1) Franchise Tag & Trade Yannick - we tag and trade Yan to the Vegas Raiders. He's an amazing pass rusher, but we can fill 2-3 holes with his future salary and the Raiders draft pick. Plus he prob wants to leave.
(+22 mil future salary cap space and 12th overall pick)
2) CUTS: Marcell Dareus - cap casualty +20 mil cap/ 2.5 dead $15,995,536
A.J. Bouye - lost a step +11,437,500 cap/4 mil dead $26,848,036
Andrew Norwell - salary doesn't match production +5 mil cap/ 9 mil dead $31,763,036
Marquis Lee - constant IR salary +5.25 mil cap/ 3.5 mil dead $36,483,036
Jake Ryan - constant IR salary +6mil cap/ 250k dead $41,971,370
Jeff Swaim - constant IR salary +4mil cap/ 250k dead $45,511,370
Abry Jones - cap casualty +4mil cap/ 0 dead $49,001,370
Chris Conley - can't catch +2.295mil cap/ 500k dead $50,786,370
James O'Shaughnessy - constant IR salary +932k cap/ 50k dead $51,208,870
Peake/Middleton/Price - cap casualties +2.2mil cap/ 0 dead $53,413,870
3) TRADE FOLES: This may be difficult, but we should be able to offload Foles and at least part of his contract to a team needing a decent backup or possibly a fill-starter like Foles.
For this instance, we work out a deal with the Arizona Cardinals for a 4th and a portion of his salary.
(+3.1cap/ 18.75mil dead) $56,501,370
4) FREE AGENCY:
Ndamukong Suh DT (1yr/ 10 mil) Calais and him caving in right sides of O-lines. My god. $46,501,370
Leonard Williams DE (4yr/ 40mil) Calais replacement/ great young talent $36,501,370
De'Vondre Campbell OLB (3yr/ 27mil) ball magnet/ tackling machine $27,501,370
Danny Shelton NT (3yr/ 21mil) great run stopping tackler $20,501,370
Tyler Eifert TE (1yr/ 3 mil) Veteran pass catching TE $17,501,370
I'm putting 13-14mil for Rookies leaving 4-6mil in cap space.
5) DRAFT: 9th - Andrew Thomas/Mekhi Becton (OT) either one avail
12th (OAK) - Henry Ruggs III (WR) speeeeeeeeed
20th - CJ Henderson (CB) new Ramsey
42nd - Cole Kmet (TE) best TE in draft
73rd - Van Jefferson (WR) stellar route runner/ backup slot
104th (ARI) - Solomon Kindley (G) new LG/ run mauler
106th - Shaquille Quarterman (LB) new Mike/ future Ray Lewis
169th - Gage Cervenka (G/C) strongman, developmental
186th - Joey Magnifico (TE) positional depth/ good separation
200th - Levanta Taylor (CB) positional depth/ DJ Hayden backup
6) NEW LINEUP:
OFFENSE
RWR - Ruggs III
LWR - Chark
SWR - Westbrook, Jefferson
LT - Thomas or Becton/ Robinson
LG - Kindley
C - Linder/Cervenka
RG - Cann/ Richardson
RT - Taylor
TE - Eifert/ Oliver/ Jones II
TE - Kmet/ Magnifico
QB- Minshew/ cheap vet
RB - Fournette/ Armstead
DEFENSE
DE - Williams/ Allen
NT - Shelton/ Russell
DT - Suh/ Bryan
DE - Campbell/ Smoot
SLB - De'vondre Campbell/ Jacobs
MLB - Quarterman/ Giles-Harris
WLB - Jack/ Williams
RCB - Hayden/ Taylor
SS - Harrison
FS - Wilson/ Winguard
LCB - Henderson/ Herndon