BBFL Posted March 11 Posted March 11 7 minutes ago, NoSaint said: imagine paying gabe-kirk-zay like 40-45m per year (or whatever the averages shake out to be combined) and then a TE more than 10m on top. 50+ on pass catchers and kirks your best one? Listen, if it were us I wouldn’t be a fan of it but Lawrence is still on a rookie deal so there’s that to factor in. With they way that franchise has been for years, they’re in a bind where they have to “over-pay” free agents… No different than us coming out of the drought years. You only take a discount to play for a proven winner. You only take peanuts to play for a team that’s in absolute contention for Championships or a Lombardi. Jacksonville in the past 13 seasons have only finished higher than 3rd three times… two of them are their past 2 seasons. 2022 being the year they paid big money to both Kirk and Jones. Quote
Virgil Posted March 11 Posted March 11 38 minutes ago, HappyDays said: So $39M is the real number. He gets $3M AAV more than MVS got when he signed with the Chiefs. Sounds about right after two years of salary inflation. Considering the lack of WR's available, I thought someone would be dumb enough to give him 15 mil per. However, looks like people saw the way he disappears for games and the demand maybe wasn't there. Quote
NoSaint Posted March 11 Posted March 11 2 minutes ago, BBFL said: Listen, if it were us I wouldn’t be a fan of it but Lawrence is still on a rookie deal so there’s that to factor in. With they way that franchise has been for years, they’re in a bind where they have to “over-pay” free agents… No different than us coming out of the drought years. You only take a discount to play for a proven winner. You only take peanuts to play for a team that’s in absolute contention for Championships or a Lombardi. Jacksonville in the past 13 seasons have only finished higher than 3rd three times… two of them are their past 2 seasons. 2022 being the year they paid big money to both Kirk and Jones. put another way: do you prefer having 3 incomplete players, or better off actually getting an elite guy and adding a decent vet plus a pick? Quote
Dillenger4 Posted March 11 Posted March 11 16 minutes ago, Livinginthepast said: After the 13 seconds game I thought he was going to be a superstar on this team. I still really dont know what happened? Was it Gabe or the change of OCs? or neither? Neither - it was JA17. They don't "click" off the field. Gabe is a great WR and we will miss him. It just so happens that we didn't use him the way we drew it up. Even Brady had him open on too many occasions and Josh looked the other way. Good luck to Gabe - I hope he finds success in Duval with Goldie Locks. We sure didn't use him the way we should have. 2 2 Quote
Nephilim17 Posted March 11 Posted March 11 1 hour ago, RobbRiddick said: He hurt his foot celebrating the contract He dropped the pen before signing his last name. It fell down a vent so celebrations need to wait. Quote
Einstein Posted March 11 Posted March 11 $500 says he will have a good game or two and there will be a post about it. I am very happy he signed elsewhere. 1 1 Quote
Aussie Joe Posted March 11 Posted March 11 2 minutes ago, Einstein said: $500 says he will have a good game or two and there will be a post about it. I am very happy he signed elsewhere. His good game will be the Bills game in 2024 1 Quote
BBFL Posted March 11 Posted March 11 2 minutes ago, NoSaint said: put another way: do you prefer having 3 incomplete players, or better off actually getting an elite guy and adding a decent vet plus a pick? Who are the elite guys they were adding those years, 2022 & 2024? This year the top guys who could be argued resigned with their respective teams… 2022 they picked up the best option in Kirk and acquired the best TE that FA period unless Uzomah was your preference… Could they do better? Absolutely. But the options the last 3 years aren’t exactly littered with any star receiver… 2023 saw who? Jarvis Landry? Kenny Golladay? Again, I’m looking at the bigger perspective of what they’ve had to work with. They haven’t done that bad seeing as they’ve been in the position to over pay and have acquired the best possible players at the receiving position whether you like them or not over the past 3 year period. Quote
Low Positive Posted March 11 Posted March 11 1 minute ago, Aussie Joe said: His good game will be the Bills game in 2024 That's a given. Quote
Einstein Posted March 11 Posted March 11 10 minutes ago, Aussie Joe said: His good game will be the Bills game in 2024 That's a great guess. Quote
JohnNord Posted March 11 Posted March 11 39 minutes ago, BBFL said: Might work out for them. Engram/Kirk/Jones/Davis isn’t exactly awful. The comment was “Ridley is a downgrade from Davis.” I’m saying I’d rather have Calvin Ridley than Gabe Davis at WR. They downgraded the WR2 position from one season ago 2 1 Quote
BBFL Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Just now, JohnNord said: The comment was “Ridley is a downgrade from Davis.” I’m saying I’d rather have Calvin Ridley than Gabe Davis at WR. They downgraded the WR2 position from one season ago I know. I agree but the point is they cant/aren’t willing to shell out for Ridley if that’s what they paid Gabe… The next best option isn’t that bad was simply my point. Quote
JohnNord Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Just now, BBFL said: I know. I agree but the point is they cant/aren’t willing to shell out for Ridley if that’s what they paid Gabe… The next best option isn’t that bad was simply my point. We don’t even know what kind of money Ridley is getting Quote
Ethan in Cleveland Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Really liked Davis while he was here. More than most on this board. However, he is not worth a second contract but that doesn't mean he was not a good player. They can and must do better at WR! Quote
Saxum Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Congratulations Gabe. We know you will work hard for next job. Quote
transplantbillsfan Posted March 11 Posted March 11 9 minutes ago, Don Otreply said: Comp pick 🎉🎊🪅 Not that anyone knows anymore, but is this contract big enough to count positively for Buffalo in the Comp Pick formula? Quote
Don Otreply Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Just now, transplantbillsfan said: Not that anyone knows anymore, but is this contract big enough to count positively for Buffalo in the Comp Pick formula? I have no idea, Quote
MR8 Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Just now, transplantbillsfan said: Not that anyone knows anymore, but is this contract big enough to count positively for Buffalo in the Comp Pick formula? I mean it should be, the formula is based on signings vs lost though, so we're going to need to wait and see who we sign to offset. But yes this will count, but who knows if it's more than a 7th now a days lol Quote
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