I wonder what the plan actually is here. Starting to wonder if their strategy is to try to get a lowball deal for Jimmy G before the draft, and go heavy on WR/OL in the draft.
A lot of the deals we see would be at a very low risk concidering how much cap space we have (even if we would have to...
We might draft a quality QB, but we wont know that he is if he doesnt have anyone to throw the ball to. Unless we are just forgetting about the next season we need to hit on QB and 2 star WRs in the draft.
I dont think you need to remove the elder players to start over. You want veterans on the field and in the locker room the guide the rookies. You cut/trade those you dont need, regardless of age. Rookies will need a team around them to function. When rookies become veterans, they will fill that...
A front heavy contract is cap friendly short term isnt it? Bonuses paid up front are spread over the contract against the salary cap.
If the 28m in year 1 is a 20m signing bonus and 8m salary, thats a 12m cap hit in year 1.