[MIJB#19]

General Manager Notes: 2080 Cap Hell
Well, it's on. Glenn Brewer has decided to hold out.

We're going to make him a huge offer and will cut a couple of his sidekicks. I wonder what the rest of the team will think of Brewer from here on. We've already cut cornerback Ezra Slocum and defensive tackle Willie Turner, well, defensive end Todd Clinton and cornerback Herman Glenn are up next. Center Steven Houshmandzadeh is the fifth player that won't make our training camp roster.

If Brewer signs a new deal, we'll bring in a couple of undrafted rookies to get at least 53 players into camp. Adding up to 60 players might be bad for the cap situation as well, because at this point every $10K in bonus money will make a difference between keeping or not keeping Brewer.

Sigh.

I've considered trading Brewer. In retrospect, long term technically, trading the veteran Antonio Battle would have been a smarter decision, but with the five guys cut, we'll be losing about 600 downs of action of last season's roster combined. Brewer or Battle alone sniff at 1000 plays and quite frankly are the more talented players.