Bledsoe must take paycut or is cut

[BuffBills333]

This was stickied on the Buffalo Bills . com message boards.

Chris Mortonsen reports that if Drew Bledsoe doesnt restructure his contract before the March 1st deadline, the Bills will be ready to cut the vetern QB and go forward with last years 1st round draft pick JP Losman

[ArcticWildMan]

[Billz_fan]

AWM, your neg rep is going the wrong direction. At this rate you will be in the positive on Feb 2nd

[ArcticWildMan]

AWM, your neg rep is going the wrong direction. At this rate you will be in the positive on Feb 2nd

I know!!!!

[TigerJ]

From an independent viewpoint (not affiliated with either the amigos or the DLC) this only makes sense for the Bills. Drew has not earned a big time salary. From a fiscal standpoint, if Drew were to stay with the team, the team needs to fortify it's talent in other areas to compensate for Drew's lack of production. That takes bucks. If Drew leaves, then for better or worse, the future is now. At least we'll have a pretty good idea by October whether Losman has what it takes to QB in the NFL.

[don137]

When has anyone been right guessing what TD will do...

[clumping platelets]

So, we are giving up on 2005 season

[ArcticWildMan]

So, we are giving up on 2005 season

Only if Drew is still here.

[ArcticWildMan]

So, we are giving up on 2005 season

Please inform all of us what he did to "save" the 2004 season.

[Section 130 Row 26]

That was never said by Mort....I watched his segment today...Bledsoe will start in 05 and start in the pro bowl....hahahahaha oh wait, today isnt opposite day

JG

[Philagape]

Starting Drew in 2005 means the Bills are happy with the status quo. Is that what you want?

[BADTHINGSMAN]

Im no Bledsoe supporter, but if Bledsoe was willing to take a big paycut and a backup role then, id be ok with that.. I wouldnt be happy though.. We all know Bledsoe wont do both, so Cya Bledsoe..

[Mr. Cynical]

Fantastic news if true.

[colin]

the best possible thing for the bills is that drew comes back at a cut.

1. we keep 2 qbs on our roster and one vet, drew will prolly start the beginning of the season or force jp to work harder

2. we get cap money out of thin air, a couple extra mill might get us that o line help we need

3. if bledsoe takes an out and out cut, guys like moulds and pat williams will not be looking for the biggest money, so we might get a positive domino effect, then we might REALLY be able to get some o line upgrades and perhaps even a kick ass LDE (that dude from the jets would look good on blue)

if we play hardball and drew walks, we get a big cap hit on nothing, and might look to some guys like we are giving up on the season, will make it harder to attract some talent.

drew taking the cut = best chace for our team.

[jmb1099]

Keeping Drew around will create an unnecessary controversy in the locker room. A pay cut is not the answer he really needs to either play for another team or retire with what little dignity he has left. Also the coaching staff could then give proper amount of time for creating a game plan around Lossman.

[BAM]

I would not be upset with this. I think Losman will be just fine. I give up on DB. He can't do it.

[Ebenezer]

I would not be upset with this. I think Losman will be just fine. I give up on DB. He can't do it.

Base salary of $3,300,000...not exactly much that can be saved...$1M...maybe $1.5M...

[jamze132]

From a financial stand point, Drew should be on the team next year. I don't think he should be starting by any means though. Give the job to JP and let him run with it. He will take his bumps, no doubt. But so what. No one knows what kind of player he will turn into. And we are never gonna find out as long as Drew is starting. Drew would be great is a backup to JP. He really does know what he's talking about when it comes to the QB position. He just can't physically do it anymore. No big deal. JP wasn't that impressive his first couple of starts at Tulane. Once he settled down, he looked great. Lets play him and see what he's got at the NFL level. And I have no doubt that JP will play at the same level if not better than Drew did this past season. So what are we losing by starting JP in 05'?

[FTG]

TD must not have gotten the message that this is Drews team