Bills restructure Miler and Allen

[ngbills]

No brainer

[John from Riverside]

2 hours ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

So that's 32 Mil for Josh and Von, 6 mil for Milano's extension, 1.3 mil from Hines' restructure, and 600k for Settle's restructure. Roughly 40 million freed up at around 17.6 over.

 

Would be interested to see where that leaves us after McGovern, Martin, Matakevitch, and Lewis moves.

Keep in mind that only a certain amount of the salaries count towards the cap. We always seem to forget that this time of year.

40 minutes ago, Buffalo Super Fan said:

That is great if the Buffalo Bills use the money wisely. Former UB Bulls CB Cam Lewis and giving our punter who is barely used isn’t using the money wisely. Sign difference makers like Odell Beckham JR instead is using the money wisely in my opinion. Go Bills! Let’s Go Buffalo 

Can Lewis is a pretty good back up

 

And the first time or punter shanked a kick you to be screaming why we didn’t address that position correctly

 

This isn’t madden we’re building a team

[Straight Hucklebuck]

17 minutes ago, Liberal Bob said:

Sign Derick Henry end of story

 

We’d have to trade for him, correct? 

12 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

Keep in mind that only a certain amount of the salaries count towards the cap. We always seem to forget that this time of year.

Can Lewis is a pretty good back up

 

And the first time or punter shanked a kick you to be screaming why we didn’t address that position correctly

 

This isn’t madden we’re building a team

Cam Lewis is awful, but some of the special teamers we tried to draft (Vosean Joseph, Rashad Wildgoose come to mind) couldn’t stay in the NFL, so we’re stuck with Lewis. 

[John from Riverside]

1 minute ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

We’d have to trade for him, correct? 

Getting Henry would be such a waste of resources for this team that is trying to actually fill real holes

 

You’re gonna have to give up draft compensation then you’re gonna have to pay a huge contract

 

We just drafted a second round running back. I have no problem using draft picks because they don’t cost a lot whenever it comes to the running back position.

[John from Riverside]

4 minutes ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

We’d have to trade for him, correct? 

Cam Lewis is awful, but some of the special teamers we tried to draft (Vosean Joseph, Rashad Wildgoose come to mind) couldn’t stay in the NFL, so we’re stuck with Lewis. 

We all remember him for the play, where the wide receiver from the Vikings caught that ball when he should’ve knocked it down, but we don’t talk about is the quality play that he gave us here, and there, whenever are starters, went down at safety
 

We don’t want this guy starting for us, but we’re gonna have to feel the team hear any campaign dirt cheap. He’s gonna be so expensive that he’s not even gonna count towards our cap number

Edited March 14, 2023 by John from Riverside

[Warcodered]

 

[LABILLBACKER]

48 minutes ago, Straight Hucklebuck said:

We’d have to trade for him, correct? 

Cam Lewis is awful, but some of the special teamers we tried to draft (Vosean Joseph, Rashad Wildgoose come to mind) couldn’t stay in the NFL, so we’re stuck with Lewis. 

Yes Cam is awful whether as a STer or backup db.  I really was convinced he was getting cut after the way he played last season.  Other than Bass, Martin & Hines,  I don't understand why everyone else isn't the $940k minimum?

[GunnerBill]

I suspect we see a vet linebacker of some sort given the reporter interest in David. But otherwise unless there is another guard or a right tackle out there that they like the smart money is to sit on their hands. At the moment that Tremaine Edmunds deal is a 3rd round pick in next year's draft waiting to happen. 

 

If you are going to throw that away it better be for someone who is going to make a difference. 

 

Interestingly I don't think they have done anything with Dane Jackson have they? He is an RFA and unless I missed it has not been tendered?

2 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

Yes Cam is awful whether as a STer or backup db.  I really was convinced he was getting cut after the way he played last season.  Other than Bass, Martin & Hines,  I don't understand why everyone else isn't the $940k minimum?

 

Cam is not an awful STer. 

[purple haze]

2 hours ago, John from Riverside said:

Keep in mind that only a certain amount of the salaries count towards the cap. We always seem to forget that this time of year.

