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Now, let me preface this by saying I like Terrence McGee. He contributed as a returner from the instant he was drafted, and while it took him some time to develop, he's been a very solid corner for us over the last few seasons. From a football standpoint, I have absolutely no problems keeping the guy.
It's the business end of things that concerns me. McGee is 29 and looking for a new contract. As a starting CB, that could put him in the $7 million a year range, and he'll be north of 30 when it kicks in. Jabari Greer went to NO for something in the neighborhood of $5 million a year, which is very reasonable for a starting CB. Greer is 2 years younger than McGee, but has a lot less mileage on his body due to the fact that it took him longer to develop into a starting role and the fact that he never returned kicks.
On top of that, the Bills still need help at DE, DT, OLB, OL and S. We could have signed Greer, traded McGee for another player because his value is still high, and had one less hole plus an extra $2 million in cap space (roughly- we don't know what McGee will get just yet).
We would have been fine at CB with Greer, McKelvin, Florence, Corner, and Youboty, plus Lankster looks talented too (although, to be fair, the Bills had no way of knowing that when they chose not to resign Greer).
The Greer situation is over and done with, so given where we are now, I hope the Bills re-sign McGee. But from a business standpoint it looks like the Bills blew it again. This type of decision by the moronic FO is what constantly holds this team back.
It's the business end of things that concerns me. McGee is 29 and looking for a new contract. As a starting CB, that could put him in the $7 million a year range, and he'll be north of 30 when it kicks in. Jabari Greer went to NO for something in the neighborhood of $5 million a year, which is very reasonable for a starting CB. Greer is 2 years younger than McGee, but has a lot less mileage on his body due to the fact that it took him longer to develop into a starting role and the fact that he never returned kicks.
On top of that, the Bills still need help at DE, DT, OLB, OL and S. We could have signed Greer, traded McGee for another player because his value is still high, and had one less hole plus an extra $2 million in cap space (roughly- we don't know what McGee will get just yet).
We would have been fine at CB with Greer, McKelvin, Florence, Corner, and Youboty, plus Lankster looks talented too (although, to be fair, the Bills had no way of knowing that when they chose not to resign Greer).
The Greer situation is over and done with, so given where we are now, I hope the Bills re-sign McGee. But from a business standpoint it looks like the Bills blew it again. This type of decision by the moronic FO is what constantly holds this team back.
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