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[Lurker]

21 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

You guys think Beane is in the office yet?

 

Still in the shower...

[Heitz]

26 minutes ago, inaugural balls said:

Beane is a bat

 

'Bout 10 PM we'll throw up the Bean Bat Signal and the Bills spending begins...

 

Edited March 18, 2020 by Heitz

[Logic]

5 minutes ago, Heitz said:

 

'Bout 10 PM we'll throw up the Bean Bat Signal and the Bills spending begins...

 

 

 

 A bat is the last ***** thing I want to see right now!

[MAJBobby]

24 minutes until Beane starts closing 

[MrEpsYtown]

52 minutes ago, MAJBobby said:

 

I recall McDermott being all over Thompson in 2017. I think he was a target in the 4th if they didn't trade up for Zay and Dion. 

[Draconator]

 

[Reed83HOF]

 

[H2o]

12 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said:

 

I believe that would be "speak it into existence", but I didn't go to Maryland or anything like that.

[Dante]

26 minutes ago, Draconator said:

 

 

26 minutes ago, Draconator said:

 

He lives 2 doors down from us. I guess that house is going on the market soon!

[CommonCents]

3 minutes ago, H2o said:

I believe that would be "speak it into existence", but I didn't go to Maryland or anything like that.

He talks a lot of silly stuff. I fell out of love. 

[Dont Stop Billeiving]

12 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said:

 

Keeping in mind the needed extensions for Dawkins/Tre/Milano and the fact that we’d pay to pay Ngakoue $20-22 million per season and will cost at least a second round pick, trading for him seems prohibitive. 

 

However, the Diggs trade and our other moves combined with Brady leaving the AFC has sped up our timeline. And in my opinion, Ngakoue is about as sure of a bet as you’d ever find in free agency. He’s young, productive, and is a good guy on and off the field. His salary could be offset to a decent extent by cutting Murphy this year and Star next year (since we signed Butler). 

 

What are your thoughts guys? Would Ngakoue put us over the top and make us a top 3 AFC team (Chiefs and Ravens) or is the cost in draft capital/cap space too much?

[Reed83HOF]

2 minutes ago, Dont Stop Billeiving said:

Keeping in mind the needed extensions for Dawkins/Tre/Milano and the fact that we’d pay to pay Ngakoue $20-22 million per season and will cost at least a second round pick, trading for him seems prohibitive. 

 

However, the Diggs trade and our other moves combined with Brady leaving the AFC has sped up our timeline. And in my opinion, Ngakoue is about as sure of a bet as you’d ever find in free agency. He’s young, productive, and is a good guy on and off the field. His salary could be offset to a decent extent by cutting Murphy this year and Star next year (since we signed Butler). 

 

What are your thoughts guys? Would Ngakoue put us over the top and make us a top 3 AFC team (Chiefs and Ravens) or is the cost in draft capital/cap space too much?

 

We have $40M this season and $98 in space next year - we are fine with cap space!

[Buffalo86]

I like to imagine Carolina signed John Miller in a feeble attempt to get back at Beane for all the former Panthers he's poached.  It's just a 1 year deal, so we might see him back in Buffalo in 2021.  Wouldn't that be something?

[Kirby Jackson]

Just now, Reed83HOF said:

 

We have $40M this season and $98 in space next year - we are fine with cap space!

Are we sure that $40M accounts for everyone? I didn’t think Butler, Jefferson, etc.. we’re accounted for

[Draconator]

 

[MiltonWaddams]

1 minute ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Are we sure that $40M accounts for everyone? I didn’t think Butler, Jefferson, etc.. we’re accounted for

Based on the Butler, Jefferson and Taiwan estimates, the Bills are closer to $24million. Still enough to handle $20million on Ngakoue, but that would end our FA.

[H2o]

2 minutes ago, MiltonWaddams said:

Based on the Butler, Jefferson and Taiwan estimates, the Bills are closer to $24million. Still enough to handle $20million on Ngakoue, but that would end our FA.

And also cancel out extensions for Dawkins, Milano, and Tre. 

Edited March 19, 2020 by H2o

[MiltonWaddams]

4 minutes ago, H2o said:

And also cancel out extensions for Dawkins, Milano, and Tre. 

Not completely. If those extensions are negotiated and start in the 2021 season, the space would allow for it.

[ScorpionZero]

YouTube substance in the distance. 

[BuffaloHokie13]

3 minutes ago, MiltonWaddams said:

Not completely. If those extensions are negotiated and start in the 2021 season, the space would allow for it.

And AAV does not necessarily equate to cap hit per year.