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Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19
I know where you’re coming from but I for one don’t expect them to blow it up in defense. Paylor said to “just know that they’re going to do everything they can to load this team and this defense up for a run in 2019”...
Getting rid of all of those guys doesn’t jive with that IMO. I think they’re going to try to rework some contracts while keeping them around. Maybe not Ford, we’ll see.
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well, loading up for a run in 2019 doesn't necessarily mean the older players that have been here for a long time are part of that.
Ford I highly doubt is back; I fully expect a tag and trade. There's no loading up at all other than the draft if you have to pay him $15m plus.
If you cut Houston, June 1 you get what, like $15m back? You can get a real good, say, RDE for that.
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If you cut Sorensen June 1, you can get almost $4m back.
If Berry's injury is non-football, I'm not sure he's guaranteed, and if you cut him June 1, you get almost $9m back.
That's $28 million, give or take. You can extend Jones and Hill with that, plus make another move or two, if they're thrifty.
Leaving the estimated $36 million according to Spotrac (I've heard it's actually less, like $28 million or something, including incentives?)
How else are you going to load up except let most of these guys go?
you've got enough for two maybe 3 quality starting level guys depending on how you structure their deals, and maybe snag a June 1 casualty or two but probably nothing major if you extend Jones and Hill, which they should.
I'd say you MIGHT keep Houston on a restructure deal, turning some of his money into signing bonus if you want to keep him, and that might be smart. He is often injured, though.
But wouldn't you rather have, like maybe Brandon Graham and Landon Collins?
I'm not saying I'm positive; just that I have a feeling maybe Veach is going to try to cut out all the old contracts asap and move on.