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Can the Falcons accept trade? Who gets Ryan?

Posted on 3/17/22 at 9:36 pm
Posted by tigersint
Lafayette
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Posted on 3/17/22 at 9:36 pm
I am curious to the cap gurus. What would happen if right now a trade was executed and Watson went to Atlanta?

1. How much over the cap would this put them?

2. What would be the penalty if they accepted the trade expecting to backload Watsons contract and then unload Matt Ryan but then being unsuccessful in unloading him. (Cutting him adds 50M to the cap so the cant do that either) Im pretty sure they can’t just go into the season over the cap like this. What would actually happen?

So looking at this I’m guessing that the answer to number 2 would be that they would have to gut a lot of their team before the season and pick up no name players to fill it in that cost like $1M per year??

So it seems that at this point in time it is physically impossible for Watson to be traded to the Falcons, which is his first choice.

It looks to me that the Falcons must trade Matt Ryan and if they cant do it it’s impossible to trade for Watson. Watson grew up rivaling Saints but he realizes that if either the Falcons can’t unload Ryan or if they have to give up significant players to unload him then he will have to come here as his second option because it is his next best choice.
This post was edited on 3/17/22 at 9:59 pm
Posted by Hailstate15
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Posted on 3/17/22 at 9:37 pm to
You can’t accept a trade if it puts you over the cap. They are much further off from this than us. That doesn’t mean much tho.
Posted by eyetiger
In the woods
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 3/17/22 at 9:40 pm to
They will find a suitable trade for Ryan and make it work.
It’s happening.
Posted by msstate7
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Posted on 3/17/22 at 9:43 pm to
What's Ryan's current contract?
Posted by DBG
vermont
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Posted on 3/17/22 at 9:44 pm to
If they couldn’t trade Ryan, they have other players they could immediately cut to free up money. Grady Jarrett is the big one.
Posted by tigersint
Lafayette
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 3/17/22 at 9:45 pm to
So who wants Ryan?

Colts, Niners, Browns, Seahawks, Eagles, Bears



Saints?
Texans???
Posted by eyetiger
In the woods
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 3/17/22 at 9:46 pm to
Yes
Posted by lsufan0582
Boot Baby
Member since Jan 2022
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Posted on 3/17/22 at 9:47 pm to
The 49ers have Lance
The Bears have Fields
The Eagles LOVE Hurts
The Seahawks are in pure rebuild mode
The Texans have Mills
I don't think the Saints will go for his contract
The Browns maybe
The Colts maybe
Bottom line is who wants Ryan's contract.
Posted by msstate7
Member since Oct 2014
10770 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 9:48 pm to
Boy, they'd have a crap load of money tied up in qb. How do you fill out a roster?
Posted by tigersint
Lafayette
Member since Nov 2012
3548 posts
Posted on 3/17/22 at 9:54 pm to
So then this trade needs a 3rd party to take on an asset and eat Matt Ryans contract in the trade doesn’t it? Or else it does not happen.

The Texans already have done it once with Oswiler

Cough, cough Browns
This post was edited on 3/17/22 at 9:56 pm
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