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None. I'd rather role with Sanders and Thomas and draft someone else.

The age of playing tired old vets over day 2 draft picks needs to end.
I'm 100% with this. Those signings are exactly what you don't want to do on a rebuild. If the question is between spending an additional $5 million to get Bud Dupree into the house vs dumping James Conner so we're done with him in 2023, the latter all the way.

We shouldn't be signing anyone older than 28 to anything more than a one-year deal worth less than $4 million.
 

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Meanwhile, we're blowing it all up with our QB on the last reasonable year of his deal. It'll be fun building around that 50M cap hit next year!
Are we the ONLY team not allowed to rework contracts in order to free up money? Sounds like it.
 

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Are we the ONLY team not allowed to rework contracts in order to free up money? Sounds like it.
We’ve done it a milllion times over years one of reasons why we were always strapped with dead money.
 
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Yea, the Humphrey's restructure just doesn't jive with the Cardinals early response to free agency. Restructuring frees up today's cap dollars by deferring the player's cap cost to future years, which is a strategy for "win now" teams. The Cardinals don't appear to be in a win now mode, so it's puzzling to say the least.
 

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Yea, the Humphrey's restructure just doesn't jive with the Cardinals early response to free agency. Restructuring frees up today's cap dollars by deferring the player's cap cost to future years, which is a strategy for "win now" teams. The Cardinals don't appear to be in a win now mode, so it's puzzling to say the least.
Not really they have already signed like 8 guys and have a rookie pool to fulfill… Still gonna need to sign a couple more too to fill out this roster. Anyone know where th cap stand now roughly? 33 million. Sounds decent but I’m sure it disappears fast.
 

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Yea, the Humphrey's restructure just doesn't jive with the Cardinals early response to free agency. Restructuring frees up today's cap dollars by deferring the player's cap cost to future years, which is a strategy for "win now" teams. The Cardinals don't appear to be in a win now mode, so it's puzzling to say the least.
Apparently they also designated Hudson as a post June 1st cut, which pushes some of the hit until next year.
 

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Not really they have already signed like 8 guys and have a rookie pool to fulfill… Still gonna need to sign a couple more too to fill out this roster. Anyone know where th cap stand now roughly? 33 million. Sounds decent but I’m sure it disappears fast.

We are going to need 13/14 million to cover the draft class.
 

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If the Bears draft a good RT they could be a really solid offense if Fields takes the leap.
It's pretty rare for QBs to make a leap between years two and three. Josh Allen is the exception that proves the rule.

Field was 34th out of 34 qualifying QBs in passing DVOA. Significantly behind the next-lowest guy (Matt Ryan). He was 4th in rushing DYAR.
 

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The last couple of days, both edge rusher Bud Dupree, and cornerback Byron Jones was realesed by the Titans and Dolphins respectively. Ossenfort was involved in signing Dupree in Tennessee, and Jones would be a very high risk-high reward signing after missing all of last season, and still not able to do much with his legs.

Both could be great additions.
Neither of those players are good anymore.
 

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Yea, the Humphrey's restructure just doesn't jive with the Cardinals early response to free agency. Restructuring frees up today's cap dollars by deferring the player's cap cost to future years, which is a strategy for "win now" teams. The Cardinals don't appear to be in a win now mode, so it's puzzling to say the least.
They are trying to carry over max space to next year.
 

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