07-17-2019, 06:12 PM
(07-17-2019, 05:40 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: Paying someone like Trent would be acceptable for a 2-3 year contract.
The money will still be there for AJ and Boyd next year.
AJ's money is on the books right now for $15 mil. So giving him a few more will be easy.
Boyd's money will come from Cordy Glenn's $9.5 mil contract expiring and then a little extra needed.
Then next year there is also Dennard's $4.5 mil back in the fold if we elect to not retain him.
Also another $4.5 mil in dead money comes back into the fold (Burfict $1.8 mil, Iloka $1.2 mil, Walton $.5 mil)
And there should be another increase I in the Annual Salary Cap.
So the money is not the Issue. If we signed Trent to a nice deal we still have enough left to keep both WR's.
Also Trent would be the LT for 2-3 Years and Jonah would become the RT and move to LT when Trent's contract is up, buying us time to draft a RT and develop him.
It's not a move that would save the year, but it would setup the next few years for OL Stability. And again, not having the money is not the issue, it's getting MB to part with that money and a pick that is the issue.
Yeah, the cap isn't much of an issue. They are well under.
I doubt that Williams is the kind of player he was talking about, but Lapham did say he thought that it was likely that they'd trade for an OT before the season starts (mention in the Boling retirement article).
In the odd event that it did happen, I'd guess that they'd put Cordy back at LG and also designate him backup swing tackle.
I just don't want them to give up a ton in draft capital for him. Our draft picks are likely to be high and valuable in 2020.
