(04-22-2018, 08:41 AM)imtheblkranger Wrote:

(04-22-2018, 12:14 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: And who might that be? If we signed him to an extension it would most likely be no lower than $12 million per year. Which overpriced free agents do we have, that we can cut $12 million from the cap without losing an integral part of the defense?

Dareus is $10.5 in 2019. Malik is $15. Calais is $14.5. I don't expect all 3 to be cut, but very likely Malik and/or Dareus could be gone.

Gipson is $9, Hayden is $7.5. 

Then there's is ASJ at $6.6, Parnell at $6. Plus we'll have $16 in roll over from this year and another $10ish boost from the cap increase. 

All players who could conceivably be cut next year, especially if Fowler develops more. We know Ngakoue is getting paid, but there's a way to keep Fowler if they want, and I believe it would make sense to pick up the option for insurance. The draft and development of young guys this year will go a long way towards reshaping the roster in 2019

Again, Dareus, Jackson and Campbell are all critical parts of the defense. Even considering cutting any of them is off the table as far as I'm concerned, until they show signs of severely slowing down. IMO, they are more important to this team than Fowler. Gipson is definitely an option, but it's no guarantee we'd find someone as good. Hayden should've never been signed IMO. We'll have to see how ASJ performs before I form an opinion on him and I'll have to see who we draft before I would want to cut Parnell. A lot depends on this draft.

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