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[CatMan72]

Marty Hurney = 2009 GM MVP

Hurney for president!

[Highlandfire]

Just imagine what our cap situation looks like if we trade peppers. Too bad it will probably be too late for us to be an impact in FA.

Yeah but brother who out there is really worth a ton of money? Hanesworth and Peppers We aren't getting Ray Lewis, and our LB's are good enough that Bart Scott shouldn't even be messed with.

We need to work the DL through the draft and a FA that is a situational pass rusher, and shore up the secondary which we can do with the cap room we will have.

I see someone making a play for Peppers and it will free up the cap room that we can use for next year.

[carpanfan96]

once we get rid of pep and lucas, and if we restructure jake, that should give us plenty of room to make a couple moves in F/A

Lucas is only going to save us around 2.7 million on the season. If he was cut last year that Number would've doubled. Also the only thing we can do with Delhomme is give him a contract extension. He's in the last year of his deal so we can't restructure his contract any.

[Squirrel]

Yeah but brother who out there is really worth a ton of money? Hanesworth and Peppers We aren't getting Ray Lewis, and our LB's are good enough that Bart Scott shouldn't even be messed with.

We need to work the DL through the draft and a FA that is a situational pass rusher, and shore up the secondary which we can do with the cap room we will have.

I see someone making a play for Peppers and it will free up the cap room that we can use for next year.

Or get a start on keeping players that are coming up on Free agency next year. We are really in a good spot once Peppers is traded.

[carpanfan96]

Yeah but brother who out there is really worth a ton of money? Hanesworth and Peppers We aren't getting Ray Lewis, and our LB's are good enough that Bart Scott shouldn't even be messed with.

We need to work the DL through the draft and a FA that is a situational pass rusher, and shore up the secondary which we can do with the cap room we will have.

I see someone making a play for Peppers and it will free up the cap room that we can use for next year.

Were still over and still need to makes some more cuts. If peppers off the roster in early FA, we can sign some middle Tier free agents to help the line out.

[Highlandfire]

once we get rid of pep and lucas, and if we restructure jake, that should give us plenty of room to make a couple moves in F/A

If I am right a lucas trade frees up 2.5 mill??? Peppers nearly 17. Restructure Jake and extend his contract and we free up say 3.5 more mill. Ok now we are sitting here on about the 3rd day of free agency with nearly or at 30 mill in cap room. Who do you go after? Hanesworth isn't worth 16 mill per year, even if we have the cap room. Some times you just gotta say no.

Ray Lewis?

Or do we really throw a monkey in the wrench so to speak and trade pepp to NE for Matt Castle, cut Delhomme and give castle a 5 year deal?

Just something to think about.

[Highlandfire]

Or get a start on keeping players that are coming up on Free agency next year. We are really in a good spot once Peppers is traded.

Bingo. Get a couple mid tier guys in here to help out and save that cap room for next year if its needed.

[carpanfan96]

Bingo. Get a couple mid tier guys in here to help out and save that cap room for next year if its needed.

So i'm guessing your not expecting an uncapped year next year. Most of the nfl experts say it's most likely going to happen.

[WolfPack]

That's just not much space to work with picking up any quality FA's.

[TerriblePizza]

Build through the draft.

[Highlandfire]

So i'm guessing your not expecting an uncapped year next year. Most of the nfl experts say it's most likely going to happen.

If it's uncapped we won't compete being small market anyway. I don't see it being uncapped. If they can get Troy Vincent in there as NFLPA head honcho he will sit down with the owners and hammer something out. Some of the players lose if it's uncapped. It also means to be a UFA its now SIX years, not 4 you have to be with the team.

I just dont see an uncapped year is all.

[Its The Milk]

Why does everyone think Cassel is such a beast? He played decent ball in the NE system. A half-dead wildabeast could play par ball in that system. Especially with the receiving weapons that they have.

[Brandon]

Build through the draft.

Normally I agree wholeheartedly with this concept, especially for struggling teams, but there are exceptions. Sometimes though you only need one or two pieces and you know what those pieces are, and that's why going after a FA DE or DT makes a lot more sense than spending time waiting on one to develop after drafting them.

[carpanfan96]

If it's uncapped we won't compete being small market anyway. I don't see it being uncapped. If they can get Troy Vincent in there as NFLPA head honcho he will sit down with the owners and hammer something out. Some of the players lose if it's uncapped. It also means to be a UFA its now SIX years, not 4 you have to be with the team.

I just dont see an uncapped year is all.

What about the other 18 teams below us in Team worth?