02-18-2022, 08:05 PM
(02-17-2022, 03:44 PM)casear2727 Wrote: $78M is more than we have after cutting Waynes, zero for the draft, and we still need to sign/replace 13 more players:
Larry Ogunjobi
Josh Tupou
Vernon Hargreaves
Kevin Huber
Brandon Allen
Clark Harris
Eli Apple
Jordan Evans
Mike Thomas
Jalen Davis
Tre Flowers
Darius Phillips
Auden Tate
I do think we'll have less than many of us thought, initially.
That said, of the players on this list, most of them won't cost much at all, and some of them will be replaced by draft picks.
- Ogunjobi's injury works in our favor
- Eli Apple didn't do enough to wash away the stench of the rest of his career
- Lot of small contracts and guys who will be replaced by rookies among the rest
I'm starting to lean towards "free agency will still be fun, but not quite the fiesta we thought when we first heard $78 million though".
We should be able to land a big lineman and maybe another decent one. Do that and use the #31 pick on the line as well, and we'll be in great shape. Plus I foresee being able to retain most of our own.
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