(06-12-2018, 04:03 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(06-12-2018, 01:57 PM)Deacon Wrote: ...

Our time indeed is coming. How will they approach it?

I think the easy answer is "continue to draft and develop talent."  

The Bryan and Harrison picks in this year's draft clearly resulted in part from forward thinking concerning the cap. 
The decision to let Fowler ride w/o the option speaks to a certain degree of caution.  
The decisions within the WR corps speak to value and limiting long term investment.

I think this front office is very forward thinking. They are taking proactive steps and planning contingencies to prevent a salary cap nightmare.  I believe a few players will receive large second contracts, but I also believe they'll very discerningly allow some very talented players to walk when they see a viable replacement with a lower price tag.

Like Bullseye, I agree with you. I think a lot of that "forward thinking" was covered up by the sorry state of the roster they inherited, then the further gutting that they did. They don't give me the impression that they are trying to collect talent for any one season, but rather to have a constant churn of talent that they can work with. 

Kinda, sorta unrelated to this; I want to see if they ever get to the point with their draft a la New England where they are constantly collecting First and Second round picks. The moves that they make at that point would be interesting to watch.

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