(03-05-2024, 12:37 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(03-05-2024, 12:31 PM)Caldrac Wrote: We're still allocating cap space and a draft pick to add two positions to this secondary which in turn means you're not addressing two positions of need in more critical areas.

I just don't like it. It's early. I know I am overreacting. We'll see what happens. Tagging Allen and losing Ridley though means you have to address WR again.



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Darious was/is a good corner but he's not good at press. Neither is Campbell really but one of them saves you a lot of money.

Be ready for Okudah and RD1 corner.

(03-05-2024, 12:40 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote:

(03-05-2024, 12:31 PM)Caldrac Wrote: We're still allocating cap space and a draft pick to add two positions to this secondary which in turn means you're not addressing two positions of need in more critical areas.

I just don't like it. It's early. I know I am overreacting. We'll see what happens. Tagging Allen and losing Ridley though means you have to address WR again.



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I think it's probably primarily an age/current year price tag thing.  They don't want to reduce the current year salary by signing a 31 year old to some 3 or 4 year deal and they don't want to pay him $11 million for the season because they have other priorities with that cash this year.  Also his dead cap number is $500k or something insignificant.  Had the dead cap been $5 or $6 mil, I bet they would have just kept him for the final year of his deal.

Again, I get all of the above, the variables, etc. My concern, for the third straight year in a row though is that they're putting themselves in a position to where they're going to more than likely force this offense into carrying over a weakness or two. 

The odds of them getting or keeping a WR1, an upgraded offensive line in at least two areas becomes that much harder to achieve when you're creating two to three holes already on defense. 

We don't have an outside CB, a nickel CB and a DT/NT now. We know we'll have Josh Allen, whether it's on a franchise tag or a long term deal. Doesn't matter. He's here. We don't have Ridley more than likely in this scenario. 

Again, it's early. I get it. But, my confidence level in this front office is not that high.

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