Tremaine Edmunds will test free agency

[BuffaloRebound]

21 minutes ago, Nephilim17 said:

Good. I have zero interest in paying a good but not great middle linebacker who doesn't blitz much or run with top TEs $18 or $20 million a year for 5 years.

This means more money for the offense: line and weapons. 

 

Does anyone know if this can turn into a 3rd round compensation pick or something like that? If so, I'm all for the 3rd rounder.

McBeane don’t play the comp pick game.  Every year we sign a big helping of veteran JAG’s instead of playing draft picks and we never have a net loss in free agency.  

[LeGOATski]

McBeane will be compelled to use the 1st round pick to fill that hole, so prepare yourselves for that....

[MrEpsYtown]

20 minutes ago, dave mcbride said:

I am thinking Bears too, but they could have simply paid Roquan, though. The Giants make sense too. 

What about the Seahawks? They desperately need help in pass D, and he's an elite pass defender for a LB: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/

 

 

I think Eberflus may be looking for a different type of backer than Roquan. It is also quite possible that they knew he would not re-sign and so they traded him to get something. Edmunds is a better fit for that tampa 2 zone type sytem

Edited February 17, 2023 by MrEpsYtown

[Chicken Boo]

Go get your money, young man.  

 

I'm happy for him.  

[NewEra]

Good. He’s a great kid and has all the tools to be special.  But he’s just very good.  Considering the state of our OL and playmakers, I’d rather invest that money into the offense and replace him with a cheaper option

[BillsVet]

 

1 hour ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

I think he’s going to be the new Stephon Gilmore. He’ll be up for defensive MVP if he goes to a team with a good DL.

 

In the XFL or new USFL?

 

1 hour ago, DrDawkinstein said:

And then when our Defense falls off a cliff next year because of how integral Edmunds was, and we lose in the Wild Card round 42-38, fans can keep complaining about Frazier/McD/scheme. So it's really giving Bills fans what they want.

 

The drama.  Can't have a discussion without buckets full of it.  

 

1 hour ago, BillsFan4 said:

It’s not feasible to have big money players at every position on defense, and if Frazier McDermott needs that to be successful then I question his abilities as a DC constructing a roster.

 

They already have an expensive LB in Milano. They have big money on the D line and at CB. Big money at Safety with Hyde and Poyer (though Poyer is obviously also a free agent now). It’ll hurt to lose Edmunds, but they can’t keep everyone and I’d rather see any extra money go into the offense.

 

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/positional/2022/full-cap/

 

last year the Bills used 11.43% of their cap space on the LB position, which was the highest % of cap allocated to a position group on the roster (2nd closest was the CB position). It would be even higher if Edmunds is extended. I’m not sure if that’s the best way to spend the limited cap space they have…

 

 

One of the things I loved about McDermott’s defensive success in Carolina, especially back in 2012/2013 when they first started making noise - he did it with quite a few “no name” players (at least at the time) and young draft picks.

Time to get back to that, and if Frazier isn’t capable then maybe McDermott needs to take over or find a new DC.

 

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/rankings/2022/cap-hit/inside-linebacker/

 

ILB is not a highly paid position, and only 1 (Fred Warner) participated in a Championship game last year.  

 

They'll find a replacement, that player will provide similar production at a reduced rate, and within 1-2 seasons the fanboys clamoring for Edmunds will melt away to occasionally admit his new team made a mistake.  

 

 

[Back2Buff]

16 minutes ago, Nephilim17 said:

Indeed, once we get past the reanimation bit, the hair takes away the middle just like Edmunds height and wingspan.

He'd be killer.

 

 

[Big Turk]

21 minutes ago, BillsSbSoon said:

Yeah well the niners got as far as they did with a third string rookie because of a dominant defense. You can’t just ignore it either

 

And they allowed 31 points when they faced the Eagles.  So how dominant was it really when it actually mattered? Was the Chiefs D dominant or just situationally good when it needed to be?

Edited February 17, 2023 by Big Turk

[BigAl2526]

The odds of him returning have pretty much fizzled away.  The only other big name free agent on the Bills'' roster is Poyer.  I think he's worth trying to resign, but the Bills need to be careful on the contract length and the terms.  They don't want to find themselves locked into a long term deal with a player whose play on the field has declined beneath the level of his compensation and is destined to fall further because of his age.  Of course, if Edmunds leaves, that creates a hole on the roster that Buffalo needs to fill either through the draft or in free agency.  It will take a high draft choice to get play that is close to what Edmunds has given the team regardless of what haters say.

[LABILLBACKER]

1 hour ago, D. L. Hot-Flamethrower said:

Replace with a cheaper option, someone like KC did with Nick Bolton. Use the money saved on offensive line and WR.

Vander Esch....3M/yr....$17M saved for OL.

[Big Blitz]

Wait.  

 

What about that dude that saw Maine’s Uncle at the Wizards game and said an extension is a done deal?

[JMM]

He would be a loss, but definitely replaceable. However it means that we pretty much have to use one of first three picks on MLB, which causes more limitations for us.

[Big Turk]

Just now, JMM said:

He would be a loss, but definitely replaceable. However it means that we pretty much have to use one of first three picks on MLB, which causes more limitations for us.

 

No they do not.

[TheBeaneBandit]

5 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:

Wait.  

 

What about that dude that saw Maine’s Uncle at the Wizards game and said an extension is a done deal?

More like Mrs. Santa's sister😆

[GETTOTHE50]

one of the best pieces of news ive ever heard in my whole entire existence on planet earth.

 

but thanks for giving it your all out there tremaine. cheers.

 

Edited February 17, 2023 by GETTOTHE50

[pigpen65]

Awesome! I always had faith in Beane that he recognized the gigantic problem in the middle of this defense. Good luck to him in his future. I think he should probably change positions to safety. This is great news for the Bills. 

[HOUSE]

If I had money I would bet on Pittsburgh...

[McBean]

Best news in awhile.

 

Good luck Tremaine, don’t let door hit you on the way out.

[starrymessenger]

14 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

Vander Esch....3M/yr....$17M saved for OL.

VE is a good suggestion but 3M per will not get it done. At that price the Cowboys would only be too happy to sign him. He played for peanuts in 2022 to prove he deserved a good contract.

[Magox]

There are plenty enough good pieces on defense to do without Oliver, Edmunds, Poyer, Lawson and Jackson.

 

I’d love to have them but cap constraints and reprioritization have to be done.  
 

Need to invest more valuable resources in FA and draft on O line and WR, and hopefully hit later round picks on the other spots.