Don't we get a dollar for dollar credit for unused cap space? According to OTC, we have .5 million of cap space for 2023. If we get our 10.2 million credit, get Shaq to take a cut or walk, lose Elf, we won't really be in that bad of a spot. If the Saints can make it work after all the Breese extensions, we can make it work. TBT, our Defense would look SOOOOOOO much better if they weren't on the field 70% of each game. That's why they are dropping like flies. They have played the equivalent of 10 games 6 games into the season.
If I am a perspective coach, and I have this defense, a potential #1 (at least top 5) pick in the first two rounds, and a winnable division, I'd hop on it. The Jimmy Clausen year was tough to stomach, but worth the run from 2011 - 2019. This might be as ugly as the Vinny/St. Pierre year. Maybe McAdoo can draw up some wildcat formations at the local Radisson!