Originally Posted by
DraftBoy
I'm only going to estimate base salaries for the purposes of this because trying to predict singing bonuses and other escalators will be impossible.
RB Mike Gillislee - 3 Years, 1.5 Million (500K per year)
This is the amount most of the 2014 rookie class is making per year.
OT Cordy Glenn - 4 Years, 25 Million (6.25 per year)
This contract would rank him 7th in the NFL in base salary and would be fair to our cap imo. He would be slotted between Jared Veldheer and D'Brickashaw Ferguson both of whom I think our decent comps.
OG Richie Ingcognito - 2 Years, $4 Million (2.0 per year)
This would rank him in the Top 14 in OG money and I don't want a long term deal for him because of his advanced age.
DT Stefan Charles - 2 Years, $1.5 Million ($750K per year)
A nice bump from just over $550K to $750K. He's a big body for the middle that we need as a part of this defense. He's by no means a guy you commit to long-term.
DE Alex Carrington - 2 Years, $2.0 Million ($1.0 per year)
See note above. He's got good size, speed, and power to play as a rotational DE.
LB Nigel Bradham - 3 Years, $7.5 Milion ($2.5 per year)
This is a touch call, because he's not a great fit for this D but he's so good in coverage. I truly believe he needs to play inside next to Preston Brown and let him take on a lot of the TE/Slot WR/HB/FB coverage duties. He can run, he can tackle, and he should have a place on this team.
S Baccari Rambo - 3 Years, $1.5 Million ($750K per year)
See similar notes for Charles and Carrington.
P Colton Schmidt - 5 Years, $7.5 Million ($1.5 per year)
This puts him into the Top 10-13 of punters in the league on the same level as Jon Ryan, Marquette King, and Brett Kern which I think is fair.
Total Base Salary Added: $50.5 Million ($15.25 per year)
By cutting Mario Williams, Kyle Williams, McKelvin, Carpenter, Urbik, and Dixon you can gain an additional $25.8 million on next years cap, which is way more than I just added above.