roughly speaking, how much will levitre cost?

[NOT THE DUDE...]

if hes a top 5 guard,(he is), how much?

should we just sign rinehart long term? hes only a notch below ...

[NOT THE DUDE...]

Re: roughly speaking, how much will levitre cost?

id rather keep wood long term but dont mind if we decide to go with levitre long term instead of wood. ( wood has injury concerns)

[JoeMama]

Re: roughly speaking, how much will levitre cost?

If the dumb asses who run this team let Andy Levitre walk, I'm going to be furious.

Drive a dump truck full of cash up to his house and beg him to sign.

The guy is sturdy, dependable, and versatile. Far and away our best lineman.

With that said...

If I know how the Bills front office works (and I think I do) Levitre is as good as gone.

[Ginger Vitis]

Re: roughly speaking, how much will levitre cost?

if hes a top 5 guard,(he is), how much?

should we just sign rinehart long term? hes only a notch below ...

Levitres agent should be able to get Andy a deal for 5 or 6 years that averages at least $8 million a year

[Mr. Pink]

Re: roughly speaking, how much will levitre cost?

Signed a five-year, $47.5 million contract. The deal contains $31 million guaranteed

That's what Carl Nicks got. Levitre will get similar.

[Mahdi]

Re: roughly speaking, how much will levitre cost?

Signed a five-year, $47.5 million contract. The deal contains $31 million guaranteed

That's what Carl Nicks got. Levitre will get similar.

Not sure if spending that much on a LG is smart business. Levitre is awesome but that kind of contract can hurt you especially for a position that is not too hard to cover off.

[Mr. Pink]

Re: roughly speaking, how much will levitre cost?

Not sure if spending that much on a LG is smart business. Levitre is awesome but that kind of contract can hurt you especially for a position that is not too hard to cover off.

That's part of the reason why I don't think we'll be retaining him.

Even if we get a hometown discount from him, we're still gonna have to pay him, at minimum, 5 years 40m 20m ish guaranteed

[NOT THE DUDE...]

Re: roughly speaking, how much will levitre cost?

just resign rinehart

[coastal]

Re: roughly speaking, how much will levitre cost?

At least we have Fool's Gold.

[EDS]

Re: roughly speaking, how much will levitre cost?

The Bills are pros at letting top lineman go.

[trapezeus]

Re: roughly speaking, how much will levitre cost?

he's an oregon man right? maybe chip kelly and the chance to be a winner makes sense to levitre to stay.

i think he will be expensive, but i think you have to keep him. the bills are finally getting a line together, and he's consistent and he always plays. you might find a stat guy who can do what he does in the draft, but will he have the durability levitre has. That is a big part of why i'd keep him.

[Crisis]

Re: roughly speaking, how much will levitre cost?

he's an oregon man right? maybe chip kelly and the chance to be a winner makes sense to levitre to stay.

i think he will be expensive, but i think you have to keep him. the bills are finally getting a line together, and he's consistent and he always plays. you might find a stat guy who can do what he does in the draft, but will he have the durability levitre has. That is a big part of why i'd keep him.

He's an Oregon guy, just the wrong college. He was a beaver.

[NOT THE DUDE...]

Re: roughly speaking, how much will levitre cost?

he's an oregon man right? maybe chip kelly and the chance to be a winner makes sense to levitre to stay.

i think he will be expensive, but i think you have to keep him. the bills are finally getting a line together, and he's consistent and he always plays. you might find a stat guy who can do what he does in the draft, but will he have the durability levitre has. That is a big part of why i'd keep him.

if you do keep him, its probably going to be him over wood. which makes sense because wood has 1 more year and has health issues...

[trapezeus]

Re: roughly speaking, how much will levitre cost?

it can't be either or...it has to be both.

Front load the contracts with guaranteed money and easy terms to break if they don't live up to the contract. they are very good at what they do. they seem to be stand up guys. we need ot keep drafting to add depth to these guys. not to replace them.

[RedEyE]

Re: roughly speaking, how much will levitre cost?

Carl Nicks is the highest paid in the league averaging around $9.5 million a year. The second highest is Logan Mankins around $8.5. I don't think Levitre is bold enough to demand top 5 money-low end average being $7.2 million. With that being said I do think he should be paid higher than what he's making now (obviously).

The 10th highest paid Guard is Willie Colon at $5.8 million a year on average. Everyone above him anchors a playoff caliber line. We are talking NE, NYG, Saints...with the exception of the Bucs. There will always be those overpaying exceptions and the Bills should have no part of it in this case.
Reinhardt and Urbik are both averaging $1.3 million a year. The highest paid Bills lineman is Pears at around $2.5 million. The Bills can't give Levitre Top 5 money without creating a chain effect with the rest of the line (especially with Wood and Glenn). Levitre should be the highest paid Guard on the team and I think the Bills could tie him up for around $4million a year (average). But that brings up two issues:

1) Levitre is now the highest paid Bills lineman and
2) This puts him in the Top 20 range of highest paid Guards

If Levitre tests the market (expected), a desperate enough team looking to "complete" their line could easily lure him with an extra million a year and still keep Levitre out of the top 10 average salary ranking.