03-02-2013, 01:52 PM
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Re: GM Excel Spreadsheet
I don't sweat the late costs. There are many more the the Practice Squad. There are the two players not included in the cap. There the rookies. There is an in-season injury fund. There is paying for players put on IR during camp, and the cost of their replacements. I may have forgotten one or two.
If you must include these costs, I would suggest including the savings from a Mankins restructure. This saves $3.75M and is a no-brainer at any time. This would approximately pay for the above costs. For example, the net draft costs are negligible except for the net cost of our first pick.
We have $24M - $25M available now, if we choose. Of course, we should make sure that we include the JAG's needed to fill out the roster (I usually allocate $2M - $3M for that. This year, this might include a corner (Cole equivalent or two), backup WR's, backup LB, and a backup DE.
To me, this exercise is straightforward. We need to re-sign or replace
Welker
Vollmer
Thomas
Edelman
Woodhead
Talib
Arrington
Cole
Chung
We will go into the draft with no "holes" as such. Of course, posters have already decided what positions will be drafted. I'm sure Belichick (or his staff) laughs at such nonsense.
If we (on balance) replace with equal players, our team will be a bit stronger next year due to the expectation of net improvement among the youngsters. I do NOT predict no or few injuries. I think it to be unreasonable to do so. I expect about the same as last year or a bit more.
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