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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.The Patriots will be interested in the latter plus injured offensive linemen draftees.I think the younger, more desirable free agents will do alright since their longer contracts can have smaller cap hits in the early seasons. Free agents who are older or coming off serious injury or a disappointing season might have a rough time since it's significantly harder to do cap shenanigans on one year deals.
Do you think we can pay gilmore too and fill the holes on this team? I ask because I'm unsure about cap space and am not very cap smart lolPay him and keep Gilmore unless he wants to leave. Don't create needs when you don't have to.
For the people that want to trade Gilmore, you trust Bill to draft a player of equal value? I don't.
Cap hits aren't useful in isolation.Gilmore has a 17m cap hit next year, but the savings for off-loading him aren't worth it. More likely, he's an extend candidate.
Jackson gets a 1st Round tender, I expect, because I doubt they'll offer him top $$$ next year and he won't agree. Poor Patriot fans might have to put up with another year of both of them...
They will have a lot of cap space next off season. $50-$60M has been floated around and even as much as $80-$90M.Do you think we can pay gilmore too and fill the holes on this team? I ask because I'm unsure about cap space and am not very cap smart lol
I just want enough to sign a good veteran QB. Somebody that can run this team for 2-3 seasons while we draft a replacement. I don't want Cam, Stid or Hoyer.They will have a lot of cap space next off season. $50-$60M has been floated around and even as much as $80-$90M.
So I stick with my point. If you think 9.5 extra is too much for Gilmore, then I don't know what to say. He hasn't been as good this year, as last - he's still worth every penny.Cap hits aren't useful in isolation.
A more useful way of analyzing it:
They have $7.6M in sunk costs (signing bonus prorations) that are going to be there no matter what.
They have $9.5M in cap hit that disappears if they cut or trade him.
Cap hits aren't useful in isolation.
A more useful way of analyzing it:
They have $7.6M in sunk costs (signing bonus prorations) that are going to be there no matter what.
They have $9.5M in cap hit that disappears if they cut or trade him.
To be clear, I'm not advocating a Gilmore trade. My point is simply that just looking at the cap number and drawing conclusions is unhelpful.So I stick with my point. If you think 9.5 extra is too much for Gilmore, then I don't know what to say. He hasn't been as good this year, as last - he's still worth every penny.