Originally Posted by
Lexwhat
Interesting to see the progress since Hopkins was released. At first, I thought the Bills had the best chance of landing Hopkins. That was with my (baseless) assumption that he would agree to a 1-2 year incentive-heavy deal with a Base salary of $10 million a year. However, it seems he wants something equal to or above what Beckham received, which to me doesn't make sense. If anyone pays Hopkins $15-$20 million a year, it's best the Bills stay away. I don't think the Chiefs or Ravens are going to pay that either. I doubt the Dolphins or Jets would. The Bengals won't... I don't care if the Browns or Patriots pay him that, because I don't view them as legitimate contenders.
On a side note, regarding the Bills "Window" - I have to say that it IS closing. That is, the "window" for "this house" is closing... What I mean by that is that many core players might only be with us for 2-3 more years (Diggs, Von Miller, Hyde, Poyer, Morse, possibly Tre White or Milano).
As long as Josh Allen is around and playing at a high level, the "window" will be open, but the "house" will certainly be different. Beane will need to retool the roster significantly in order for us to be competitive during the 2nd half of Josh Allen's career.
The Pats won the Super Bowl in 2002, 2004, and 2005... then in 2015, 2017, and 2019. The rosters were obviously very different in Brady's early years vs. the late ones.
The Bucs and Rams had a window that opened and closed very quickly... The Steelers, Packers, and Seahawks had success early in Big Ben / Rodgers / Russell Wilson careers, but none of those teams were able to create that same success and win a Super Bowl for a decade after that.
I am of the opinion that Beane should continue to be aggressive in trying to win a Super Bowl in the next 2-3 years because those core players will be done by then - otherwise the window in this house will close, and future teams will have to be very different for us to have a chance.