J24 Offseason Mock

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(02-23-2022, 02:19 PM)Whatever Wrote: Green Bay is $37 million over the cap and they have to resign Adams.  I don't see them giving up a 2nd rounder for a guy with a substantial contract.  Also strange that we're overpaying Uzomah based on leadership, but then trading away our only veteran presence in the WR room.

Notebloom is a hard no.  He was good in spot duty last year, but pretty bad in '20 and terrible in '19.  For $9 mil APY, we need a solution at RT, not a hope that a backup can develop into a starter.

Osa Odighizuwa had a 48.5 PFF grade last year and we're counting on him to start?  Also strange that we didn't sign any name OL FA's because it isn't something the Bengals would do, but we do a pick for player trade to get him, which is something the Bengals historically never do.

Speaking of which, are 5 trades really realistic?

The draft is a mess of small school project players.

Sorry, but with as much cap space as we have and a full complement of draft picks, if the off-season ended with us going on hopes and prayers for the right side of the OL and us being decidedly worse at WR, 3 tech, and CB, I'd be pretty upset.

Based on what?
Only 2 sacks and 3 penalties in 633 snaps in 2020.
76.7 PFF pass blocking grade.

As for GB being $37 mill over cap: Yes that's true, but they'll make some cuts to free that up. The goal has to be to keep Aaron Rodgers, and the best way to do that is give him weapons. As such, I think some defensive players on big contracts are going to get axed, as well as Randall Cobb.
Cobb frees up $6.8 mill in cap.
Preston Smith and/or Za'Darius Smith will get let go.
Za'Darius would free up $15 mill in cap.
Preston will free up $12.5 mill.
Adrian Amos MIGHT be a candidate, as he'd free up $7.9 mill.
Rodgers might restructure some to help out, as he's set to have a $46.6 mill cap hit (holy moly).