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Any predictions on any bigger name cuts coming to free up cap space

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I've got to believe that $8million is only a cap number. Lucas had been here long enough that most of his bonuses and garunteed money was probably already paid out. If they did cut him, still owing him money with that cap number on top of that then I really question that move.

If he stayed his cap hit was 10 or 11 million this year and something like 10 million next year. If we released him all of his remaining cap hit would be due this year or 8 million. It was really a rock and hard place situation. So we opted for the 3 million saving this year and to use Marshall in his place on his rookie contract. We will us the money we didn't pay Lucas next year to pay Marshall if he steps up to the plate and delivers this year.

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If he stayed his cap hit was 10 or 11 million this year and something like 10 million next year. If we released him all of his remaining cap hit would be due this year or 8 million. It was really a rock and hard place situation. So we opted for the 3 million saving this year and to use Marshall in his place on his rookie contract. We will us the money we didn't pay Lucas next year to pay Marshall if he steps up to the plate and delivers this year.

I wonder if Hurney and Fox would have kept him if they knew the league was going to raise the cap twice after FA started? I understand saving the $3 million but to have $8 million on the cap seems hard to swallow.

BTW does anyone know what will happen to cap numbers for players no longer on a team if there isn't a cap next year?

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