You drafted a Guard in the 1st Round...he developed...now Pay Zeitler!

[BengalChris]

(01-18-2017, 02:18 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: We invested a 1st Round Pick in Zeitler. He developed into a Top 10 Guard. He's going to want paid. We have cap space. Now it's time to retain him!

We are projected to have around $45 million in cap space so the money is there. He's already making $7.5 million. What's an extra million or two?

We should be able to retain BOTH Zeitler and Whitworth with $45 million in cap space.

Okay, I say it every year, and a little earlier this year given the suck ass year we had.

That $45 million will go something like this:

Starting with $45M
minus $12M for rookies (we have extra picks this year and are picking higher, so the rookie salaries will be higher than last year)
minus $8M injury contingency
That leaves a balance of $25M for free agency, contract extensions and any rollover to future years.

With that we have Zeitler, Kirkpatrick, Whit, LaFell, etc.

Whit is almost a must resign due to Oggieboggie boy's serious suck factor.