Bills’ Cap SQUEEZE, Uniqueness of Michael Hoecht, and if Cole Bishop can SILENCE the Doubters

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🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Bills' cap crunch: Genius strategy or risky gamble? Brandon Beane pushes spending limits to field a championship-caliber roster. Joe Marino breaks down Buffalo's tight salary cap situation, exploring potential moves like restructuring Dion Dawkins' contract. He analyzes the Bills' approach to player extensions, backup quarterback traits, and Michael Hoecht's versatile skill set. The safety position comes under scrutiny, with Marino predicting Cole Bishop's role and addressing trade speculation. Will the Bills' aggressive cap management pay off with a Super Bowl run? Tune in for expert insights on Buffalo's roster construction and defensive strategy.

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0:00.0	Should we be concerned about the Buffalo Bill's salary cap situation?
0:05.1	We're going to break that down and a whole lot more today on Locked On Bills.
0:14.6	You are Locked on Bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.
0:19.9	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:26.1	What's up, Bill's Mafia?
0:28.0	It's Joe Marino, author of the Heard Mentality Substack, co-host of the Lockdown NFL
0:33.3	scouting podcast, co-host of the NFL First Read podcast, and I'm your host of Locked-on
0:38.5	Bills.
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1:12.7	Well, folks, welcome in.
1:13.8	Time for Heard Mentality, the weekly episode where you control our discussion.
1:18.9	Ask some great things to get into today, including some great questions about the safety
1:23.2	position, Michael Hoyt, the Bill's Run scheme, the future at center. But we start with a good question
1:31.2	about the bill's salary cap position. This comes from tequila soda, who says, hey, Joe, I saw a chart
1:37.8	the other day that indicates the bills have the lowest amount of cap space of any team.
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