BuffaloRebound

If he took a $700k pay cut as is now being reported, it would cost as much to cut him as to keep him per salary cap purposes. His now $1.1m salary is about $500k more than the vet minimum. He’d have a dead cap of $500k if they cut him.

If Rivera wants no part of him in Washington, not a good sign for Cam. No demand for diva QB’s who are always hurt and haven’t played well in a couple years.

Moving the Olympics to 2021 basically costs no money. There’s too much money on the line if the NFL cancels their season. Unless Corona virus rate of death never flattens out, there will be football this year. If it doesn’t flatten out here, then we’ll all be dead anyway.

I’d go get Taylor if he lasts to pick 40. I’d give up my 2nd and 3rd for him. He’d be perfect for this offense. Big explosive back who racks up TD’s.

it’s not a lot in the grand scheme of things, but nothing Beane does is random. He probably has a budget for the backfield and if he’s gonna bring in a vet, Dimarco was given the choice of a pay cut or getting cut.

These type of pay cuts usually precede a free agent signing.

Dolphins under. Anytime expectations are turned up even a little bit, Fitz runs out of Fitzmagic.

I don’t see anybody available right now that is significantly better than Barkley, unless Cam wants to take $5m for a medical redshirt year where he can get healthy and maybe you turn to him at the end of the year if Josh struggles. Outside of that I’d look hard at taking a guy in the 4th or 5th round with more upside than Barkley. If Josh gets injured or struggles next year, we will all be pissed when Barkley is all we have to turn to.

Look at Tennessee last year with Tannehill. I bet Chicago wishes they had a better backup than Chase Daniel last year. You could argue that Josh is in same place as Mariota and Trubisky after their 2nd year. Hopefully Josh has a better year 3 than those two, but I’d rather have a guy like a Tannehill as a backup than a guy like Barkley or Chase Daniel.

Elway building a championship team for the year 1998.

Yes, but it will be interesting to see how they handle increased expectations for the first time. Josh is still a bit of a wildcard. Kind of risky not upgrading the backup QB position.

Only higher priced vet I’d go after is Fournette, who’s only due $4m this year. If Jax wants more than a 4th, then I’d just draft one and sign a vet minimum guy.

Honestly, RB’s should get paid a bonus for every carry by the League’s performance based compensation. Most start deteriorating after their rookie contract from wear and tear. And for the few who get a big 2nd contract like Gurley, in addition to wear and tear, there’s less motivation to take the pounding. Is Gurley gonna run hard for $4m per year when he’s already made $45m? You might get a good year or 2 from Gordon. He hasn’t gotten his big contract yet. I’d rather try to trade for Fournette. I think he’ll have a huge year this year playing for his next contract and you only have to pay him $4m.

No position takes a greater physical pounding than RB. Gurley still motivated $45m later to lay his body on the line and fight for every yard?

they are for the next year or 2.

If it Bucs or us, I don’t like our chances.

He’s made $40m and the Rams have to pay him $7.5m this year. Now he wants to go to either Atlanta or Miami because it’s close to home. Anybody who signs him is probably getting an unmotivated damaged good.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/todd-gurley-16734/ His contract is awful. $7.5m roster bonus is already fully guaranteed this year but hasn’t been paid yet. His $5.5m base salary and 2021 roster bonus of $5m become fully guaranteed tomorrow. Whoever trades for him is taking on $18m in guarantees.

The Rams will have to attach their own draft picks to dump Gurley. Nobody outside of O’Brien is trading assets for Gurley’s contract. Trading instead of cutting Gurley saves Rams $7.5m in cap space. My guess is they cut him by tomorrow and eat the cap space. They don’t have a lot of draft picks and everybody’s gonna want at least a 3rd round pick to take on his contract.

I’d consider one of their 3rd’s to take him. You’re essentially buying a 3rd round pick with your cap space and gurley might be useful for a year or 2.

It’s an osweiler bad contract dump that the rams will have to add draft compensation to. If they don’t trade or cut him before tomorrow, I believe another $12m becomes guaranteed.

Could see him going to the Rams once they unload Gurley. Doesn’t have to change cities and Goff needs a good RB to be effective.

We already have a young promising RB on his rookie deal for the next 3 years. I think we’re in a spot where we can spend a 4th for a guy who could have a monster year even if it’s a 1 year rental. And that 1 year is only gonna cost 4 million.

A motivated Fournette on a contract year. Yes, I’d be all for that. I’d give a 4th rounder.

Murphy would get $8m per year from somebody if we cut him.