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17.7 million left to spend....what do you hope the Cardinals do with the remaining monies?
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I know this should have been a poll, but here we are!
CB via free agency
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Dt e cb
Don't have an idea if any players left are worth a contract
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Okay now it's a poll. Bear with me.
Two of the Free Agents that I thought that the Cards might be interested in are still available but have warts:
CB Kevin King
WR Will Fuller
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I heard the cap space should even be higher with Murray's signing today. Didn't hear the amount.
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I voted edge but CB is about the same. I still cannot believe that this team has done zero to address the loss of Chandler Jones and now the tragic loss of Gladney (assuming he was going to be a starter). They have pretty much sat on their hands this offseason.
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I’d love to see Suh lined up next to Watt. Old bulls.
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what if i told you the Cards had even more than the $14.5mm?
today's $14.5mm is the top 51 paid players. the bottom of that 51 are guys making rookie minimums -- $900k or so
if the Cards sign a guy for a $2.5mm cap hit -- he counts in the top 51, but also bumps the last $900k guy out of the top 51. So cap space used is only $1.6mm ($2.5 less $900k)
teams also get some cap relief for signing vets -- so the $ go even further
net/net: for this time of year, Keim can add depth at CB, DL and OL and still have plenty of $ left over
today's $14.5mm is the top 51 paid players. the bottom of that 51 are guys making rookie minimums -- $900k or so
if the Cards sign a guy for a $2.5mm cap hit -- he counts in the top 51, but also bumps the last $900k guy out of the top 51. So cap space used is only $1.6mm ($2.5 less $900k)
teams also get some cap relief for signing vets -- so the $ go even further
net/net: for this time of year, Keim can add depth at CB, DL and OL and still have plenty of $ left over
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Normally Keim starts the season with 7/8 mil left
Never really liked Suh...
But he is about the only option now.
Billy Price is a legendary *******, but he would be a great backup center...
Robert Alford knows the system and plays well when healthy.
Suh...8mil
Price...5mil
Alford...2.5mil
But he is about the only option now.
Billy Price is a legendary *******, but he would be a great backup center...
Robert Alford knows the system and plays well when healthy.
Suh...8mil
Price...5mil
Alford...2.5mil
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I’d sort out a nice long extension for J Thompson
kerouac9
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CB should be the only rational answer. You should be able to get a Keim Time Sign with that money. I'd prefer to bolster the DL, but right now we have Byron Murphy and Marco Wilson and... playing two safeties with Isaiah Simmons in coverage and hoping no one notices.
It's pretty bleak.
It's pretty bleak.
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Well, I can only imagine not liking SUH is a personal thing because he's one hell of a football player who's grossed $166m over his career. $8/10m is probably about right, but there are a few other interior ageing vets who may fit the bill: Linval Joseph, Brandon Williams, Star Lotulelei and perhaps, Jason Pierre-Paul if he can play 3-4 D-end. No one is paying a backup centre $5m. A return of Alford would be satisfactory, but there's also Trae Waynes, whose last few years have been plagued by hamstring pulls and Covid; Chris Harris, Kevin King, Janoris Jenkins, Joe Haden and many more.
... paying price is about locking him in for more than 1 season.....
If Hudson really was considering retirement we have to prepare. Relying on a rookie next year isnt a good option.
Suh is dirty...helluva player, but i prefer guys that dont stomp on opposing players while they are on the ground.
Alford will come cheaper than those other guys and he already knows the system.
We dont need a DE, we need an NT, standard DT at worst
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I said DL since it includes both inside and out.
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There is a reason Suh isn't signed. He didn't look that good last season. IMO.
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His overall numbers were down from 2020, but there aren't too many inside D-lineman that produced six sacks, the same number as 2020.
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We need 2 CB’s and DL help.
I don't see Price breaking vet min.
Robert Alford $1.5m
Sheldon Richardson $3.5m
At Edge it's slim pickings put if we can buy low I like the upside long shot potential of Tak McKinley and Anthony Barr. McKinley would be my preference at 26. That room needs some more vet experience. He might not even make it through camp if the rookies play well but I'd rather have the option.
Tak McKinley $3.5m.
Sheldon Richardson $3.5m
At Edge it's slim pickings put if we can buy low I like the upside long shot potential of Tak McKinley and Anthony Barr. McKinley would be my preference at 26. That room needs some more vet experience. He might not even make it through camp if the rookies play well but I'd rather have the option.
Tak McKinley $3.5m.
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I’d take Suh and I suppose Alford if no one else comes available. I’m okay with a trade.
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