02-16-2018, 06:14 PM
(02-16-2018, 05:43 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Hey, Geoff! Long time reader, first time writer/question asker... I've got a few:
1.) Of course we got AJ Green, and he's great and all, but I'm worried about the size of John Ross' hands. Do you know how big there are? I think a receiver having Grizzly bear size mitts is something we're missing and would love to hear if you think we ought to target the biggest hands in the draft?
2.) I see we're projected to have 50 mil in cap space to open the off-season. What's the real number?
3.) What's the best gift you've ever gotten as an employee of the team? Mike get you anything cool for Christmas?
Why hello there, Mr. Tooth.
1. The tyrannosaurus rex also had (relatively) small hands, and it was the fiercest dyno in the land back in it's heyday. So going off of that, I think John Ross with be more than fine.
2. Lets see here. Of that $50 million...
- $25 million is allotted to resignings and extensions. Tyler Eifert isn't going to
- $15 million for the rookie pool.
- $10 million injury buffer.
- $ 2 million on tier "F" free agent upgrades.
- $50 dollars worth of Wendy's free frostee key chains for incoming free agents. Just between you and me, this is Mike's secret weapon for luring new players. He's really going "all-in" this year.
By my calculations, this leaves approximately minus $2 million dollars, give or take a few duckets. So something has to give. The team may be forced to make a tough choice between Atkins and Dunlap.
3. Interesting question there, Tooth. The gift of sports writing is a gift that keeps on giving for me, but I have received a few nice gifts from the Brown family over the years. I've received several buy-one-get-one-10%-off coupons for the delicious popcorn at PBS. Katie once bought me a lacy pink nightgown with a giant feather. She winked at me after I opened it. Not sure what that was about, but I do enjoy wearing it occasionally when it's hot at PBS and Mike won't turn the AC on.
Hopefully this answers your questions.
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