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2021 was our year but… 13 seconds.
In 2020, we were good but has no playoff experience and the Chiefs were just better. Last year, one could argue that the Hamlin incident was just too much adversity to overcome, but the reality is that we had no answers for Cincy. They were so much better.
At this point, just get Hopkins and go for broke this year, and hope to win it. The early 90’s Bills are arguably the best team to never win a championship. The early 2020’s Bills are on the verge of joining them. If we don’t get it this year, we’re looking at cap jail and a rebuild that will take at least 3 years and Allen will be on the wrong side of 30 before we’re competitive again.
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Originally posted by sukie View PostThe Patriots can have a 2 decade window. So can Buffalo.
Also, the Patriots are the exception to the rule. They’re literally the only team that’s done that in the cap era. No one will ever do it again.
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Originally posted by OpIv37 View PostThe cap numbers are what they are. The Bills can’t have a long window with that reality.
Also, the Patriots are the exception to the rule. They’re literally the only team that’s done that in the cap era. No one will ever do it again.
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Originally posted by OpIv37 View Post2021 was our year but… 13 seconds.
In 2020, we were good but has no playoff experience and the Chiefs were just better. Last year, one could argue that the Hamlin incident was just too much adversity to overcome, but the reality is that we had no answers for Cincy. They were so much better.
At this point, just get Hopkins and go for broke this year, and hope to win it. The early 90’s Bills are arguably the best team to never win a championship. The early 2020’s Bills are on the verge of joining them. If we don’t get it this year, we’re looking at cap jail and a rebuild that will take at least 3 years and Allen will be on the wrong side of 30 before we’re competitive again."Miami played pretty damn good today and still got their ass kicked."
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Originally posted by OpIv37 View PostThe cap numbers are what they are. The Bills can’t have a long window with that reality.
Also, the Patriots are the exception to the rule. They’re literally the only team that’s done that in the cap era. No one will ever do it again.
There will bo some tough decisions to be made, like the Pats did....let high priced aging vets go (via trade or release) before their game degrades quickly.
We already know who are going to be in the spotlight for this...soon.
Diggs, Von Miller, Tre’ White, Mitch Morse....$79.7M in 2024 cap space (albeit, with only $3M in cap savings in 2024) but only Von Miller has guaranteed money in 2024 of $10.7M..
For 2025, Diggs, White and Miller can produce $26M in cap space by moving on. None have any guaranteed money (which is the real number to keep in mind). In act, there are only three players with guaranteed money in 2025....Allen ($16.5M), Elam ($2.7M) and Kincaid ($1.9M).
Diggs and Tre’ White will be prime trade targets after this season.
In today’s NFL the only player that is extremely difficult to replace is an elite QB. We have one. That makes everything possible.
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Originally posted by Goobylal View PostThe Championship window will exist for as long as Josh stays a top QB. The Cheats' window lasted 20 years because of Brady.
The second window, with Josh on an expensive extension and limited time with other big contracts to some big contributors is probably only going to be two seasons ('23 and '24).
If they underachieve again, the opportunity for a championship is going to move on to the third window...jettison older and expensive players and try to re-build/re-tool around the franchise QB.
And each window gets tougher as the seasons roll by.YardRat Wall of Fame
#56 DARRYL TALLEY #29 DERRICK BURROUGHS#22 FRED JACKSON #95 KYLE WILLIAMS
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Originally posted by Goobylal View PostThe Championship window will exist for as long as Josh stays a top QB. The Cheats' window lasted 20 years because of Brady.
Also, there were a lot of great QB’s in the Brady era. Rodgers, Rothlisberger, Matt Ryan, Brees, Peyton, Rivers, I know I’m forgetting a few. None of them came close to doing what Brady did.
And, Brady was never as physical or athletic as Josh, and Brady had very good OL play. He took a fraction of the punishment that Josh is taking. Josh will never last that long.
Just stop with the nonsense Brady comparisons. There are key differences that you are choosing to ignore.
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Originally posted by OpIv37 View PostThey never had the cap issues that we currently do. We will waste at least 5 years of Josh’s prime rebuilding. Somehow, the Patriots figured out how to go 20 years without doing that. No one else has done that in the cap era.
Also, there were a lot of great QB’s in the Brady era. Rodgers, Rothlisberger, Matt Ryan, Brees, Peyton, Rivers, I know I’m forgetting a few. None of them came close to doing what Brady did.
And, Brady was never as physical or athletic as Josh, and Brady had very good OL play. He took a fraction of the punishment that Josh is taking. Josh will never last that long.
Just stop with the nonsense Brady comparisons. There are key differences that you are choosing to ignore.
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Originally posted by Goobylal View PostLots of teams have won SBs with their QBs not on rookie deals. And the team can absolutely fix their cap problems and draft well. What they really need is to be cheating and for Josh to take a smaller salary because he's getting paid under the table.
No head coach since John Madden in '75 has won a Super Bowl without at least taking their team to one in their first six seasons.
Buffalo is going to have to buck a couple of very big trends if they are going to win a championship with McD and Allen.YardRat Wall of Fame
#56 DARRYL TALLEY #29 DERRICK BURROUGHS#22 FRED JACKSON #95 KYLE WILLIAMS
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Originally posted by YardRat View PostThe only QB this century to win his first Super Bowl with the team that drafted him after a second deal is Peyton Manning. Technically Rodgers did also, but he didn't start until his extension and his second contract was minimal as a result.
No head coach since John Madden in '75 has won a Super Bowl without at least taking their team to one in their first six seasons.
Buffalo is going to have to buck a couple of very big trends if they are going to win a championship with McD and Allen.
And Josh has already bucked a lot of trends to be where he is.
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