Cap Casualties - Top 25

[dldove77]

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/02/25-big-names-who-could-end-up-nfl-cap-casualties-this-offseason-contracts-robert-griffin-iii-mario-williams

My first thought - Can Ryan help Matt turn his career around? Could we get him for a reasonable price? He's young enough that I certainly think he has time for a second chance. I think, mostly, it would boil down to money. 

[csx]

Is Ryan a guru at coaching tackles? I think that could be an odd situation. I could see the reasoning if Matt just needed to stay out of trouble or something but I've not heard anything about that. I think the issue is he's not good.

[TheRumGone]

3 minutes ago, csx said:

Is Ryan a guru at coaching tackles? I think that could be an odd situation. I could see the reasoning if Matt just needed to stay out of trouble or something but I've not heard anything about that. I think the issue is he's not good.

From what I've read it's not that he's getting into trouble, he just doesn't take football as seriously as he should.

 

[Bartin]

I doubt we could get Matt Kalil for a reasonable price though who knows what kind of pull Ryan has with him. Even with his poor performances, someone would still probably give him $7-8M per year. There is just so much available cap room across the NFL right now and it has to be spent somewhere. He's got all the ability in the world to be a franchise LT so someone will take a gamble.

If we were to sign him one of him or Oher would have to flip to RT next year. Matt did early in his college career but hasn't since and Oher did well at LT so I don't know that we would want to move him after having a good year.

[dldove77]

@csx

I don't see it like that. I do most of the hiring at my office. I love to hire people who have been recommended by someone already working at the office. People are more likely to try hard, work hard, and have a positive attitude if they have some sort of vested interest (e.g. they don't want to let someone down or embarrass themselves.) In the ten years I've been here, most of the people who have had short stints with the company have had very few friends on staff. 

So it's not necessarily that Ryan would have to coach him up... it's that he could be a familiar face and a friend. Maybe Matt would fit right in, which could lead to something better for him. 

[*FreeFua*]

Sproles would be nice but I'm not sure he fits our offense. Plus I'm not sure Shula would even know how to use a guy like Sproles.

 

Give me Mario Williams!

[Catufb85]

Im raising an eyebrow of interest in Matt Kahlil, Kyle Williams (DT depth), and Victor Cruz (doubtful will want too much $$$).  Wouldn't be apposed if we lose Allen and Johnson adding Super Mario to a hometown discount contract like we did for Allen this year.  

[bLACKpANTHER]

Mario Williams disappears more often than Peppers ever did.

 

no thanks.. I trust Getts to find 2-3 gems that won't make ANY of "The Experts" top FA lists..

[therealmjl]

In before "Dwayne Bowe!!!"

[mbarbour21]

TE- Cameron 

DT- Williams

WR- Garcon

or CB- Cromartie would be nice. 

For the right price, they would be nice additions. 

[d-dave]

Who said "all the FAs?"  I'm with that idiot! =P

Kalil is only interesting from the family name, and that he was highly drafted.  Could it work?  Maybe.  But as @Bartin said, there's just too much cap money for someone not to give him a contract to see what he can do.  Now if he get's cut a year later (a la Oher), we're game!

[shaqattaq]

Pierre Garcon or Victor Cruz would look good in Charlotte. i also like Travis Benjamin (not in this article) from the Browns. He's young, fast, and ready to prove himself. He's coming off a rookie contract, and almost got 1000 yards in Cleveland! Not sure if Gettleman wants to spend the cash, but both Garcon and Cruz might give us the SB51 discount, but I doubt it.

[Bartin]

7 minutes ago, shaqattaq said:

Pierre Garcon or Victor Cruz would look good in Charlotte. i also like Travis Benjamin (not in this article) from the Browns. He's young, fast, and ready to prove himself. He's coming off a rookie contract, and almost got 1000 yards in Cleveland! Not sure if Gettleman wants to spend the cash, but both Garcon and Cruz might give us the SB51 discount, but I doubt it.

I'd stay away from Cruz. He's never going to be himself again after the patellar tendon injury.

I, too, really like Travis Benjamin but I think it's a year too early for him. He's the perfect Ginn replacement after next year when we would have the money to pay him. He's going to get way more than he's worth due to a terrible WR FA class.

Garcon is an interesting possibility.

[Dunn]

And it helps that Travis Benjamin was close friends with KB in Florida, I think they would gel great here along with the already strong WR core.