WFT Quarterback Thread - Post SEASON 2021

[EdmundDorf]

Originally Posted by Scalper

No to trading up and pissing away draft picks, and no to pissing away the core of the future that we obtained with draft picks. Stand pat or trade down and draft a QB you like later, or take one at 19 if falls. Take the long term view. Only trades we should be making are down for more picks, picks in future drafts especially.

We don't have as much money as everyone thinks in FA, unless we structure deals to mortgage future. I agree with WR, but no other big signings except maybe at LB. The problem with FA is that teams usually don't let their best players walk and you usually MASSIVELY overpay, while getting a player or two fine, you don't build your team with FA. At least half of big name FAs NEVER produce even remotely close to their pay, it is as big a crapshoot as the draft except for the absolute elite players. There is also the risk that a player flourishing on another team does not flourish here, especially those like Godwin surrounded by talent that makes life way easier for them. When you resign your own homegrown talent, that risk is minimized.

I think I would let Scherff walk. RG too low leverage a position to tie up that much money, and he is not durable. Would depend on the price. I don't love anyone on our OL, our only elite OL at the least important position on entire OL. We have some solid depth and developmental guys, but I like a 3rd round G starting for $14M a year less a LOT better even with some drop off.

You have to remember, and I have seen a couple of posts from others that don't realise this, that the first year cap hit is routinely a half of the value of the APY that the FA signs for. Scherrf will probably get $15m APY, but his first year cap hit would be $7.5m. This is routine in previous years and it is likely that this year some teams will go further and have a <50% cap hit in the first year given the salary cap issues the league is dealing with. Look at Roulliers new deal on OTC, $10m APY, $4.5m cap hit this year. In this case you could save cap space by extending Jonathon Allen now and take his $10m cap hit down to under $7.5m this year.

[EDIT] My point being, if it wasn't clear, that the cap space we have will stretch much further than it looks like it will.