March 15, 20232 yr Howie out there playing 4D chess. Manages to keep Bradberry, release Slay to save money and (hopefully) re-sign CJG. I didn't expect that.
March 15, 20232 yr On 3/13/2023 at 9:04 PM, judunno said: He also posted something on twitter that he later deleted because he got called out on it. FWIW, his teammates comments about him.
March 15, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, jsdarkstar said: Eagles plan to release slay reported by John Clark. How does this make any Cap sense? If he's released with a June 1st it lessens the dead cap this year and saves $17million of cap space, it was pretty much nailed on with his cap number being what it is and I guess he wasn't willing to restructure to a cheaper deal to stay.
March 15, 20232 yr 13 minutes ago, Cochis_Calhoun said: If he's released with a June 1st it lessens the dead cap this year and saves $17million of cap space, it was pretty much nailed on with his cap number being what it is and I guess he wasn't willing to restructure to a cheaper deal to stay. He was on some show or podcast saying he wants an extension to help lower his cap hit and get more money overall.
March 15, 20232 yr I think letting Slay go is a mistake. Bradberry is a hell of a number 2 corner but doesn’t inspire me as a number 1. Slay was good to stick the offenses number 1 WR.
March 15, 20232 yr 16 minutes ago, NOTW said: FWIW, his teammates comments about him. Wonder if Josiah Scott agrees 😂
March 15, 20232 yr He will carry a 13mm dead cap hit next year.....if I am understanding correctly. But again, who cares.....leave it to Howie.
March 15, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, 20dawk4life said: I think letting Slay go is a mistake. Bradberry is a hell of a number 2 corner but doesn’t inspire me as a number 1. Slay was good to stick the offenses number 1 WR. He didn't follow the team's best receivers he stayed on the left.
March 15, 20232 yr 16 minutes ago, Cochis_Calhoun said: If he's released with a June 1st it lessens the dead cap this year and saves $17million of cap space, it was pretty much nailed on with his cap number being what it is and I guess he wasn't willing to restructure to a cheaper deal to stay. Restructure =/= pay cut. He probably wasn't willing to take a pay cut. Players are almost always willing to restructure and lower the cap hit for the current year. They get more guaranteed money in return and lower the cap hit. But this impacts a team for future years. The Eagles already were dealing with 3 void years from Slay due to a previous restructure. They probably weren't that excited to kick the can another 2-3 years for 5-6 years of dead cap impact from Slay after 2023. Maybe the Eagles asked him to take a pay cut.
March 15, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, NYEagle said: He will carry a 13mm dead cap hit next year.....if I am understanding correctly. But again, who cares.....leave it to Howie. I think it is spread out over 3 seasons beyond 2023.
March 15, 20232 yr Just now, Devaster said: I think it is spread out over 3 seasons beyond 2023. It's beyond confusing, which is why in the cap thread I said F it.....let Howie and his team of people that crunch numbers and deal with this on a daily basis deal with it!
March 15, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, Devaster said: Restructure =/= pay cut. He probably wasn't willing to take a pay cut. Players are almost always willing to restructure and lower the cap hit for the current year. They get more guaranteed money in return and lower the cap hit. But this impacts a team for future years. The Eagles already were dealing with 3 void years from Slay due to a previous restructure. They probably weren't that excited to kick the can another 2-3 years for 5-6 years of dead cap impact from Slay after 2023. Maybe the Eagles asked him to take a pay cut. Reports he wanted a 3 year deal with more guaranteed money, good luck finding a team willing to do that for a 32 year old corner.
March 15, 20232 yr There are lots of teams out there, Slay would be an upgrade for many of them and he will get his money from someone. Too many NFL GMs that aren't secure in their jobs like Howie is, are on the hot seat to improve their teams, those guys will overpay, make trades, etc. Slay can live on his name a bit more than his skill at this point as well. He's still a good corner.
March 15, 20232 yr 28 minutes ago, b_west3 said: He didn't follow the team's best receivers he stayed on the left. Depends on the game. Against better WRs he would stick with them, especially in 2021. Having Bradberry helped him not have to stick them as much but he would move around the field when needed.
March 15, 20232 yr Football is a tough business, but everyone should have saw this coming. There was no way the Eagles were taking on his cap number and he refused to take a pay cut. Yeah he didn’t request a trade, but the Eagles told him to seek one. The writing was on the wall.
March 15, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, NOTW said: FWIW, his teammates comments about him. You still going lmao. Maybe he'll come back since he'll be missed so much.
March 15, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, 20dawk4life said: I think letting Slay go is a mistake. Bradberry is a hell of a number 2 corner but doesn’t inspire me as a number 1. Slay was good to stick the offenses number 1 WR. I'm not going to rule out a come back since he's so cherished :)
March 15, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, judunno said: I'm not going to rule out a come back since he's so cherished 🙂 they did it with fletch last year who knows!!
March 15, 20232 yr 28 minutes ago, Cheesteakitis said: they did it with fletch last year who knows!! That's what I'm saying. When did they bring Fletch back though was it after June 1?
March 15, 20232 yr 32 minutes ago, judunno said: That's what I'm saying. When did they bring Fletch back though was it after June 1? no they used a post june designation on him but he was released around the same time last year and was on the open market for 3 days… the article i found was dated march 19th https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/nfl-free-agency-2022-fletcher-cox-returns-eagles-1-year-deal-0?amp
March 15, 20232 yr 50 minutes ago, Cheesteakitis said: no they used a post june designation on him but he was released around the same time last year and was on the open market for 3 days… the article i found was dated march 19th https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/nfl-free-agency-2022-fletcher-cox-returns-eagles-1-year-deal-0?amp June is a long time to be without a team... could they re-sign anytime before June 1st if they came to terms?
March 15, 20232 yr 32 minutes ago, judunno said: June is a long time to be without a team... could they re-sign anytime before June 1st if they came to terms? yes june 1st is just for cap purposes…. has nothing to do with when he can sign anywhere
March 15, 20232 yr 8 minutes ago, Cheesteakitis said: yes june 1st is just for cap purposes…. has nothing to do with when he can sign anywhere Interesting... so you're telling me there's still a chance :) <insert dumb and dumber meme here>
March 15, 20232 yr FWIW - it's now past 7 p.m. and still no announcement from the team of Slay's release
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