Nate clements just got a one year contract

[footballhottie]

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[MVP]

Good
http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=3750

[Saratoga Slim]

good is right. now lets hope they can work out a REASONABLE long term contract. he'd be a good guy to have around, at a palatable price.

charles woodson's new deal probably has his eyes watering though

[MVP]

I youboty can learn and fill in for Clements in 07'

[Tatonka]

anyone who didnt want him here this year obviously doesnt care about winning at all. going into the season with three rookies in the secondary is a recipe for disaster.

[bigbub2352]

he can groom the youngsters for his departure

[Michael82]

anyone who didnt want him here this year obviously doesnt care about winning at all. going into the season with three rookies in the secondary is a recipe for disaster.
3? We would only be going into it with 2....

Whitner and Youboty. Simpson won't start this year, it's Vincent's year and he will groom Simpson.

[JJamezz]

The Bills will continue to work with Clements on trying to secure a long term contract agreement through the spring and summer. However, it's presumed the Bills would like to get a long term deal completed before July 15.

After that date if Buffalo and Clements were to agree to a long term contract, the franchise tag would remain with the cornerback for the length of his deal. That would prevent the Bills from using the franchise tag on any other player while Clements remained with the club.

Wasn't that rule done away with with the new CBA??

[Drive 4 Five]

Good news indeed. I thought for sure he was gone. When he didn't sign initially I expected the worse. You have one aseon to prove yourself f**k bag. Now get your ass to work.

Starting at CB for the AFC...#22 Nate Clements.

[Tinboy]

I hope that he can rebound from last year which was a huge disappointment. But give a big fat contract no way.

[JJamezz]

http://www.billszone.com/fanzone/customavatars/avatar3780_1.gif

Is that the Gilmore Girls chick?

Sheee's purrrtee.

[BAM]

Good news! :clap:

[BAM]

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I thought I was the only one left after Devin hopped on the BoSox wagon.

[ryjam282]

http://www.billszone.com/fanzone/customavatars/avatar3780_1.gif

Is that the Gilmore Girls chick?

Sheee's purrrtee.


That kinda looks like Fiona Apple.???

[Drive 4 Five]

http://www.billszone.com/fanzone/customavatars/avatar3780_1.gif

Is that the Gilmore Girls chick?

Sheee's purrrtee.

It does look like her doesn't it? The daughter? Does your wife watch that show too? Don't you just hate it?

I think the mom is just as fine as a MF'er. I can't watch it though. I get a bad headache. Those Gilmore girls talk entirely too damn much for my liking. My God.

[AndreReed83]

Here's hoping a reasonable long term deal gets done. I personally don't think Youboty will be able to jump in a replace him next season.

[G. Host]

I think Clements was getting nervous Bills would pull contract offer and all of the big money was dried up this year.

[ICE74129]

good is right. now lets hope they can work out a REASONABLE long term contract. he'd be a good guy to have around, at a palatable price.

charles woodson's new deal probably has his eyes watering though

Define reasonable. if you look at what guys are getting paid it is near QB money. NO CB IS WORTH IT! Esp in the cover 2 we are running AND with the rules favoring the Offense the way they do.

We will most likely end up franchising again and trading him next offseason.

[ICE74129]

Wasn't that rule done away with with the new CBA??

Nope. I do believe one of the stupid things the owners agreed to was you can only hit a player 2x with the franchise tag.

So what this means is if there is no long term deal in place by 7/15 you let him play out the year for the 7+ mill. then franchise him again.

[Drive 4 Five]

Define reasonable. if you look at what guys are getting paid it is near QB money. NO CB IS WORTH IT! Esp in the cover 2 we are running AND with the rules favoring the Offense the way they do.

We will most likely end up franchising again and trading him next offseason.

:posrep:

Excellent point bro. I'm glad you took the respite from this place after the draft. Now you're making sense again. Just keep away from you know who.

;)

[Michael82]

Nope. I do believe one of the stupid things the owners agreed to was you can only hit a player 2x with the franchise tag.

So what this means is if there is no long term deal in place by 7/15 you let him play out the year for the 7+ mill. then franchise him again.
Only 2 times? WTF! So, basically after the 2nd time is up, they are an UFA no matter what and the team gets nothing if they lose him? How is that fair? :ill:

[TigerJ]

That's a relief. It gives the Bills a year to settle things. Either he does a long term deal with the Bills or look for the Bills to do with him next year what TD did with Peerless. In any case, Youboty should be ready to start by next year, so Clements' presence won't be as critical.

[JJamezz]

Nope. I do believe one of the stupid things the owners agreed to was you can only hit a player 2x with the franchise tag.

So what this means is if there is no long term deal in place by 7/15 you let him play out the year for the 7+ mill. then franchise him again.

I don't know if we're talking about the same thing - I meant the rule where a franchised player signed to a long term deal after July 15 (of the year he's franchised), basically ties up your franchise tag for the length of the deal, or at least until he's no longer on the team. So basically, we sign Nate long term, after July 15, and we have no franchise tag to use on ANYbody for however many years..

I had never even heard of that until the CBA talks, but then I thought I'd heard it was done away with w/ the new CBA.

I could even be mis-reading the original rule - hopefully, I am, because it just sounds totally ridiculous.