Trade strategies for need positions at deadline

[ganesh]

16 hours ago, BillsVet said:

Making a trade at positions they're not dealing with significant injuries is a sign the off-season plan was significantly flawed.    

  

This off-season you'd hope they revise their predictable offensive and defensive schemes which means downstream of that...their roster priorities.  

 

Can't have the HC, GM, and the staff being so complacent with their beliefs and not acknowledging what they do often doesn't work against the better teams.  That is, if you want to get to and win the SB.  Anything less is failure at this point, especially with the way the league is situated with no dominant team.    

You are missing the point that they had a huge constraint with the cap hit especially after trading Diggs (which was essential).   They did not have the same flexibility in the off season to get a Cooper like they did in season.   It would have simply been cap prohibitive to have got Cooper and his $20M salary. 

 

Their off season plan for WR was signing Curtis Samuel as the key FA and turning to Shakir and Kincaid due to their growth last year and they drafted a WR at the top of the 2nd round...  Samuel has been injured and has not worked out well. 

 

The same goes for the safety position.  They couldn't go and sign any player of worth...They drafted a Safety in the 2nd round, but he spent most of the TC injured.   

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

On 10/24/2024 at 7:48 AM, simpleman said:

Find quality players on teams already giving up on this year and looking for picks to rebuild.

Find quality players at need positions in the final year of their rookie contracts, making a salary of less than $2 million a year. Since the season is almost half over, they would cost less than $1 million.

Consider them short-term, low-risk rentals.

Buffalo has plenty of picks at round 3 or higher next year. Don’t give up round one or two picks.

Make sure they were drafted in the earlier rounds and would give Buffalo high-comp picks if they refuse Buffalo’s offer going forward.

If they work out, Buffalo can make them a competitive offer going forward; if not, move on.

Buffalo gets the first shot at making them an offer if they work out.

Purge current players who make big money and hurt the cap if they do not return performance relative to cost. But don’t take huge future cap hits. Have plenty of cap in 26 available for free agents.

Use their higher picks next year to acquire promising talent at needed positions. They will try to remain as competitive as possible with limited but high picks.

Get a damn good kicking prospect in the draft, they don’t require high picks.

Allen’s window is rapidly closing.

In 26, use the comp picks to load up on talent for one major drive for the Superbowl while Allen is still in his prime.

Go for the Superbowl this year with the traded talent and go all out in 26.

Why is it “rapidly” closing? What is this and why do I keep hearing it? Allen has been playing great and shows no signs of decline. He has 0 interceptions, but I don’t hear the media quoting that fact 

[TheBeaneBandit]

1 hour ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

Why is it “rapidly” closing? What is this and why do I keep hearing it? Allen has been playing great and shows no signs of decline. He has 0 interceptions, but I don’t hear the media quoting that fact 

Well to be fair he probably had a good 6 to 8 interceptions dropped early in the year.

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

1 hour ago, TheBeaneBandit said:

Well to be fair he probably had a good 6 to 8 interceptions dropped early in the year.

Every QB does, but I def don’t remember 8 dropped picks 

[DaBillsFanSince1973]

 

[ganesh]

5 hours ago, TheBeaneBandit said:

Well to be fair he probably had a good 6 to 8 interceptions dropped early in the year.

B.S.  On the same way, there were many silly interceptions tagged to him last year to balloon his count to 18....  As Parcells always said....you are what your record says...there are no ifs and buts....Last year Allen was crucified for 18 INTs.....He should get the accolade for having zero through almost half of the season... Go Bills !!!

[hikerprof2]

Quandre Diggs of the Titans. Free safety, Tenn is selling, in last year of contract, salary cap hit of only around one mil. Someone can check my math on the contract-seemed like that first glance. Vet with a little left in the tank. Probably an upgrade over Hamlin, especially if we have completely soured on Mike Edwards.  Wouldn't give more than a 5th or 6th rounder.