DrDawkinstein

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.

Stop making threads.

It will get there. It does every year. Is what it is.

That's what the 2nd tier guys are for. Another Bates/Boettger/DWilliams type, or 2. And a 1st or 2nd round G would most definitely be a starter. With the number of CBs and C/Gs the Bills have met with, we will be looking for starters at both positions from this draft.

I guess Brady unretirement didnt sway him much.

Nah. Mods will/should consolidate this to a "Moves around the league" thread.

I dont expect us to be active at all today. Or even much this week. We have no money, and this is when prices are the highest. Beane will bring in 1-2 2nd tier guys, and draft a C/G. That's about it (imo).

Womp, first announcement of tampering period...

We have a looming deadline to be under the cap by Wednesday. We can always re-sign Williams to a smaller number and bring him back.

I thought both were recently legalized.

Also, both sides obviously negotiate through the media. The team uses the media to put pressure on the state, and vice versa. Take everything with a huge grain of salt.

NYS could come up with $1B with no issue. Legalizing and taxing weed and sports gambling could probably pay for it within a year or two. Or go hit up Wall Street, where folks make and lose $1B every morning before breakfast.

No, not really. They mentioned Austin in a report. That is all. And it was a report put together by the firm Jerry Jones brought in. And there is NO WAY Jones is allowing yet another team into his market. It was not a threat. It was an example.

From the list of known meetings, the Bills met with more C/Gs and CBs than any other position, by a pretty good amount too (WR was up there as well, but not as much as C/G). It is almost a certainty Beane drafts at least 1. He'll get his house in order too. That why I said he'll sign a couple of mid-tiers in free agency.