Colts trade RB Nyheim Hines to Bills

[Chaka]

A few analyses re new RB Zack Moss

Pre-Draft Analysis:
https://www.nfl.com/prospects/zack-m...b-a60ab36c4cc4

Pre-Season 2022
https://www.buffalorumblings.com/202...s-rb-zack-moss

As a potential trade subject:
https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news/bu...-eagles-roster

https://buffalowdown.com/2022/10/26/...de-deadline/3/

[Spike]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxb6HR7raM0

Mac says Colts are stupid, well kinda. He sounds depressed.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by Spike

Apparently Hines would count $6,000,000 towards the cap in 2023. Most likely why he was traded.

I don't think Hines' cap hit is quite that high, but Hines is very well compensated for a RB - he is currently projected as the 15th highest cap hit for RB's for 2023 since many RB's are on rookie deals.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/rankings...-back/cap-hit/


But I agree - I think the move was made to re-adjust funds in next year's budget.

Also wonder if Buffalo keeps Hines or if he ends up being a rental. If he stays with the Bills, I imagine they will try to renegotiate his contract.

[Dewey 5]

Good for Hines. He now has a legit shot at a ring. Fuck Ballard. Fire him please

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by AlwaysSunnyinIndy

I don't think Hines' cap hit is quite that high, but Hines is very well compensated for a RB - he is currently projected as the 15th highest cap hit for RB's for 2023 since many RB's are on rookie deals.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/rankings...-back/cap-hit/


But I agree - I think the move was made to re-adjust funds in next year's budget.

Also wonder if Buffalo keeps Hines or if he ends up being a rental. If he stays with the Bills, I imagine they will try to renegotiate his contract.

I think you're right. Cap hit was $2.8m and $2.0m the past two years. Will be around $4.8m and $5.5m next two years assuming it's not redone.

[YDFL Commish]

not much of a loss when Hines lack of usage is considered.

How laughable does it seem now, after Reich's bluster about Hines putting up huge fantasy numbers.

[Oldcolt]

Ballard loves him his mouth. Talks a big game All talk.

[HoosierinFL]

I don’t have a problem with this. Hines is a liability in the run game. He’s too undersized to be running between the tackles - we just got done complaining about this in another thread.

What good is a back up RB who can’t be counted on to get positive yardage in the run game? Sure’s he’s made some really good catches, including this last game on that fade, but that’s why we have WRs. Hines isnt such a great receiver that he should be getting looks like that over Pittman/Campbell/Pierce. We can do just fine throwing to RBs in the flat or on wheel routes, and all the other 3 RBs on the roster can do that, plus actually take handoffs and get yards. Hines doesn’t even get YAC as a receiver for that matter.

Hines is a gimmick/gadget type player and we don’t do the fundamentals well enough to be trying gimmicks. We’re just trying to win football games.

There’s been a ton of hype surrounding his skill set for the past few years but where’s the production outside of a handful of nice catches?

[ChoppedWood]

I love these hypotheticals conversations:

Ballard: "Hey Nyheim, we need to talk. I hear you are frustrated with the team. Frank said the other day when you came off the field you yelled at him that he was a stupid fuck"

Hines: "No, no, not what happened. I made an 18 yard catch and was called off the field for next play. I was walking by Brady and he looked at me and said - "don't blame me, this is Frank's call. So I looked over and saw Frank had that stupid fucking play sheet that everyone knows doesn't even have plays on it, he was looking down at it pretending to locate the next play, so I just yelled at him to quit pretending to be a coach you stupid fuck".

Ballard: "Well Frank wants to trade you, what should we do?"

Hines: "What should you do, you should fire that idiot, that's what you should do. I am one of the fastest players in the NFL, but I'm not a bruiser, and that dumb ass plays me like every 6th play and when I am on the field he runs me up the middle. Did you see the TD I got this weekend- how many times have we even tried to run outside this year, like 3?

No, tell ya what, cut me, stab me, shoot me, just get me away from that fucking moron. Oh and while you are at it, you should fire him and then you should resign because you are just as stupid as he is, Matt fucking Pryor, dude how do you look at yourself in the mirror and how does your wife stand telling people you are a football GM."

That's how I like to visualize Hines getting out of here. Good for him, damn he just adds another layer of skill to that lethal machine.

[Dam8610]

This is entirely a cap and youth move, which tells me all I need to know about how this team views their decision to put in Sam Ehlinger.