Chuck 54
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Paying Dak and our stars is not a problem. It’s Al in how the contracts are structured. Guys don’t all count big against the cap at the same time. So far, Dak hasn’t even had a big cap hit yet.
You only get yourself into cap trouble when you pay aging players huge money that they will not earn, or when you pay stars big money when they play positions that don’t make the impact on wins as much as you think….like RB, C, etc. Or when you give a guy huge guarantees and he suffers a career ending injury.
You just have to draft well when your stars are past their peak. It hurts because they may still be above average, but you cannot give them top money even if a draft pick or vet FA will be a step down. Unless they take a cheap and short vet deal, guys like Tyron, Zack, Hankins, DLaw, LVE, Hooker, Gilmore cannot be given another contract. Dak has to be extended at this point in time, but even though QBs can play longer, that should be his final deal while we seek the next guy. He’d have to win a SB and still be playing well to be kept longer, in my opinion.
We paid Diggs and must pay Bland, Tyler Smith, Micah, O’Diggy (modestly), and Lamb. There’s actually no one else I can think of who deserves a decent contract in the next two years. Everyone else can be replaced if they won’t sign a reasonable deal.
You only get yourself into cap trouble when you pay aging players huge money that they will not earn, or when you pay stars big money when they play positions that don’t make the impact on wins as much as you think….like RB, C, etc. Or when you give a guy huge guarantees and he suffers a career ending injury.
You just have to draft well when your stars are past their peak. It hurts because they may still be above average, but you cannot give them top money even if a draft pick or vet FA will be a step down. Unless they take a cheap and short vet deal, guys like Tyron, Zack, Hankins, DLaw, LVE, Hooker, Gilmore cannot be given another contract. Dak has to be extended at this point in time, but even though QBs can play longer, that should be his final deal while we seek the next guy. He’d have to win a SB and still be playing well to be kept longer, in my opinion.
We paid Diggs and must pay Bland, Tyler Smith, Micah, O’Diggy (modestly), and Lamb. There’s actually no one else I can think of who deserves a decent contract in the next two years. Everyone else can be replaced if they won’t sign a reasonable deal.