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That would be ridiculous. If they're seriously considering the 40-yard line, they should just do away with them altogether.

Although I like Ebron, I think I'm with you. We already have like five or six TEs on the roster. Evans is appealing, but the problem again is where he fits in, with four WRs already set in SJ, Woods, Goodwin, and TJ. I'm not sure they're ready to get rid of TJ just yet, and Stevie has three more years left at a fairly reasonable price. I guess if they take Evans and he does well, one of those two would probably be gone in 2015. OT at #9 just doesn't seem right if the plan is to play him at RT. Maybe it will be a LB after all...

I'm going to have nightmares for a week now.

The polarization of opinions in this thread is quite impressive. I'm actually suprised it's reached even 4 pages.

One down, one to go.

KevinMassare Sources say that Brandon Spikes' Knee has checked out. As per team doctors. Now time to talk money. 3/14/14, 10:24 AM

SalSports OK, I'll say it. The #Bills could've used Fitz last year. He's actually the right kind of backup this team needs….(now runs and hides) 3/13/14, 5:46 PM

ProFootballTalk Expect Ryan Fitzpatrick to be cut soon by the Titans; he's due to earn a $500K roster bonus in the next day or so. 3/13/14, 3:29 PM

Nonsense. Plenty of people here know a hell of a lot more than Polian.

Wonder if he's one of those "core special teamers"...

4 yrs, $16 million

Bill Polian, apparently.

No. Because then we'd be grossly overpaying a backup G/T.

WIth that contract, sounds like he's being brought in to be the starter.

Just let it all out, everyone. Let it all out.

But a big dip at the end increases the chances that he stays with the team and finishes the contract, rather than getting released in the last couple of years because the cap hit is too high to justify keeping an aging player...

Today?

I think he means Charles Reingarden.

I was expecting some excellent responses in this thread and I haven't been disappointed!

Man, a lot of people are taking this a little too personally. I don't know Byrd, but from what I read it sounds like he's a pretty stand up guy, not a bull****ter, and probably not a greedy bastard. That's an assumption on my part, but I think it's a fair one. That said, put yourself in Byrd's shoes. The team you're with makes you what we can only guess is a very good offer. But this is, perhaps, a once in a lifetime chance to cash in, and to see what your worth is on the open market. By all accounts, Byrd will be a hot commodity, pursued by several teams. The opportunity for the bidding to skyrocket is fairly good. Is it really such a terrible thing to give it a shot and see how it goes? What if the bidding makes it north of $10-11 million per year? There's the chance of that, and it's reasonable to expect him to see if that happens. Perhaps the deal with the Bills is that he'd give them real consideration if it turns out the market doesn't play out like that, or perhaps if the highest bidders are crappy teams that he has no interest in, as long as they don't tag him. Fine, fair enough. If I'm Byrd, it's worth a look if the offer from the Bills stands. Most of us don't see it that way -- we see crazy numbers like $9 million a year, $10 million a year, $11 million a year, and we don't see a big difference. I mean, who really needs $11 million per year vs $9 million? It's crazy, but most players are interested in pushing things forward. Think about it another way. The reason Byrd is being offered somewhere around $10 million per year is because some guy before him tested the market and got it up to $8 million per year. And some guy before him drove the market up to $7 million per year, and the guy before him up to $5 million per year. Years ago, the league probably cringed when some safety started making $1 million per year. But Byrd, and the rest of the league, has all of those individuals to thank when the market is now set somewhere around $10 million per year. By going out and testing the market, he can help raise salaries even more, so that those who come after him can reap the benefits. He's playing his part. It seems greedy and shallow, but it's how things have evolved over many years now. I'm not saying that's exactly what he's doing, but I would strongly suspect it.

Me too. Not exactly the greatest quality T-shirts, though.

He injured himself on a mat. A !@#$ING MAT.

If it ain't broke...

Wow. Just wow.