DrDawkinstein

-$8M, but they are using the $175M number. Actual cap may come in around $180M. Fingers crossed. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/

Not today. The entire offseason. Welcome to the Offseason!

Not at $14M/year for Milano. He isnt that good. He's the best of what we have now, but that's not saying much. For a coverage LB, TEs kill us. And he's still a liability in open-field tackling. Milano will hit the market, and some team will prob over pay for him. I'd trigger Edmunds 5th year option, but he needs to improve big time in order to get that 2nd contract. Draft Milano's replacement this year, look to draft Edmunds replacement next year.

Technically not the majority of the league. We are 20th in cap space right now. So only better than 12 other teams. And we are currently $8M over the $175M baseline number. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/

I supported Whaley while he was here. But he and Dunne just need to move on. Dunne especially, as he is trying to milk an entire reporting career out of one contact who isnt even in the NFL anymore. Sad. Anyone could sit and pick apart things in hindsight. I think we all know where the Bills went wrong Sunday night. Moving on...

1. Cant ever cheer for Brady 2. If the Chiefs crush the Bucs, it shows the Bills were the 2nd best team in the league and the real Super Bowl game.

Doesnt really matter. He was a part of it. 80% of Josh's success is on Josh, just like any other successfully developed QB. Divvy up the rest as you see fit. But being around and a part of it is all that is needed to get a promotion in the NFL, where developing QBs is crucial. But that is why I specifically said "After seeing what the Bills have done with Josh", not "what Dorsey has done with Josh". It's a group effort. The point is to be a part of it.

Lots of teams are "over the cap" next year. That's mostly a temporary issue, and pretty widespread. Saints are $100M+ over cap. The BILLS are $8M over cap. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/ We know it wont be any lower than $175M. I've seen $180M talked about recently, but no one is really sure yet. This article is pretty optimistic that it could be as high as $195M https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/12/06/optimism-emerges-regarding-2021-salary-cap/

Good news that Dorsey is safe Everyone should be interested in Dorsey after seeing what the Bills have done with Josh. That said, I hope he realizes his smartest, safest path to success is staying in Buffalo. Daboll will get a HC spot, and Dorsey will get a promotion. And in 2-3 years, Dorsey will be a prime HC candidate. If he goes somewhere else, to a struggling or rebuilding team as OC now, the whole staff gets canned in a year or two and then he has to come back and start over. Buffalo is the place to be for coaches and players.

Usage is pretty common on every NFL sideline. Trying to remember whose Mic'ed Up mentioned it a couple times. Maybe Hydes from this year?

Oh I absolutely agree that Hilton is not an improvement over Brown. But talking strictly about Brown, he'll be 31 soon and coming off a leg injury. Didnt contribute much to our playoff run. And is set to make $9.5M next year. I think we can find a cheaper replacement and upgrade his speed while doing so.

His injury and being a complete non-factor in the playoffs?

Right on. I wasnt disagreeing with you, but thought it was a smart and interesting move by Beane and wanted to document it here.

Fair enough take, I have no idea what Ross's market value will be. But I dont think Brown has done much more in his career, and he got that contract. Free Agency is a WILD ride where guys get crazy contracts.

Good list (for real, no sarcasm). But really only Hopkins and Jones average over $20M/yr. The Cowboys were stuck having to pay Cooper since they traded away some 1sts for him. And Thomas kind of answers your original question. The Saints are paying Thomas and Brees. They start every offseason way over the cap. But somehow they figure out payrolls, and are still there to compete every season. Good back and forth, but it really isnt that much of a worry for the Bills. Especially considering Josh's extension and Diggs' new deal wont kick in until after next year when the cap gets back to normal and makes some big jumps.

Who? Not Tyreek Hill. Not Davante Adams. Not Mike Evans.

Question for you: Which WRs are making $25M? Are there many of them? Or is the Hopkins contract, much like his trade deal, an anomaly?

Just a note that we didnt really re-do his contract. We just moved some money up to this year since we had cap space this year, and reduced it down the line. "the Bills are increasing Diggs' 2020 compensation by $3.3 million (now $14.8 million). Buffalo is also reducing Diggs' 2021 cash by $300,000, but increasing the guarantee by $7.7 million -- making it a total of $11 million. Additionally, the Bills reduced Diggs' 2022-23 cash from $25.55 million to $22.67 million"

Think we'll see a lot more 1 year deals with current teams due to the drop in cap?

What happened with Hopkins? He was further along in his 5 year deal, and his cap hits for this year and next year are $7M and $12M, right in line with Diggs deal.

Diggs just finished year 2 of a 5 year contract that he just signed. He already thought he was the best WR in the league when he signed it. We are at least another season away from him asking to re-do the deal. And could probably get ahead of it by simply making his remaining 3 years fully guaranteed (right now he has NO guaranteed money left). We have a couple years to figure it out.

But it does work since we will extend Josh in the same way. I've seen $180M Down from $198M, but not as low as the $175M floor.

Do your research before starting threads? https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/patrick-mahomes-21751/

John Brown money. Just slide Ross right into that spot and contract.

Its not that we let him walk as much as he's a hot commodity on the market. I hope the same thing plays out as what youre proposing. Dont get me wrong. edit: I also think Ramczyk is the better player and more long term solution, so if the price difference is a couple mil a year, I hope they try to go after Ramczyk first.