Mock for 3-8-2022

[Sandyf]

Restructure Dak and Zack that gains $23 million of cap (actually only $2 million under the cap then)
Designate Lawrence and Cooper as June 1st cuts gaining $39 million in salary cap space (now at $41 million under the cap)

Resign Gregory, Gallup, Wilson, Kearse, Armstrong, and Schultz along with McQuade.
Cut Jarwin gaining $3.8 million under the cap
Trade Brown and Lewis gaining $7.3 million under the cap. Gain probably 4th round picks or 5th round picks

Sign free agents Will Hernandez LG, O.J. Howard TE, JuJu Smith-Schulter WR, Jewell Johnson LB, Justin Reid S, DeShon Elliott S, Dante Fowler DE. None are speculated to get more than $3/$4 million a year average so 1st cost should be lower.

Trade #56, 3rd in 2023, and Connor McGovern to Jacksonville for #33.

24. Tyler Linderbaum OC Iowa - makes us a better OL especially up the middle as Hernandez as a LG is far better than McGovern so middle of the line would be solid.

33. Bernard Raimann OT Central Michigan - has great upside and not many miles on him, stays healthy, should be the starting LT at least by 2023 if not taking the place of Smith by mid season.

88. John Ridgeway DT Arkansas - can play 1T, NT, or 3T good at run stopper and should rotate with Bohanna

4th. Zyon McCollum CB Sam Houston St - has the size, speed, and length that Quinn likes, underrated guy that will surprise

4th. Braxton Jones OT/OG Southern Utah - very underrated, mean, nasty, great size and length

4th. Charleston Rambo WR Miami - best quality is he always gets open and always catches the ball, only 4.51 in 40 but he is more Cole Beasley type, he will get you those tough 1st downs

5th. Aaron Hansford ILB Texas A&M - has great athleticism and very good run stopper and extremely good tackler, has good length, height, weight and speed

5th. Jeffrey Gunter DE/OLB Coastal Carolina - quick twitch guy with good length, measurables, can play DE or LB in 3/4, very quick 1st step, has very good upside, high ceiling guy

6th. Austin Allen TE Nebraska - tall, great redzone target, strong, great hand catcher, could become a good target for Dak

 

[Sydla]

Again, designating a player a June 1 cut doesn't get you the cap space immediately. In other words, if you cut Cooper and Lawrence tomorrow and designate them June 1 cuts, you don't get their cap savings at the start of FA to buy FAs. By league rules, you have to carry a June 1 cut's cap hit until June 1.

So all those FAs you signed, you likely can't because you wouldn't have the cap savings to use from Lawrence and Cooper until after June 1.

 

[Sandyf]

Forgot about that little nugget. It would be $24 million instead of $39 million. Probably would have to offset that with restructures of Collins and Elliott (bad idea).