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I've had some thoughts on what we should in terms of personnel, and I believe we will land a DC that will switch to a 4-3 front - the catch here being that we spend more time in our nickel D anyways, so in terms of personnel, we're not as far off as you'd think.
Notable cuts: Weddle, Matthews
Expected cap space: $30 million
Re-sign: RFAs and ERFAs, GZ $2 million/year, Marqui Christian $3 million per year - I've been hard on GZ, but if we can get him for $2 million, I'll take that (he's currently at 2.25 million). Christian is insurance for now for the nickel LB spot with Littleton leaving, I'm not comfortable with this cupboard being bare.
After the above, coupled with what we'll need for draft picks/post draft FAs, I project that we'll have roughly $15 million in cap
Ramsey extended - 5 years $85 million - depending on the structure, we could free up some cap room this year - I'll project that it adds $3 million
TRADES:
Gerald Everett to the Patriots for a 3rd round pick in 2020 and 4th round pick in 2021
Josh Reynolds to the Packers for 5th round picks in 2020 and 2021
2nd round pick to the Falcons for Alex Mack
Trading Everett and Reynolds adds draft capital for both this year and next when it's unlikely either player will be re-signed after 2020 - I'm a huge fan of Everett, so this is tough. The Patriots are shrewd trade partners, but Everett going there makes so much sense. They'd likely give up more for him than any other team because he is a slam dunk to be extremely successful in their offense. This assumes that Tom Brady plays at least one more season. The Falcons are in a very bad cap situation and while they wouldn't want to get rid of Mack, he's 33 years old and represents the easiest way to save money while also adding draft capital. After the trades I project to have $10 million to spend on FA.
FREE AGENTS:
Robert Quinn - 2 years $20 million - great production this year with Dallas and with us switching back to a 4-3, I want one solid DE, so let's bring Quinn back home
Vernon Davis - 1 year $5 million - where the money for this comes from, not 100% sure - this move would be made before the draft and as such, it would be a situation where you bring him in and figure it out later - maybe a restructure or two to help
NFL DRAFT:
Compensatory pick - 4th round for Rodger Saffold (Joyner offset by Matthews)
Picks:
3rd
3rd (Patriots)
4th
4th (comp)
5th (Packers)
6th
7th
I don't know enough about draft prospects yet to definitively say who I would want the Rams to draft - the only real need after these moves is our starting MLB. I would prioritize that, even if it means a trade up. I'll revisit this after I've had some time to look at draft picks.
Notable cuts: Weddle, Matthews
Expected cap space: $30 million
Re-sign: RFAs and ERFAs, GZ $2 million/year, Marqui Christian $3 million per year - I've been hard on GZ, but if we can get him for $2 million, I'll take that (he's currently at 2.25 million). Christian is insurance for now for the nickel LB spot with Littleton leaving, I'm not comfortable with this cupboard being bare.
After the above, coupled with what we'll need for draft picks/post draft FAs, I project that we'll have roughly $15 million in cap
Ramsey extended - 5 years $85 million - depending on the structure, we could free up some cap room this year - I'll project that it adds $3 million
TRADES:
Gerald Everett to the Patriots for a 3rd round pick in 2020 and 4th round pick in 2021
Josh Reynolds to the Packers for 5th round picks in 2020 and 2021
2nd round pick to the Falcons for Alex Mack
Trading Everett and Reynolds adds draft capital for both this year and next when it's unlikely either player will be re-signed after 2020 - I'm a huge fan of Everett, so this is tough. The Patriots are shrewd trade partners, but Everett going there makes so much sense. They'd likely give up more for him than any other team because he is a slam dunk to be extremely successful in their offense. This assumes that Tom Brady plays at least one more season. The Falcons are in a very bad cap situation and while they wouldn't want to get rid of Mack, he's 33 years old and represents the easiest way to save money while also adding draft capital. After the trades I project to have $10 million to spend on FA.
FREE AGENTS:
Robert Quinn - 2 years $20 million - great production this year with Dallas and with us switching back to a 4-3, I want one solid DE, so let's bring Quinn back home
Vernon Davis - 1 year $5 million - where the money for this comes from, not 100% sure - this move would be made before the draft and as such, it would be a situation where you bring him in and figure it out later - maybe a restructure or two to help
NFL DRAFT:
Compensatory pick - 4th round for Rodger Saffold (Joyner offset by Matthews)
Picks:
3rd
3rd (Patriots)
4th
4th (comp)
5th (Packers)
6th
7th
I don't know enough about draft prospects yet to definitively say who I would want the Rams to draft - the only real need after these moves is our starting MLB. I would prioritize that, even if it means a trade up. I'll revisit this after I've had some time to look at draft picks.