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The love of money is the root of all evil and it is the root of our problem.
There is zero reason for this move if you want to win this year. Zero. The pick does absolutely nothing to help us win this year. It also may do nothing to help us in the future if the player we draft with it does nothing.
It makes no sense to trade him for a pick unless it was all about money. I am convinced the Bills operate on a budget and that budget is fixed at well below the salary cap. I may try to figure out the actual number but it's probably close to 100 mill in total salary. Sadly, it doesn't matter how high the cap goes, we will never spend more than 100 mill in any year.
I'm convinced this was about money. They want to lock up Kyle long term and to do that and stay 20+ under the cap, they must get rid of another salary and that was Evans. And what's really sad is that without additional cuts to the payroll, we will not re-sign Stevie to the 8 mill or so per year that he will get. We also won't be re-signing Fitz to starting QB money without another cut.
When you operate at 100 mill, that means you will never have equal overall talent with teams that spend up to the cap. Think about it. 20 mill is 4 players at 5 mill per. It's 4 more Nick Barnett's. It's a solid starter at RG, a solid starter at RT and one or two more solid starters. That's what that 20 mill buys. That's how you get into the same realm as the Pats.
This was a stupid move. I'm sure we will hear apologists and excuse makers trying to claim it was smart, there is no logic in that. The overall talent is worse today without Lee Evans, and without a young guy stepping up, Stevie will also be worse due to the constant double teams. Can we survive losing Lee? sure. But the team did not get better by trading him this year. That's the real point. We may not get much worse but it could easily happen. But what is for sure is that we didn't get any better. And this shows our lack of commitment to doing what it takes to win. I was fine with the trade if it meant a starter at another position. I would still be fine with the trade if they move a pick or two for a solid starter at RT, RG, or some other area where we need it. But to hoard picks and cap room on a 4 and 12 team shows no interest in trying to win this year... or really in any year.
There is zero reason for this move if you want to win this year. Zero. The pick does absolutely nothing to help us win this year. It also may do nothing to help us in the future if the player we draft with it does nothing.
It makes no sense to trade him for a pick unless it was all about money. I am convinced the Bills operate on a budget and that budget is fixed at well below the salary cap. I may try to figure out the actual number but it's probably close to 100 mill in total salary. Sadly, it doesn't matter how high the cap goes, we will never spend more than 100 mill in any year.
I'm convinced this was about money. They want to lock up Kyle long term and to do that and stay 20+ under the cap, they must get rid of another salary and that was Evans. And what's really sad is that without additional cuts to the payroll, we will not re-sign Stevie to the 8 mill or so per year that he will get. We also won't be re-signing Fitz to starting QB money without another cut.
When you operate at 100 mill, that means you will never have equal overall talent with teams that spend up to the cap. Think about it. 20 mill is 4 players at 5 mill per. It's 4 more Nick Barnett's. It's a solid starter at RG, a solid starter at RT and one or two more solid starters. That's what that 20 mill buys. That's how you get into the same realm as the Pats.
This was a stupid move. I'm sure we will hear apologists and excuse makers trying to claim it was smart, there is no logic in that. The overall talent is worse today without Lee Evans, and without a young guy stepping up, Stevie will also be worse due to the constant double teams. Can we survive losing Lee? sure. But the team did not get better by trading him this year. That's the real point. We may not get much worse but it could easily happen. But what is for sure is that we didn't get any better. And this shows our lack of commitment to doing what it takes to win. I was fine with the trade if it meant a starter at another position. I would still be fine with the trade if they move a pick or two for a solid starter at RT, RG, or some other area where we need it. But to hoard picks and cap room on a 4 and 12 team shows no interest in trying to win this year... or really in any year.
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