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[Ring 6]

Teams offering trades for Kirk Cousins, this could impact our change of getting Hunter or Carter.

Anyone trading for cousins wouldn’t be altering there plan to draft a qb

 

[Brick27]

Trade down from 4, to middle of the round and take a LT (Simmons, Campbell, banks). Take some of what you got in that trade and trade back into round 1 for the WR.

So who do you take at WR later 1st? You blasted me for even tossing a name out last night that would be tied to scenarios like this. Since you have all the answers in your holier than thou approach here to anyone and everyone who presents any lighthearted discussion or serious take—who do you want at WR in that situation and what are the picks involved?

 

[Love The Drake]

If Carter is there do we trade the pick to Dallas for Parsons?

Report: Cowboys & Micah Parsons Yet To Have 'Meaningful Talks' Regarding Extension

Jane Slater of NFL Media reports that a contract extension between the Cowboys and star EDGE Micah Parsons is not done, despite rumors circulating on X. In fact, Slater adds that "meaningful talks haven’t even

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[Ring 6]

So who do you take at WR later 1st? You blasted me for even tossing a name out last night that would be tied to scenarios like this. Since you have all the answers in your holier than thou approach here to anyone and everyone who presents any lighthearted discussion or serious take—who do you want at WR in that situation and what are the picks involved?

What are you talking about blasted you.
I read you suggestion, which I liked, and said it got me thinking if you did that what would that receiver have to be for you to think it was successful?
You said Egbuka and suggested he would be a consistent 800 yard guy.
So I picked the closest guy I could find to that, Tyler Boyd a 2 time 1000 yard, 2 time 800 and a 762 in 5 years and asked you if that’s who he becomes is that successful.

Dude you had an idea an I asked basically who would the guy you trade up for have to become for you to be satisfied and you call that blasting you.
I guess I won’t ask for you thoughts or insight any more. Sorry I valued getting your opinion

 

[1960Pats]

Figured with a comment like that you'd get a kick out of this. That's my father giving a souvenir to a colleague of his who was from St Louis and was a Rams fan. This was a few weeks after the win and yup that's one of those Tshirts that should have gone to Uganda. He bought one on Bourbon st when we were buying a bunch of other winners swag.

Great pic. I can't get the smile off my face when I look at it. Your dad sure seems happy.
Who could have ever imagined what would follow that win? The only person who was bullish on Brady was **** Rehbein, and he was gone by then.

 

[Steve102]

If they take Hunter at 4 then the WR room looks decent but the LT position is still very unsettled. It would be good to trade up into the late 1st for a tackle.

If they take an LT at 4 then the OL as a whole will be pretty well taken care of, but WR is still iffy. Trading up for a WR may be prudent.

If they can swing Hunter plus a trade up for LT Simmons, that’s probably best case scenario - though Simmons will take a little time. I wouldn’t be too disappointed with a small trade down, Will Campbell, and then just going best player available with your extra 2s and 3s. A solid OL around Maye will create offense even if your receivers are not electric.

You're certainly holding your breath Ersery or Conerly drop to #38.

 

[Love The Drake]

Vikings Rejected Multiple Trade Calls For QB J.J. McCarthy, Not Pursuing Aaron Rodgers

According to Tom Pelissero, the Vikings have rejected multiple trade calls for QB J.J. McCarthy, telling teams they will move forward with him at quarterback. Pelissero adds that the team plans to sign a veteran

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[Love The Drake]

Vikings Rejected Multiple Trade Calls For QB J.J. McCarthy, Not Pursuing Aaron Rodgers

According to Tom Pelissero, the Vikings have rejected multiple trade calls for QB J.J. McCarthy, telling teams they will move forward with him at quarterback. Pelissero adds that the team plans to sign a veteran

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McCarthy is the starter, the Rodgers rumors are all fake.

 

[Rob0729]

McCarthy is the starter, the Rodgers rumors are all fake.

I am sure they are not in the market to trade McCarthy, but I don't know if the Rodgers rumors are all fake yet. There are conflicting reports about Rodgers from two reporters who aren't known to give a lot of false reports.

