The Bills are at 20.6 in cap space with the carry over.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2012...t-cap-strategy
Using this as a guide we could save the following by making some cuts (in Mill): http://www.nyjetscap.com/Bills/bills2013.php
Kelsay- 4.175- Not worth it with the emergence of Kyle Moore
Fitz- 4.5- Has to go
Barnett- 3.5- Keep or cut. I say keep
Smith- 2.75- Pointless for what we get from him
McGee- 2.1- Injured all the time and over the hill. Needs to be replaced with youth
I would cut Kelsay, Fitz, Smith and McGee. That adds back another 13.525 mill. That puts us at 34.125 mill under the cap.
Our free agents look like this:
Exclusive Rights Free Agent
http://www.footballsfuture.com/phpBB...c.php?t=506753
Mike Caussin- Tender- .5- two accrued seasons
Dorin Dickerson- Tender- .5- two accrued season
Total: 1 mill
Restricted Free Agent
http://www.steelersdepot.com/2013/01...nts-announced/
Colin Brown- Let go
Donald Jones- Let go. Injury prone and has done nothing of note
David Nelson- Tender at right of first refusal level- 1.3
Total 1.3 mill Unrestricted Free Agent
Re-sign:
Jarius Byrd- Franchise Tag- 6.8 mill
http://www.buffalorumblings.com/buff...ls-roster-2013
Ruvell Martin- Re-sign cheap- Vet min (around .5)
Corey McIntyre- Re-sign cheap- Vet min
Leodis McKelvin- Re-sign mid level- 2-3 per. Worth it as our returner and CB depth
Kyle Moore- Re-sign cheap- 1-1.5
Chad Rhineheart- Re-sign cheap- 1-1.5
Bryan Scott- Re-sign cheap- Vet min
Total: 12.3-14.3
Let walk:
Andy Levitre- Let walk at 7-8 mill per
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...re-jairus-byrd
Tashard Choice- Let walk
Travaris Jackson- Let walk
Spencer Johnson- Let walk
Shawne Merriman- Let walk
Tyler Thigpen- Let walk
I know everyone wants to keep Levitre. I love the guy too. But this team needs a new starting QB from FA and really also could use either another big time WR or a serious upgrade at LB. It's possible to draft a G who could play fairly solid day one. It would be a loss for sure but the choice is an all-pro G or another a starting QB and a solid LB. The teams has bigger needs. With these moves we eat up 14.6-16.6 of our 34.125. That leaves us at 19.525-17.25
In Free Agency:
Alex Smith -Trade for or sign- 6-7 per- Probably can be had on a 4 year deal in this range http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/san-franc...rs/alex-smith/
Johnathan Vilma- Sign if cut- 4.5 per- Rumored to be on the chopping block since the Saints are in cap hell
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-orlea...onathan-vilma/
DRC- sign- 3 per- Young vet with talent
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/philadelp...ers-cromartie/
That eats up another 13.5 out of the 19.525-17.25 and leaves us with around 6.025. That makes signing the draft picks tight. Last year Gilmore got about 3 mill per. It probably takes 7-8 to get them all signed. Look for a few of the deals done to have a lower cap hit in year one. Alex Smith deal probably has a bonus that lets us get out of it after the first year plus a lower cap hit in year one. Also some cuts like Caussins, Moats, Chris White give us maybe 1 mill back.
Draft:
1) Cordarelle Patterson- WR- Tenn- Big, fast, dynamic WR that Nix covets
2) Ryan Nassib- QB- Syr- The QB for the future
3) Justin Pugh- OG- Syr- Like Levitre is a short armed LT who moves inside to LG
4) Khaseem Greene- OLB- Rut- Rangy OLB. Helps cover the slot and TE's
5) Zavier Gooden- OLB- Mizzou- Rangy OLB. Helps cover the slot and TE's
6) Brandon McGee- CB- Miami
An alternate draft moving down from 8:
1-#20) Tyler Wilson
2-1) Robert Woods- WR- USC
2-2) Brian Winters- OG- Kent State
3-1) Tavarres King- WR- Georgia
3-2) Jordan Poyer- CB- Ore St
4) Khaseem Greene
5) Zavier Gooden
6) Brandon McGee
This version gives us lots of picks an options on draft day. We get the QB and flexibility to add a playmaking WR like Woods plus a burner in King. Winters is a day one starter at LG and the type of mauler that Bills fans will love. Poyer is a nice looking CB prospect and we still get the rangy OLB's.
