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Originally Posted by Direckshun
QB Brady Quinn
RB Peyton Hillis
WR Jeremy Horne (RFA)
TE Jake O'Connell
OT Brandon Albert
OG Ryan Lilja
DE Glenn Dorsey
ILB Jovan Belcher
ILB Brandon Siler
CB Travis Daniels
CB Jacques Reeves
DB Kyle McCarthy (RFA)
FS Donald Washington (RFA)
P Dustin Colquitt
LS Thomas Gafford
With Dwayne Bowe on franchise tag, and Tyson Jackson facing a $15 million year.
The following players you can probably just resign (or cut) if you wanted to without having to face any imminent pressure:
After that, you've got guys you can tender or franchise:
Guys that are relatively easy to replace in free agency or the draft:
That gives us these guys, legitimate targets to work to resign:
You can get Belcher and Colquitt resigned during the season.
Dorsey you can let go, net you a nice draft pick when he finds a new situation. Bailey will do the trick.
That last puzzle piece is Jackson. You're going to have to get him signed long term somehow instead of paying him a full $15 million, which I believe the latest contract he signed makes him more likely to do.
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I have one problem. Why does everyone assume Bailey can come in and start for us? Sure he's flashed, and can get some pressure, but how is he against the run?
I personally believe he was drafted to replace Gilberry, should he play his way out of our price range.
Dorsey is a top run defender at his position, and doesn't get a pass rush, b/c it's not his primary job to.
Also, I'm lost as to why people believe he and Tyson Jackson will cost so much. He and Dorsey's first contracts have nothing to do with their upcoming contracts. If anything, they will come MUCH cheaper...