Clay drawing heavy interest from Buffalo

[EDGECRUSHER]

I think his agent is really to blame, I am sure Buffalo has presented an offer sheet already, but Clay probably wants more money. That's really the only logical reason left.

[Rich]

It's a game of chicken.

Buffalo cannot make Clay an offer that the Dolphins cannot match because the Dolphins have more cap space.

Buffalo is hoping Miami removes the tender but Miami is not going to do that.

[Brian Fein]

It's a game of chicken.

Buffalo cannot make Clay an offer that the Dolphins cannot match because the Dolphins have more cap space.

Buffalo is hoping Miami removes the tender but Miami is not going to do that.

Bingo.  I think that's it.  I think they are hoping that, after signing Cameron, Miami would drop the transition tag.  I'm glad they haven't, if nothing else, to screw over a division rival.  They have to break the piggy bank for Clay, or else Miami will keep him. 

Screw Buffalo.

[MikeO]

One reporter yesterday said he believes this will go till July when Clay has to sign his tender

[Rich]

One reporter yesterday said he believes this will go till July when Clay has to sign his tender

Miami has a tight end. Buffalo does not.

Actually, Miami has two tight ends and Dion Sims is an excellent blocker who started to show some last season in the passing game.

Advantage Miami.

And Miami has enough cap room to continue making other moves. Not major moves mind you, but depth moves.

And it wouldn't be all that terrible for the Dolphins if the Bills broke the bank for Clay.

[MikeO]

http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/if-ryan-gets-his-way-bills-will-acquire-clay-20150317

Yep its Rex that is the driving force behind the Bills pursuit of Clay. No doubt now that he is leaking everything to the media. Also YAHOO reporting Bills trying to figure out a way to have a HUGE cap hit in Year 2 of the deal, same year Miami has Suh getting a boatload of money cap wise. Problem is the Bills are having trouble making it work on their end for year 2 of the deal

[Rich]

http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/if-ryan-gets-his-way-bills-will-acquire-clay-20150317

Yep its Rex that is the driving force behind the Bills pursuit of Clay. No doubt now that he is leaking everything to the media. Also YAHOO reporting Bills trying to figure out a way to have a HUGE cap hit in Year 2 of the deal, same year Miami has Suh getting a boatload of money cap wise. Problem is the Bills are having trouble making it work on their end for year 2 of the deal

The Dolphins will have more than $20 million in cap space in 2016 and roughly an additional up to $50 million in cap flexibility.

Good luck, Bills.

[Phishfan]

One of my best friends is a Bills fan (buffalo native of course) and all I can say is I hope we fuck them in the best possible way.

[MikeO]

Clay signed with the Bills 5 years $38 mill $20 mill guaranteed. Clay gets $24.5 mill in the first two years

Fins have 5 days to match

[fyo]

No thanks.

$12+ million in each of the first two years and and average of $7.6 million in a deal that's just begging to be renegotiated by year 4 is just too much of a risk up front and too much pay overall. For Clay.

[MikeO]

Essentially the Fins lost Clay over $1.2 mill. Cause if they would have franchise tagged him it would have cost them $1.2 mill more than what they were willing to pay him this year on the transition tag.  Aponte and Tannenbaum messed this one up BIG TIME!

[fyo]

^ I disagree. I don't think he was even worth the $7 million or whatever the transition tag was at.

[MikeO]

^ I disagree. I don't think he was even worth the $7 million or whatever the transition tag was at.

Then WTF did they tag him for?

[EDGECRUSHER]

To buy time to work out a SENSIBLE extension, the complete opposite of what Buffalo just did.

[Pappy13]

Clay signed with the Bills 5 years $38 mill $20 mill guaranteed. Clay gets $24.5 mill in the first two years

Fins have 5 days to match

This makes the Suh deal look like a steal.