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Originally Posted by sherck

I pointed this out in the salary cup update post, but:

The only guys now making "superstar" money ($10m+ per year) are, you know, NFL stars whom could start on almost any team in the league: Luck, Hilton, Davis and Castonzo.

The guys making "good" starter money ($5m - $9.9m per year) are "Ballard" guys: Doyle, Sheard, Simon.

Everyone else is making $4.250m or less a year and is not "big" money.

Ballard has axed (or retired) everyone who does not fit his mold: Robinson, D'Q, Allen, Walden, Jones, Mathis, Cole, Adams. None superstars and, apparently, none in the mold of what Ballard wanted.

The roster is completely clean of dead weight.

In 2018, the ONLY folks with more than $1m in "dead cap" are: Luck, Hilton, Castonzo and Ryan Kelly (and the 2017 1st round draft pick). And all of them, except Kelly and the 2017 1st round draft pick, could be cut and deliver 2018 cap savings if required.

Our cap is COMPLETELY CLEAN and 100% changeable. No one HAS to be kept because of their cap ramifications.

And that is the way it should be. Allen may have been good (when healthy), but the 4th round draft pick TE we get to replace him will (hopefully) be good and a whole lot cheaper.

Cheers,

we don't need to drop a 4th on a te. defense or oline. 4th round picks can get you talent. the defense needs talent.