Next Year's Cap Situation

[Bill B]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I would go the other way if I had to make a decision. Here's why:

1) Archuleta is far more capable of earning a starting role, and thats at a position thats tougher to fill. Lloyd could play the third receiver, but we could probably get better production from James Thrash.

2) If both were to fail to earn starting jobs, Arch can play teams. Lloyd can't.

Gtripp -

I don't like either and I wish we could effectively cut both and move on as a team in the same year but from your analysis it would be hard to cut Llyod, Springs and Arch.

Also, what is your opinion on this - whenever teams trade for future picks it always seems that the team gaining the near term pick always gives the other team more picks - example - when we traded to move up in the Rocky deal we had to give up more picks to do this because we were trading future picks for present picks. Maybe a solution is we trade some current picks to gain additional picks in those years like 2008 or 2009. I know that it may take some years to develop those players but maybe you just chalk those to truely be "rebuilding" and while those young guys develop the team can also be ridding itself of salary cap dead money from all the cuts we will need to eventually make?