Tcali Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 time to focus on the draft.LB, LB, OT.We hit on at least 2 of those then we may be a playoff team.
beerme1 Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 That should be it (unless Bell wants to come back at a decent price)...why go after mediocre talent. Lets focus on using that money on extending Byrd, Levitre, Fjax and the draft I would like to keep Bell...at a reasonable cost. If someone's giving him big bicks so be it. Wont be us. I think Jason Peters showed he was worth big bucks here I do not feel that way about Bell. But I really would like to keep him.
Reed83HOF Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Aside from taking care of our own and possibly honoring the offers we made to our players who are still FAs (Scott & Bell), we are about done. IDK if there are going to be June 1st casualties like in the past, but I would say if there is someone we could use for depth we may kick the tires...overall think that is about it. I don't see any WRs on the market being worth it or an upgrade on what we have.
Mango Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Heard on nfl radio that the jets are looking at Brady Quinn as a back up. They then mentioned the bills where one of 2 or 3 other teams doing the same
NoSaint Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 I'd be surprised if we don't get a LB still (casillas or Dunbar) who's not a solid starter but good in packages, young, and can fill in for injuries
BillsBytheBay Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Chix has done nothing but speak the truth. They told us they would not reach on a pass rusher. they agreed with all of us openly about the mistake that Cornell Green was. they also told us that they would build through the draft. I believe them. If they dont like a guy, than spend the money on draft picks, and your own guys. I really like where this team is headed.
Reed83HOF Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Heard on nfl radio that the jets are looking at Brady Quinn as a back up. They then mentioned the bills where one of 2 or 3 other teams doing the same They signed Drew Stanton today
Captain Hindsight Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 We just paid some dude to be the highest paid defensive player ever, I think we should wait a day or two before putting the checkbooks out
BillsVet Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Is Dr. Evil supposed to be bankrolling the Bills now? UFA's left don't have as much leverage with the big names off the board. Teams aren't overpaying now and there's no minimum to spend either.
White Linen Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 We don't get $30+ million every year. We have impending free agents to extend namely Wood, Levitre, and Byrd. And we have to sign our draft picks.
Reed83HOF Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Is Dr. Evil supposed to be bankrolling the Bills now? Ha Ha Ha. Quote of the day
ndirish1978 Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Don't we have more cap space? I haven't heard any rumors about other signings except that we have talked to Mario Manningham. I think we have many other holes to fill. I'm really hoping we are not calling it quits in free agency just because of one huge signing. This is what happens when you don't have a minimum post requirement for starting threads.
RealityCheck Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Ralph is cheap. I am so done with this team. We never sign anyone, our drafts suck, we get recycled coaches no one want, we always have unspent millions and are way under the salary cap. Oh yeah...and how could I forgot Ralph is cheap! Time to sell and just move to LA
Campy Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Go away then. Ungrateful. With 4 posts you want to come on with that? We just signed the best available FA who by the way is in his prime and you come in with this? Good bye now. Oh by the way there will be a draft this year as well and we will have to pay them. Including a pretty high pick in case you didn't know. As Jon Bon says, have a nice dayyy ayyayyyy Way to make the new guy feel welcome, well played!
NewEra Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 1331950145[/url]' post='2412164']I don't post much but I read posts several times daily. Look I am as pumped as all of you are about Mario. Believe me - I am super pumped. I'm just saying - I think it is pretty misguided to suddenly think we are contenders based on this one signing. The Texans roster has been a heck of a lot better than ours with Mario Williams and they didn't finally make the playoffs until this past year. Just sayin - we've got more work to do. That's reality. Another reality is that we have to re up Byrd, levitre and Fred. Wood is up after them. And sign our draft picks. Chill out. It's day 4 of free agency. I'm sure the FO didn't go into hibernation. They just paid one guy a LOT of money, they have to get the new gameplan for the offseason up and running. For someone that rarely posts, I'm surprised you picked this topic to post about. We just signed the #1 defensive FA in his prime at a position of dire need. And you complain that that's all we did and we still need to improve. Buddy knows that. Stop preaching.
