Free Agency Rumor Thread

[KOKBILLS]

Just now, SoonerBillsFan said:

I wasn't thrilled with how he played last year.

 

You were not alone...

[Low Positive]

1 minute ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Seeing the Saints are in on Kupp. If they get him I wonder if they would make Olave available. 

But I have it on good authority from some TBD posters that the Saints mismanaged the cap so badly that they can't afford to sign anyone. 

[4merper4mer]

28 minutes ago, TheBeaneBandit said:

I don't know who disagreed with this but this is spot on. As of right now everyone in the entire league knows the first pick is going to be a corner.

I scrolled back up and disagreed based solely on reading your post.  Everyone in here thinks they are are some sort of genius GM in the making or thinking that other teams draft players simply to block the Bills because Beane always addresses “every position except one” pre-draft.  It’s ridiculous.  Well we need a left tackle but let’s take a corner just to screw Beane.  Right.  That exactly what’s going on in other draft rooms.  You nailed it.

[Dunkirk Donski]

3 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

But I have it on good authority from some TBD posters that the Saints mismanaged the cap so badly that they can't afford to sign anyone. 

Glad your finally willing to admit that 

[GASabresIUFan]

@Logic

 

1.  Beane is going to sign a FA CB, maybe 2.  He isn't going into the season with Benford, a rookie draft pick, and Ingram as his top 3 non-slot CBs.  That's just not happening.  He is also probably limited right now by cap space.  Knowing Beane he is also waiting until the FA's begin to get a little more desperate for a job.  Aside from Samuel, who allegedly has a stinger issue, most of the available FA CBs are guys like Douglas, Slay, Gilmore, and Hilton.  Beane can afford to wait.  I don't want Douglas back.  He is frankly too slow.

 

I am curious what happened to former 3rd overall pick Jeff Okudah.  

 

2.  CB maybe our "top" priority, but DT and Edge are just as likely with our first pick.  A rookie CB is unlikely to start.  In fact, what rookie on defense has McD ever installed in the lineup as a starter?  I can't think of any.  

 

 

 

[GolfandBills]

3 minutes ago, GASabresIUFan said:

@Logic

 

1.  Beane is going to sign a FA CB, maybe 2.  He isn't going into the season with Benford, a rookie draft pick, and Ingram as his top 3 non-slot CBs.  That's just not happening.  He is also probably limited right now by cap space.  Knowing Beane he is also waiting until the FA's begin to get a little more desperate for a job.  Aside from Samuel, who allegedly has a stinger issue, most of the available FA CBs are guys like Douglas, Slay, Gilmore, and Hilton.  Beane can afford to wait.  I don't want Douglas back.  He is frankly too slow.

 

I am curious what happened to former 3rd overall pick Jeff Okudah.  

 

2.  CB maybe our "top" priority, but DT and Edge are just as likely with our first pick.  A rookie CB is unlikely to start.  In fact, what rookie on defense has McD ever installed in the lineup as a starter?  I can't think of any.  

 

 

 

Slay signed with Pittsburgh 

[ColoradoBills]

11 minutes ago, Low Positive said:

But I have it on good authority from some TBD posters that the Saints mismanaged the cap so badly that they can't afford to sign anyone. 

 

Maybe Kupp can get them to 6 wins this year.

 

They still can sign players, just not with the $52M in dead cap.

[strive_for_five_guy]

9 minutes ago, GASabresIUFan said:

 

 

2.  CB maybe our "top" priority, but DT and Edge are just as likely with our first pick.  A rookie CB is unlikely to start.  In fact, what rookie on defense has McD ever installed in the lineup as a starter?  I can't think of any.  

 

 

 

Tre White started all 16 games his rookie season, and Benford started 5 of 9 games he was in.  Rousseau also started every game his rookie year.  Oliver and Milano started almost half of games as rookies.

[Warriorspikes51]

 

[TheBeaneBandit]

29 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said:

I scrolled back up and disagreed based solely on reading your post.  Everyone in here thinks they are are some sort of genius GM in the making or thinking that other teams draft players simply to block the Bills because Beane always addresses “every position except one” pre-draft.  It’s ridiculous.  Well we need a left tackle but let’s take a corner just to screw Beane.  Right.  That exactly what’s going on in other draft rooms.  You nailed it.

