(01-14-2024, 09:29 PM)JagFan81 Wrote: So looking at our upcoming coming FA'S. We currently have $12.9m in cap to spend but none of these players are included with that cap figure so would need to be resigned using the $12.9m and/or more cuts/restructure of other contracts.

Our upcoming FA'S are 

Josh Allen 
Agnew
Smoot
Chaisson
Ridley
Herndon
Shatley
McManus
Ezra Cleveland 
D'Ernest Johnson

Then we have those bottom of the roster players

Hence
Shaq Quarterman
Van Lanen
Daniel Thomas
Tim Jones 
Claybrooke
Gregory Junior.

There's some very tough decisions on that list. Josh is a must sign and would be nice not to have to franchise tag him. I'd like to keep Agnew but it would need to be a team friendly deal. Smoot is a tough competitor and a good depth option, I'd like to keep Cleveland but not sure what he'd be after money wise.

Herndon is a tough one. I'm not his biggest fan but could be good to have as a 4th/5th CB on the depth chart but it would need to be a team friendly deal and I think we can find an improvement in the draft. McManus was doing well until his late season collapse.

Ridley is the big question mark. You'd need to cut or restructure a few probably to keep him and I have no idea what kind of money he would expect. I'd be interested to hear the coaches and Trevors opinions from working with him everyday as on gameday he's been very up and down.

So who you keeping and who you showing the door?

See below though to answer the original question:

Josh Allen - Keep
Agnew - Gone
Smoot - Keep
Chaisson - Gone
Ridley - Keep 
Herndon - Keep 
Shatley - Gone
McManus - Keep 
Ezra Cleveland- Keep 
D'Ernest Johnson - Keep 

Hance - Keep 
Shaq Quarterman - Gone
Van Lanen - Gone
Daniel Thomas - Keep 
Tim Jones - Keep 
Claybrooke - Gone 
Gregory Junior - Keep 

Then you can get into the potential cuts like Jenkins and Robinson. Save a good chunk of money by moving on from Jenkins who can probably be replaced by Antonion Johnson and then Robinson is interesting but you would have to think maybe Walker Little saves us money there but the injuries and performances are a question mark. Might have to consider a top tier RT in RD1 with Harrison flipping to LT in year or maybe taking a chance on a rookie LT in RD2. 

Not sure yet. We'll see soon enough I guess in about six to eight weeks.

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