Somebody help me understand

[Essex Johnson]

(01-10-2021, 02:38 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Yes, you can.  Free agency is the answer to how you accomplish this.

And you couldn't pick a better year to do it.  There's going to be a number of players released, and there's going to be a number of players who allowed to walk from expiring contracts due to the decreased salary cap.  The market should be flooded with starting caliber players.

Many are speculating that outside of the very top guys, the guys who will go quick in free agency, you'll see 2nd tier prices plummet.
IMHO, I think you're going to see a lot of quality vets sign cheaper 1 year deals while they allow the market to reset back to normal spending.  This is how you can quickly plug holes.  I think we could snag a few players on salaries similar to what we paid for Von Bell who sat on the market past the spending sprees.

I think everyone should take a long look at the current projections in cap space.  There's 12 teams who are currently over the projections.  If you really pay close attention to both the space and the amount of players under contract you'll see some serious examples of teams are going to be cash strapped.  Examples:  The Tennessee Titans are projected to have only 6.7 mil in space with only 33 players under contract.   The Chiefs sit at -16 mil with only 36 players under contract, Steelers at -21 with only 35 players, etc.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/2021/

Even if the cap isn't decreased as much as some are speculating, there's still going to be a flooded market.  We need to capitalize on this by bring in proven talent to plug in.  With our current space, and with the space we can create with a few cuts, this team is primed to be able to add a serious influx of talent. (If they choose to be agressive and make the right moves)

Very difficult  to totally revamp a team in a year, the major revamp started last year and will continue this year that is the point.  Last year we replaced roughly 10 starters, this year will probably be around 5 to 6.