I think the Vikes would consider Rodgers for the right price, but my guess is that he ends up in either Pittsburgh or NY.

 

[Huckleberry1]

If they take Hunter at 4 then the WR room looks decent but the LT position is still very unsettled. It would be good to trade up into the late 1st for a tackle.

If they take an LT at 4 then the OL as a whole will be pretty well taken care of, but WR is still iffy. Trading up for a WR may be prudent.

If they can swing Hunter plus a trade up for LT Simmons, that’s probably best case scenario - though Simmons will take a little time. I wouldn’t be too disappointed with a small trade down, Will Campbell, and then just going best player available with your extra 2s and 3s. A solid OL around Maye will create offense even if your receivers are not electric.

They can trade down, pick up a 2nd, still get their LT, then trade back into the first for a WR. That’s the best path for addressing both problems. If they can’t trade down they will have to use too many picks to get back into the first. And if they go WR with their first pick they are going to be in tough shape to get their tackle because they drop off of a cliff after the first round.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Who? WHO is an "All-Pro" that is sitting there WAITING to be signed?
Diggs? loser fkn douche that's a little b!tch that will be a problem.
Who ELSE do you want them to sign?

No, they are being smart. You don’t sign band aids to 3-4 year deals unless you want tons of dead money on your cap when you need it most.

 

[PatsFan2]

You're certainly holding your breath Ersery or Conerly drop to #38.

I am.

 

[Steve102]

I am.

The issue is if there's a run on the position, you have to move very quickly to get back in to get your guy. That's when you get stuck paying a premium to move back in to R1.

 

[mike_usagisan]

The issue is if there's a run on the position, you have to move very quickly to get back in to get your guy. That's when you get stuck paying a premium to move back in to R1.

Which we couldn't even do even when we were willing to trade a premium last year.

 

[Hugepatsfan]

New England Patriots Salary Cap Calculator | Over The Cap

Become the fantasy general manager for the New England Patriots using the OTC salary cap calculator and roster management system

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OTC is updated for Spillane, Moses and Landry now with that bringing us down to $81.6M in cap space. Still waiting on Epps (reported as 1 year deal up to $4.4M), Chaisson (reported as up to $5M with base value closer to $3M), Garret Bradbury (reported as 2 year deal worth up to $12M with $3.8M guaranteed), and Wes Schweitzer (no numbers reported but have to imagine it's pretty low dollars). My guess is those 4 guys probably count somewhere between $10 and $15M on the cap, so call it about $66-71M left to spend.

They still need to budget for:

1) Draft picks will use about $8M of that on their signing bonus from what I've read.

2) Filling the 52nd and 53rd roster spots once the season starts is probably about $2-3M.

3) Practice squad will take like $4-5M.

4) Budget some money for in season moves like replacing guys on IR, cutting guys and signing new ones... idk how much exactly but $15M seems fair.

5) My guess is they'd like to roll over a good chunk of cap space so they can keep shopping at the top of the market. Even though these deals are backloaded for cap hits my guess is they're thinking about them more in straight line terms where cap space created by the backloading now is rolled over to cover later so they're effectively smoothed out over the term. Enables them to have their cap cleaner later on when, hopefully, they start having more expensive players to re-sign because they draft well. Not saying $35M like last year but $15M is a good buffer if no one makes them feel they have to spend it now.

All in all, I think they probably have it in them to sign a few more guys. WR seems the most likely when you look at the guys available, but obviously OT is out there and more DL depth would be nice.

 

[WinstonSmith]

New England Patriots Salary Cap Calculator | Over The Cap

Become the fantasy general manager for the New England Patriots using the OTC salary cap calculator and roster management system

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OTC is updated for Spillane, Moses and Landry now with that bringing us down to $81.6M in cap space. Still waiting on Epps (reported as 1 year deal up to $4.4M), Chaisson (reported as up to $5M with base value closer to $3M), Garret Bradbury (reported as 2 year deal worth up to $12M with $3.8M guaranteed), and Wes Schweitzer (no numbers reported but have to imagine it's pretty low dollars). My guess is those 4 guys probably count somewhere between $10 and $15M on the cap, so call it about $66-71M left to spend.

