12-14-2022, 06:46 PM
What happens in FA will certainly impact our thinking. But some things will be true no matter what happens with Bates, Bell, Pratt, Hurst, and Perine.
1) Most of our starters are FA guys (Hendrickson, Reader, Awuzie, Hilton, Bell, Hurst, Karras, Cappa, Collins) or guys who have signed 2nd contracts with us (Mixon, Boyd, Hubbard, BJ Hill, Apple) or been tagged (Bates). Mostly pretty pricey outside of Apple & Hurst. Or at least not cheap.
2) The cheap starters on rookie deals are coming due (Pratt, Wilson, Higgins) and the three are already $10 mil+ on their rook deals (Burrow, Chase, Jonah).
3) Once the big jumps kick in for Burrow & Chase (have to pay them) and whomever else we decide to pay (Jonah, Tee, Pratt, Bell, Wilson) some guys are gonna have to go.
4) The guys we are drafting now will need to step in. Matbe not right away, but soon.
5) The good news is, we are already somewhat pricey almost everywhere: RB, WR, OT, DE, DT, S. QB will be soon. TE, LB, IOL, and CB not as much. So we shouod not be fixated on position. We need talented (cheaper) guys at every spot save QB, WR1, and NT.
1) Most of our starters are FA guys (Hendrickson, Reader, Awuzie, Hilton, Bell, Hurst, Karras, Cappa, Collins) or guys who have signed 2nd contracts with us (Mixon, Boyd, Hubbard, BJ Hill, Apple) or been tagged (Bates). Mostly pretty pricey outside of Apple & Hurst. Or at least not cheap.
2) The cheap starters on rookie deals are coming due (Pratt, Wilson, Higgins) and the three are already $10 mil+ on their rook deals (Burrow, Chase, Jonah).
3) Once the big jumps kick in for Burrow & Chase (have to pay them) and whomever else we decide to pay (Jonah, Tee, Pratt, Bell, Wilson) some guys are gonna have to go.
4) The guys we are drafting now will need to step in. Matbe not right away, but soon.
5) The good news is, we are already somewhat pricey almost everywhere: RB, WR, OT, DE, DT, S. QB will be soon. TE, LB, IOL, and CB not as much. So we shouod not be fixated on position. We need talented (cheaper) guys at every spot save QB, WR1, and NT.
