Reed83HOF Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 It better not be to save money for Hooper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123719bwiqrb Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Interesting, will he be too expensive for ATL, or did their relationship sour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 6 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said: LOL did you see where someone followed up the Falcons tweet on the subject asking "source?" to which the guy running the Falcons twitter account responds "literally us - The Falcons" 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 7 minutes ago, Virgil said: It better not be to save money for Hooper. They need to make a lot of moves for that - I have heard Alex Mack, Freeman and others. They are really tight, but they can find ways to free up money and it will hurt the overall team to do it. Their GM did say he is at pick #16 for now. For the record I expect them to draft Epenesa the Edge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 11 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said: So the Falcons picking up his 5th year option made Beasley the highest-paid 4-3 OLB last year. Kind of strange that they would pick up his 5th year option and then part ways. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 They have the worst cap situation in the NFL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: So the Falcons picking up his 5th year option made Beasley the highest-paid 4-3 OLB last year. Kind of strange that they would pick up his 5th year option and then part ways. This is why: Just now, thebandit27 said: They have the worst cap situation in the NFL. One of the worst... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 3 minutes ago, thebandit27 said: They have the worst cap situation in the NFL. Rams are pretty close imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 This is great by the Falcons 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Reed83HOF said: This is why: Geeze. Cap hell AND they stink at football with all that high priced talent. must be a really patient owner there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, Reed83HOF said: This is why: One of the worst... Nah. Wave goodbye to Dareus and an injured center and Jax is ok. Atlanta really can’t cut anyone and get their quickly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsbackto81 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Always considered him mediocre. Not a difference maker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed83HOF Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, thebandit27 said: Nah. Wave goodbye to Dareus and an injured center and Jax is ok. Atlanta really can’t cut anyone and get their quickly. Fair points, but it still isn't great. Also, Minny is around $12 million over and Pitts is 2 million over. I do agree that ATL has to cut very deeply to make room on a very flawed team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Just now, billsbackto81 said: Always considered him mediocre. Not a difference maker. He really doesn't jump out when you watch them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 6 minutes ago, thebandit27 said: Nah. Wave goodbye to Dareus and an injured center and Jax is ok. Atlanta really can’t cut anyone and get their quickly. Not really. Cutting Dareus basically gets them to nearly zero cap space when you count the upcoming rookie signings. They're $5.6 mil over the cap now and will struggle to resign Yannick. That's why there's strong possibility they will have to deal Campbell for a low pick to shed his salary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 14 minutes ago, thebandit27 said: Nah. Wave goodbye to Dareus and an injured center and Jax is ok. Atlanta really can’t cut anyone and get their quickly. So Dareus is $9.5M - $2.5M dead cap = $7M. Linder is $8M. Jax is currently estimated $3M over cap per OTC, so that would give them $12M of cap space which is barely enough to sign the rookies. Bear in mind Jax has 2-1st round picks this year from the Ramsey trade, they'll need some extra rookie cap to sign those two 1st rounders. The Jaguars fundamental cap problem is that they have $15M of cap space tied up in a QB they benched (and $34M dead cap if they cut him). If they trade him, they accelerate his bonus and get $18M dead cap. They are kind of hosed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Just now, Hapless Bills Fan said: So Dareus is $9.5M - $2.5M dead cap = $7M. Linder is $8M. Jax is currently estimated $3M over cap, so that would give them $12M of cap space which is barely enough to sign the rookies. Bear in mind Jax has 2 1st round picks this year, so unless they make a trade, they'll need a bit of extra rookie cap. You have the wrong Dareus $$. He counts $22 mil against the cap this year because of his restructure 2 yrs ago. He's a non-brainer cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 12 minutes ago, thebandit27 said: Nah. Wave goodbye to Dareus and an injured center and Jax is ok. Atlanta really can’t cut anyone and get their quickly. still have foles under contract and no idea what he's gonna bring next year. they better hope gardner is the man with a full training camp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeding Bills Blue Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Reed83HOF said: Fair points, but it still isn't great. Also, Minny is around $12 million over and Pitts is 2 million over. I do agree that ATL has to cut very deeply to make room on a very flawed team With regards to the Jags - they can make those cuts and get some room to maneuver. But they had to trade Ramsey for picks because they were very unlikely to extend him. They got a large return, but they did go from a good defensive team to a bad one. I think he's a tad overrated, but he's a top 5-10 CB in the NFL. They'll also lose their best pass rusher because it doesn't make sense to tie up cap to tag and try and trade him, and you drafted his replacement in josh allen 2. Improving their defense is going to be huge for them, their offense isn't great, but it should be enough to keep them in games if they aren't just getting gashed on defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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