C/Gs. We will not draft an OT who can maybe play OG. We will draft a true OG and let them shine.

All Free Agents cost more than we'd like. For every team. Maybe because they didnt have any other choice?

That's exactly how I see it. DWill is best at RT. We have an RT now. Saffold is an upgrade to DWill, and doesnt stop us from drafting a Guard either.

Dont be one of those guys at 2:45pm on Pre-tampering day. Also:

Especially when we're talking about the #3-4 WR, which will be the #4-5 option.

No. That's not how contracts and dead cap work. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/star-lotulelei-12294/ Look at the Dead Cap column, and subtract it from Cap Hit column to get your savings.

LOL, because we're 2.5 hours into the pre-tampering period? Beane NEVER makes big splashes in the first 2 hours. It isnt worth the money it takes to overpay and land one of the big names right away. Lots of time in Free Agency to find guys. Maybe in the 2nd tier, but I wouldnt call it the "dumpster".

Not sure making the 1TDT hole on the roster is worth the $1.5M it would get us. At least not at this moment.

I dont expect any Bills news today, or even this week. This is when the prices are highest. Beane hasnt done much on previous opening days, I don't see him doing anything when we have our smallest cap space of his tenure so far. Maybe once the big names go for big prices, we'll make moves on the 2nd tier market.

He should have started all last year, but since he can play EVERY position on the OL, the coaches thought he was more valuable as a backup (taking 1 roster sport to cover 3 guys) instead of risking him to injury as a starter. "Genius" I'm guessing he'll start a lot more this year. True. I'm firmly in the "the salary cap is a myth" camp, and know Beane can get creative. I'm just not sure the squeeze is worth the juice for who is out there.

How aggressive can we really be in FA? I would expect an early draft pick tho, if that's what you mean.

And not a single player left on the team that played with AW now that Hughes is no longer under contract.

Tender Bates is the title of my memoir

And dont forget about Knox as a Receiving option. After those 4, there arent a lot of balls to go around. Although I'm not sure about McKenzie in the slot and would like to see a real slot WR brought in.