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The whole key to the offseason right here
I brought this up in another thread, but I feel like it may warrant it's own.
IF you cut Houston, it costs you $7 million, (5.6 if you wait till June 2 but you kinda can't wait that long to free up the cash)
If you tag and keep Ford, it's going to cost you like $16 million.
So you've got $23 million conservatively wrapped up in one position: RDE.
IF you keep Houston at $21 million, and tag and trade Ford's $16 million,
you have $21 million in that RDE position. PLUS you get the pick for Ford, which will be I think a decent #2 and perhaps a low #1.
With the extra high pick, you draft a RDE somewhere in your 4 picks in the top 64, along with a CB, and a S.
You'll have enough for one, maybe two impact FA's and be set for next year, when you can cut Houston for only $1.5 dead cap.
I think we've been looking at this wrong; it's a net savings to keep HOUSTON and let FORD go. He's also the better all-around player.
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