re: ESPN Writer is drunk at 8AM

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The cap is no longer set and will continue to rise...I see no need to stress over money.

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Dead money is really going to hurt us next season. Brees really can't be kept at his current cap hit. We'll see if Loomis and Payton are willing to kick the can again for a team that is less likely to compete than in the past.

The good news with our cap situation:
-Our LBs will be dirt cheap for the next 3 seasons.
-If Lewis gets healthy, our CBs will also be a huge steal for 3 more seasons.
-Armstead seriously may be the best LT in the NFL (not saying that we haven't had some iffy drafts recently, but that's often overlooked that we got an elite player at the 2nd most important offensive position in the 2nd round). He'll be a steal even at the franchise price.
-We gave Cam Jordan a deal that pretty much everyone agreed would be a good deal if he played like he did in 2013, and a subpar one if he played like he did in 2014. He's having an insane year and is a steal at just over $10m/yr.
-Peat has looked worthy of starting when he's played. Cutting Strief "post June 1" will save $3.4m. Cutting Colston (whether "post June 1" or before) will save ~$2.7m.

The bad news:
-Cutting Jarhi saves, at most, $2m for next season's cap.
-Byrd is, as of now, overpaid. I'm not freaking out, though. He should get better. I don't think that it's a coincidence that our defense has been improving since he's come back. Would like to see him cause some TO's, doe.

We really need to hit on two linemen in next year's draft. One guard and more importantly, one DL that can get after the passer. And as I said in the other thread, I think we should spend every penny we can scrounge up on a mid-range vet WR.