DB help next year ?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Or we could just cut Arch and eat his salary.

I think that's a high probability.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I think that's a high probability.

Yeah, I think he's gone too, but, rather than eat the entire thing this year, I think the more likely scenario is that he either:

a) Agrees to a buy-out like LaVar (who has, again, opened his mouth and shown that, just b/c you CAN form a complete sentence, doesn't mean that you SHOULD);

b) gets cut as a June 1 cut and split the salary cap hit;

c) kept for a year but simply as an inactive and then cut him as a June 1, 2008 cut. (essentially, by occupying a roster spot, you spread the hit out over three years. Hell, if it were up to me, I would even tell him that this is what we were going to do and say "You will be required to come to practice and meetings, but, unless required by injuries, you will be inactive for all games. If this is okay by you fine. Otherwise let's talk buy-out.")

9M is a big hit to take all at once and, although we can, I am betting they will try and manipulate the numbers that will allow them some leeway to make some aquisitions. Plus, taking the 9M hit would probably preclude resigning Dock and Betts/Duckett.