I know the popular debate around these parts is whether we should pay Juice or let him go #PayTheMan.
However, I think that Hayes is a huge asset to the team and deserves a contract in his own right.
I think that there is a 99% chance that Max and Thomas are gone next year clearing up close to $17 mil in cap space.
Pouncey could be another $7 mil.
Options that I don't really like would be:
RT17 - $15 mil
Wake - $8 mil
I would love to see RT restructure, but after the QB play this year, I feel like RT17 has the Phins behind the 8 ball. If we cut him, we essentially have nothing, and nothing in the draft is guaranteed. I also think that several teams would gladly take RT17 at his current number.
Perhaps, we could restructure with Suh, and we could get a few mil in relief.
Ultimately, the question is, who should stay, and who should go?
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The only way I even consider giving up Wake is if he has a serious injury.
Until he starts to slow down, he should be untouchable. Teams are paying double for half the production of Wake.SocaCasualuk, ripper1961, danmarino and 1 other person like this. -
for a minute I didn't know who Thomas was lol. Yeah I agree on Thomas, Maxwell and Pouncey is $23.6M, $2M in dead money (from Pouncey)
I don't want to kick the can with Suh, already a bad deal. I have one more to restructure, aside from Tannehill and Wake and that is James. He is due $9M. Is that a player option or are we stuck with that?
FYI another $4M with Anthony, Phillips, Grey and Larsen. Also, $10M off the books with Cutler? -
I think we all have had a moment where we didn't know who Thomas was this year.
James is kinda tricky. We would need to give him a long term deal. If we structure it properly, we could get some relief in the short term.
Cutler is not factored into next year's cap. He is on a one year deal.
I would rather keep Anthony Phillips, Grey, and Larson. We may save $4 mil, but finding their replacements may prove to be more expensive in the end. For one reason or another, I think keeping those guys probably makes sense. -
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Is larsen going to play this year??
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Larsen is on IR with a designation to return. He can return Week 9 if he's healthy.
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I was definitely wrong about Hayes that's for sure.
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it's funny because an acquisition like this makes you scratch your head because of it's impact on the run game. How much did we give Suh to stop the run? I love Suh, but the formula is out there on stopping the run. Sometimes you don't need that splash until you are close