'It’s time for the Bengals to alter their offseason mindset.'

[*ochocincos*]

(01-17-2018, 12:04 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: Who is on your list?  I would cut MJ but the team won't.  Ditto Shawn Williams, although I am willing to give both a bit of a pass and hope the new coach puts MJ as a rotational DT (where he was surprisingly decent) and uses Williams more up at the LOS to stuff the rushing attack and easy check-downs.

I hate salary-cap discussions but if you think of players they will likely not be re-signing that are internal FA (Eifert, Adam Jones) there should be some money freed up right there.  I know they have to sign Dunlap and Atkins, but the increases of their contracts could easily be from not re-signing Jones and Eifert.  

I'd consider cutting all of the following:
Michael Johnson ($5 mill saved)
Adam Jones ($6 mill saved)
Brandon LaFell ($4 mill saved)

That would be a savings of $15 mill. Combine that with the expected savings of $39 mill and you're talking $54 mill in cap.
Plenty to bring in a good LB, WR, and/or OL while still having enough to extend Atkins and Dunlap and re-sign a few Bengals hitting FA that are worth keeping.