An alternate draft moving back up to the 1st for the QB:
1-#8) Cordarelle Patterson
1-#20) Tyler Wilson
4) Khaseem Greene
5) Zavier Gooden
6) Brandon McGee
This version gives us the stud WR prospect, the QB and still allows for some rangy LB'ers but leaves us with no starting LG. Could Urbik do it and then start Rhineheart at RG? Eesh. Not a huge fan of that.
Depth Chart:
QB- Alex Smith, Ryan Nassib, Alex Carder (UFA)
WR- Stevie Johnson, TJ Graham, Ruvell Martin
WR- Cordarelle Patterson, David Nelson, Marcus Easley
RB- CJ Spiller, Fred Jackson, Zach Brown
FB- Corey McIntyre, Dorin Dickerson
TE- Scott Chandler, Lee Smith
LT- Cordy Glenn, Zebrie Sanders
LG- Justin Pugh, Keith Williams
C- Eric Wood, Chad Rhineheart
RG- Kraig Urbik, Chad Rhineheart
RT- Erik Pears, Chris Hairston, Sam Young
DE- Mario Williams, Kyle Moore
DT- Kyle Williams, Jay Ross
DT- Marcel Dareus, Torell Troup
DE- Mark Anderson, Alex Carrington
OLB- Nigel Bradham, Zavier Gooden
ILB- Johnathan Vilma, Kelvin Sheppard
OLB- Nick Barnett, Khaseem Greene, Bryan Scott
CB- Stephon Gilmore, Ron Brooks, Justin Rogers
FS- Jarius Byrd, Mana Silva
SS- George Wilson, DaNorris Searcy
CB- DRC, Aaron Williams
K- Rian Lindell
P- Shawn Powell
LS- Garrison Sanborn
Updated: Added alternate draft possibilities with moving down in the 1st and up back into the 1st for the QB.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2012...t-cap-strategy
Using this as a guide we could save the following by making some cuts (in Mill): http://www.nyjetscap.com/Bills/bills2013.php
Kelsay- 4.175- Not worth it with the emergence of Kyle Moore
Fitz- 4.5- Has to go
Barnett- 3.5- Keep or cut. I say keep
Smith- 2.75- Pointless for what we get from him
McGee- 2.1- Injured all the time and over the hill. Needs to be replaced with youth
I would cut Kelsay, Fitz, Smith and McGee. That adds back another 13.525 mill. That puts us at 34.125 mill under the cap.
Our free agents look like this:
Exclusive Rights Free Agent
http://www.footballsfuture.com/phpBB...c.php?t=506753
Mike Caussin- Tender- .5- two accrued seasons
Dorin Dickerson- Tender- .5- two accrued season
Total: 1 mill
Restricted Free Agent
http://www.steelersdepot.com/2013/01...nts-announced/
Colin Brown- Let go
Donald Jones- Let go. Injury prone and has done nothing of note
David Nelson- Tender at right of first refusal level- 1.3
Total 1.3 mill Unrestricted Free Agent
Re-sign:
Jarius Byrd- Franchise Tag- 6.8 mill
http://www.buffalorumblings.com/buff...ls-roster-2013
Ruvell Martin- Re-sign cheap- Vet min (around .5)
Corey McIntyre- Re-sign cheap- Vet min
Leodis McKelvin- Re-sign mid level- 2-3 per. Worth it as our returner and CB depth
Kyle Moore- Re-sign cheap- 1-1.5
Chad Rhineheart- Re-sign cheap- 1-1.5
Bryan Scott- Re-sign cheap- Vet min
Total: 12.3-14.3
Let walk:
Andy Levitre- Let walk at 7-8 mill per
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...re-jairus-byrd
Tashard Choice- Let walk
Travaris Jackson- Let walk
Spencer Johnson- Let walk
Shawne Merriman- Let walk
Tyler Thigpen- Let walk
I know everyone wants to keep Levitre. I love the guy too. But this team needs a new starting QB from FA and really also could use either another big time WR or a serious upgrade at LB. It's possible to draft a G who could play fairly solid day one. It would be a loss for sure but the choice is an all-pro G or another a starting QB and a solid LB. The teams has bigger needs. With these moves we eat up 14.6-16.6 of our 34.125. That leaves us at 19.525-17.25
In Free Agency:
Alex Smith -Trade for or sign- 6-7 per- Probably can be had on a 4 year deal in this range http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/san-franc...rs/alex-smith/
Johnathan Vilma- Sign if cut- 4.5 per- Rumored to be on the chopping block since the Saints are in cap hell
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-orlea...onathan-vilma/
DRC- sign- 3 per- Young vet with talent
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/philadelp...ers-cromartie/
That eats up another 13.5 out of the 19.525-17.25 and leaves us with around 6.025. That makes signing the draft picks tight. Last year Gilmore got about 3 mill per. It probably takes 7-8 to get them all signed. Look for a few of the deals done to have a lower cap hit in year one. Alex Smith deal probably has a bonus that lets us get out of it after the first year plus a lower cap hit in year one. Also some cuts like Caussins, Moats, Chris White give us maybe 1 mill back.
