Wouldn't it have been nice if we............

[camelcowboy]

Royal, Price, contracts that are somewhat laughtable i would have been happy if wee overpaid for pickett, and we would have alot more flexibility for the draft. Just a thought.

[Dozerdog]

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Before I get all knee jerk- I'd like to see the year- to year breakdown. If they are all backloaded, then maybe they aren't bad.

[patmoran2006]

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Its a GREAT thought..

Thats the ONE guy we had in I wish we overpaid for.

[Michael82]

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Before I get all knee jerk- I'd like to see the year- to year breakdown. If they are all backloaded, then maybe they aren't bad.

Here's the FA contracts that the Bills have done so far. This is according to the NFLPA site.

TE Robert Royal

2006	585000.00
2007	1300000.00
2008	1675000.00
2009	1525000.00
2010	1440000.00

DT Larry Tripplett

2006	760000.00
2007	1685000.00
2008	1685000.00
2009	1935000.00
2010	2185000.00

WR Andre Davis

2006

800000.00

SS Matt Bowen

2006	800000.00
2007	900000.00

QB Craig Nall

2006	600000.00
2007	1100000.00
2008	1250000.00

C/G Melvin Fowler

2006	600000.00
2007	1750000.00
2008	1775000.00

OL Aaron Gibson

2006

585000.00

LB Josh Stamer

2006	500000.00
2007	595000.00

LB Mario Haggan

2006	500000.00
2007	675000.00

WR Josh Reed

2006	600000.00
2007	1650000.00
2008	1825000.00
2009	2025000.00

WR Sam Aiken

2006	500000.00
2007	675000.00

DE Ryan Denney

2006	600000.00
2007	1900000.00
2008	2300000.00
2009	2400000.00

OL Greg Jerman

2006	585000.00
2007	595000.00

LS Mike Schneck

2006	710000.00
2007	720000.00
2008	730000.00
2009	840000.00

WR Peerless Price

2006	800000.00
2007	1600000.00
2008	2000000.00
2009	2800000.00

[ICE74129]

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Royal, Price, contracts that are somewhat laughtable i would have been happy if wee overpaid for pickett, and we would have alot more flexibility for the draft. Just a thought.

I read this and again have to ask...what part of he didn't want to sign here are fans not getting? He didnt' want to be here. We were like his 3rd option.

[ICE74129]

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Those contracts are minimal.

[BuffaloBillsStampede]

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I agree he didn't want to be here, but man that would have been nice and we wouldn't even have to worry about a DT in the first round this year and we could really look at Vernon Davis or Huff or whoever......That said I still hope we take Davis and take a DT with one of our third rounders because I really want a guard in the second.

[Saratoga Slim]

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I read this and again have to ask...what part of he didn't want to sign here are fans not getting? He didnt' want to be here. We were like his 3rd option.

just like Bentley, runyon etc. I tire of the debate over un-signed FAs. they're gone, we don't have any evidence that it was because "Ralph and Marv are too cheap," get over it.

[Saratoga Slim]

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I agree he didn't want to be here, but man that would have been nice and we wouldn't even have to worry about a DT in the first round this year and we could really look at Vernon Davis or Huff or whoever......That said I still hope we take Davis and take a DT with one of our third rounders because I really want a guard in the second.

I'll give you that. woulda been nice not to have to find a DT early in the draft. but, here we are....

[ICE74129]

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I agree he didn't want to be here, but man that would have been nice and we wouldn't even have to worry about a DT in the first round this year and we could really look at Vernon Davis or Huff or whoever......That said I still hope we take Davis and take a DT with one of our third rounders because I really want a guard in the second.

Yes but...They didn't want to be here, bottom line.

[Michael82]

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Yes but...They didn't want to be here, bottom line.

or they did, but weren't offered enough money.

[Dont drink the water]

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Royal, Price, contracts that are somewhat laughtable i would have been happy if wee overpaid for pickett, and we would have alot more flexibility for the draft. Just a thought.

It is NEVER a good idea to overpay. Sometimes you need to due to market forces or temporary shortages but in that case it is the best idea of a set of bad ones. And until we see more details on the contracts, we do not know if we overpaid or underpaid for the players.

[ICE74129]

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or they did, but weren't offered enough money.

Pickett was the guy that hauled arse outta here without meeting the press after taking a phone call. He preceeded to sign with this first choice, Green Bay, the next day.

Now I don't know but common sense says that was his agent on the phone saying get your arse to Green Bay to sign the deal.

[bigbub2352]

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Why Pickett he had one year and was almost cut the year before that for underachieveing St. Louis considered him a bust until last year i am glad we didnt over pay him we will be better off with the draft especially if we take Ngata or Bunkley i see the point though would be nice to take best player not best need player

[Tatonka]

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anyone who is *****ing about those contracts is just nuts. seriously. we can cut any single one of those guys and not even notice it.