re: Should we? Report: Chicago done with Brandon Marshall

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The report is from radio hosts

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I know where it is from. It was on the front page of reddit, and they have been accurate about the entire season.

They apparently don't like Marshall at all, but I provided the link for reason.

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nope. cannot afford it

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This was more for the fun idea of having Brees with an elite WR for the 1st time in his career. I agree that we probably can't afford him, but we would have some options. We could also use it as leverage with Drew Brees in his probable extension this offseason.

If they flat out cut him, I could see the Saints at least inquiring about him. I'd rather pay Marshall and start 3 rookies in the middle or Lelito at center then pay Evans and Grubbs another year's salary.

Money Freeing Moves:

Evans - save $7.5 million
Grubbs - save $6.6
Colston - save $7
Bunkley - save $4.5
Hawthorne - save $4.5
Morstead - save $2.45
Bush - save $1.95 with 0 dead money
Watson - save $1.5 million (probably not worth it, but interesting with the emergence of Hill)

Restructure/Extension
Extension:

Brees - cap hit of 26.4 million. Likely for an extension which would free up a lot of money and convert the base salary to a signing bonus pushing it down the line.

Junior - Restructure/Cut If the charges are dropped, he is 100% likely to be restructured. His cap hit is mainly in 2015 in the form of a roster bonus. You restructure the roster bonus to a signing bonus, and the money gets spread out over the length of the contract. Only $1.25 in base salary for 2015. If the charges stick, some reports state that his roster bonus could be voided if cut. That would save us over $12.5 million. Not sure if that is true. However, he produces and we need him.

Like Loomis said, we actually have more flexibility this year than last year when we signed Byrd.