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I'm going to be really greedy. After the Mario signing it felt greeeeeeeeat. Anderson is icing on the cake. But can we get one more before the draft? Be it a LT or a corner, even if its bringing back Bell I'll be okay with it. Also we have to extend Freddie. Then we go into the draft and take Floyd in the first roumd. That would be the best offseason ever.
We're not extending Freddy before the draft. Doing so would make no sense. We need to use our money signing free agents and draft picks, then we'll extend Freddy with what's left.
Buddy has said several times that Freddy will be extended before or around the time camp starts. I don't understand why people feel the need to continually bring it up in March. We certainly don't "have to" extend Freddy....let alone before the draft.
We're not extending Freddy before the draft. Doing so would make no sense. We need to use our money signing free agents and draft picks, then we'll extend Freddy with what's left.
Buddy has said several times that Freddy will be extended before or around the time camp starts. I don't understand why people feel the need to continually bring it up in March. We certainly don't "have to" extend Freddy....let alone before the draft.
Mild correction: there is a rookie pay scale in the new CBA and teams have to set aside a set pool of money to pay rookies, so the rookie deals are already figured out.
They can make moves without impacting their ability to sign rookies.
That being said, I agree there's no rush on Jackson. He still has another year on his deal and has given no indication that he's going to hold out. Obviously, we don't want him to become a FA and have to compete with other teams, but there's almost a year before we have to worry about that.
And as an ND fan, I'm very familiar with Floyd. I originally didn't like the idea of taking him at 10, but I'm coming around a little. He tends to struggle against top corners, but with Stevie across from him, he won't be facing the other team's top corner too often.
10 still seems a little high for him, but it's not as much of a reach as I originally thought.
If Floyd goes to the Bills, though, I'll definitely have to fork over for a jersey. I think the last Bills starter from Notre Dame was Jeff Burris like 15 years ago.
Mild correction: there is a rookie pay scale in the new CBA and teams have to set aside a set pool of money to pay rookies, so the rookie deals are already figured out.
They can make moves without impacting their ability to sign rookies.
That being said, I agree there's no rush on Jackson. He still has another year on his deal and has given no indication that he's going to hold out. Obviously, we don't want him to become a FA and have to compete with other teams, but there's almost a year before we have to worry about that.
Right, and if we really can't come to a deal with him by the end of the season, we can franchise him, and he'll be under contract until he's 33. I highly doubt it will come to that, but it gives Freddy an incentive to sign a reasonable offer this summer, because nobody is going to shell out big money to a 33 year old RB. There is no market for 30+ year old RB's. LT can't even get a job right now.
In all fairness, you can't compare Freddie J's production with that of LT last year. One was leading the league the other was barely on the field.
I know. I'm not talking about right now, I'm saying if Freddy plays out his current contract, and then we franchise him. That's 2 years from now. He'll be 33, and who knows what level he'll be playing at (although I'll bet anything that he's not leading the league in rushing)
It's probably irrelevant thought. I'm sure Freddy will get his extension before Camp starts. Hopefully he doesn't make the probowl this year though, because he'll probably start complaining about being underpaid.
I'd rather see the Bills sign a LT than draft one, to be honest. I don't think any of the tackles are suitable of the 10th pick. If they do want a tackle in round 1, I hope they move down.
Sign Bell or another tackle... then trade up and get Justin Blackmon, Floyd is a reach at 10. Get the stud player and let's head to the post-season this year.
Sign Bell or another tackle... then trade up and get Justin Blackmon, Floyd is a reach at 10. Get the stud player and let's head to the post-season this year.
I'd love Blackmon, but I wouldn't trade up for him, and Buddy has already said that he's pretty much against trading up. He wants more picks.
The only player that would have been worth trading up for would be Luck or Griffin, IMO.
That being said, I agree there's no rush on Jackson. He still has another year on his deal and has given no indication that he's going to hold out. Obviously, we don't want him to become a FA and have to compete with other teams, but there's almost a year before we have to worry about that.
Unless the Bills are targeting other FAs (which I don't know), I think it's in the Bills best interest to extend Fred Jackson soon.
The only reason I say so is because of Matt Forte, and the possibility of the Bears extending him in the near future... Although Forte is significantly younger, the 2 players had very similar production last year. I wonder if Fred's agent might use Forte's salary numbers as a bargaining chip (assuming the Bears finish Forte's contract).
Fred has waited patiently. He deserves a 3 year extension, so IMO, we should proceed with a dual RB system for the next few years. I'd rather put the game in Fred / CJs hands than Fitzpatrick's.
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