SackMaster
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Optimism you ask?
Well 2021 sucks cap wise no way around that. We currently are scheduled to have $16 million in "effective" cap space ($21 million total) with Cooper, Elliott and Lawrence are all basically uncutable due to them costing us more not to play than to stick around.
But "high profile" players that can be cut and increase cap space before 2021:
I mean, that is not a whole lot, but it is something ....
Surprisingly though, 2022 COULD be a purge year. Here is the Cap saving for the following if cut pre-June 1st:
And while this WILL change between now and then, we are scheduled to have $49 million in "effective" ($65 mill total) cap space in in 2022. Again, this will go down a bit even if we don't sign any big time free agents (to include Dak) due to draft picks.
So can we pay Dak and still rebuild around him? Yes. But it will have to be through the draft for 2021 and 2022.
Now we can sign 2, MAYBE 3, "good" Free Agents if we don't sign Dak and PRAY they work out. I mean, most fans wanted Everson Griffen, but I am wondering if he even dresses on Sunday (I know he does, but his biggest contribution so far is acting a fool to the camera during the Atlanta onside kick recovery). I believe there is a reason 95+% of free agents don't end up being the "game changers" fans believe they will be, and that is due to teams RARELY allowing a difference maker to walk, especially in their prime.
But then we are left with a HUGE hole in the most important position in all of sports. Ya, you can use our 1st Round pick that we should be using to try and get a defensive playmaker anyways and instead draft a QB and PRAY he works out. If he doesn't, then all that "extra money" will be completely useless because our franchise will be several years away just due to the QB at that point.
I'm not going to say Dak is irreplaceable, but I will say that replacing Dak is much more riskier and difficult than keeping Dak and trying to rebuild around him with "limited" cap space.
Either way, it will not be quick and/or easy.
Well 2021 sucks cap wise no way around that. We currently are scheduled to have $16 million in "effective" cap space ($21 million total) with Cooper, Elliott and Lawrence are all basically uncutable due to them costing us more not to play than to stick around.
But "high profile" players that can be cut and increase cap space before 2021:
- Jaylon = $400k
- Poe = $4 million
- Chris Jones = $2 million
- Anthony Brown = $2.75 million
- Zuerlein = $2.16 million
I mean, that is not a whole lot, but it is something ....
Surprisingly though, 2022 COULD be a purge year. Here is the Cap saving for the following if cut pre-June 1st:
- Cooper = $16 million ($6 million dead)
- Elliott = $5.7 million ($10.8 million dead)
- Lawerence = $8 million ($19 million dead)
- Jaylon (if he is survives 2021) = $5 million ($6.8 million dead)
- Tyron (if he can't stay healthy) = $9.9 million ($5.3 million dead)
And while this WILL change between now and then, we are scheduled to have $49 million in "effective" ($65 mill total) cap space in in 2022. Again, this will go down a bit even if we don't sign any big time free agents (to include Dak) due to draft picks.
So can we pay Dak and still rebuild around him? Yes. But it will have to be through the draft for 2021 and 2022.
Now we can sign 2, MAYBE 3, "good" Free Agents if we don't sign Dak and PRAY they work out. I mean, most fans wanted Everson Griffen, but I am wondering if he even dresses on Sunday (I know he does, but his biggest contribution so far is acting a fool to the camera during the Atlanta onside kick recovery). I believe there is a reason 95+% of free agents don't end up being the "game changers" fans believe they will be, and that is due to teams RARELY allowing a difference maker to walk, especially in their prime.
But then we are left with a HUGE hole in the most important position in all of sports. Ya, you can use our 1st Round pick that we should be using to try and get a defensive playmaker anyways and instead draft a QB and PRAY he works out. If he doesn't, then all that "extra money" will be completely useless because our franchise will be several years away just due to the QB at that point.
I'm not going to say Dak is irreplaceable, but I will say that replacing Dak is much more riskier and difficult than keeping Dak and trying to rebuild around him with "limited" cap space.
Either way, it will not be quick and/or easy.
. But I do think MM has been disappointing to this point.
