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Oh good, thanks to these demands we probably can get a couple of third round picks for him.
Yay.
Byrd's very good, but he's not Ed Reed or Troy Polamalu (in their prime), he can't single handed change the tide of a game. Bills wanted to make him a top 4 or 5paid safety and that's right where he is.
I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?" "Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet. You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
It was all true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.
if the bills are offering in the 7 mil and up range, hes crazy to play the season without taking that deal. hes just asking for the same kind of injury that just cost two other big name guys at least half their paycheck last season and who knows if they will ever get paid like that again
The spin is starting. Average value is a poor indicator of contract value. It is how much he is receiving in the first few years that matters. He is probably asking for more early on than the Bills want to pay him. He is likely to play on the 1-year deal now, and the question becomes whether the Bills give him a franchise prohibition for next year to get him to show up for camp. Otherwise, I don't see him showing until late August.
I find it questionable the Bills are hesitant to pay Byrd when Mario Williams has a $10.6M roster bonus (guaranteed) and $18.4M cap number coming next year. Why pay one and not the other? Makes no sense.
Top paid players are only top paid for one season. Then next season other players that aren't as good pass them. By the 3rd or 4th year they are priced fair or even bargains.
Saying Byrd doesn't change games is silly. His interceptions won couple of games last season. He's absolutely worth being made the highest paid free safety in the NFL, which doesn't mean he's the best safety in the NFL. It just means he's the best free agent safety in the NFL this season.
I guess we hope Aaron Williams turns out to be a terrific safety. It's not impossible.
Chris Kelsay becoming a good LB wasn't impossible either. It's pretty comparable. 2nd round draft pick struggles at his position, is moved to a new position he's never played in a scheme he's never played and expected to perform better than he did playing his familiar position in a familiar scheme.
So, how long until Aaron Williams get a 6 year $38 million dollar contract?
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