[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Whiteboi_J

If we dump Taylor, we get all $8.5 million back towards the cap (if i understand it correctly)

But Taylor's future all depends on how the FO rates Blades, Wilson, and Jackson to see if they think they can start next year and if so how much of an impact can they make? Remember Blades started 5 games, and 4 of the last 5 at SLB so he does have some experience, but he did make some mistakes, but if he can start at OLB, there goes washington...

if the FO is comfortable with Wilson and/or Jackson at LE, Carter and Evans can stay at RE....then we can cut Taylor and Daniels we'll save $10.8 million towards the cap, n now we'll be $7.8 million UNDER the cap (currently $3 million over)...Cut Springs and Washington, there's another $10 million in cap space right there, so now we're around $17.8 million UNDER the cap...

Go give Hall the $4 million a year that he wants and have him starting opposite of Rogers, with Smoot playin' nickle and Tyron getting more PT at either nickle and dime backs.

Then we caneither go spend another $2-5 million a year on Jahri Evans RFA, G for Saints, or Jason Brown RHA, G but can play C, for the Ravens. Both will only be 26 by the start of the season, Evans is a 3 year starter, and Brown is a 2 year starter. Both Saint and Ravens gonna try hard to sign em, but if we can steal one away for under $5 million a year, then they could play either G spot and we should (if all goes to plan of course) be set there for 4-5 years

So now we are still around $9 million under the cap....go spend a few bucks on some depth at LB, OL, DT and save some for the rookies, and we'll still have money left over! that's not including all the other scrubs that the skins will cut.

Like i've said i haven't be a strong advocate of playing in FA, but we don't have a lot of draft picks, and also we are signing YOUNG FAs, not some 29-35 year old FAs past their prime.

Then in the draft we can take OT (most like Britton), or trade down to pick up more picks.....still pick up a G/C in the 3rd round to hopefully take over for Rabach or Thomas in a few years (if Rinehart is a bust)....then next year we can load up on the front 7 in the first 3 rounds

I think you're confused about the DE situation. AC is the starting right end and Evans (in the absence of Jason Taylor) is the starting left end. Wilson and Jackson would both be backups regardless. I really can't imagine Daniels on the 53 man roster... IMO he's the first veteran who should be cut based on age, injury history and savings. I'm also hopeful we dump JT to free up that truckload of cap space. But here's the catch, DE is not a position we can likely upgrade much this year. Evans, according to some FA experts, is one of the top ends available this year and maybe the top 4-3 left end available. Meanwhile SLB is most likely the one open spot on defense for '09... that's where we should spend our FA money. A guy who can stop the run, be good in coverage and blitz the QB will keep this defense in the top 5. I like Suggs and think we should throw our FA money at him but anyway SLB is the position to upgrade this year IMO.