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So... sorry to rush right past the "reveal" but there's an offseason to attend to, and that's what mainly interests me here. Nice run Johnny, way to go Ben, Ravens back to snakebitten mode... now move along.
And, first discovery here is that in the last preseason stage, I apparently forgot to do my last round of contract extensions. Nothing super terrible here, but I have a few more incumbents in the open market than usual, I recall LB Gabriel Lincoln was asking for way more than I was happy to pay him - how he's asking for a more reasonable number in open free agency, as an 8th year guy. He's got great skills, but low endurance, and that makes for a difficult judgment call here at around $20m/yr.
I may write more today about my thinking after my first file - but here's the general setup heading into this offseason:
-$145m in cap room, about 30% of the total, more than usual
-40 players signed, legally short at C, P, LB
-my trade of RB Carpenter won't happen, as the PHI owner is on sabbatical
-DE Hancock and WR Dodge are in walk years, lotsa cap space will go there
-WR Duran is in decline, but he's back for another big target year
Overall roster needs, sorta in order: CB, DL, S, OT, P
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