Rockinon

http://www.buffalorumblings.com/2016/3/6/11169934/bills-lowballing-ignoring-incognito-per-report Don't kill the messenger.

Oh great. Now you're going to throw percentages into this.

I like the way you think.

I hear ya there. My biggest problem with Rex is his big mouth. I tend to think Rex had been working with Brown all season long and was getting frustrated enough to say something to the media and also to let Lawson take over the job at the end of the year. One thing I do know is young guys often don't take criticism well. Maybe Rex felt he needed to push his buttons a little harder. We can only speculate but I'm not ready just say Rex was wrong. He may very well have had a good reason to be vocal about it. Maybe blowhard Rex should have kept his big mouth shut. Either way, I don't think we have enough information say one way or the other.

I'm aware of what others have said. Just tend to draw my own conclusions. I think those games were more about the defense and less about the opposing QB, but then again what do I know. And Amen to the disappointing season and turning it around this year.

I don't know that he was calling him out then. I'm pretty sure all season the coaching staff was all ready pushing him. How could they not since Brown was the one calling the plays on the field. Rex mentioned to the media what Brown needed to work on. Brown and the rest of the team all ready knew that. When Rex spoke to the media, he all ready called him out. Probably long before that day.

I agree...it sucked. Just not so much the last couple of games.

Lash out? Rex is the coach. His job is to be critical of the players. He also said that the plan going forward was to get him more involved. You make it sound like he was throwing him under the bus or something. Brown is young and needs to improve his craft. Nothing wrong with telling him so.

Not really. The defense looked like they getting lined up to make a play quicker. They appeared to be communicating on the field better and got after the QB better. A lot of things seemed to be clicking. It was apparent that everyone knew their assignment and playing as one cohesive unit.

Also explains why the defense didn't suck the last couple of games. Wonder what the plan is going forward.

Wow. What a great read. This is a pretty good analysis.

That is interesting. All of this restructuring is quickly changing the landscape. May be that this small amount will be just enough to get Incognito on board. Just say no to Cro.

There are a lot of ways to move money around. Lets hope the front office and the players can come to a middle ground. So far, it sounds like Incognito is the only one dragging his feet(understandably). This may be his last chance to cash in before retiring. One thing that is looking good for this team is that the players are actually wanting to stay here. And prospects are actually wanting to come here. Makes the moves that the front office are trying to make easier. I was a little alarmed at our cap situation but the more moves are made the better things look. Glenn resigned long term would be big, but it should be understood that if Tyrod continues to impress, room will need to made all over again. I'm amazed by how much talent is on this team now. I wonder how far they can keep pushing the envelope to keep our starters.

There could be other moves. Just because Glenn has been franchised, that doesn't mean they won't continue to work on his long term contract. A front loaded long term contract could actually free up the cap space that would have been used against the cap. Some other players could also be a work in progress. The 23 million all ready freed up is more than half spent with Glenn's franchise tag. That is probably item #1 on their list right now. Can't remember the deadline for being under the cap, but the Bills could actually resign Glenn by then to a long term deal. That would put some serious money into the pot.

Jets will obviously pick the guy Buffalo wants in the draft one spot ahead of us.

Yes they have. Clay was restructured.

I agree that KW could be gone but only because this draft is so deep at DT. As far as him not fitting in this defense is ridiculous though. Kyle has consistently performed well when healthy no matter what scheme this team has run through the years. The man is a great football player. He is just getting older. That is something to consider. I would not be surprised if the Bills pick up a DT round one to replace him. And yea, the money saved by releasing him could go toward other areas of need.

Let's hope the deal gets done before that date. True. But the tag would mean the his entire pay this year comes out of the cap. This year is about trying to stay under the cap. Can't do that without offering guaranteed money up front in the form of a signing bonus.

Best case scenario for the team is to sign him long term. Get that done and his signing bonus will not count against the cap this year. It would be huge. Problem is, LTs don't grow on trees and he is due a big pay day. Guys like that generally test FA. This is exactly why the Bills would prefer to get him signed long term. The cap savings to sign other players like Icognito.

Unformed.....like a lump of clay?

I think resigning Gilmore will be next. He would get a fat signing bonus but it would still mean saving cap money this year. Plus, we would lock him up for the future. Lot of ways to increase cap money this year. The Bills have a good team with a lot of good players. Restructured contracts will be the name of the game this year.

With Charles Clay's restructure we are in a bit better shape. A new deal for Gilmore could be coming that would also save money this year on the cap. I wonder what else the brass is considering for this year. Mario is likely history but there could possibly be some other moves. It really is amazing how just restructuring contracts frees up cap money. Thing is, down the road, we could be in even worse shape than this year because these restructures are generally offering big bonuses up front that don't count against the cap this year but they are also pushing back bigger cap payouts in later years. Wonder how this is going to play out?

We all ready have a talented, young, one cut and go RB.

Shaq Lawson and Kevin Dodd are on the radar. It's not looking good for keeping Mario. The plot thickens.

Not sure about this. I haven't heard the coach say one ill thing about Mario. We never saw him benched for any reason. Tape doesn't tell you what his assignment is. The tape would be helpful if we knew his assignment but I've been watching football for 40yrs and still can't say for certain what the tape is telling me.