Draft:
1) Cordarelle Patterson- WR- Tenn- Big, fast, dynamic WR that Nix covets
2) Ryan Nassib- QB- Syr- The QB for the future
3) Justin Pugh- OG- Syr- Like Levitre is a short armed LT who moves inside to LG
4) Khaseem Greene- OLB- Rut- Rangy OLB. Helps cover the slot and TE's
5) Zavier Gooden- OLB- Mizzou- Rangy OLB. Helps cover the slot and TE's
6) Brandon McGee- CB- Miami
An alternate draft moving down from 8:
1-#20) Tyler Wilson
2-1) Robert Woods- WR- USC
2-2) Brian Winters- OG- Kent State
3-1) Tavarres King- WR- Georgia
3-2) Jordan Poyer- CB- Ore St
4) Khaseem Greene
5) Zavier Gooden
6) Brandon McGee
This version gives us lots of picks an options on draft day. We get the QB and flexibility to add a playmaking WR like Woods plus a burner in King. Winters is a day one starter at LG and the type of mauler that Bills fans will love. Poyer is a nice looking CB prospect and we still get the rangy OLB's.
An alternate draft moving back up to the 1st for the QB:
1-#8) Cordarelle Patterson
1-#20) Tyler Wilson
4) Khaseem Greene
5) Zavier Gooden
6) Brandon McGee
This version gives us the stud WR prospect, the QB and still allows for some rangy LB'ers but leaves us with no starting LG. Could Urbik do it and then start Rhineheart at RG? Eesh. Not a huge fan of that.
Depth Chart:
QB- Alex Smith, Ryan Nassib, Alex Carder (UFA)
WR- Stevie Johnson, TJ Graham, Ruvell Martin
WR- Cordarelle Patterson, David Nelson, Marcus Easley
RB- CJ Spiller, Fred Jackson, Zach Brown
FB- Corey McIntyre, Dorin Dickerson
TE- Scott Chandler, Lee Smith
LT- Cordy Glenn, Zebrie Sanders
LG- Justin Pugh, Keith Williams
C- Eric Wood, Chad Rhineheart
RG- Kraig Urbik, Chad Rhineheart
RT- Erik Pears, Chris Hairston, Sam Young
DE- Mario Williams, Kyle Moore
DT- Kyle Williams, Jay Ross
DT- Marcel Dareus, Torell Troup
DE- Mark Anderson, Alex Carrington
OLB- Nigel Bradham, Zavier Gooden
ILB- Johnathan Vilma, Kelvin Sheppard
OLB- Nick Barnett, Khaseem Greene, Bryan Scott
CB- Stephon Gilmore, Ron Brooks, Justin Rogers
FS- Jarius Byrd, Mana Silva
SS- George Wilson, DaNorris Searcy
CB- DRC, Aaron Williams
K- Rian Lindell
P- Shawn Powell
LS- Garrison Sanborn
Updated: Added alternate draft possibilities with moving down in the 1st and up back into the 1st for the QB.
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