Bills trade 7th rnd pick for backup Case Keenum

[Buffalo Barbarian]

21 hours ago, BUFFALOBART said:

I've since read that the Browns stated, that they would 'Replace Baker with an Adult', so all bets are off, with regard to Mayfield's fate..

 

that tells me he's a goner

 

 

[Turk71]

On 3/19/2022 at 1:08 PM, Ethan in Portland said:

as others have said if Allen gets hurt it doesn't matter who plays.

That's not necessarily true imo, I think with a serviceable backup this team could still beat more than half the teams in the league. If Allen went down for a few games they should still be able to win against lesser teams. The backup QB could be really important keeping the team in contention in that case.

 Keenum isn't at all exciting but should be a decent game manager backup if needed and a calm veteran presence on the sideline.

 

1 hour ago, No_Matter_What said:

Sportrac has now Keenum in violet (which is very rare) with the following comment: Player can void the 2022 year with a $3.5M payback.

 

Anybody knows what that means? It sounds like he can give us $3.5M back and find a better deal if he wants. 

Never seen that before but it sounds like he can buy out of his contract. Does Cle keep the 7th rounder if that happens? Weird.

[Aussie Joe]

5 minutes ago, Turk71 said:

That's not necessarily true imo, I think with a serviceable backup this team could still beat more than half the teams in the league. If Allen went down for a few games they should still be able to win against lesser teams. The backup QB could be really important keeping the team in contention in that case.

 Keenum isn't at all exciting but should be a decent game manager backup if needed and a calm veteran presence on the sideline.

 

 

Cant really argue with that.. but if Josh is out more than a "few games"... ( 3 or 4 maximum maybe?) then I dont think it matters...  Ultimately I think we can only go as far as Josh Allen takes us in the pursuit of a chamionship

[YoloinOhio]

 

[The Jokeman]

3 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

I was curious who'd take jersey #5 with him and Barkley on the way. I forget he was #7 in Minny. 

[In Summary]

On 3/19/2022 at 4:24 PM, Mikie's Bills said:

We had two 7ths originally. Ours and Atlanta's, so now we're down to 1.

...so we can still draft a punter.

[Doc Brown]

4 hours ago, aristocrat said:

Solid qb that will win week 17 next year so josh can rest up 

That's getting cocky.  We needed him to play week 18 last year just to ensure the division title.

[The Jokeman]

6 minutes ago, In Summary said:

...so we can still draft a punter.

We also have an extra 6th too.

[JGMcD2]

2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

Looks like a guy who wants out!

[Doc]

Just now, JGMcD2 said:

Looks like a guy who wants out!

 

Diggs wants out?

[JGMcD2]

1 minute ago, Doc said:

 

Diggs wants out?

 

[NewEra]

19 hours ago, Doc Brown said:

They did and were able to reduce the cap hit from 8.4 million to 6.1 million.  It's possible the Bills give him a new contract to lessen that cap hit.  If they don't I agree with @Niagara Dudein that he's not worth 6.1 million against the cap.

He’s not worth it if Josh Allen is healthy and plays every game. 
 

He is worth it if Josh get hurt and misses time. 
 

I’ve been paying car insurance for 31 years and have never gotten into an accident. 

[Doc Brown]

3 minutes ago, NewEra said:

He’s not worth it if Josh Allen is healthy and plays every game. 
 

He is worth it if Josh get hurt and misses time. 
 

I’ve been paying car insurance for 31 years and have never gotten into an accident. 

I made that comment before the contract restructuring.  He's well worth a 3.5m dollar cap hit.

[John from Riverside]

15 minutes ago, NewEra said:

He’s not worth it if Josh Allen is healthy and plays every game. 
 

He is worth it if Josh get hurt and misses time. 
 

I’ve been paying car insurance for 31 years and have never gotten into an accident. 

I’ve been in three bad accidents and thank God I had insurance at the time

[NewEra]

14 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

I’ve been in three bad accidents and thank God I had insurance at the time

Sorry to hear that. Glad you’re still with us.  

23 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

I made that comment before the contract restructuring.  He's well worth a 3.5m dollar cap hit.

Nice.  I hadn’t seen the new cap hit.  Perfect. 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

6 hours ago, No_Matter_What said:

Sportrac has now Keenum in violet (which is very rare) with the following comment: Player can void the 2022 year with a $3.5M payback.

 

Anybody knows what that means? It sounds like he can give us $3.5M back and find a better deal if he wants. 

 

That comment was on his original contract with the Browns.

 

I think the purple means they went ahead and put it up because it was reported by a reasonable source, but they haven't confirmed it

They've got players contracts in purple, red, and blue, as well as italicized, and I haven't figured out their color code.

 

 

[Matt_In_NH]

10 hours ago, Turk71 said:

That's not necessarily true imo, I think with a serviceable backup this team could still beat more than half the teams in the league. If Allen went down for a few games they should still be able to win against lesser teams. The backup QB could be really important keeping the team in contention in that case.

 Keenum isn't at all exciting but should be a decent game manager backup if needed and a calm veteran presence on the sideline.

 

Never seen that before but it sounds like he can buy out of his contract. Does Cle keep the 7th rounder if that happens? Weird.

Doubt it unless they agreed on that.  You trade for the contract. 

[eball]

Really nothing to complain about here.  We needed a backup capable of holding things together for a week or two if Josh goes down.  Not going to fret over the $$; that’s Beane’s job.

[ALF]

Case is a bargain at $3.5M if he decides to stay. 

[4merper4mer]

12 hours ago, The Jokeman said:

I was curious who'd take jersey #5 with him and Barkley on the way. I forget he was #7 in Minny. 

I’ll have to check but JP’s number might be retired.