"Unfathomable To Think Bills Let Clements Go"

[gr8slayer]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/scorecard/12/29/truth.rumors.mlb/index.html

[gr8slayer]

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The Bills' Nate Clements is one of the best corners in the league. But it's unfathomable to think the fast-improving Bills, who are projected to have $39.7 million in cap space, will let him make it to free agency. -- Philadelphia Daily News

[clumping platelets]

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Let someone else give him $20 million guaranteed

[THATHURMANATOR]

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I think we should do what we can to sign him. He would be a huge loss IMO.... I was negative towards him early on this year but he really proved me wrong.

[Earthquake Enyart]

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I like the blurb about Archuleta. Mind games with manboobs again.....

Adam Archuleta, who has been benched for the second half of the season despite signing the biggest contract ever for a safety in March, said he is unsure of his future and whether the Redskins will bring him back. He has been hurt by the way the Redskins have treated him. The coaches pulled him out of the starting lineup during a practice about two months ago, without giving him a reason, according to team sources. -- Washington Post

[Gunzlingr]

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You beat me too it!

[OpIv37]

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I think we should do what we can to sign him. He would be a huge loss IMO.... I was negative towards him early on this year but he really proved me wrong.

the problem is that there's almost no way to get him without overpaying. Think about it this way: Bill Gates has something like $14 billion. If he wants to buy an Acura, should he have to pay Porsche money for it just because he can afford it?

Just because the Bills have enough money to give Nate Clements a Champ Bailey contract doesn't make Nate worth a Champ Bailey contract. We're not gonna have $39 million in cap space every year, and this could really burn us down the road.

[justasportsfan]

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Ya'll remember Miami's db's that can't handle Evans or our passing O? They are ranked 4th against the pass and it's not because they have a Clements type of player . Their db's blow but the reason why they are up there is because of their DL.

Use the $$ on getting a dominant DL and the rest will fall into place.

[Meathead]

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the problem is that there's almost no way to get him without overpaying.

and thats why marv promised he wouldnt franchise him

the bills can get two moderately impact type players for that money. it makes little sense to keep somebody under those terms

[justasportsfan]

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Dangit. I think this is where TD did a better job with franchising players. I'm sure he would've gotten a 1st pick for Clements and used it on a player with a busted knee.

[THATHURMANATOR]

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the problem is that there's almost no way to get him without overpaying. Think about it this way: Bill Gates has something like $14 billion. If he wants to buy an Acura, should he have to pay Porsche money for it just because he can afford it?

Just because the Bills have enough money to give Nate Clements a Champ Bailey contract doesn't make Nate worth a Champ Bailey contract. We're not gonna have $39 million in cap space every year, and this could really burn us down the road.

Who are we going to sign then? We can't always be thrifty OP.

[Yasgur's Farm]

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If I were Marv, my best offer would be 6 year $45M

$12M signing bonus
$4M 2007
$4.5M 2008
$5M 2009
$5.5M 2010
$6M 2011
$8M 2012

Let him walk if he doesn't take that. There are several teams who will overpay for him... Buffalo can't afford to be one of them.

[Devin]

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Youd have to up that offer about 10 mil for him to even look at it.

If we get a "hometown discount" it aint gonna be for much.

[OpIv37]

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Who are we going to sign then? We can't always be thrifty OP.

but we can't end up in Tennessee's situation and have to cut 6 starters cuz of the cap either.

anyway, it's irrelevant. We'll get outbid. If we offer him $25 million, someone will offer 30. If we offer $30 million, someone else will offer $35.

Bye, Nate.

[OpIv37]

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If I were Marv, my best offer would be 6 year $45M

$12M signing bonus
$4M 2007
$4.5M 2008
$5M 2009
$5.5M 2010
$6M 2011
$8M 2012

Let him walk if he doesn't take that. There are several teams who will overpay for him... Buffalo can't afford to be one of them.

only if they front-load the signing bonus, otherwise we could end up with Nate costing $12 million against the cap in 2012 and not even be on the team anymore.