Wynn restructures

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

This move saves us $1.5 million in cap space.

That's quite a move by us if you ask me. To save 1.5 mil is GREAT.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by jsarno

That's quite a move by us if you ask me. To save 1.5 mil is GREAT.

Yeah, saving the cap space is great and all, if you do something useful with the space you created. Otherwise it means jack.

Hopefully the space will go towards resigning core players or maybe even bringing someone in to fill a need via trade or post-June 1.

[Rajmahal33]

I guess we going to keep him around for a little longer which is great. But why the hell did we say we were going to address the D-line via draft. There is no need to mislead ppl for Day 2 picks, they are not exactly in demand.

[BeastsoftheNFCeast]

can someone please answer why he did this. He lost ALOT of money by doing this. If he got cut he would have gotten almost 2 mil more than accepting the contract restructuring he did. Im thinking there is more to the contract that we dont know about, like with the Brunell contract restructuring how his old contract was still sort of in place.

[Jamaican'Skin]

So Im assuming this move means we're going after someone after June 1 cuts, or are we just freeing up space for rookie signings?

[Daseal]

The defensive line in Williams' scheme often isn't used to pressure the QB. Their job is to eat up blocks and work vs the run. That keeps our linebackers and safeties free to make plays, rush the QB, and play the run. Our defensive line 'needs' have been over inflated on this site. Williams puts his corners on islands and uses everyone else on the field to create pressure.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Daseal

The defensive line in Williams' scheme often isn't used to pressure the QB. Their job is to eat up blocks and work vs the run. That keeps our linebackers and safeties free to make plays, rush the QB, and play the run. Our defensive line 'needs' have been over inflated on this site. Williams puts his corners on islands and uses everyone else on the field to create pressure.

I agree. As I said in another thread I think a lot of us got too focused on the defensive line and forgot that our secondary was pretty piss poor last year too. Landry will hopefully be what we thought AA was going to be. An in the box safety that will be stout against the run and will also be a serious blitz threat.

[rypper11]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I agree. As I said in another thread I think a lot of us got too focused on the defensive line and forgot that our secondary was pretty piss poor last year too. Landry will hopefully be what we thought AA was going to be. An in the box safety that will be stout against the run and will also be a serious blitz threat.

If Landry can man cover a slot receiver while Smoot and Rogers take the outside and Taylor gets the TE, we can blitz 7. GW will bring pressure every play increasing the TO chances.

[skinsfan242]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I agree. As I said in another thread I think a lot of us got too focused on the defensive line and forgot that our secondary was pretty piss poor last year too. Landry will hopefully be what we thought AA was going to be. An in the box safety that will be stout against the run and will also be a serious blitz threat.

Exactly. I love that other people are starting to see the light too. You add Landry and noe we can send people from everywhere, both him and taylor can drop in coverage, blitz, and will hit the living Sh*t out of people.

Last year we only rushed three alot and dropped 8 back because we were so terrible in coverage. Now we can drop 4 or 5 and be just as effective if not more.

We have solid Depth all around the secondary and LB's. We even have solid depth at DT with Montgomery and Golston. We could use another DE for depth but i really think the defense will turn it around. Although our DL won't get the most sacks they will occupy blockers and watch for M. Washington to have about 8 sacks this year.

[JWsleep]

About having a plan: the plan is pick up the pieces. There wasn't a good enough DLman at 6, and no good trade down offer. So they pick up AA's replacement (obviously a position that Williams thinks is crucial to his style of D), resign Wynn for a paycut (the only way he stays around, even with his vaunted leadership skills), and then we see what there is in the late rounds and in late FA. And then we make do. I see no other options for even the most gifted of GMs here on the warpath, given that we've traded away all our picks this year, and blown it with AA and LLoyd (verdict is still out on ARE, Rocky, and JC, though I remain optimistic).

When you've handcuffed yourself, there's not a lot you can do. But now that we're here, resigning Wynn with a paycut is fine. But it obviously is only a thin and used bandaid for our D line troubles...

[skinsguy]

Didn't this save us more money than if we had just out right cut Wynn?

[rvd420]

wynn is washed up and old.i say cut him,salevea and daniels.we nedd young players.

[SmootSmack]

There's a difference between being a liar, and changing your mind.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Or are you basically just suggesting we should have taken Okoye with our first round pick?

I have to say this year we most definitely are reaping what we sowed. Tank Tyler and a NUMBER of projected first round and early second round picks dropped to the late rounds where we could have snagged them.

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Because if you want to go that route, Marcus Stroud had only 19 tackles last year. John Henderson had 38 (only a few more than Wynn in what you call his "has-been" years).