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[Ross12]

Vrabel connection?

 

[raduray]

Something like this?

One of my all time favorite moments watching Pats football.

 

[Ring 6]

Mapu, Peppers, and Dugger wasn’t himself.
We maybe ok there, also it’s a pretty deep draft for safety, hybrid corners.

Mapu could move from big S to fast LB in the new scheme

 

[crownontherocks]

 

[Ring 6]

They have to spend to the cap over a three of four year period. We didn't spend last year which is why we have all this money this year. It has to be spent.

No. They have to spend CASH equal to 89% of the cap.
Because we resigned a lot of our own players our cash was more than the cap last year. It will be this year even if we sit on 30-40 again and we could spend next to nothing the next 2 years.

 

[raduray]

We have one decent G one guy who missed all but 2 games last year who could play C or G and no one else who has shown they can capably play.
They started at times because we had the worst ol in football.

It is a severe need.

And they can focus on many needs at once, or werent you paying attention yesterday?

How a fan of this team could watch the OL play the last 3 years and think adding capable players is “back burner” is beyond my comprehension

Onwenu is good at RG. Morgan Moses should be solid at RT. Wallace, the rookie, was out most of the year with a broken leg, so the jury's out. The rest might improve with better coaching. I agree bib remaining need on the OL is LT.

 

[Brick27]

Not what he once was, but nice add as a 3rd or 4th receiving option on a contender

 

[stelfans]

This could make a lot of sense.

 

[raduray]

No. They have to spend CASH equal to 89% of the cap.
Because we resigned a lot of our own players our cash was more than the cap last year. It will be this year even if we sit on 30-40 again and we could spend next to nothing the next 2 years.

Beg to differ. They have to spend cap up to that limit. Cash can be distributed over life of the contract. For example: Player signed to 4 years at $40M with $20M up front cash bonus. Cap spending over the four years is 10, 10, 10, 10, and that what counts against the cap. Cash spending over the four years would be 25, 5, 5, 5.

The only real opportunity for owners to be cheap is to stop at 89% and not spend up to the cap maximum over time, or the reluctance to pay cash signing bonuses, preferring to pay out over time and save the time value of money.

 

[Love The Drake]

We def are in the trade for a WR business.
No other explanation.

 

[jboston19]

 

[Toofy]

Just hold to cash for now. For FS, maybe Jonathan Jones is available on a really reduced contract , maybe 2-4 million a year.


Next year I am thinking Henry and onwenu will no longer be on team. So we need to identify RT of future and also TE. And can possibly trade for an impact Wr1 if we don't find anyone. I am hoping our rookie LT this year works and 3 out of Sow, strange, Wallace and Robinson pan out for next year leaving only 1 open OL spot. Armed with 60+ million $ in cap space for next year and few open spots we can go for kill next couple of years.


Tee Higgins should be available on draft Day. I don't think we will be able to trade back from 4. Let's hope Carter or Hunter are available. Otherwise we might just need to overdraft Campbell and trade down the 2nd , get an additional 3rd and use the low 2nd on tee Higgins.

 

[raduray]

Who doesn’t love GIFs?!

@Thelonious ?

 

[Zuma]

 

[Ring 6]

Onwenu is good at RG. Morgan Moses should be solid at RT. Wallace, the rookie, was out most of the year with a broken leg, so the jury's out. The rest might improve with better coaching. I agree bib remaining need on the OL is LT.

We have 2 spots set. We hope the player who missed all but 2 games can fill a 3rd. We have no other legitimate NFL OL.

Why would you not want 5 competent OL?

 

[WhatJustHappened]

How the mighty have fallen.

 

[hornetfb85]

I wish the site would ban all these asinine looping video things, whatever they are called. They are childish.

I mean…

All of y’all’s immature ways…

Bunch of…

No more gifs…

 

[Zuma]

 

[Ring 6]

Beg to differ. They have to spend cap up to that limit. Cash can be distributed over life of the contract. For example: Player signed to 4 years at $40M with $20M up front cash bonus. Cap spending over the four years is 10, 10, 10, 10, and that what counts against the cap. Cash spending over the four years would be 25, 5, 5, 5.

That has nothing to do with the requirement in the CBA
Teams are not required to send to the cap.
There is a CASH SPENT requirement which is 89% of what the cap totals over those years.
You can’t beg to differ with a fact.

 

[Give Kraft A Hand]

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