Juice_32 Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 I look at it like this - we were probably far apart on contract talks if there was interest at all. That means a franchise tag, or nothing but a comp pick. Comp pick maxes out at the end of the 3rd and we wouldnt get it until 2019. It's maximizing an asset. Gaines was brought in to allow us to do the darby trade - which brings us a 1year replacement in Matthews, plus a player who may be more likely to sign an extension if he succeeds here. Bingo!
Bills!Win! Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 I just signed up for NFL game pass . What a waste of money. I was expecting to see a nice 8-8 9-7 season . This sucks
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 Sammy is gone at the end of the year, he was never going to sign here. They just tried to get compensation with picks. When the patriots do it they're geniuses!
dave mcbride Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 hmmm well McCoy dressed and didn't play last night. interesting.
KellyToughII Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 What part of this is shocking? He has not lived up to his hype or draft status. He has talked money and I feel the Bills knew he was going to price himself out of their range, so get something for him. We WILL be using both 1st's for a QB next year, you can bet on it now. Look for Bolden to extend his contract soon.
KOKBILLS Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 Jeez...This day will go down in Bills history for sure...We'll see if it's positive or negative... Just wow...Can't even process this yet...I'm seriously in shock...
thebandit27 Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 Hated the trade when i heard it, now I'm warming up to it. I don't think this makes us that much less competitive this year. They must have not been 100% on Sammy's health and were probably 100% he wouldn't be here next year. They are all in on next years draft now. As far as EJ Gaines goes. I'm admittly a Mizzou homer but have him seen him play a lot. He's a good CB. Tall, physical, good ball skills and is a tackling machine. He's bigger than Darby, tackles better but isn't quite as athletic. He's a better fit than Darby for the new scheme. Gaines is a good player. Um, EJ Gaines is not tall (he's 5'10"); he's smaller than Darby. He also has extremely short arms. I don't see how he's a better fit at all.
Nostradumbass Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 What could we be possibly tanking for with the Jets and Browns existing in the league? The 3rd best QB in next years draft?
Billsmovinup Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 John Murphy actually on the air trying to spin this. He must not want to miss out on being invited over Russ's house for dinner Would you expect anything less? Chris Brown spinning right along with him.
DriveFor1Outta5 Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 So we are tanking? Don't any of you remember our record without Sammy last year? Did he really win that many games for us?
GETTOTHE50 Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 was a big fan of both players, but who cares at this point anymore. gotta try new things
HappyDays Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 This. !@#$ing idiots. Typical bills. The good news is we no longer need to worry about depth. Worrying about the starters will keep us occupied.
Jamie Muellers Ghost Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 This seems Vaguely Familiar of Chip Kelly's ego moves with the Eagles very very odd. There are injury concerns starting to come out on Twitter about Sammy's rehab just now perhaps it comes down to that but my theory is they saw how bad their depth was last night and decided this morning to go right into tank mode.
racketmaster Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 The Darby trade seems okay, but Watkins for a 6th round draft pick who has had a Lisfranc injury for Watkins does not feel right. If we wanted to trade Watkins, I feel like we could have gotten a better player or more draft picks for him. Timing of trade is odd as we traded Sammy at a point in which his value was lowest. Probably should have waited.
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 John Murphy is spinning this as best as he can right nowhe probably would say it's silly to act like OBJ made the Sammy trade up look bad...now all of a sudden he's saying Mathews is more productive and probably as good as Sammy. This guy is a just an add for the Bills.
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 Um, EJ Gaines is not tall (he's 5'10"); he's smaller than Darby. He also has extremely short arms. I don't see how he's a better fit at all. Hes on the last year of a deal, and fills the gap in the lineup for now.
Haze_21 Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 murphy show is damn funny in how big of homer/shills they are
Perk71 Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 I bet you they are not done with trades in my opinion...
CommonCents Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 I'm here...but I'm pissed. Agree--I'm going to be ill Hey we can agree on Watkins for once! This is very bad. Worst combo of talent at WR, you can trot scrubs out there that you don't invest in. You have a 2nd rounder and now Matthews who are both to slow to play without an ELITE supporting piece.
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted August 11, 2017 Posted August 11, 2017 The good news is we no longer need to worry about depth. Worrying about the starters will keep us occupied. also dont have to hear about sammys foot anymore
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