In my scenario I cut only 5 players. Carr, Jordan, Ramczyk, Jamal Williams and Cedrick Wilson. One is retiring, two are under performing, and the other two are to clear cap space. And I left the team with $42 million in cap space on June 1 to formalize free agent and rookie contracts in 2025. Players agreeing to terms and not signing immediately while cap maneuvers play out isn't unusual.
And contrary to your belief, restructuring Carr in 2025 will NOT "still get a ton of cap space in 2026". If fully restructured he would be a $65 million cap hit to keep or $56 million to cut in 2026.
And why put off rebuilding to 2026 when you have a new staff coming in in 2025. That makes no sense.