If Moose leaves...

You bet. But some of those FA's were 1 year replacements for the guys on IR.

 

Draft, players on IR, and bargain backups. Just like last year. And just like every year past that. I don't think I'm going to be crying if we don't get Jamal Robertson back, or 3 more like him.

 

Robertson isn't one of those. The 22 are:
LB Brian Allen
LB Jessie Armstead
RB Brandon Bennett
LB Mark Fields
S Curtis Fuller
WR Karl Hankton
DE Kavika Pittman
S Damien Richardson
RB Rod Smart
S Travares Tillman
G Rich Tylski
T Matt Willig
T Dave Kadela
CB William Hampton
DE Kemp Rasmussen
WR Micah Ross
S Dante Wesley
LB Will Witherspoon
LB Vinny Ciurciu
CB Eddie Jackson
DT Omari Jordan
DT Cleveland Pinkney

Of those maybe 4, Bennett, Fuller, Ross, and Pickney came on to replace IR players. However, regardless of who fills the spot, a returnee, a draftee, a FA, or whatever, it's a spot to fill and money to spend.

 

LB Brian Allen
LB Jessie Armstead
RB Brandon Bennett
LB Mark Fields
S Curtis Fuller
WR Karl Hankton
DE Kavika Pittman
S Damien Richardson
RB Rod Smart
S Travares Tillman
G Rich Tylski
T Matt Willig
T Dave Kadela
CB William Hampton
DE Kemp Rasmussen
WR Micah Ross
S Dante Wesley
LB Will Witherspoon
LB Vinny Ciurciu
CB Eddie Jackson
DT Omari Jordan
DT Cleveland Pinkney

I bolded the "need players", or at least those are the three I would prefer to keep.

The others could walk and I wouldn't lose a minute of sleep, fellas.

 

Let Willig go, he has to many penalty's in key situations.

 

I still think everyone is missing the point. Heck let them ALL go. Now you haven't saved a penny (they're not under contract). But you have to replace them.

 

In reality, only Kadela need return at OT, with he and Fordham backing Gross and whoever - or one guard, if Wharton moves out by chance.


Same with LB, where you need Fields back, but it's going to happen, and while Ciurciu should return (ERFA?), it's not a roster spot necessarily because Tufts is under contract. Allen and Armstead only represent a backup roster spot, and hopefully we don't over-depth ourselves next year there.

I believe many of those players are ERFA or RFA, and not all of them should be brought back as depth, much less that only a portion should make the final cut.

 

I don't think i'll cry if Brian Allen moves on next year.

 

LB Brian Allen - Mr mediocre will be too pricey to keep now . . . that's fine by me
LB Jessie Armstead - just too many miles on this guy
RB Brandon Bennett - see ya
LB Mark Fields - A couple more years from this man please
S Curtis Fuller - whatever
WR Karl Hankton - very long in the tooth but still need him apparently
DE Kavika Pittman - nope
S Damien Richardson - PLEASE go away!
RB Rod Smart - Fun havin ya here
S Travares Tillman - ??? the sheer numbers game (or lack thereof) might keep him around
G Rich Tylski - Retire again please
T Matt Willig - GONE!!!!!
T Dave Kadela - decent backup OL
CB William Hampton - Keeper CB/FS if he recovers fully
DE Kemp Rasmussen - Keeper. Maybe he learns to LS.)
WR Micah Ross - maybe the new Hankton but I doubt it
S Dante Wesley - his faliure to develop made us go get Hawkins
LB Will Witherspoon - New big contract (not TOO big i hope)
LB Vinny Ciurciu - Tufts is the new Vinny
CB Eddie Jackson - The new Dante
DT Omari Jordan - Bye Bye
DT Cleveland Pinkney - who?

 

Anyone know the cap status? I gotta feeling it's pretty tight right now.