RB Jamaal Williams released (1.59m savings) (36 Viewers)

[Madmarsha]

So just 50 million more to cut in what like 10 days?

$48,410,000.


Give or take.

 

[SweetT]

Patiently waiting for more of the roster to be wiped out

 

[Merl]

Patiently waiting for more of the roster to be wiped out

Not much more they can do that saves Koch cap space. For every cut that was in the top 51 you have to subtract $960k from the savings because many of the players below that have salaries of $960k.

 

[Rouxble]

Not much more they can do that saves Koch cap space. For every cut that was in the top 51 you have to subtract $960k from the savings because many of the players below that have salaries of $960k.

That's often overlooked. It's why releasing Williams only really saved $630k instead of $1.59m.

Also, if our three pending void contracts actually void, that will be an additional $2.7m or so against the cap when the lesser cap hit contracts replace the voided contracts.

 

[St.Dan]

Murray present - ifykyk

"Musso, wake up!" ifykyk

 

[RaisingTheBar]

It doesn't have "nothing" to do with the RB but it had little to do with the RB. Which is exactly why the Lions didn't even extend him a contract.

Or they got a very similar style RB, however 2 years younger, at only 1 mil more per year.

 

[WhoDat?DrewDat]

Or they got a very similar style RB, however 2 years younger, at only 1 mil more per year.

I mean you can think whatever you want but for a team to not offer their lead back ANY contract during their prime years tells me all that I need to know.

They knew his success was dominated by the OL and getting an upgrade would be easy. And they were right.

 

[SweetT]

Not much more they can do that saves Koch cap space. For every cut that was in the top 51 you have to subtract $960k from the savings because many of the players below that have salaries of $960k.

I just thought he was kind of a waste of a roster spot. Never moved the needle

 

[solarbear88]

Guy was a horrible signing.

 

[Optimistic Ozzy]

The first domino has fallen.

 

[St. Widge]

I mean you can think whatever you want but for a team to not offer their lead back ANY contract during their prime years tells me all that I need to know.

They knew his success was dominated by the OL and getting an upgrade would be easy. And they were right.

I don't think he was ever a great RB, but he was an above average to good RB before he got here. But we did overpay a bit because he was coming off of a great statistical year that was boosted by a great OL and lots of goal line carries.

Part of the problem is that we had a terrible run scheme and no OL his first year and a terrible OL for most of his second year. But, beyond that, it looked like he lost a step or two this year which is always the danger with RBs in their late 20s. You just never know when they hit the age wall. A few make it fine past 30, some make it to 30, but some don't even hit 30 before hitting the RB wall. It's why I really like taking RBs in the 3rd or 4th round every 2 or 3 years so you can churn them and turn them over before they lose it.

 

[RaisingTheBar]

I mean you can think whatever you want but for a team to not offer their lead back ANY contract during their prime years tells me all that I need to know.

They knew his success was dominated by the OL and getting an upgrade would be easy. And they were right.

30 is considered old in RB years. JW was 28 his first year here and they got someone 2 years younger. Both that and they knew how good the OL performed can be true.

 

[rlemieux]

The first domino has fallen.

I wouldn't exactly call that a domino. More like a Chinese checker.

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

Speaking of…saw this while scrolling twitter just now.
I don’t recognize the middle player.

 

[Rouxble]

Speaking of…saw this while scrolling twitter just now.
I don’t recognize the middle player.

Looks like Adebo.