Bills: Have a Low Budget

[TacklingDummy]

Mark Gaughan, of the Buffalo News, reports the Buffalo Bills will payout to their top 51 players about $75 million, which is one of the lowest figures in the league. The figure does not have any correlation to the salary cap and is not a sign of a rebuilding team, as two playoff teams from a year ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots, will have lower real money figures this season.

[bigbub2352]

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And from what i have read we will be in even better shape next year so hopefully Marv is gonna be active again next year maybe go after a top pass rusher or maybe a proven QB if the three ring circus doesnt pan out

[BillsFever21]

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And from what i have read we will be in even better shape next year so hopefully Marv is gonna be active again next year maybe go after a top pass rusher or maybe a proven QB if the three ring circus doesnt pan out

Ralph is around the budget he's willing to spend. It may increase some but nothing drastic. Don't expect to go on a shopping spree because we have the money.

[ICE74129]

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Ralph is going to be like the bungles while they sucked and drafted in the top 3 for a decade. He won't spend money which will leave us 15 mill+ under the cap each year.

We need a new owner NOW!

[Mitchy moo]

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Ralph is going to be like the bungles while they sucked and drafted in the top 3 for a decade. He won't spend money which will leave us 15 mill+ under the cap each year.

We need a new owner NOW!

I have been saying that for months.

[TacklingDummy]

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Ralph is going to be like the bungles while they sucked and drafted in the top 3 for a decade. He won't spend money which will leave us 15 mill+ under the cap each year.

We need a new owner NOW!

You accuse Ralph of being a cheap owner (which i do agree with) but how can you complain that Ralph doesn't spend the money when the players he could/should spend the money on you want cut or traded? (Clements, McGahee, Moulds, Adams, Fletcher)

[Bill Cody]

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Ralph is going to be like the bungles while they sucked and drafted in the top 3 for a decade. He won't spend money which will leave us 15 mill+ under the cap each year.

We need a new owner NOW!

Cincy had a decade's worth of bad drafts. You build the foundation through the draft and add parts from free agency. Ralph never stopped TD from signing guys he wanted and TD was amazingly successful in getting the guys he targeted. He made some poor decisions but that's not on Ralph. I think you need to be fair and give Levy/Jauron a chance. There was little point in flushing a bunch of money on a few high priced vets when you've got a team full of question marks. This season will give us a much better look at where we are.

[OpIv37]

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Cincy had a decade's worth of bad drafts. You build the foundation through the draft and add parts from free agency. Ralph never stopped TD from signing guys he wanted and TD was amazingly successful in getting the guys he targeted. He made some poor decisions but that's not on Ralph. I think you need to be fair and give Levy/Jauron a chance. There was little point in flushing a bunch of money on a few high priced vets when you've got a team full of question marks. This season will give us a much better look at where we are.

we've had close to a decade's worth of bad drafts too, and so far this year's doesn't seem any better.

[ICE74129]

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we've had close to a decade's worth of bad drafts too, and so far this year's doesn't seem any better.

Yeah no joke.

[Bombdiggity]

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Ralph is around the budget he's willing to spend. It may increase some but nothing drastic. Don't expect to go on a shopping spree because we have the money.

I agree with you, I just wish he'd keep his word back when he said he doesnt care about spending money to get a win-now team... He said that in press confriance right around the same time Levy came back as GM. Ahh what can ya do...

[G. Host]

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Mark Gaughan, of the Buffalo News, reports the Buffalo Bills will payout to their top 51 players about $75 million, which is one of the lowest figures in the league. The figure does not have any correlation to the salary cap and is not a sign of a rebuilding team, as two playoff teams from a year ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots, will have lower real money figures this season.

Hey T. Dummy read rest of article!
It mentions they need to pay for two 1st round picks as well - none of the picks are included.

[The_Philster]

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we've had close to a decade's worth of bad drafts too, and so far this year's doesn't seem any better.

so far, this year's draft class hasn't even played a down of preseason. Can't judge a draft class based on how many name guys we picked up. At the time, 2002 looked like a pretty solid draft...picked up a stud RT in the first...a sure-handed slot WR in the 2nd and a good amount of quality depth. Peter King thought we had the 9th best draft http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ins...02/04/22/mmqb/

2002 NFL Draft: Buffalo Bills
Round No.	Pick No.	Player Selected	Position	College
1	4	Mike Williams	OT	Texas
2	4	Josh Reed	WR	Louisiana State
2	29	Ryan Denney	DE	Brigham Young
3	32	Coy Wire	SS	Stanford
5	4	Justin Bannan	DT	Colorado
6	4	Kevin Thomas	CB	Nevada-Las Vegas
7	4	Mike Pucillo	G	Auburn
7	38	Rodney Wright	WR	Fresno State
7	40	Jarrett Ferguson	FB	Virginia Tech
7	49	Antoine Stevenson	ILB	Tennessee

4 years later, it looks pretty bad

[ICE74129]

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You accuse Ralph of being a cheap owner (which i do agree with) but how can you complain that Ralph doesn't spend the money when the players he could/should spend the money on you want cut or traded? (Clements, McGahee, Moulds, Adams, Fletcher)

Because none that you mention should be here. Spend it on REAL talent that gives a **** about the TEAM.

[OpIv37]

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so far, this year's draft class hasn't even played a down of preseason. Can't judge a draft class based on how many name guys we picked up. At the time, 2002 looked like a pretty solid draft...picked up a stud RT in the first...a sure-handed slot WR in the 2nd and a good amount of quality depth. Peter King thought we had the 9th best draft http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ins...02/04/22/mmqb/

2002 NFL Draft: Buffalo Bills
Round No.	Pick No.	Player Selected	Position	College
1	4	Mike Williams	OT	Texas
2	4	Josh Reed	WR	Louisiana State
2	29	Ryan Denney	DE	Brigham Young
3	32	Coy Wire	SS	Stanford
5	4	Justin Bannan	DT	Colorado
6	4	Kevin Thomas	CB	Nevada-Las Vegas
7	4	Mike Pucillo	G	Auburn
7	38	Rodney Wright	WR	Fresno State
7	40	Jarrett Ferguson	FB	Virginia Tech
7	49	Antoine Stevenson	ILB	Tennessee

4 years later, it looks pretty bad

That's why I said it seemed like it's another bad draft. You're right, no one will know if it's good or bad for a couple of seasons yet. But when all of the first day moves received a pretty much universal "What the ****?" from anyone who knows about football, it's not a good sign.

[TacklingDummy]

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Hey T. Dummy read rest of article!
It mentions they need to pay for two 1st round picks as well - none of the picks are included.

I posted the whole article. I got it off of kffl.com. If there's more to the article, it's news to me.