Taking Advantage of Teams in Cap Hell

[CJD]

(01-31-2021, 01:13 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: The real question as the OP mentioned, will the Bengals take advantage of the situation? I’m not confident they will but if they do, will they make the right moves?

I hope so. I kind of wonder how free agency will be impacted by the salary cap being projected to lower. I could see teams in cap hell just starting their rebuilds this season. That may lead to high quality guys either being on the trade block or being cut altogether. I don't know what New Orleans plans are, for example, but they are 100 million over the projected cap and Brees is apparently retiring. So they won't be that competitive next season unless they make some huge trade for a QB and they have a lot of guys who need to be cut immediately.

It kind of makes you wonder, would New Orleans be willing to trade Terron Armstead, their pro bowl LT, for a 2nd or 3rd round pick considering he is 29 years old and 1 year away from a massive extension, right in the period of time when they won't be competitive as they rebuild and shed cap?

I'd at least pick up the phone. Of course, expecting a team to part with a highly prized asset like a pro bowl LT is rare and they may want more than a day 2 pick for him, but they need to shed cap space somehow and they need to save money however they can (Armstead isn't a perfect example, because even if they trade him, they will incur some dead cap, making him not an ideal player to part ways with, but I think the premise of trading draft picks for guys on their last year or 2 of an expensive contract would be appealing for teams that need to shed a lot of cap fast.)