Mr. Storian above stated after tenders, we'll be under 50 mil, so an additional 15-25 puts us at most around 75.massari":69v2895i said:The NFL salary cap is expected to increase 8-$13M for 2020
So after releasing Britt, KJ and Ed Dickson they could have close to $90M in cap room.
Hopefully they can just get Britt and KJ to take pay cuts.
Tical21":t3rloiga said:[*]Mr. Storian above stated after tenders, we'll be under 50 mil, so an additional 15-25 puts us at most around 75.massari":t3rloiga said:The NFL salary cap is expected to increase 8-$13M for 2020
So after releasing Britt, KJ and Ed Dickson they could have close to $90M in cap room.
Hopefully they can just get Britt and KJ to take pay cuts.
I'd suspect a Britt renegotiation, not sure KJ would go for that, as he could probably get near his number in the open market. As good as he was this year, I'd suspect he's a strong candidate to be cut. Barton is a more natural WILL than SAM, and he probably figures to take KJ's spot in the nickel package either way, as coverage is where he excels.
yeah, i'm mostly in-step with this. KJ had about as good of a year diagnosing screen plays as I can ever remember seeing from a LB. Really, really elite stuff. And it's a good thing because on many of those, we didn't have numbers behind him to stop it from being a big play. His lack of speed showed up at times, but a lot the numbers he gave up are because teams had all day to find underneath and intermediate stuff, and weren't attacking us deep. We barely gave up any deep plays all year. If you're covering deep and don't get pressure, the QB is going to find underneath guys open.MontanaHawk05":tqeaojxs said:KJ also had a lot of splash plays that ultimately got undone by our lack of pass rush on the next down. It was a very up-and-down year for both him and Bobby, but a lot of that was a base defense approach that Pete said he was unable to change in the middle of the season. I wouldn't bet on him leaving right away.
Tical21":25zqn098 said:yeah, i'm mostly in-step with this. KJ had about as good of a year diagnosing screen plays as I can ever remember seeing from a LB. Really, really elite stuff. And it's a good thing because on many of those, we didn't have numbers behind him to stop it from being a big play. His lack of speed showed up at times, but a lot the numbers he gave up are because teams had all day to find underneath and intermediate stuff, and weren't attacking us deep. We barely gave up any deep plays all year. If you're covering deep and don't get pressure, the QB is going to find underneath guys open.MontanaHawk05":25zqn098 said:KJ also had a lot of splash plays that ultimately got undone by our lack of pass rush on the next down. It was a very up-and-down year for both him and Bobby, but a lot of that was a base defense approach that Pete said he was unable to change in the middle of the season. I wouldn't bet on him leaving right away.
KJ was extremely good at screen plays his direction. Like, freakishly good. I guess you can choose whether or not to take my word for it, but i agree with everything else you said.HawkStrong":3sexhyjm said:Tical21":3sexhyjm said:yeah, i'm mostly in-step with this. KJ had about as good of a year diagnosing screen plays as I can ever remember seeing from a LB. Really, really elite stuff. And it's a good thing because on many of those, we didn't have numbers behind him to stop it from being a big play. His lack of speed showed up at times, but a lot the numbers he gave up are because teams had all day to find underneath and intermediate stuff, and weren't attacking us deep. We barely gave up any deep plays all year. If you're covering deep and don't get pressure, the QB is going to find underneath guys open.MontanaHawk05":3sexhyjm said:KJ also had a lot of splash plays that ultimately got undone by our lack of pass rush on the next down. It was a very up-and-down year for both him and Bobby, but a lot of that was a base defense approach that Pete said he was unable to change in the middle of the season. I wouldn't bet on him leaving right away.
That's been this defense's bread and butter for years, but they were fast enough to limit YAC when the play went underneath. Doesn't matter if you don't give up the deep ball if routinely give up third down underneath. Neither KJ or Bobby showed that necessary speed, or consistent enough tackling this past season.
And I don't have the stats in front of me, but they were not good against the screen this year despite one or two splash plays by the LBs.
I'm sure they're going to push for a ring. Why would there be no chance you're getting Yannick?austinslater25":23eefn5w said:Zero chance you're getting Yannick. But there are multiple cheaper options that look like good fits. Britt wasn't all that good but we also saw what happened when he went down. Center could also be accomplished via the draft with a couple of talented centers available outside of the first. I do think with Pete only having a couple of years left he may approach this off season with a more short sighted approach wanting to go all in and make one last big push for a ring.
austinslater25":28vny3i2 said:I think they really wan't to resign Clowney and they're not going to invest another 21 million in the same position. Plus I think Jax can tag him. Clayton said he thinks there is zero chance Seattle gets him and maybe I'm letting his opinion sway mine too much in this, that's possible.
austinslater25":1flcd3a5 said:I think it's going to be very tough to address the Dline in the draft. There are a couple of names that look solid now but I bet by draft time they're all taken earlier than the internet scouts think they will be. Look what happened last year. I think 12 went before we picked. I could be wrong but I think they have to address this in FA or with a trade. But what do I know, I'm a moron so maybe Tical can enlighten us here.
I think it's going to be easier to find good interior line help in the late 1st/early 2nd and/or WR two positions I think they need to upgrade just as badly.