(01-21-2023, 11:36 PM)TheDuke007 Wrote: I think they do the following:

• Cut Griffin.
  
• Cut either RRH or Jenkins and replace in the draft.
  
• Extend Josh Allen with a large signing bonus but lowering the cap hit in 2023.
  
• Restructure some other contracts as needed.
  
• Let Jawaan Taylor walk in free agency and receive a comp draft pick in 2024.
  
• Sign Engram to a multi-year contract with a large signing bonus but a fairly low cap hit in 2023.
  
• Try to sign Key, if possible, and as many of the Jags other free agents as the cap allows.
  
• Sign minimal free agents from other teams.  Maybe a couple of role players or depth but no major signings.
  
• Use the draft to upgrade the roster.
  

The Josh Allen part could really help. Going from fifth year option to a long term deal could free up a lot of money that could be used to keep other guys.

The only problem with Allen is while he's a great teammate and good player, he doesn't have elite production. If he insists on getting paid like he has a lot of production then I think he might want to make next year a "contract year" to see if he can get a better deal.

If he's willing to take it, though, I could see the team giving him something around 50 million over 5 years with 20 or so as signing bonus along with incentives to pay him more of he starts getting elite production.

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