Billy_T wrote:

that’s tricky stuff, of course — the pre- and post-June cuts — cuz of timing, with FA starting in March. Their savings go way up, especially for Noteboom, but they need the cap space before June.

That’s all correct. And for the sake of anyone reading this who doesn’t know, if you designate a player a post-June 1 cut you do get more savings from cutting them. But you still have to carry their money on your books until June 2. That can mean that you miss out on March spending.

Here’s how it works with NB.

1. If they keep him he costs 20 M against the cap and my bet is that they won’t pay 20 M for a 6th OL.

2. If they designate him a post-June 1 cut they save 15 M, but that means they have to carry his 20 M on the books until June 2. As BT says, that could screw up their plans in free agency in March.

3. Or if they cut him before June 1, they save just 5 M. But then there could be circumstances where they might just want that 5 M “now” (ie. in March).

So there’s a lot to pay attention to with NB. We’ll see what they’ll do when it happens.

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JackPMiller wrote:

zn wrote:

JackPMiller wrote:

Teams know, Alaric Jackson can’t stay healthy.

Yeah like Roger Saffold.

Losing Alaric Jackson would be know big deal, if another team signs him. That’s how I see it.

We just differ on that. IMO, it would be a big deal. If they lost AJ they would need a left OT. Jackson was solid down the stretch and like much of the team picked up after the bye. So you have Jackson who is solid and capable of improving with a great OL coach, or a rookie, or they spend big money on a free agent at a position they already have covered when they can use that same money on a position they don’t have covered. I can see adding a rookie for depth and to replace Noteboom, but not just throwing a veteran starting LOT away.

Jackson was solid down the stretch. And he was battle tested against guys like Myles Garrett. Rams were a top 10 offense in the final games and IMO you don’t have a top 10 offense with an expendable LOT.