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Originally Posted by Defensewins
For those of you that are saying it is a money thing, there are 5 non- starters that count more against the cap than Marshall's $1.1M
1) Mark Brunnell $3.5M cap hit this year
2) Brandon Lloyd $2.4M " "
3) Fred Smoot $2.1M"
4) Todd Collins $1.4M
5) Ladell Betts $1.3M
We have $4M in cap space tied up in our two back up QB's and we can not afford $1.1M for a starting caliber LB and valuable back up.
THIS IS A STUPID MOVE.
There is something behind the scenes we do not yet know about. Coach Williams and Marshall must be fighting.
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Your numbers are totally wrong here. Only by cutting Lemar Marshall and Todd Collins would the Redskins not take a cap hit.
According to your list of players the Redskins were to cut here are the real cap hits Brandon Lloyd it would be a $7 million cap hit. If they cut Fred Smoot it would be a $5 million cap hit. If they cut Ladell Betts it would be a $1.4 million cap hit and if the Redskins released Mark Brunell it would cost them $1 million. You have to account for the release fees that is why your numbers are wrong.
Where as if they cut Todd Collins it would save the team $1.25 million and by cutting Lemar Marshall it is saving them about $1 million.
So that narrows down your list to Todd Collins and Lemar Marshall. And being that the Redskins just drafted two LB's makes Marshall the sensible cost cutter...