Bills trade 7th rnd pick for backup Case Keenum

[Hapless Bills Fan]

1 minute ago, papazoid said:

The Browns paid Keenum, 34, his $1 million roster bonus due on Friday, and reworked his deal to execute the deal with the Bills.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/browns-trade-backup-qb-case-keenum-to-the-bills-for-a-7th-round-pick-and-sign-jacoby-brissett-to-replace-him/ar-AAVgShs?ocid=uxbndlbing

 

Late to the fair!

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 hour ago, YoloinOhio said:

This is a great backup plan

 

barkley will probably round out QB 3, which I like too

Many on here would suggest you get a QB 3 Fromm somewhere else.  Not I, mind you. 😁

[longtimebillsfan]

57 minutes ago, First Round Bust said:

damn there goes my hope for a punter draftee on day tha-ree...ohe well into the UDFA laundry basket pile we shall go...

We still have one 7th round pick so there is still hope.

[Scott7975]

Well that blows my wish of getting Fitz back in a Bills uni but really good trade.

[Saxum]

14 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

Mary Kay Cabot presented some additional info on the Keenum contract

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2022/03/browns-trade-case-keenum-to-the-bills-for-a-7th-round-pick.html

 

 

No word I've found yet on what the restructure looks like, but the Browns did pick up his roster bonus so the maximum the Bills owe is $6.1M, and said to be less

 

 

Late to the fair!

[ 2 pages earlier ]

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

Now we have him just in Case...

[Hapless Bills Fan]

2 hours ago, Ethan in Portland said:

Good use of a useless 7th round pick. Not sure I like the player but as others have said if Allen gets hurt it doesn't matter who plays.

 

I actually disagree.  I think if Allen gets hurt but can return, it's important to have a guy who can win at least half the games for you.

Trubisky could do it - career 29-21 and good enough QB stats to correlate with winning in the presence of a decent D and some run game.

Keenum can too.

 

I don't think Barkley or Fromm or Webb could.

Just now, ControllerOfPlanetX said:

Now we have him just in Case...

 

I see what you did there!

[Hapless Bills Fan]

spotrac just added Keenum, but with his Roster bonus due and no contract rework, showing him as a $7.1M cap hit.

 

But again, per Mary Kay Cabot who does have her Cleveland sources, that is incorrect.

[Chandler#81]

2 hours ago, The Wiz said:

Do we have any idea if this has been confirmed yet about Barkley?

 

1 hour ago, The Jokeman said:

I didn't hear Barkley was signed. I know the Tweet and speculation etc. That said we drafted Fromm with Josh in the fold I still not shocked if we draft a QB.

As has been posted, Barkley will be in town early this week, get his physical and sign. At least that’s the current plan.

 

Brandon Beane is God!

[ngbills]

Dont mind him as a back up. But for $6M? Waiting to hear that number come down to $2M hopefully.

[Giuseppe Tognarelli]

While we're talking about backup QBs, I wonder what would have happened if Fromm hadn't chosen to leave for the Giants last year. I said it was a bad move and I was right. He should have stayed here as he was waiting in the wings to be the long-term backup. Now, he's without a team entirely because he chased the temporary money in a really unstable situation.

[Captain Hindsight]

1 minute ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

While we're talking about backup QBs, I wonder what would have happened if Fromm hadn't chosen to leave for the Giants last year. I said it was a bad move and I was right. He should have stayed here as he was waiting in the wings to be the long-term backup. Now, he's without a team entirely because he chased the temporary money in a really unstable situation.

I bet they still would have traded for Keenum. Bills knew what they had 

[Aussie Joe]

3 minutes ago, ngbills said:

Dont mind him as a back up. But for $6M? Waiting to hear that number come down to $2M hopefully.

I’ll be curious to see he final number… but $2m is optimistic unless he has signed an extension and moved some money to next year…

[Motor26]

2 minutes ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

While we're talking about backup QBs, I wonder what would have happened if Fromm hadn't chosen to leave for the Giants last year. I said it was a bad move and I was right. He should have stayed here as he was waiting in the wings to be the long-term backup. Now, he's without a team entirely because he chased the temporary money in a really unstable situation.

I don’t think Fromm was ever going to be the long-term backup. 

[teef]

13 minutes ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said:

While we're talking about backup QBs, I wonder what would have happened if Fromm hadn't chosen to leave for the Giants last year. I said it was a bad move and I was right. He should have stayed here as he was waiting in the wings to be the long-term backup. Now, he's without a team entirely because he chased the temporary money in a really unstable situation.

Or he’s just not a very good qb.

[Logic]

1 hour ago, Freddie's Dead said:

Super Meh.

Would love to know what backups in the league you think are better than Keenum — that were potentially available, no less.

[Coldfronts]

But Fitz!

[BringBackFergy]

3 hours ago, strive_for_five_guy said:

Keenum to Diggs:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb--T87Jf2Y

 

Anybody could have done that.

[letsgoteam]

3 hours ago, stevewin said:

Wonder if they included Josh at all in the process

You've got to think so. Even if it was just a quick phone call to Josh.

[The Wiz]

Imagine Cleveland holding on to Mayfield after trading Keenum and he refuses to play if Watson is suspended.

Edited March 19, 2022 by The Wiz