Bills do not pick up Watkins 5 year option. Shots fired

[Ja Rhule]

The Bills will decline Sammy Watkins' fifth-year team option for 2018.

Unbelievable. This is perhaps the only thing that could have made the Bills' trade up in the 2014 draft even more disastrous. The Bills are clearly petrified of Watkins suffering another injury and guaranteeing himself a massive payday for 2018 — option years are guaranteed for injury only — but they've backed themselves into a corner if Watkins has a monster 2017, something certainly not outside the realm of possibility for a massively-talented wideout who has yet to turn 24. The franchise tag costs more than the option. In a league placing an ever-increasing premium on high-end receiving talent, the Bills are playing fire with theirs. The Bills maybe shouldn't be letting someone who was a defensive coordinator just five months ago run their front office.

 

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[CPcavedweller]

It's time for the guy to put up or shut up. Get in shape, quit getting hurt, and play. Watkins could sign another contract, get hurt in the off-season, miss time and be out of the league. 

[Saca312]

Give them Bersin

[Ivan The Awesome]

I don't blame the bills doing that. I mean, he's injury prone.  

[LinvilleGorge]

Wasn't this pretty much expected? Beane and McD aren't concerned about doing anything to make the previous regime's moves look any less bad.

[Ricky Spanish]

Bring him home next year when his contract expires. 

[Eazy-E]

Kelvin for Sammy swap?

[RumHam]

Clampsun players gonna Clampsun

[electro's horse]

5th year would cost less than the tag. 

[The Huddler]

16 minutes ago, Eazy-E said:

Kelvin for Sammy swap?

[electro's horse]

28 minutes ago, Eazy-E said:

Kelvin for Sammy swap?

Sadly this isn't the NBA where you do change of scenery trades. 

[Seltzer]

31 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

Sadly this isn't the NBA where you do change of scenery trades. 

One can dream, but you are right.  I am a KB fan, but I do wonder at this point if he will fulfill his potential here.  Same with Watkins, who could be a better fit in our offense going forward anyway.

Doubt it would happen, but I would be OK with trading KB for Watkins and even a 6th/7th.

And the extra weight definitely makes him injury-prone.  Kris Jenkins immediately comes to mind.  He never got his weight under control here

[electro's horse]

like reminder the mourning-johnson hornets were broken up because one of them banged the other's wife.

[Davidson Deac II]

Just goes to show how dicey any draft pick can be.  Watkins has all the skills necessary to be a star, but just can't stay healthy.