05-04-2021, 12:25 AM
(05-03-2021, 10:46 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: We don't save much money cutting Price. He is over $3 mil in dead cap.
So, yes, he makes the 53. Hill is a 6th rd pick coming off surgery on BOTH knees. He and Smith are not roster locks.
For my money, we still need another NFL level guy at:
1) OT (only have Williams and Reiff). #3 Johnson.
2) C (only have Hopkins). #2 Price.
3) G (Spain & XSF). #3 Carman.
Carman might give us 3 at guard. We'll see. I am not counting on Smith, Hill, Jordan, Adeniji, Johnson, or Price to give us replacement level play. I think they are all below that level.
When I say NFL level guy, I mean a vet who has proven they can play some. Not a rookie/2nd year, unproven type.
EDIT: Oops! Price's dead cap is like $1.7 mil, we would save $2 mil by cutting him. I must have looked at last year's #.
Still, with Hill able to play G as well, I think Jordan, Adeniji, or Johnson are more likely to be cut.
I figure we keep 9/10 on the 53 plus some on the PS:
1) Jonah
2) Reiff
3) Hopkins
4) Carman
5) XSF
6) Spain
---------Top 6---Roster Locks-------
7) Price
8) F. Johnson
9) Hill
10) Smith
----Last 4 inside track------
11) Adeniji
12) Jordan
-----Still with a shot based on camp-------
13) Prince
----PS or nada
Adeniji isn't getting cut as a year 2 backup T at both sides. He can also play Guard. He's only in year two, and very cheap at that. I would say Johnson and/or Price would be my picks to get cut if they don't bring it during camp. If Trey Hill does as good or better than Price, he'll be a post camp casualty. I think with all the OL issues they've had, they keep 10 OL and a lot of DL based on injuries over the last few years.
