Expected Comp Picks

[DrDawkinstein]

3 minutes ago, Mark Vader said:

Early?

 

I'd say that this discussion is on par for this board.

 

Things are looking bright though.

 

Teams can place franchise tags on players starting Monday.

 

The NFL Combine starts next week.

 

We're 26 days away from free agency.

 

 

Well in that case, WHY ARE WE STARTING THIS DISCUSSION SO LATE?!? Mods asleep at the wheeeeeeeel!!

[auburnbillsbacker]

Very few of the comp picks work out.  Dak Prescott being the most notable exception. 

[ALLEN1QB]

Comp picks we don't need no stinking comp picks.

[Aussie Joe]

When you acquire  a gazilllion free agents like the Bills did in  2019, you don’t get Comp Pinks...

Although it won’t be as many as last year, We expect Beane to do more FA shopping next month, so they probably won’t be getting any in 2021 either..

 

 

 

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Beane and McD blew the comp pick when they let Gilmore walk. They could have had an extra 3rd round pick just by cutting a couple of bums towards the end of the year. 

They will not be in a position to get a comp pick this year or next. Even if they let J.Phillips and Lawson walk they will sign guys to replace them. It will be very difficult to be net negative when they only have a few guys that will be leaving.

[Aussie Joe]

You could argue that Beane got his comp picks for this year when he traded Teller and Bodine for three picks in the 5th and 6th..

 

Maybe he does similar this year with perhaps Long and Murphy maybe surplus and get moved on for late round picks..

[Shaw66]

1 hour ago, Logic said:

For what it's worth, I do believe that, as the years go on, Beane will be looking to start collecting comp picks. It's hard to do so during a complete tear-down and rebuild. Now that the rebuilding effort is nearing its latter stages, though, I expect less free agency activity and more comp picks in years to come.

It's funny to listen to the fans talk about an issue like this.   Does anyone think it's even remotely possible that Beane somehow doesn't know about compensatory picks?   Like, he's an NFL GM and somehow he has a blind spot and doesn't understand the concept.  

 

In fact, Beane addressed this issue in a press conference after the season ended.   He said, in so many words, that he expects to be a comp pick beneficiary in 2021, which is the first year when the roster will be good enough to create in other teams enough interest in the Bills' free agents.    I thought his comment was interesting because it sounded like he thought it was a softball question.  His answer essentially said "of course I have the comp pick situation under control, next question."

[below]

Anyone know if we are eligible for a comp pick for Liuget since he joined midseason?

[fansince88]

2 hours ago, Jamie Nails said:

Let me save everyone time: We don't have any for the 11 billionth year in a row. 

This is more about how many did the Pats get

[artmalibu]

We have improvement in the past some around here wanted to cut starting players so we could get a comp pick....

[Call_Of_Ktulu]

I wish they would just get rid of this system. 

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

3 hours ago, Virgil said:

We get a 7th rounder and the Pats are awarded the first overall pick as a comp

 

 

....hanging chad??.........

[Aussie Joe]

1 minute ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said:

I wish they would just get rid of this system. 

Why?

 

Just because it hasn’t worked much for the Bills in the past few years?

 

Beane is smart enough to play this game... just give him another year..... 

[mjt328]

Can't really blame the current front office.   Getting compensatory picks requires two things:

1.  Having your own free agents sign high dollar contracts with other teams

2.  Not really being active in free agency

 

Last year, our crop of free agents were mostly from the Doug Whaley era. 

So you can't blame Brandon Beane if none of them were good enough to sign big contracts.  Even if we weren't active in free agency, it's unlikely we would have gotten comp picks back anyway.

 

It will probably take a few years to completely turn this train around.  But I believe we will eventually get to a place where comp picks are common.

 

[Aussie Joe]

8 minutes ago, mjt328 said:

Can't really blame the current front office.   Getting compensatory picks requires two things:

1.  Having your own free agents sign high dollar contracts with other teams

2.  Not really being active in free agency

 

Last year, our crop of free agents were mostly from the Doug Whaley era. 

So you can't blame Brandon Beane if none of them were good enough to sign big contracts.  Even if we weren't active in free agency, it's unlikely we would have gotten comp picks back anyway.

 

 

 

John Miller’s contract would have qualified for a comp pick

[FLFan]

Well, I guess people would have preferred that the Bills not rebuild their OL and WR and secondary last  year via free agency, and instead counted on comp picks this year.  That certainly would have been a brilliant strategy.  

2 hours ago, Shaw66 said:

It's funny to listen to the fans talk about an issue like this.   Does anyone think it's even remotely possible that Beane somehow doesn't know about compensatory picks?   Like, he's an NFL GM and somehow he has a blind spot and doesn't understand the concept.  

 

In fact, Beane addressed this issue in a press conference after the season ended.   He said, in so many words, that he expects to be a comp pick beneficiary in 2021, which is the first year when the roster will be good enough to create in other teams enough interest in the Bills' free agents.    I thought his comment was interesting because it sounded like he thought it was a softball question.  His answer essentially said "of course I have the comp pick situation under control, next question."

Thanks for injecting some intelligence to this conversation.  

[Call_Of_Ktulu]

4 hours ago, Aussie Joe said:

Why?

 

Just because it hasn’t worked much for the Bills in the past few years?

 

Beane is smart enough to play this game... just give him another year..... 

[Call_Of_Ktulu]

4 hours ago, Aussie Joe said:

Why?

 

Just because it hasn’t worked much for the Bills in the past few years?

 

Beane is smart enough to play this game... just give him another year..... 

Like the officials it’s just another thing that can become corrupt and abused. I also think it should start in the 5th rd, there are still very good players available at the end of the 3rd rd and the 4th rd of the draft feels like the 5th rd after 20 or so 3rd rd comp picks.

[Cripple Creek]

8 hours ago, Jpsredemption said:

Yea this roster is so good how could we possibly have room? Especially offensively. We are all set with upper echelon talent across the board. Who needs competition?

Do you understand why it is that we have no comp picks?

[Call_Of_Ktulu]

Comp picks were meant to compensate the poor teams that lost players to rich teams. That is not the way the system is working, I still think it should be abolished.