Josh Allen gets record contract extension $330 million

[PromoTheRobot]

3 hours ago, Dr. Who said:

He's going to bring back Hollins, Ty, and some mid-level WR and think he's done a fine job. 

We were in cap jail last year, remember? 

3 hours ago, gordong said:

rather have Garrett dream big. 

 

You must have missed the news: he signed an extension with the Browns. Yeah, I know.

[Dr. Who]

Just now, PromoTheRobot said:

We were in cap jail last year, remember? 

I'm not talking about last year. I'm talking about what he's likely to do this year. 

[SCBills]

Dallas fans are apoplectic that Dak is making more than him on his new contract.  

[PromoTheRobot]

3 hours ago, Big Blitz said:

Thank you to Terry as well.  
 

How are the Sabres such a disaster.  

 

The Sabres are caught in a death spiral. Every bad year makes it harder to turn the team around.

[Doc Brown]

Just now, SCBills said:

Dallas fans are apoplectic that Dak is making more than him on his new contract.  

Wait until they see the Parsons deal the first Sunday of the regular season.

[PromoTheRobot]

2 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

I'm not talking about last year. I'm talking about what he's likely to do this year. 

 

Yes I know. We have more money to with with this year. The reason we didn't have a roster full of studs last year was the dead cap from the Diggs trade. Making the AFC Championship really spoiled people.

2 hours ago, VW82 said:

This is why I can't in good conscience criticize this regime too harshly. They targeted and aggressively went after Josh in the draft, developed him into the best player in the NFL, and have once again extended him at a below market contract. Well done.

That's so gracious of you 

[Dr. Who]

Just now, PromoTheRobot said:

 

Yes I know. We have more money to with with this year. The reason we didn't have a roster full of studs last year was the dead cap from the Diggs trade. Making the AFC Championship really spoiled people.

Well, maybe I'm not following you, but also we probably just don't agree. If last year, the Diggs situation precluded significant upgrades in the WR room (though we could have drafted more than a big, slow slot), and this year, we have more money, some of that money ought to be invested in better WR talent, though in fact, there isn't much available in FA now, and it's not a very good draft year. In general, I think Beane does not have urgency to add elite WR talent. 

 

I think that's a mistake, and just returning the equivalent of the talent he was forced to end up with last year in this year is a fail. 

[PromoTheRobot]

1 hour ago, Mark92 said:

Better be an open bar at his wedding

They are hiring the actual Killers to play Mr. Brightside.

1 hour ago, Mike in Horseheads said:

Honestly, on a day to be happy about Josh being locked up for 6 years people are bitchin about the taxes he has to pay? I'm sure he and his agent are well aware about that. Maybe the guy doesn't care and likes it in Buffalo smh

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Mike in Horseheads said:

Honestly, on a day to be happy about Josh being locked up for 6 years people are bitchin about the taxes he has to pay? I'm sure he and his agent are well aware about that. Maybe the guy doesn't care and likes it in Buffalo smh

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Mike in Horseheads said:

Honestly, on a day to be happy about Josh being locked up for 6 years people are bitchin about the taxes he has to pay? I'm sure he and his agent are well aware about that. Maybe the guy doesn't care and likes it in Buffalo smh

 

It's how we roll.

Edited 8 hours ago by PromoTheRobot

[PromoTheRobot]

7 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

In general, I think Beane does not have urgency to add elite WR talent. 

 

I think that's a mistake, and just returning the equivalent of the talent he was forced to end up with last year in this year is a fail. 

 

Where do you get this stuff???

[Dr. Who]

1 minute ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

Where do you get this stuff???

Alright, I've tried to be respectful. Have a good evening.

[eball]

Confirms everything I believed about Josh. We are so freaking lucky to have him. 
 

[Mark Vader]

3 hours ago, Buddy Hix said:

Allen ain’t Brady, he relies on his athleticism. Maybe Allen learns to read a defence better, but backyard football will be tough to play at 35.

Brady relied on Bellichick's video cameras.

[Shaw66]

18 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

.In general, I think Beane does not have urgency to add elite WR talent. 

 

Hard to feel a lot of urgency when you had a top 10 offense second in scoring.  

 

Buy defense.

[Dr. Who]

2 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

Hard to feel a lot of urgency when you had a top 10 offense second in scoring.  

 

Buy defense.

