Cardinals release WR DeAndre Hopkins

[TexasAg1969]

@flugel said:

Okay.  Here's a video that sums up our time together in this conversation:

Apparently "spare time" is quite the thing around here. LOL!?

[Brownsfan92]

Back to the topic at hand.  

Outkick posted some odds courtesy of Draftkings Sportsbook?:

[Bob806]

I'm thinking D Hop is looking for a payday, not a contender, or he'd be signed by now. 

[nickers]

@bob806 said:

I'm thinking D Hop is looking for a payday, not a contender, or he'd be signed by now. 

And we don't need to be giving some dude in his twilight a payday...

[Bob806]

@nickers said:

And we don't need to be giving some dude in his twilight a payday...

I don't think he's a Dwayne Bowe, but unless DW is lobbying hard for him, I don't see the benefit. Great hands, yes but the salary cap stuff worries me.

[Orion]

@bob806 said:

I'm thinking D Hop is looking for a payday, not a contender, or he'd be signed by now. 

I bet he doesn't want to contend with TC.....and waits a while.  ( IOW, he's gonna sign with someone tomorrow )  

[Bob806]

@orion said:

I bet he doesn't want to contend with TC.....and waits a while.  ( IOW, he's gonna sign with someone tomorrow )  

TC? I'm drawing a blank...

[Orion]

@bob806 said:

TC? I'm drawing a blank...

Training Camp

[Bob806]

@orion said:

Training Camp

Lol, well that went way over my head. I was trying to think of a player with those initials...

[gumby73]

@orion said:

I bet he doesn't want to contend with TC.....and waits a while.  ( IOW, he's gonna sign with someone tomorrow )  

I can see this... ^^ but,

the sun will rise on a Friday where the Nfl likes to steal the weekend headlines..

The Browns will also wake-up with over 13M in cap space.. I'd still like to fill 2 bigger needs...

a) The Chargers told veteran LB/DE Kyle Van Noy to stop the run as a FA with a new team..

b) Jim Schwartz knows  FA DT N. Suh or* Panthers DT FA Matt Ioannidis is age 29

I'm thinking Suh & Van Noy improves 2 bigger needs getting both under 13M..  have at it..here's a FA list

https://overthecap.com/free-agency

[syd]

@nickers said:

And maybe one day you'll find courage and quit drinking... But somehow.. I doubt it

[Orion]

@gumby73 said:

The Browns will also wake-up with over 13M in cap space.

I was kinda' thinking that we're done with big player signings....but we'll see if the money is burning a hole in someone's pocket.

[gumby73]

@orion said:

I was kinda' thinking that we're done with big player signings....but we'll see if the money is burning a hole in someone's pocket.

I've seen projections that the Browns will start over the cap, by over -61 million $ in 2024.. 31st of 32 teams

Deal Andrew Berry ?

   

edit---- 

 click 2024 FA's https://overthecap.com/free-agency/cleveland-brown

 click 2024 team cap https://overthecap.com/salary-cap-space

[mjp28]

@gumby73 said:

I've seen projections that the Browns will start over the cap, by over -61 million $ in 2024.. 31st of 32 teams

Deal Andrew Berry ?

                    

ALL IN ...... baby !

[syd]

@bob806 said:

but the salary cap stuff worries me.

i believe the money would be well spent on defensive line depth

[Dutch Oven]

@gumby73 said:

I've seen projections that the Browns will start over the cap, by over -61 million $ in 2024.. 31st of 32 teams                    

Is that bad? ?

[Orion]

hmm....might need to get that superbowl victory this year then.

[Unsympathetic]

Each of those FA's is a different contract.

Look at the dead values for ZDS for a post-June 1 cut vs the pre-June 1 cut.

In short, if ZDS isn't resigned, he'll be listed as a post June1 cut next season.. resulting in a total of 1.8 dead in each of 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027 because why not.  Big upfront value leading to scare quotes, sprinkles in reality.

Same analysis for the rest of the list, just different values for each player

[mjp28]

@orion said:

hmm....might need to get that superbowl victory this year then.

Yeah ......  and dust off my old '65 Ford Mustang for the SB 58 parade.    

........  oh right I sold it in 1971,  got tired of waiting.    

[nickers]

@mjp28 said:

Yeah ......  and dust off my old '65 Ford Mustang for the SB 58 parade.    

........  oh right I sold it in 1971,  got tired of waiting.    

Here's a nice 55 T-Bird that was parked in our neighbors drive way a year ago!