Has to be some cap relief there somehow

7 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Ika from baylor is a dude i like. He and Davis would be nuts

Don’t think the’ll go that route, another huge DT like Davis. They’re more likely looking at a quicker type (Pittsburgh kid). 

4 minutes ago, RLC said:

 

Holy S___

5 minutes ago, RLC said:

 

Wonder if he said anything about how long he's going to play. An extension is surprising.

2 minutes ago, paco said:

I've been going back and forth on something.

 

Last year with 3 first round picks, Howie pushed one to this year to spread out that draft capital and give us flexibility (speculated contingent on how Hurts performed).  Well, Hurts performed and we have two picks.  Furthermore, we have quite a few picks next year, so there is less motivation to stock up there.  Finally, we have quite a few holes to fill this year given the current state of the roster and cap.

 

With 10, I feel like we need to fire that bullet somehow.  Trade up, down, etc.  But use that pick to eventually get a player.

 

But what about #30.  If someone comes and offers a future first and another pick (lets say 3rd), do you take it?

It's tough because there is so much parity in the league year to year that it's tough to judge which teams are going to suck.

I mean if it was guaranteed to turn that pick 30 into a top 10 pick next year you take the deal all day but the uncertainty gives me pause...

Extension and restructure.

Regardless this would make drafting an OT of the future at 10 more dubious. Need a backup OT but 10 doesn't seem like the spot

2 minutes ago, Casey @ Bat said:

Holy S___

Well there it is, Lanes annual contract re structure.

How much cap does this create this year?

11 minutes ago, paco said:

I've been going back and forth on something.

 

Last year with 3 first round picks, Howie pushed one to this year to spread out that draft capital and give us flexibility (speculated contingent on how Hurts performed).  Well, Hurts performed and we have two picks.  Furthermore, we have quite a few picks next year, so there is less motivation to stock up there.  Finally, we have quite a few holes to fill this year given the current state of the roster and cap.

 

With 10, I feel like we need to fire that bullet somehow.  Trade up, down, etc.  But use that pick to eventually get a player.

 

But what about #30.  If someone comes and offers a future first and another pick (lets say 3rd), do you take it?

Depends who is on the board and what team but certainly open to it. Would probably make the trade and get cheap rookie after bg kelce cox are off the books.

whats the contract for pick 30 look like? Or is it technically 31 still from a slotted contract perspective?

This takes OT off the board at 10 IMO. Does NOT take OL off the board at 10. Skoronski still fits.

1 minute ago, Utebird said:

Well there it is, Lanes annual contract re structure.

How much cap does this create this year?

Hearing close to $10m which is probably not too far from the mark.

6 minutes ago, Casey @ Bat said:

Don’t think the’ll go that route, another huge DT like Davis. They’re more likely looking at a quicker type (Pittsburgh kid). 

Pitt kid is over rated.

hell give Davis some run at 3T he could be a monster there

Just now, RLC said:

This takes OT off the board at 10 IMO. Does NOT take OL off the board at 10. Skoronski still fits.

Why? This doesn’t stop Lane from retiring after 2024. He’s only getting $30M guaranteed, some of which he’ll probably give back if he retires then. We won’t be cutting him ever.

2 minutes ago, RLC said:

This takes OT off the board at 10 IMO. Does NOT take OL off the board at 10. Skoronski still fits.

I don't think they'd pick an OG at 10

2 minutes ago, Thrive said:

Why? This doesn’t stop Lane from retiring after 2024. He’s only getting $30M guaranteed, some of which he’ll probably give back if he retires then. We won’t be cutting him ever.

He's not going to retire then.  He blew bonus money early in his career with the suspension. He's going to want to deposit these checks for a few years while they are there to be had

1 minute ago, pgcd3 said:

I don't think they'd pick an OG at 10

I think it depends on what the board looks like. I think they're 80% likely to go DL, but if their board gets wiped out, they have to pick someone.

6 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

Regardless this would make drafting an OT of the future at 10 more dubious. Need a backup OT but 10 doesn't seem like the spot

Agreed. They will likely go DL at this point.

Just now, Thrive said:

Hearing close to $10m which is probably not too far from the mark.

Wow, Lanes contract is like Howie's little cheat code for the cap.

Every year he does something with Lanes contract to free up cap space.

Clearing up 10 mil with the reported 14 mil they had would give them, let's see, carry the 3 divide by the square root of 7 and multiply by pi... Cross the I and dot the T.

24 million in cap space no???

That seems like maybe enough to pay a decent safety...

 

 

4 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Pitt kid is over rated.

hell give Davis some run at 3T he could be a monster there

I’m not disagreeing with you. Just don’t think the’ll go with another monster DT after adding Davis last year. 

15 minutes ago, RLC said:

 

 

 

Holy smokes, that's QB money.  Never seen a non-QB get that much.   It's just gotta be some way to push his cap hit around.  Who knows if his body or mind will even have him interested in playing in 2026.

12 minutes ago, RLC said:

This takes OT off the board at 10 IMO. Does NOT take OL off the board at 10. Skoronski still fits.

Please no 

15 minutes ago, RLC said:

This takes OT off the board at 10 IMO. Does NOT take OL off the board at 10. Skoronski still fits.

Yeah think you are right but 10 is too high for a guard

12 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

He's not going to retire then.  He blew bonus money early in his career with the suspension. He's going to want to deposit these checks for a few years while they are there to be had

Still have to plan for his age/health

1 hour ago, ManuManu said:

Damn, I turned off the UCLA-Gonzaga game with a few minutes left and went to bed. Looks like I missed a classic. 

Seeding, just like the score should have been in favor of Gonzaga. The KSU-MSU game was pretty intense. 

10 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Yeah think you are right but 10 is too high for a guard

If I'm drafting a guard at 10, he better be Zack Martin. 

I still think day 2 is the way to go for OL.