Shaw, I addressed this in another thread in the context of DK Metcalf. I'm tired, so I'm going to quote a bit of what I wrote there. None of this precludes the necessity of addressing obvious needs on DL, CB, and S.

 

Those who think the approach to offense and scoring success from last year is easily replicable pair that with obvious defensive deficiencies to dismiss the importance of a boundary receiver with Metcalf's specific strengths. Why spend so much on a player like that when there are so many needs on D? And there are a lot of needs.

 

I think the turnover margin which was exceptional last year will likely regress towards the mean, a likelihood increased by an offense that depends on sustained drives and lacks explosive play capability. It doesn't matter that Metcalf is not a conventional WR1. He is elite at his particular skill set, and it was a perfect match to what folks ought to want for Josh Allen and the Bills.

 

It's not just about putting up points, but having elite difference makers that can be called upon in crucial moments in the biggest games. 

 

So, that's my view. I know your view on the position is different. That's okay, but I shall continue to believe we need more elite talent in the WR room.

[Shaw66]

4 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

Shaw, I addressed this in another thread in the context of DK Metcalf. I'm tired, so I'm going to quote a bit of what I wrote there. None of this precludes the necessity of addressing obvious needs on DL, CB, and S.

 

Those who think the approach to offense and scoring success from last year is easily replicable pair that with obvious defensive deficiencies to dismiss the importance of a boundary receiver with Metcalf's specific strengths. Why spend so much on a player like that when there are so many needs on D? And there are a lot of needs.

 

I think the turnover margin which was exceptional last year will likely regress towards the mean, a likelihood increased by an offense that depends on sustained drives and lacks explosive play capability. It doesn't matter that Metcalf is not a conventional WR1. He is elite at his particular skill set, and it was a perfect match to what folks ought to want for Josh Allen and the Bills.

 

It's not just about putting up points, but having elite difference makers that can be called upon in crucial moments in the biggest games. 

 

So, that's my view. I know your view on the position is different. That's okay, but I shall continue to believe we need more elite talent in the WR room.

Thanks.  I'm not convinced but you make some good points.  I'm open to a receiver if there were a good out there.

 

I don't like Metcalf, and I think the Steelers will regret their move.   

[Doc Brown]

39 minutes ago, Dr. Who said:

Well, maybe I'm not following you, but also we probably just don't agree. If last year, the Diggs situation precluded significant upgrades in the WR room (though we could have drafted more than a big, slow slot), and this year, we have more money, some of that money ought to be invested in better WR talent, though in fact, there isn't much available in FA now, and it's not a very good draft year. In general, I think Beane does not have urgency to add elite WR talent. 

 

I think that's a mistake, and just returning the equivalent of the talent he was forced to end up with last year in this year is a fail. 

Not drafting a WR on days one or two from 2021 through 2023 is really all you need to point to WR not being on the top of his priority list.  Yet alone all the free agents he could've signed or traded for.  His biggest misstep was thinking Gabe Davis was a viable #2 WR.

[MJS]

3 hours ago, nedboy7 said:

Youre 35??  You're one of the most rational people on here. I figured you were at least 90. 
 

Seems to me JA has zero issue with McBean then? 

I'm an old soul, I guess.

[BullBuchanan]

1 hour ago, Doc Brown said:

His annual average salary is the same as Trevor Lawrence's.  That's a hometown discount.

Yesterday his average annual contract through 2028 was $43M. Today that same contract now costs $55M.

Help me find the "discount" there.

[Doc Brown]

4 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said:

Yesterday his average annual contract through 2028 was $43M. Today that same contract now costs $55M.

Help me find the "discount" there.

There isn't but it's naive to think a new contract wasn't getting done given the explosion in both the QB contracts and salary cap.  Chiefs had to do the same thing with Mahomes.

[BullBuchanan]

Just now, Doc Brown said:

There isn't but it's naive to think a new contract wasn't getting done given the explosion in both the QB contracts and salary cap.  Chiefs had to do the same thing with Mahomes.

Cool, glad it's finally being acknowledged after nearly 10 pages of people claiming otherwise.

Agreed. I want Allen to be our QB for the rest of his career, I just would have expected a proper extension. Isn't the whole point of a long term contract that ideally you start to reap the rewards of inflation on the back half of as money gets cheaper? If you're not getting that benefit what's the point? Would have made more sense to me to give him a 4-6 year extension at something life $65m/yr that takes him near the end of his career. Now we're paying him more this year and we have to do it all over again in 4-5 years.