They still need to budget for:

1) Draft picks will use about $8M of that on their signing bonus from what I've read.

2) Filling the 52nd and 53rd roster spots once the season starts is probably about $2-3M.

3) Practice squad will take like $4-5M.

4) Budget some money for in season moves like replacing guys on IR, cutting guys and signing new ones... idk how much exactly but $15M seems fair.

5) My guess is they'd like to roll over a good chunk of cap space so they can keep shopping at the top of the market. Even though these deals are backloaded for cap hits my guess is they're thinking about them more in straight line terms where cap space created by the backloading now is rolled over to cover later so they're effectively smoothed out over the term. Enables them to have their cap cleaner later on when, hopefully, they start having more expensive players to re-sign because they draft well. Not saying $35M like last year but $15M is a good buffer if no one makes them feel they have to spend it now.

All in all, I think they probably have it in them to sign a few more guys. WR seems the most likely when you look at the guys available, but obviously OT is out there and more DL depth would be nice.

Nice cap overview, but I think that they'll carry over closer to 25M, perhaps more. They're already at 46M for next year, and will be in the low 20s after the draft and after accounting for the contracts not included.

 

[Love The Drake]

New England Patriots Salary Cap Calculator | Over The Cap

Become the fantasy general manager for the New England Patriots using the OTC salary cap calculator and roster management system

overthecap.com

OTC is updated for Spillane, Moses and Landry now with that bringing us down to $81.6M in cap space. Still waiting on Epps (reported as 1 year deal up to $4.4M), Chaisson (reported as up to $5M with base value closer to $3M), Garret Bradbury (reported as 2 year deal worth up to $12M with $3.8M guaranteed), and Wes Schweitzer (no numbers reported but have to imagine it's pretty low dollars). My guess is those 4 guys probably count somewhere between $10 and $15M on the cap, so call it about $66-71M left to spend.

They still need to budget for:

1) Draft picks will use about $8M of that on their signing bonus from what I've read.

2) Filling the 52nd and 53rd roster spots once the season starts is probably about $2-3M.

3) Practice squad will take like $4-5M.

4) Budget some money for in season moves like replacing guys on IR, cutting guys and signing new ones... idk how much exactly but $15M seems fair.

5) My guess is they'd like to roll over a good chunk of cap space so they can keep shopping at the top of the market. Even though these deals are backloaded for cap hits my guess is they're thinking about them more in straight line terms where cap space created by the backloading now is rolled over to cover later so they're effectively smoothed out over the term. Enables them to have their cap cleaner later on when, hopefully, they start having more expensive players to re-sign because they draft well. Not saying $35M like last year but $15M is a good buffer if no one makes them feel they have to spend it now.

All in all, I think they probably have it in them to sign a few more guys. WR seems the most likely when you look at the guys available, but obviously OT is out there and more DL depth would be nice.

A trade is not out of the question.
Im looking at AJ Brown, Brandon Aiyuk, Chris Olave.
A left tackle with a pulse.

 

[Huckleberry1]

A trade is not out of the question.
Im looking at AJ Brown, Brandon Aiyuk, Chris Olave.
A left tackle with a pulse.

How many times do you have to be told that Chris Olave has already had 5 serious concussions? He is 1-2 big hits from being unable to continue his career.

 

[Love The Drake]

Patriots Hosting LB Jack Gibbens For Visit

According to Karen Guregian, the Patriots are expected to host former Titans LB Jack Gibbens for a visit. He finished last season on injured reserve after undergoing surgery on a lower left leg issue in

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[Love The Drake]

How many times do you have to be told that Chris Olave has already had 5 serious concussions? He is 1-2 big hits from being unable to continue his career.

I know this, but Vrabs maybe willing to roll the dice if medical checks out.