Pats sign Gillislee to offer sheet

[Kemp2Warlick]

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No. 1 in @fboutsiders DVOA at RB? Gillislee. No. 2? Burkhead.

[Kirby Jackson]

This is a mistake by the FO. They should have put the 2nd round tender on him and we wouldn't have this issue. It would have been the cheaper option as well now.

[Like A Mofo]

 

He isn't?

 

That's backup RB money right there.

 

Theo Riddick, Bilal Powell, Rex Burkhead, Danny Woodhead--all of them are getting more than the 2nd round tender.

 

I doubt NE signs Mike if it is a 2nd round tender, a fact lost on so many around here

[T-Bomb]

Yea.

 

All common sense to the average fan. Unfortunately not for Bills management.

 

I dunno, Hogan wasn't worth the $$ last year, Gillisleee isn't worth the $$ this year IMO.

 

Why do Bills fans always care so much about backups?

[Success]

Either way. I wish it wasn't the pats, but it's nice to get the draft pick too.

[DrDawkinstein]

 

I dunno, Hogan wasn't worth the $$ last year, Gillisleee isn't worth the $$ this year IMO.

 

Why do Bills fans always care so much about backups?

 

Two players we pulled from the scrap heap. They can be replaced. It just sucks it's the Pats, and we know they are going to use our own former players to thrash us, and get more from them than we ever could.

Edited April 18, 2017 by DrDareustein

[BillsfanAZ]

Horrible management of the cap. 2nd round tender protects him and if he gets an offer they get a 2nd. Now itll cost twice as much to keep him, but the fifth isnt worth losing him. .

 

Wouldnt it be worse for the salary cap to give MG another $mil a year for no reason? Would you pay over asking price for a house that you were the only bidder on to make sure nobody else comes along and makes an offer? I wouldnt.

[eball]

It's really not surprising to see #BADOL all over this thread. After all, he thinks every RB on the roster is just as good as Shady anyway.

 

(here, I'll add a couple of :lol: and :doh: so you know it's not serious to me!)

[Jamie Nails]

 

I dunno, Hogan wasn't worth the $$ last year, Gillisleee isn't worth the $$ this year IMO.

 

Why do Bills fans always care so much about backups?

 

Hogan didn't come with a draft pick in return. That hurt more than this would. We have three RBs on the roster and can easily find another. I am good with them grabbing the pick and building for the future.

[Blokestradamus]

Gimme the draft pick, I'll pay for Mike's flight to Boston. Bye!

[thebandit27]

 

Because it feeds the people who say the Bills always make bad decisions.

 

You need to pay closer attention to who is criticizing this move if that's what you think.

 

 

Two players we pulled from the scrap heap. They can be replaced.

 

They can be replaced, but will they be? Hogan sure hasn't been...yet.

[T-Bomb]

 

Wouldnt it be worse for the salary cap to give MG another $mil a year for no reason? Would you pay over asking price for a house that you were the only bidder on to make sure nobody else comes along and makes an offer? I wouldnt.

 

This is exactly right IMO.

[Maury Ballstein]

I dunno, Hogan wasn't worth the $$ last year, Gillisleee isn't worth the $$ this year IMO.

 

Why do Bills fans always care so much about backups?

 

Because he was excellent last season

[Dablitzkrieg]

This contract is also including $4 million guaranteed. He's not coming back to Buffalo. No way you give a back-up $6 mill

[thunderingsquid]

"Essentially it now costs the Bills a 5th round pick an 6.4M to keep Gillislee as a bakcup, not happening." Turbosrrgood

 

That really sucks if correct.

[Big C]

 

I dunno, Hogan wasn't worth the $$ last year, Gillisleee isn't worth the $$ this year IMO.

 

Why do Bills fans always care so much about backups?

 

I mean, we've seen the value of good depth players...

 

I'd prefer we match, but our OL can open up holes for any 5th round draftee. I still think Gillislee is better than an average backup and we should strongly consider matching. But if they have a good plan in the draft for a backup lets roll with it. I just don't want to see Shady go down for any amount of time and have to rely on JWill or some lousy late round pick.

Edited April 18, 2017 by Big C

[DrDawkinstein]

Because his QB and offensive system were excellent last season

 

Fixed

[elroy16]

 

I dunno, Hogan wasn't worth the $$ last year, Gillisleee isn't worth the $$ this year IMO.

 

Why do Bills fans always care so much about backups?

 

 

I wonder if it was another team besides the Pats how fans would be reacting? Probably less crazy, but still somewhat because this seems like an easy way to bash Whaley.

 

 

Whaley turned a FA pickup into a 5th round pick that is very deep at a bunch of positions the Bills need. That seems like a decent trade IMO.

 

 

It's not like MG was the starter. He was a nice player for the Bills, but mostly a burner backup RB. He had a bunch of nice carries, but he isn't anything special. Whaley's a gambler, we'll see how this one plays out.

 

 

 

O-line's can make avg RB's look good. I think matching Groy was the right move and it seems like they aren't going to match MG. I prefer this outcome than the other way around.

Edited April 18, 2017 by elroy16

[thebandit27]

This contract is also including $4 million guaranteed. He's not coming back to Buffalo. No way you give a back-up $6 mill

 

Except that there are backup running backs all over the NFL making an AAV of $3M.

[Royale with Cheese]

I'd like to keep him but won't lose sleep over him.

He averaged 6.7 attempts per game. That's not something that can't be replaced. I really like Jonathan Williams...I think he's going to be a very solid back up.