02-18-2022, 08:14 PM
(02-18-2022, 08:05 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I do think we'll have less than many of us thought, initially.
That said, of the players on this list, most of them won't cost much at all, and some of them will be replaced by draft picks.
- Ogunjobi's injury works in our favor
- Eli Apple didn't do enough to wash away the stench of the rest of his career
- Lot of small contracts and guys who will be replaced by rookies among the rest
I'm starting to lean towards "free agency will still be fun, but not quite the fiesta we thought when we first heard $78 million though".
We should be able to land a big lineman and maybe another decent one. Do that and use the #31 pick on the line as well, and we'll be in great shape. Plus I foresee being able to retain most of our own.
We need 4 lineman if it means we have to go weak at DT2 and CB2 so be it. We can cut Hopkins to free up additional money. If Burrow winds up like Luck would be absolute travesty. Though I don't think Luck loved football though. Burrow does at some point the talent will start to diminish ever since Titans game his internal clock is already teetering.
