PFF Grades - Week 15

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(12-20-2022, 12:35 AM)WVUHomer Wrote: Right and that leads to the point.

We don't have a great opportunity as things stand to upgrade the OT spot this offseason without extreme luck. Also, Spotrac shows we have 50M in cap space next year with Pratt, Bell, Apple, Hurst and Perine to resign.

Our best chance is to keep LC and draft a developmental (not rd 1 or 2 unless they feel he will supplant LC by year end) OT that fits our scheme.

You are not reading that right on our cap space. 

Yeah, we have $50 million, with 37 guys signed. You need to project 11 more guys into the cap before you even get to Bell, Pratt, Hurst, Apple, & Perine. Plus draft picks. Plus Practice squad. Plus you know we cannot use all the room at the start, there has to be some cushion for signings & guys getting hurt in-season. 

I've done the math, and even with VERY low estimates on re-signing other guys, I come up with around $29 mil with Bates, Pratt, Bell, Hurst, Apple, & Perine out there (assuming we don't cut a big ticket guy). And you know we are gonna want AT LEAST $5 mil in cushion. We usually operate at around $8-$10. So think more like $19-$24 mil or so. Though we could restructure some guys or move on from a higher priced player ot two. 

Big $$ FA's are extremely unlikely in my view. Retaining our guys and rookies and maybe a discounted vet chasing a ring.