Can Lewis is a pretty good back up

 

And the first time or punter shanked a kick you to be screaming why we didn’t address that position correctly

 

This isn’t madden we’re building a team

 

2 minutes ago, purple haze said:

Lewis made a couple mistakes in a game so he’s terrible at all times now, haven’t you heard?  You don’t watch the games.  /s 🙄

 

Edited March 14, 2023 by purple haze

[FieldGeneral]

7 hours ago, Dick_Cheney said:

Things are getting too spicy for the pepper!

 

Not now Francine.

[machine gun kelly]

16 minutes ago, FieldGeneral said:

 

Not now Francine.

Uncle Hulka.  How’s the big toe? I’m 

[nucci]

8 hours ago, wolfpack78 said:

Boom.  He doesn’t do this unless there is a specific reason right?

to get under the cap and sign other players

[Buffalo_Stampede]

Brandon Beane to free agents today.

 

[TheyCallMeAndy]

Spotrac has us at 10.8 above right now. 

[cablesabres68]

That's b4 milano we have about 17 mil in cap right now

[FlaFitz1]

16 hours ago, nato7412 said:

BIG BALLER BEANE

 

 

I'm confused by this in that Yates is reporting it created roughly $32 million in cap space.   Since that tweet the only Bills move was to resign Dodson to a 1 year deal.

 

The NFL network said just a couple of hours ago, when discussing their free agents and the holes they have, that the Bills have just over $7 million in cap space available.

 

Is it what Yates tweeted or what the NFL Network stated?

 

 

[Capco]

18 hours ago, TOboy said:

Usually they turn salary for the coming year into signing bonus that can be spread across the remaining years of the deal to lower the current season hit. As long as you’ve got owners willing to shell out large sums of cash and years remaining on the deals you can keep doing it. 

This is how I understand it as well.  

The idea is that every dollar a team pays a player must be allocated to the salary cap.  By converting salary into a signing bonus, the total dollars spent on the player remains the same, but the allocation towards the salary cap changes.  

The catch is that the team has to have the cash now to pay the player now, as opposed to future payments being paid with future income streams.  

I'm not sure on this next part, but I believe this also helps create some roster flexibility later on when it comes to trading or releasing a player still under contract.  The more money that has already been paid, the more of the guaranteed money requirements have been met, and hence the less that still needs to be paid upon their departure and counted as dead cap.  

Edited March 14, 2023 by Capco

[FlaFitz1]

2 hours ago, FlaFitz1 said:

 

 

I'm confused by this in that Yates is reporting it created roughly $32 million in cap space.   Since that tweet the only Bills move was to resign Dodson to a 1 year deal.

 

The NFL network said just a couple of hours ago, when discussing their free agents and the holes they have, that the Bills have just over $7 million in cap space available.

 

Is it what Yates tweeted or what the NFL Network stated?

 

 

 

 

Anyone have any idea on why the wide difference between the two figures? Could it be that their restructures don't take effect until tomorrow?

[DrDawkinstein]

2 hours ago, FlaFitz1 said:

 

 

I'm confused by this in that Yates is reporting it created roughly $32 million in cap space.   Since that tweet the only Bills move was to resign Dodson to a 1 year deal.

 

The NFL network said just a couple of hours ago, when discussing their free agents and the holes they have, that the Bills have just over $7 million in cap space available.

 

Is it what Yates tweeted or what the NFL Network stated?

 

 

 

10 minutes ago, FlaFitz1 said:

 

 

Anyone have any idea on why the wide difference between the two figures? Could it be that their restructures don't take effect until tomorrow?

 

Bad wording by Yates, probably due to character limitations.

 

The restructures gave us back $32M to the cap. We were $16M OVER the cap. We now have $16M in cap space. (without any other signings or restructures counted in that. Could be closer to just $7M right now. I'd guess about $10M. But it isnt $32M vs $7M. It's more like $15M vs $7M so figure somewhere in between)

 

 

Edited March 14, 2023 by DrDawkinstein

[Aussie Joe]

8 minutes ago, FlaFitz1 said:

 

 

Anyone have any idea on why the wide difference between the two figures? Could it be that their restructures don't take effect until tomorrow?

Weren’t they like $20 m over before these moves ?