Why Niang opting out really hurts us: 2021

[kccrow]

Looking at the entire situation, its a fairly strong (or should be) tackle draft. I'd roll the dice and trade Fisher. Its far from my favorite move but its probably the most cap-friendly move. Move up in the 1st if needed to get a LT. I don't think Niang was brought in to be a LT, not sure he has enough but you never know.

Restructure/Extend Mathieu. I'd assume you can get him down around 11-12 and save 8-ish million.

Cut Okafor to save nearly 6.

Puts you about +18. Re-sign Ward. I'm sure you can get him around 6-8 in the first year of a 4 year deal.

Patch the roster with Vet min guys.

Draft class value seems high. That sounds more like the rookie pool than the effective cap after top-51 adjustment.

[RunKC]

I think our draft should be a pass rusher and WR. Gotta free up money from Okafor and Sammy.

Extensions should cover this tbh. Kelce and Honey Badger will likely be moved.

Let’s look at your list:

FB Anthony Sherman—not hard to replace for cheap
WR Sammy Watkins—draft
WR Demarcus Robinson—draft
TE Ricky Seals-Jones?—why can’t we find another version of him for cheap?
C Austin Reiter—Daryl Williams will take his spot IMO
DT Mike Pennel—Saunders and another cheap vet. Or bring Pennel back cheap. No biggie
DE Tanoh Kpassgnon—find another Ogbah/Taco for cheap
LB Damien Wilson—bring him back but make his 2021 cap hit very low
CB Bashaud Breeland—I think Sneed could be his replacement
S Daniel Sorensen-draft or UDFA. I really like Rodney Clemons to replace Dirty Dan in 2021

We could make Ward and Wilson extensions work. Just gotta give them a lot of gauranteed cash up front so their cap hit can start out small in a tough year