04-29-2018, 01:52 PM
1. A good portion of the Dre contract wasn't that his play earned it as much as the need for stability at corner. You can be excited over rookies but not plan for them to be a big impact. Dennard still needs a long term deal, and they'll continue to move Shaw around. The safety play and coaching as mentioned above can help Dre, but he could become expendable a year from now if these things happen and his play doesn't improve.
2. I don't know if the FO mindset will change, but they don't operate on freeing up cap space to extend "must signs". Everyone has a limit, they've shown theyll let guys walk into FA to find it (or get a comp pick) and they hate dead money.
So if we're trying to cut Dre to free up future money (this year the dead money makes it almost a wash), it may not happen. Though they've invested at DE with youth, it's likely they offer Dunlap and Geno somewhat similar deals and franchise the other. I wish they could just have both now, and I'm sure they have the money to do it, but don't mistake Dre''s contract for standing in the way of these signings.
2. I don't know if the FO mindset will change, but they don't operate on freeing up cap space to extend "must signs". Everyone has a limit, they've shown theyll let guys walk into FA to find it (or get a comp pick) and they hate dead money.
So if we're trying to cut Dre to free up future money (this year the dead money makes it almost a wash), it may not happen. Though they've invested at DE with youth, it's likely they offer Dunlap and Geno somewhat similar deals and franchise the other. I wish they could just have both now, and I'm sure they have the money to do it, but don't mistake Dre''s contract for standing in the way of these signings.
