Florio raises an excellent question:

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

He says:

 

"If I'm Josh Allen, and I'm on a team friendly deal, I'm saying to somebody: 'What the hell are you doing with all the money I left behind? Where's the beef? Why do I not have the help I need?' "

 

It's a REALLY good question. This team restructures Allen, and does what with it, exactly? Finds a cheap guard? Brings back AJ Klein?

This draft will tell us what the future's gonna look like. If they blow it (as they have in recent drafts) on defense, I think it's time for Allen to start making noise. And frankly, he has every right to.

 

 

Edited April 18, 2023 by Pine Barrens Mafia

[Bferra13]

They have to get their precious comp pick first. He mention that at all? I don't give florio clicks 

[Zerovoltz]

This is just dumb on Florios part.  The Bills are up against it as far as the cap goes because they’ve spent on Diggs, Miller, Milano, etc.  Buffalo has been spending!  

[Donuts and Doritos]

Um I believe they used the extra $ on some guy named Von Miller.

 

& the restructure was to get below the cap. 

 

Edited April 18, 2023 by Donuts and Doritos

[eball]

Does Florio have any insight into what conversations Josh and/or his agent are or are not having with Beane and the Bills?

 

The answer to that question is "no."

 

Regardless, players don't run personnel departments.  Just ask Aaron Rodgers.

 

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

1 minute ago, eball said:

Regardless, players don't run personnel departments.  Just ask Aaron Rodgers.

 

I'm not sure that's the best example to be using here

 

[aristocrat]

we spent it on von miller who blew his knee out and we lost our pass rush. same with tre, hyde 

 

[eball]

Just now, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

I'm not sure that's the best example to be using here

 

 

It's the perfect example.  Aaron tries to manipulate the front office all the time...and you see what happens.

[UKBillFan]

Just now, eball said:

 

It's the perfect example.  Aaron tries to manipulate the front office all the time...and you see what happens.

 

We basically save money on Josh then, Diggs aside, spend it on defense.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

1 minute ago, eball said:

 

It's the perfect example.  Aaron tries to manipulate the front office all the time...and you see what happens.

Is Rodgers wrong, though?

Green Bay has HORRIBLY mismanaged things.

 

Just now, UKBillFan said:

 

We basically save money on Josh then, Diggs aside, spend it on defense.

Exactly, it's negotiating in bad faith.

 

That money should have been used to actually help Josh out there.

 

[TOboy]

Maybe Josh already did so privately? Or more likely Stef has. 
 

Perhaps I see him through rosé coloured glasses but I don’t see Josh as the type to come out publicly put the front office on blast. 
 

Regardless, let’s hope Beane sees the need to beef up the offense. 

[Straight Hucklebuck]

The Bills strategy is keep the team that has won 13, 11 and 13 games in the 2020-2022 regular season as intact as possible. 

 

So that means Milano extended, Poyer brought back, Dane Jackson tendered, Lawson & Phillips back, Boettger and Quesenberry back, Dodson, Tyler M, Klein all back at LB.

 

Because of high dollar contract core of Allen, Miller, Diggs, Milano, White, Knox, Morse, Dawkins, and to a lesser extent Poyer & Hyde, it is harder to add blue chip difference makers to the offense. 

 

2023 Free Agency was a similar approach on the Offensive Line - bargain rate starters. 

 

At WR, it was more of the same under the radar signings, albeit with a pivot to younger players than in years past. 

 

The Bills could have made a play for Orlando Brown Jr and put him at LT, and Dawkins at RT - but that obviously would have meant Poyer and several other familiar faces not coming back. 

 

Same with Hopkins. If the Bills FO wanted him Day One, they could have made that happen. 

 

 

 

Edited April 18, 2023 by Straight Hucklebuck

[Rigotz]

3 minutes ago, Bferra13 said:

They have to get their precious comp pick first. He mention that at all? I don't give florio clicks 

 

I know this is a complicated concept, but ... stay with me here ... third round picks are cheaper than expensive free agent offensive weapons.

 

With that third round pick ... again, buckle up because this is tough ... they can draft a Wide Receiver and then layer on other free agents after June 1st who don't count against their comp formula.

 

[HOUSE]

Yeah, I am broke too

Where's the Ashtray ?

[Allen2D̶i̶g̶g̶s̶TBD]

Josh Allen should only be upset if we neglect to address the offensive line in the draft

 

If the coaching staff wants Allen to drop back in the pocket and go through his reads instead of scrambling, he can't have a defender in his face immediately. 

 

The o-line was our weakest positional group last season and it's holding the offense back.

[DrDawkinstein]

9 minutes ago, Zerovoltz said:

This is just dumb on Florios part.  The Bills are up against it as far as the cap goes because they’ve spent on Diggs, Miller, Milano, etc.  Buffalo has been spending!  

 

I mean, even the Chiefs fan knows why this is a dumb question. Cmon, Florio/OP.

[Fleezoid]

7 minutes ago, aristocrat said:

we spent it on von miller who blew his knee out and we lost our pass rush. same with tre, hyde 

 

 

Every time we spend money on good toys, they break.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

Bills like their roster. Josh likes his weapons, at least from what he says,

 

They do have a hole at slot WR. They will probably add a WR.

Edited April 18, 2023 by Buffalo_Stampede

[whorlnut]

Just now, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Bills like their roster. Josh likes his weapons, at least from what he says,

Do you really think Allen is going to say otherwise publicly?

[Gambit]

1 minute ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Bills like their roster. Josh likes his weapons, at least from what he says,

 

They do have a hole at slot WR. They will probably add a WR.

Problem with that, didn't Josh ask to have both Brown and Bease back last year? If so, he clearly didn't like the weapons he had.