Josh Allen restructured

[Donuts and Doritos]

Could have cleared $23 mill only cleared $16 mill... Beane is cheap! 😜

[Process]

Interesting that they didn't take advantage of all of it.

[Green Lightning]

Not a lot of room. Cap is real. Not expecting any big signings.  Need a good draft and kids to step up. Going to be a rebuild year.

[Dablitzkrieg]

6 minutes ago, JohnNord said:

Do we really need a new thread for this?

Yes

[Buffalo_Stampede]

Just now, Process said:

Interesting that they didn't take advantage of all of it.

And why $16 million?

[BBFL]

17 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:

Interesting.  Over the cap and sporttrac had a restructure getting us 23 mill in cap room.

 

Well, those rip-resistant pants ain’t cheap… Got to help him out somewhere!

[JohnNord]

1 minute ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

Yes

Not sure why this redundant thread hasn’t been moved.  

[stevestojan]

Can someone explain the downside of this? Like why wouldn’t every team in cap trouble just restructure as signing bonuses? I know it’s a dumb question. But I don’t know the answer. 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

Just now, Green Lightning said:

Not a lot of room. Cap is real. Not expecting any big signings.  Need a good draft and kids to step up. Going to be a rebuild year.

People please stop saying the cap is real. 

[Brandon]

16 minutes ago, Virgil said:

Interesting.  I would have assumed we'd have saved more, but I guess that means we are under the cap now.  

 

Who's left at this point?  I would think only Oliver.  I don't want us to touch Diggs and kick the can down the road, unless he wants to give some money back like Knox and Von (doubtful).

 

I'm wondering when we give him a new overall deal though. He's well worth more than his deal.

 

I would expect a contract extension for Taron Johnson as well.  He's on the last year of his contract and has a current year cap hit over $12M. 

[Warriorspikes51]

Just now, Buffalo_Stampede said:

And why $16 million?

DJ Reader 12.5 mil +  Sutton 3.5 mil

 

😎

[Green Lightning]

1 minute ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

And why $16 million?

Beans doesn't want to be in cap Hell every year.

[Virgil]

2 minutes ago, Process said:

Interesting that they didn't take advantage of all of it.

 

I'm surprised as well.  Only because I expect them to rip this contract up next season and give Josh a raise.  He's due and it would negate any restructures already on the books.  

[Buffalo_Stampede]

Just now, stevestojan said:

Can someone explain the downside of this? Like why wouldn’t every team in cap trouble just restructure as signing bonuses? I know it’s a dumb question. But I don’t know the answer. 

Not all owners like to pay big cash bonuses.

[Green Lightning]

Just now, Buffalo_Stampede said:

People please stop saying the cap is real. 

It is. Deal with it.

[boyst]

15 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

getting Diggs to rework his deal would be amazing haha

Milano

[Virgil]

Just now, Brandon said:

 

I would expect a contract extension for Taron Johnson as well.  He's on the last year of his contract and has a current year cap hit over $12M. 

 

Very good point.  I forgot about him.  Oliver and TJ could probably save another 10 mil.  

Just now, boyst said:

Milano

 

Him too

[ngbills]

Allen will be restructured every year. Don’t get why they didn’t do the max. 

[Warriorspikes51]

Just now, boyst said:

Milano

interesting. What does that free up? 6 mil?

[H2o]

3 minutes ago, Green Lightning said:

Not a lot of room. Cap is real. Not expecting any big signings.  Need a good draft and kids to step up. Going to be a rebuild year.

A retooling and shifting of some pieces, but not a rebuild by any means