Not ragging on Mac just yet but it seems to me like we are very keen to retaining our free agents but we are letting them test the market. Not sure how that is ever a good idea with so many teams with a lot more cap money than we have.
These are the people we want to retain:
Demario Davis
Erin Henderson
Snacks
Fitz
Here's the latest example:
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Mac is shrewd for sure, I'm really at a loss as far as strategy.
I will offer this thought though. Delaying on Fitz and mo both benefit us. With Fitz, his demands are high, trading the market will only make him cheaper for us. Benefit. Unless some moron like Philly signs him. The opinion of petty may also make mac more confident of parting ways,plus last year's starter is still on the team. Not ideal, but maybe not worth the handicap of 15 mil plus to Fitz.
With Mo, the market and draft are loaded with defensive front guys, and he's rehabbing a broken leg. Right now he's not so shiny. Let the fa talent get signed up, then mo will be the best fa available, especially to a team who feels they lost out on their guy. If nothing worth his talent develops, keep him.
Then you also have a dynamic where you pay mo or Fitz. See where the market takes us and either losing Fitz saves us a12 mil contract, or losing mo gains us draft picks.
For restructures, cimini thinks there's no rush because no bonuses are due soon, but you want cap space to bid opening day on your guys in fa,so his opinion doesn't add up. My only thought would be that brick has agreed to the cut, only if the jets acquire a win now talent,otherwise why take a pay cut to play on a bad team? The jets don't have much leverage because there's Noone to replace him with on the market.
Revis is never taking a pay cut.
Mike Wallace is now available. He might be a good 4th wr paired with forte and Ezekiel. Fitzs money would pay for both, and geno and petty could make strides with that many weapons. And now a down field threat. The only loss would be snacks and the lb core, which we can address in the draft and with minimal fa signings.
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