03-21-2020, 11:51 PM
(03-21-2020, 10:01 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: He is making about 10 million this year.
Trading him would be an interesting move, because he's in the final year of his contract and probably wouldn't get us much.
Cutting him does no good because 5th year options are fully guaranteed once the league year starts (which was a few days ago), so it'd just convert his salary into dead cap.
If you're looking for cap relief, cutting Dre Kirkpatrick saves you about 8.3 million. He was injured last year and is generally considered the weaker of the two corners.
With that said, we still currently have approximately 3 million in cap space left (after dead cap is accounted for.) Clearing Dalton off the books takes us back up to 20 million, with only about 11 million needed for our rookies.
That leaves us with 9 million dollars for free agency and injury insurance. So cutting Dre or Trading WJIII for cap space is not required in the least bit.
What are you foreseeing us getting in exchange for WJIII that would make trading him worth it, considering his potential as a true #1 shutdown cornerback (if we go off of his 2017 season)?
Good points on what is an interesting thread. I don't think they're actively shopping their best cover corner, but they could end up hedging their bets.
We don't know how far off extension negotiations are, and though the whole D was bad, if he doesn't improve you can't franchise him. If and ONLY if they have a prospect like Diggs or Terrell rated BPA and he is still there in the 2nd, they could take him. Then, if a team without a 1st has a hole at corner and gives up a 3rd, maybe Cincy does it. They're just as likely to take a corner and just cut Dre. I'm just saying I agree that we don't know what their current position on Jackson is. I'd be shocked if they proactively moved him, more of a fallback scenario.
