Here come the restructures

[78thealltimegreat]

Looks like the Bills will be players in free agency after all 

[Success]

Sounds good to me.  I think they'll restructure another few players to try to up the cap space to around $25-30M.

 

That will give them quite a bit of flexibility to make some needed moves.

 

[Augie]

Yes, start at the Bank of Josh, then stroll down the block to the Bank of Von. Voila! Cap space! 

 

 

 

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Edited March 11, 2023 by Augie

[GolfandBills]

Very unexpected news..

[Dr. Who]

Just now, 78thealltimegreat said:

Looks like the Bills will be players in free agency after all 

Pretty sure it's been clear all along they would restructure Josh and a few others to get enough space under the cap to be modest buyers in the free agent market. I don't see how they are going to be players on big ticket fellas. I'm hoping there is at least one solid guard that is a priority acquisition.

[JaCrispy]

Beane better not screw up my comp picks…😉

 

 

Edited March 10, 2023 by JaCrispy

[No_Matter_What]

4 minutes ago, 78thealltimegreat said:

Looks like the Bills will be players in free agency after all 

That "question" is not a question.

 

We have to make more restructures. We won't field 53 players with just Allen and Miller even if we remain very passive in FA.

[boater]

Restructures are nice to give you that instant jolt of cash. But they are one trick ponies. You must be prudent when moving forward, despite all the protestations from fans that the cap isn't real.

 

The cap is real.

[Reed83HOF]

 

 

 

[folz]

2 minutes ago, Augie said:

Yes, start at the Bank of Josh, then stroll down the road to the Bank of Von. Viola! Cap space! 

 

  

😁😉

[ghostwriter]

1 minute ago, boater said:

Restructures are nice to give you that instant jolt of cash. But they are one trick ponies. You must be prudent when moving forward, despite all the protestations from fans that the cap isn't real.

 

The cap is real.

I will say this about Beane, instead of spending right up to the cap, he would be wise to dump/trade away players who are not in their future plans. It would bode well for him if he had multiple extra picks in the 2023 & 2024 Drafts respectively. It keeps our Super Bowl window open long term and his job safe.

[Augie]

4 minutes ago, folz said:

 

  

😁😉

 

Ha! Here’s the funny part! I’m sitting here brushing up on my minimal french skills using Duolingo in advance for a trip to Paris in a couple months. (I did take 6 years growing up, so I’m not starting from scratch.)  Maybe that’s why my mind went here, but my iPad would have given me that damn buzzing sound! 😂 

Edited March 10, 2023 by Augie

[Warcodered]

3 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said:

 

 

 

I think "any day now" would imply not necessarily today just soon.

[BillsShredder83]

8 minutes ago, boater said:

Restructures are nice to give you that instant jolt of cash. But they are one trick ponies. You must be prudent when moving forward, despite all the protestations from fans that the cap isn't real.

 

The cap is real.

all it means is dont act like a Friday night millionaire. if you come across someone that makes you better, not just a shiny rock, its a no brainer. filling holes before the draft makes it doubley valuable, allowing you to stay closer to a true BPA, than a BPA at positional need

2 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

I think "any day now" would imply not necessarily today just soon.

what context is 'any day now' coming from? rumor?

 

EDIT: never mind, i took this wrong. JW is a child. the tweet literally says any day now, but he has to pull a "nuh-uh" like a little brat 👎

Edited March 10, 2023 by BillsShredder83

[Inigo Montoya]

Beane never goes into the Draft with a glaring hole in the roster.  He will work free agency like he does every year to fill the holes in the roster and walk into the Draft able to go in any direction.  That's his MO.

[jahnyc]

Milano seems like a no brainer.  So would Diggs, unless there really are issues and he wants out. The Bills will have much to consider as to whether to restructure White and Dawkins (especially White).   I would not.

[0017]

10 minutes ago, Inigo Montoya said:

Beane never goes into the Draft with a glaring hole in the roster.  He will work free agency like he does every year to fill the holes in the roster and walk into the Draft able to go in any direction.  That's his MO.

I love Beane don’t get me wrong, but last year he telegraphed that CB selection pretty bad. It was a glaring hole for sure. 

[cba fan]

what many forget is most contracts now come with restructure language team can invoke at any time. Simple notice to players. agents, banks, payroll dept of team, then money payouts are commenced per new restructure schedule.

 

And player gets money sooner, so they are happy too. 

 

So no time-consuming negotiations and team can wait until last minutes to activate them depending on what moves come up as ops present themselves as FA runs.

4 minutes ago, 0017 said:

I love Beane don’t get me wrong, but last year he telegraphed that CB selection pretty bad. It was a glaring hole for sure. 

i see just the opposite. He always drafts players they interview or bring in for visits. And telegraphs need picks in first round every year. Just like most do.

Edited March 10, 2023 by cba fan

[Inigo Montoya]

8 minutes ago, 0017 said:

I love Beane don’t get me wrong, but last year he telegraphed that CB selection pretty bad. It was a glaring hole for sure. 

 

I think the position cost would have been too high to grab a decent CB in free agency with what he has already committed to Tre' White.  Teams can't afford to have two top tier CB contracts on the books anymore, just like you can't afford to have two top tier WR contracts on the books at the same time. You need to have one of your CBs on a cheap rookie contract.

[BillsFanForever19]

38 minutes ago, 78thealltimegreat said:

Looks like the Bills will be players in free agency after all 

 

I mean, they have 24 Free Agents. They were always going to have to free up money to replace those bodies and/or bring some back. Whether they'll be able to come up with enough to sign any real big names as upgrades remains to be seen.