"Fairly Tough Defense?"

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(12-18-2022, 10:07 PM)Science Friction Wrote: Flowers was good today.

Yep. I hope he doesn't play so well we cannot afford to bring him back. Thiugh if we win the SB because if his great play, I won't care. 

I was looking at our cap sheet, and I noticed that almost no backups make more than $2 mil. Dax Hill does, and he's a first round pick on a fixed salary (and likely to start when Bates leaves next year). The only reserve we chose to pay $2 mil+ to is Max Scharping, the #3 guard we picked up on waivers right before the season started when: we were unlikely sure about Volson and had the cap space. He is a FA. Next year, Carman will also be over $2 mil as a second round pick in year 3, but that is it. 

So, when doing a projection in our FA's, I thought it unlikely anyone who is not a starter would get $2 million or more. Bates, Bell, Pratt, Hurst, and Apple are all starters and all will be next year, save maybe Eli if CTB beats him out. Perine makes $1.8 this year, and I think he may be worth $2 mil+ as a backup. More if we decide to cut bait from Mixon. 

Flowers is also at $1.8 and a FA. He is more of a niche guy. Covering TE's. But he does it well.