04-12-2023, 12:14 PM
(04-11-2023, 08:31 PM)Murdock2420 Wrote: Instead of trading anything to get a depth guy for the CB room, the team could just sign Rock Ya-Sin and keep all their draft picks.
Or Apple. Or Peters.
At this point, I think we are "one player away" from being set at almost every position. Most unsigned FAs, if they have not gone yet, are not going to be signed until after the draft. If teams miss on a need area, they'll corcle back to them.
Similarly, in terms of FAs: if great value falls to a team and they cannot pass it up, perhaps some guys get released and create opportunities there.
If Tee's SB hit this year is $5 mil, and Burrow's is $7.5 mil, we will have precious pittle cap space left. Under $5 mil. We could create some some by releasing guys with zero/small dead cap numbers. Brandon Wilson makes $2 mil and is zero dead cap. And is likely the 5th safety, so there is no need to sign a replacement. Tupou makes $1.57 mil with a $150k dead cap, but he is a rotational guy, a signing ($750k min), would have to take the spot. We can create some more space this way, depending on how the draft goes, but savings are gonna be small per player. Jonah, Mixon, and/or Collins is what would really move the needle.
