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Old 05-09-2026, 03:01 PM
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Default So, what next?

They have $33 Million in cap space and holes at WR and DE.

There are a handful of free agents available who might offer help; Jauan Jennings would look good lined up opposite Pierce; guys like Bosa, Miller or Clowney might have a season’s worth of gas left in the tank.

Do you bide your time, waiting for some team trying to unload a premium WR at bargain basement prices, this year’s version of AJ Brown? Do you approach the Giants, who seem flush with edge rushers, about a trade for Thibodeaux?

Or do you do nothing, trusting that the guys you have will step up, that someone like Ashton Dulin or Deion Burks is able to channel his inner Reggie Wayne? That the picks of Gumbs or Curry will improve your record at picking DE’s, getting you just a little bit closer to the Mendoza line?

If you were a fresh faced exec, newly promoted to GM, with years left to prove your mettle, doing nothing might be a viable course. You evaluate your roster, hoard cap space, roll over $25 Million into next year’s cap and go big in free agency in 2027.

But, does the current regime have the breathing space to run that course? Do they need to do stuff, eke out every last win, trying to forestall the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads?
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Old 05-09-2026, 05:11 PM
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You have the money why not spend it renting a couple of those guys for a year? I doubt whether or not any of these guys makes any real difference. We better hope we can cover like hell.
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Old 05-09-2026, 06:48 PM
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Do you bide your time, waiting for some team trying to unload a premium WR at bargain basement prices, this year’s version of AJ Brown? Do you approach the Giants, who seem flush with edge rushers, about a trade for Thibodeaux?
Thibodeaux would be DOA after his snow angel stunt on Nick Foles in 2022. Big Q would fold him up like pretzel!
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My guess is we wait to see how the rookies look in camp before looking at FA targets. We will also likely save some of it for roster cutdown casualties that might be what we need.
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