Kelly the Dog Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Or line him up at WR. He couldn't be that much worse than who they currently have. He's clearly a better billdozer than Tolbert. He should get the backup RB carries.
Wayne Arnold Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Consider everything we know about Rex Ryan now. Now consider Russ' comment: "Don't let him out of the building" meaning keep Rex physically at OBD until we get his signature on an employment K. Now consider this guy still holds a high role within the organization, and in fact, used to be its GM. Holy ****. I need a scotch. I have faith that Russ is doing what he should be doing now - keeping as far away from personnel and coaching decisions as possible. Can you imagine Russ giving his input while Beane and McDermott are having a meeting? The schmuck would be laughed out of the room.
dorquemada Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 He's great at ruining Ferraris. and salary caps
Kelly the Dog Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Sounds like McDermott Motivation to me. That was my first thought.
SaviorPeterman Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 We all know this was a horrible deal by Whaley, but I'll go as far as to say it's quite possible the worst deal this franchise ever made. I mean can anybody think of a worse one given the circumstances? And McD is doing everything he can to publicly call out this waste of space but it's not working.
jr1 Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 just cut him. There will be a lot of guys on rookie contracts next year anyway
26CornerBlitz Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 just cut him. There will be a lot of guys on rookie contracts next year anyway The NFL salary cap would like to introduce itself to you.
Fadingpain Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 We all know this was a horrible deal by Whaley, but I'll go as far as to say it's quite possible the worst deal this franchise ever made. I mean can anybody think of a worse one given the circumstances? And McD is doing everything he can to publicly call out this waste of space but it's not working. I believe it was Pete Rose who said there are only 3 ways you can treat a player. You can hug him, yell at him, and leave him alone. I suspect McD has tried the other 2 and is now moving onto the "YELL AT HIM" or "light a fire under his ass" approach. If this fails too, there may be nothing left!
Scott7975 Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) Sounds like McDermott Motivation to me. Sounds like Dareus is out the door next year to me, unless he turns it around. Edited October 4, 2017 by Scott7975
26CornerBlitz Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Sounds like Dareus is out the door next year to me, unless he turns it around. Could very well be the case.
thebandit27 Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Could very well be the case. If so, it would make the most sense for it to be either a release designated as post-6/1 (which saves ~$2.5M on the cap in 2018) or a post-6/1 trade (which saves ~$10M on the 2018 cap).
Wayne Arnold Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 just cut him. There will be a lot of guys on rookie contracts next year anyway He's not bad enough to be cut. Even as a backup. As long as he's good enough for the 53 he should stay on the team.
Jasovon Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Thanks Whaley for saddling us with this milstone around our necks.
Dopey Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 If he's not going to start, put him in on special teams.
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Frankly McD doesn't gave a great poker face. You can tell how he feels about a player watching or even listening to him talk about them, regardless of the words. I agree. In fact if you go back and watch his interactions with Whaley when he first came in... very telling it wasn't a match made to be...
dorquemada Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 If so, it would make the most sense for it to be either a release designated as post-6/1 (which saves ~$2.5M on the cap in 2018) or a post-6/1 trade (which saves ~$10M on the 2018 cap). Im sure the Bills will do whatever makes the most cap sense - get rid of Dareus in whatever way minimizes the long term damage he's done, but as soon as possible within that constraint, because it's not worth the risk of his attitude becoming a contagion
Coach Tuesday Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 First coaching staff in his life probably that doesn't coddle him.
billsfan89 Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 I like this move, it motivates Dareus without putting him on the spot completely (He has an excuse with the injury.) I think McD plays whoever is playing the best. Let Dareus know that he needs to produce in order to get the snaps. It also lets Thornton know that if he produces he gets the snaps. I expect Dareus to be a backup snaps count wise in Cincy but if he can't get it in gear after a bye week and back to back weeks of limited snaps then I think Dareus isn't longed for this team.
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