01-23-2024, 08:13 AM
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Location: Scott City KS
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Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar
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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
I took a look at the Bills' cap situation this morning, and whew. It's one of the uglier ones I've seen.
They start 2024 league year $43M over the cap.
Restructuring Allen at the max level gets them to about $21M over.
If they do a post-June 1 cut on Diggs and Tre White, that gets the Bills to about $9M in space, with 44 players on the roster. Enough to run their draft, basically.
They could do some other restructures, but which of these contracts do you really want to touch?
Von Miller (24 - 23.8M; 25 - 23.9M; 26 - 26.4M; 27 - 32.7M). Tough call when he is cut-able after 2024 for a pretty reasonable hit.
Dion Dawkins? He's 30 and has a few void years, so this is probably the best bet. Work out a new deal with him that is light on cap in 2024 and keeps him there for 3-4 more years after that.
Dawson Knox? This contract is the worst one on that team and one of the reasons they're in tough shape. He's 14.3, 15.4, 15.9 the next 3 years. Again, probably a guy you're better off not touching and then cutting after 2024.
Mitch Morse? They can pick up $8M or so with a cut here, and Morse may retire, anyway.
Taron Johnson or Rasul Douglas could be cut to create room, but both are starter-caliber players for them and tough to replace for the savings they'd generate.
Bills' best-bet to win a SB with Allen is PROBABLY to huddle the wagons next year and do a soft re-set, with the plan of cutting guys like Miller and Knox after 2024 and making a push in 2025 and beyond.
Do Beane and McDermott have the goodwill capital built up to survive that, though?
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