(04-22-2018, 12:14 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(04-22-2018, 12:04 AM)wrong_box Wrote: wow! so many "What If's" in this thread...I would suspect that they try to negotiate a long term deal with Fowler rather than pick up the 5th year option with a front loaded contract  to ease the cap hit in following years...Then they start dumping aging free agents who are overpaid, or who are not performing as well...

And who might that be? If we signed him to an extension it would most likely be no lower than $12 million per year. Which overpriced free agents do we have, that we can cut $12 million from the cap without losing an integral part of the defense?

Dareus is $10.5 in 2019. Malik is $15. Calais is $14.5. I don't expect all 3 to be cut, but very likely Malik and/or Dareus could be gone.

Gipson is $9, Hayden is $7.5. 

Then there's is ASJ at $6.6, Parnell at $6. Plus we'll have $16 in roll over from this year and another $10ish boost from the cap increase. 

All players who could conceivably be cut next year, especially if Fowler develops more. We know Ngakoue is getting paid, but there's a way to keep Fowler if they want, and I believe it would make sense to pick up the option for insurance. The draft and development of young guys this year will go a long way towards reshaping the roster in 2019

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