No, other teams can have similar needs. But when those teams know one of their needs is our main need, then McDuffie/Elam stuff happens.

[appoo]

7 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

 

not sure how he fits here because he’d mostly just stop Keon’s development and I’m not sure that he’s going to give us more value than year 2 Keon

[UKBillFan]

10 minutes ago, TheBeaneBandit said:

No, other teams can have similar needs. But when those teams know one of their needs is our main need, then McDuffie/Elam stuff happens.

 

I was just about to reply and say the same thing. The Chiefs traded up at least partially because they knew the gap in the Bills roster and they could be after McDuffie. If it wasn't so clear who the Bills would be looking at, would they have made the move? Or thought the Bills may have gone elsewhere so stayed put, or at moved up the draft but stayed behind the Bills? Who knows - but it was obvious which position the Bills were after and other teams could act accordingly.

[Warriorspikes51]

20 minutes ago, appoo said:

not sure how he fits here because he’d mostly just stop Keon’s development and I’m not sure that he’s going to give us more value than year 2 Keon

IMO it would give us a really fun 11 and 10 personnel option.  Ability to win multiple ways

 

[Buffalo03]

2 hours ago, Logic said:

I'm a Brandon Beane fan, but...

Two of the bones I'd like to pick with him are:

1.) He talks a big game about "BPA at a position of need", but nine times of ten, he just picks based on need. It has hurt the roster building of this team repeatedly.

2.) Part of the reason he feels like he HAS to do the above is that he has a habit of taking care of all but ONE position leading into the draft. Everybody and their brother then knows what position he's going to take. It can lead to teams jumping on front of him, and it also (as mentioned above) leads to him taking inferior players simply because he has painted himself into a corner.

I really, REALLY hope he has learned his lesson on these issues. But maybe a leopard really doesn't change his spots...

Picking in the back 5 picks every year also is part of it. You don't typically find top 5 players in the backend of the draft

[LLCoolCy]

7 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

IMO it would give us a really fun 11 and 10 personnel option.  Ability to win multiple ways

 

 

I know many think of Kupp as the 2021 version but he's been more injured than Bosa and it has taken a toll on his body. He may have 1 more year to be contributing player but I don't think the Bills should be the team to let him try. Rams know it and why they traded him in for a 33 year old Adams. 

 

[Warriorspikes51]

7 minutes ago, LLCoolCy said:

 

I know many think of Kupp as the 2021 version but he's been more injured than Bosa and it has taken a toll on his body. He may have 1 more year to be contributing player but I don't think the Bills should be the team to let him try. Rams know it and why they traded him in for a 33 year old Adams. 

 

pretty surprising. He still looked very good to me when I watched

[MrEpsYtown]

Mahomes gonna have to give up #15

[zow2]

Dang, that’s a good “just in case”

signing by KC.  I wanted him to be the backup here.

[Doc Brown]

1 minute ago, zow2 said:

Dang, that’s a good “just in case”

signing by KC.  I wanted him to be the backup here.

Someone to push Mahomes for the starting job.  Finally.

[BillsFanForever19]

1 hour ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

IMO it would give us a really fun 11 and 10 personnel option.  Ability to win multiple ways

 

 

Beyond it not making sense for us, giving how many Slots and 50/50 Slots we already have (between Shakir, Samuel, and Kincaid - as well as occasionally sliding Coleman inside on certain assignments) - it really doesn't make sense for Kupp either. He was let go in large part of the redundancy of his natural position they had in LA with Puka Nacua - choosing to keep Nacua. He's not going to sign somewhere where he'd run into the same situation, for the kind of "everyone eats", split starter role he'd have with Shakir. I don't see us paying what he's asking for the role he'd have here and he's going to want to go somewhere where he's "the man". And we didn't sign Shakir to the extension we signed him for to take second fiddle to someone else and/or not be utilized as much from his natural position.

Edited 8 hours ago by BillsFanForever19