NeverOutNick Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 We don't get $30+ million every year. We have impending free agents to extend namely Wood, Levitre, and Byrd. And we have to sign our draft picks. BOOM!!! This is EXACTLY what needs to be done and then after that "if" there are holes we will fill with whatever is left (FA lasts a couple months after the draft) Lets reward our best players which definitely include Byrd (my favorite Bill), Levitre, and a healthy Wood
missthe kgun Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Don't we have more cap space? I haven't heard any rumors about other signings except that we have talked to Mario Manningham. I think we have many other holes to fill. I'm really hoping we are not calling it quits in free agency just because of one huge signing. Not going to pile on you, but we have done plenty this offseason... We normally groom guys and the let them walk (Winfield, Ted Washington, Greer, and so on) you get the point... This year, we re-signed our own guys SJ, Chandler, Morrison. I would like to see us get Wimbley, but if we dont, I will be fine with that... Look at the games we lost the last 2 seasons by 5 points or less, now think about if we had just one real pass rusher ie. Super Mario, how many of those games would we have pulled out... Lastly Guys are normally better in yr 2 than year 1. Enter Dareus, Shep, Searcy, Hairston and so on. Also KW was lost for the season last yr, as well as Wood and many others who should come back healthy which means we upgrade in those positions as well. And did I mention that we actually have a D-Coordinator this yr. We will be fine, just sit tight, and watch the youngsters blossom before our eyes! Go Bills!!!!!
billsfan89 Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Super Mario is going to take up 25 million dollars in cap space this season (Don't worry it goes down to 15 next season and stays around that number) so that leaves the Bills with 8 million in cap space. Granted D.Edwards will likely be cut to free up about 4 million but that only leaves about 12 million left to play with (Although there is fat that could be cut on the roster). Once you get draft picks added you really don't have much cap space even if you cut D.Edwards. Basically the Bills bought the Hope Diamond and now they have to let the market come to them. Their cap space is limited at the moment unless they cut some of the fat. Let the big names that are left come off the board and then they will likely go out and make some more prudent depth signings (Think Barnett last season). I suspect the Bills will try to acquire Bell at the right price, and then make a move on a veteran guard. After that they might scope the market for a vet WR and a OLB that plays well in a 4-3. Then they will try to focus their attention on the draft to plug what holes remain. If they can resign Bell to a sub 4 million cap hit, and maybe get a OLB at 2-3 million I think that this off season will be a huge success (Then you can fill some of the other holes via the draft).
NoSaint Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Super Mario is going to take up 25 million dollars in cap space this season (Don't worry it goes down to 15 next season and stays around that number) so that leaves the Bills with 8 million in cap space. Granted D.Edwards will likely be cut to free up about 4 million but that only leaves about 12 million left to play with (Although there is fat that could be cut on the roster). Once you get draft picks added you really don't have much cap space even if you cut D.Edwards. Basically the Bills bought the Hope Diamond and now they have to let the market come to them. Their cap space is limited at the moment unless they cut some of the fat. Let the big names that are left come off the board and then they will likely go out and make some more prudent depth signings (Think Barnett last season). I suspect the Bills will try to acquire Bell at the right price, and then make a move on a veteran guard. After that they might scope the market for a vet WR and a OLB that plays well in a 4-3. Then they will try to focus their attention on the draft to plug what holes remain. If they can resign Bell to a sub 4 million cap hit, and maybe get a OLB at 2-3 million I think that this off season will be a huge success (Then you can fill some of the other holes via the draft). From what I've seen, all your cap numbers are wrong
billsfan89 Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 From what I've seen, all your cap numbers are wrong My take on the Bills cap was that they had a little over 30 million. And the Williams deal is worth 25 million year one (Very good on the Bills to make the first year take a lot of the burden) thus that left Buffalo with about 8 million without cutting anyone. Unless the signing bonus doesn't count towards the cap (Which I could be wrong it might not) I would think that the Williams deal puts the Bills up against the cap for the rest of the offseason (Unless they makes some cuts). Once again I could be wrong but that's my interpretation.
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