Kelly the Dog Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 A lot of guys on the board are cut happy with out reason that makes any cents. How about because not cutting Thigpen before the season starts costs the team 250 million cents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 cutting players is new pink and tiny dog in a purse this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artmalibu Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 How about because not cutting Thigpen before the season starts costs the team 250 million cents? The team is way under the cap. Funny if the bills dont sign someone "Ralf is cheep" I guess many bills fans are too. Hey some fans might think its a good idea to only have 1 real QB on the roster that knows the playbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 How about because not cutting Thigpen before the season starts costs the team 250 million cents? It's an interesting balance. It's very possible we keep 3 qbs plus brad smith. We've discussed many times that if fitz got hurt we'd chase a guy quick as smith isn't your every week backup. Well - we are staring that down for September possibly. I could see all 4 making week 1 (though I wouldn't bet on it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 The team is way under the cap. Funny if the bills dont sign someone "Ralf is cheep" I guess many bills fans are too. Hey some fans might think its a good idea to only have 1 real QB on the roster that knows the playbook. It doesn't matter what the cap is. We also want to sign Byrd and/or Levitre before the end of this season. Why waste 2.5 million dollars on a player you're never going to play, you don't even want, just for a week or two on the team? Has nothing to do with anyone being cheap, just about risk and reward, and spending money wisely or wasting it. It would be WAY different if we didn't owe Thigpen 2.5 million, his entire contract, for that one or two weeks. That's a waste, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 How about because not cutting Thigpen before the season starts costs the team 250 million cents? I see what you did there. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 It doesn't matter what the cap is. We also want to sign Byrd and/or Levitre before the end of this season. Why waste 2.5 million dollars on a player you're never going to play, you don't even want, just for a week or two on the team? Has nothing to do with anyone being cheap, just about risk and reward, and spending money wisely or wasting it. It would be WAY different if we didn't owe Thigpen 2.5 million, his entire contract, for that one or two weeks. That's a waste, IMO. One thing that makes me lean that direction.... For a couple weeks, Vince wouldve been way cheaper and it doesn't much matter either way quality wise. Though they may still keep TT the whole way, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 He's saying that until after the final pre-season game. Thigpen will be cut, make no mistake about that. Chan doesn't want to show his hand in case someone gets hurt in that last game and he has to keep Thigpen. Unless that happens, he is history. why keep Thigpen. Fitz got hurt last year and they still kept TT nailed to the bench unless the phantom rib injury was really just a smoke screen to cover up some really questionable QB play - which seems to be continuing this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artmalibu Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 It doesn't matter what the cap is. We also want to sign Byrd and/or Levitre before the end of this season. Why waste 2.5 million dollars on a player you're never going to play, you don't even want, just for a week or two on the team? Has nothing to do with anyone being cheap, just about risk and reward, and spending money wisely or wasting it. It would be WAY different if we didn't owe Thigpen 2.5 million, his entire contract, for that one or two weeks. That's a waste, IMO. First off all of this is opinion anyway. QB is the most important position on the team! To worry about signing players next year at the expense of starting the season without a backup QB would be irresponsible. Yes, it would be great if TJ could come in and learn enough to to play week 1. Then TT could be cut to save the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 why keep Thigpen. Fitz got hurt last year and they still kept TT nailed to the bench unless the phantom rib injury was really just a smoke screen to cover up some really questionable QB play - which seems to be continuing this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 4 QBs? VY is gone, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 First off all of this is opinion anyway. QB is the most important position on the team! To worry about signing players next year at the expense of starting the season without a backup QB would be irresponsible. Yes, it would be great if TJ could come in and learn enough to to play week 1. Then TT could be cut to save the money. Jackson is a veteran, hard worker, and not dumb. He will be able to play if he has to. It's just a matter of whether he can play at 50-60-70% efficiency. They won't know that for a week, then have to make a decision. They may keep TT the last week, after the final cut downs are made 08/31, and cut a player they woul prefer to keep, with the idea that they will cut TT the night before the season starts a week later, as long as they are a little more convinced that Jackson has picked up the offense better in those 6-7 days. 4 QBs? VY is gone, no? Fitz, Jackson, Smith and Thigpen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 4 QBs? VY is gone, no? If you carry 4 Qb's that takes away another roster spot for a WR or DT or LB ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRM33064 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 QB play is so disproportionately important, so ridiculously more important than virtually almost anything else, it's difficult to spell out a logical case why we wouldn't use an "extra" roster spot on getting as many looks as possible at potential QB talent. Keep doing it until we find what we want, and then if we've got 2 ... that is a high-class problem indeed. Typically we get chatter about using roster spots on extra kickers for cryin' out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 No reason to keep 4 QB's on the roster. Get a good look at Tavaris Jackson Thursday nite - if he checks out OK (and there's no reason why he won't), cut Thigpen on Friday, then re-sign Josh Nesbitt to the practice squad as a developmental QB (and as an 'insurance policy' against some unforseen disaster). JMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 No reason to keep 4 QB's on the roster. Get a good look at Tavaris Jackson Thursday nite - if he checks out OK (and there's no reason why he won't), cut Thigpen on Friday, then re-sign Josh Nesbitt to the practice squad as a developmental QB (and as an 'insurance policy' against some unforseen disaster). JMO. Another reason why we need this kind of astute veteran leadership around here. Everybody should be astute. There simply aren't enough stutes in the world. GO BILLS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Fitz, Jackson, Smith and Thigpen. Smith?? haha. No, really--4 QBs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Why don't we trade them all for 1 really good quarterback? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Keeping 4 quarterbacks is kind of like taking four different kinds of bait with you for a day of fishing in the ocean. You hope one works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 Keeping 4 quarterbacks is kind of like taking four different kinds of bait with you for a day of fishing in the ocean. You hope one works. Some times you get the sheep head..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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