Katie Blackburn-State of the Team

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(04-01-2023, 12:56 PM)Stewy Wrote: *BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*

Try again.  Cutting him after June 1 saves 10 million dollars.

You can cut him now with a post-June 1 designation. There is nothing magical about waiting until June 1 to do it. 

But they are not gonna cut him just to cut him. Right now, there are no starting quality RBs available in FA. The only one in the draft is Robinson. And no real other FAs worthy of using $10 mil on. The only real starting spots we have open are TE1 and maybe punter. The rest is depth and future roster planning. Again, not big splash FA territory.

RT could become one, but if it does, you have Jonah's $12.6 mil free. And a more pressing need to draft an OT. Which makes drafting a Mixon replacement, or cutting him, LESS likely in my view. 

CB could become one with Chido's injury. At the moment, we have 4 boundary corners signed + Hilton, Davis, & Hill can play slot. Apple & Flowers remain FAs. If we feel uncertain about Chido's recovery/future, we can bring those guys back and/or draft a replacement early. But drafting a CB pushes RB back, and signing Apple or Flowers would necessitate freeing up additional cap space.