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The secret is that extending veterans almost always reduces their 2024 cap hit. That is why extensions are an important tool is making more cap money available in the current year.
Obviously, a lot depends on the details of the contract, but it doesn't take a lot of creativity to reduce the 2024 cap of such players as Judon and Jonathan Jones (or even Stevenson) by extending their contracts.
Extending Barmore would require a rise in 2024 cap hit; again much depends on structure.
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The open question is how willing will we be to extend valuable vets, or will we simply cut anyone over 30 in the first year of having a competing team.
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LET'S BE VERY CLEAR
The Offense and Defense are, and should be, on totally separate tracks.
The 2025 and 2026 Offense will bear little resemblance to that of 2023. We are building an Offense to fit our new QB. For me, it is OK to wait until next year and bring in more Offense with next year's $100M. Let choose those players to best support the new system. But, yes, I would like to see us trade for a top QB, but only if the contract is re-negotiated to cover 4 years. 1-2 years contract won't help much as we go for the Division in 2026.
On the other hand, we have a top10 Defense, probably a top 5 Defense in 2024 with a healthy Barmore, Judon and a new secondary player or two. The issue here is NOT re-building the Defense. The issue is to keep a steady blend of new players, players in their prime, and veterans in the last parts of their careers.
We need to have the vets mentor the youngsters. This is the way the Defense has succeeded for many years. Many hear howled when Guy and Wise were re-signed. IMO, that worked out very well. I think that the patriots will continue to bring in veterans, and value older veteran more than other teams, and much more than much of the patsfans fan base.
I do NOT want to look for a dozen new players to integrate into our Defense in 2025, simply because we prefer players under 30. IMO, that is a huge mistake. We should celebrate what the team has gotten out of the DL, all while bringing in Barmore and White. Who here thought that Bentley and Tavai would play so well. And the acquisition and training of players in the secondary is the best in the league. do see the team trying to bring in another Peppers or even another Austin. The retention of secondary coaches was a huge plus to the future of the Defense.
The Defense is NOT broke. Stay the course and we will have a top 5-10 Defense for the next two decades.
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Obviously, a lot depends on the details of the contract, but it doesn't take a lot of creativity to reduce the 2024 cap of such players as Judon and Jonathan Jones (or even Stevenson) by extending their contracts.
Extending Barmore would require a rise in 2024 cap hit; again much depends on structure.
======
The open question is how willing will we be to extend valuable vets, or will we simply cut anyone over 30 in the first year of having a competing team.
=========
LET'S BE VERY CLEAR
The Offense and Defense are, and should be, on totally separate tracks.
The 2025 and 2026 Offense will bear little resemblance to that of 2023. We are building an Offense to fit our new QB. For me, it is OK to wait until next year and bring in more Offense with next year's $100M. Let choose those players to best support the new system. But, yes, I would like to see us trade for a top QB, but only if the contract is re-negotiated to cover 4 years. 1-2 years contract won't help much as we go for the Division in 2026.
On the other hand, we have a top10 Defense, probably a top 5 Defense in 2024 with a healthy Barmore, Judon and a new secondary player or two. The issue here is NOT re-building the Defense. The issue is to keep a steady blend of new players, players in their prime, and veterans in the last parts of their careers.
We need to have the vets mentor the youngsters. This is the way the Defense has succeeded for many years. Many hear howled when Guy and Wise were re-signed. IMO, that worked out very well. I think that the patriots will continue to bring in veterans, and value older veteran more than other teams, and much more than much of the patsfans fan base.
I do NOT want to look for a dozen new players to integrate into our Defense in 2025, simply because we prefer players under 30. IMO, that is a huge mistake. We should celebrate what the team has gotten out of the DL, all while bringing in Barmore and White. Who here thought that Bentley and Tavai would play so well. And the acquisition and training of players in the secondary is the best in the league. do see the team trying to bring in another Peppers or even another Austin. The retention of secondary coaches was a huge plus to the future of the Defense.
The Defense is NOT broke. Stay the course and we will have a top 5-10 Defense for the next two decades.
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