Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 17356392)

I took a look at the Bills' cap situation this morning, and whew. It's one of the uglier ones I've seen.

They start 2024 league year $43M over the cap.
Restructuring Allen at the max level gets them to about $21M over.

If they do a post-June 1 cut on Diggs and Tre White, that gets the Bills to about $9M in space, with 44 players on the roster. Enough to run their draft, basically.

They could do some other restructures, but which of these contracts do you really want to touch?

Von Miller (24 - 23.8M; 25 - 23.9M; 26 - 26.4M; 27 - 32.7M). Tough call when he is cut-able after 2024 for a pretty reasonable hit.

Dion Dawkins? He's 30 and has a few void years, so this is probably the best bet. Work out a new deal with him that is light on cap in 2024 and keeps him there for 3-4 more years after that.

Dawson Knox? This contract is the worst one on that team and one of the reasons they're in tough shape. He's 14.3, 15.4, 15.9 the next 3 years. Again, probably a guy you're better off not touching and then cutting after 2024.

Mitch Morse? They can pick up $8M or so with a cut here, and Morse may retire, anyway.

Taron Johnson or Rasul Douglas could be cut to create room, but both are starter-caliber players for them and tough to replace for the savings they'd generate.

Bills' best-bet to win a SB with Allen is PROBABLY to huddle the wagons next year and do a soft re-set, with the plan of cutting guys like Miller and Knox after 2024 and making a push in 2025 and beyond.

Do Beane and McDermott have the goodwill capital built up to survive that, though?

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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 17356392)

I took a look at the Bills' cap situation this morning, and whew. It's one of the uglier ones I've seen.

They start 2024 league year $43M over the cap.
Restructuring Allen at the max level gets them to about $21M over.

If they do a post-June 1 cut on Diggs and Tre White, that gets the Bills to about $9M in space, with 44 players on the roster. Enough to run their draft, basically.

They could do some other restructures, but which of these contracts do you really want to touch?

Von Miller (24 - 23.8M; 25 - 23.9M; 26 - 26.4M; 27 - 32.7M). Tough call when he is cut-able after 2024 for a pretty reasonable hit.

Dion Dawkins? He's 30 and has a few void years, so this is probably the best bet. Work out a new deal with him that is light on cap in 2024 and keeps him there for 3-4 more years after that.

Dawson Knox? This contract is the worst one on that team and one of the reasons they're in tough shape. He's 14.3, 15.4, 15.9 the next 3 years. Again, probably a guy you're better off not touching and then cutting after 2024.

Mitch Morse? They can pick up $8M or so with a cut here, and Morse may retire, anyway.

Taron Johnson or Rasul Douglas could be cut to create room, but both are starter-caliber players for them and tough to replace for the savings they'd generate.

Bills' best-bet to win a SB with Allen is PROBABLY to huddle the wagons next year and do a soft re-set, with the plan of cutting guys like Miller and Knox after 2024 and making a push in 2025 and beyond.

Do Beane and McDermott have the goodwill capital built up to survive that, though?

Originally Posted by New World Order (Post 17356541)

Von Miller cap hit is insane.

Dude is washed

Originally Posted by Eleazar (Post 17356401)

Never had the pleasure as far as I can remember. Sounds like I can count myself lucky :LOL:

Originally Posted by Coochie liquor (Post 17356533)

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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 17356732)

They made that deal to try to close the gap on the Chiefs and seal the deal. And it destroyed their window with this squad. That, and the awful Dawson Knox extension.

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief (Post 17356589)

We had the most obnoxious Bills fan in our section this year... He was over the top dickish. I just kept looking at him and saying "enjoy it now, you can be regular season Champs again." I thought about him at the end of the game last night. It made me smile.

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 17356732)

They made that deal to try to close the gap on the Chiefs and seal the deal. And it destroyed their window with this squad. That, and the awful Dawson Knox extension.

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho (Post 17356732)

They made that deal to try to close the gap on the Chiefs and seal the deal. And it destroyed their window with this squad. That, and the awful Dawson Knox extension.