(09-28-2022, 09:34 AM)imtheblkranger Wrote:

(09-28-2022, 08:56 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: If your franchise literally just broke the all time record for most money spent in free agency, you'd better hope you aren't going to follow that up with more big spending. 

Extensions/new contracts for our better talent approaching end of contract or massively outplaying their contract should be a priority.

As far as addressing needs on the roster through FA and the draft:

•  we may need depth or competition at interior OL depending on how Bartch and Fortner finish the year I see them drafting a couple guys here. As far as T is concerned, Jawaan is going to need to be paid as well at this rate
  
• we will likely go after an X receiver - will that be draft or FA? I'd say probably draft if only because of cost
  
•  we have to add tight ends or re-sign Arnold, Engram and Manhertz - all are impending FAs. Engram will want to stay. If we can keep at least him and Arnold. If not, may need to draft one to save $$$ We also have Farrell who they seem to like as a developmental guy
  
•  we have to add depth at safety , maybe competition too Rayshawn is likely gone so I see a high draft pick here
  
• James Robinson needs a deal ASAP YES
  
• Marvin Jones will likely be gone - do you pay a guy his age to keep continuity? Probably not Probably leaves. Age and capable player behind him in Tim Jones
  
• Role players like Gotsis, Arden Key and Smoot are all set to depart unless paid This is where it gets rough. We have to keep hopefully 2/3
  
• If they want that QB room intact they'll have to pay Beathard I have zero concerns here. I'd just draft a late rounder as a backup
  

Obviously, they still need to spend some money on some of this ^ but it will have to be a fraction of what they spent in 2022

Will be interesting to see who they let walk and who they pay to stay

Added some thoughts to your points.

I think Griffin, Jenkins, RRH are all gone. Plus some back end guys are likely out. Those 3 can free up the cap space for Allen and JRob.

Agree on Jenkins and Griffin, with the way RRH has played i don't thinknhe goes anywhere, especially seeing that probably a couple of Smoot, Key, and Gotsis will be gone.  I think it's possible if Taylor continues to play at a high level we franchise him and then the following year a pick which one we want between Cam or Taylor and then Little fills in the opposite.  We could move on from Cam after next year if we wanted so we could cut Cam and extend Taylor and Little can go back to his natural position LT if Taylor out plays Cam.  I think safety and TE are 2 of the positions we draft early in next years draft if the value is there.  Still need to see what the draft looks like at the end of the year.  If we do tag Taylor I think we stick with the oline we have now for next year as well.  WR, TR, and S is a few positions I think we target early in the draft if the value is there

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