The bye week. 11/10/24-11/16/24

[ajcardfan]

Why. They have a ton of cap space already. It's always an option but I don't see a reason to do it next season.

Because you look past next season to freeing up more room two and three years down the road. Amazingly, Kyler's already down to #11 in QB pay in the NFL. If you get proactive, and he continues to play well, you can wind up not losing a great player like PJ, McBride or MHJ. Or by keeping them, having to let someone else go. It would help you keep the core of a good team together for a long time.

This has always been a complaint of mine about Cardinals management. It's always "wait a year" then the cost goes up. "Now it's too much, let them test the market", then they are gone.

 

[MadCardDisease]

Because you look past next season to freeing up more room two and three years down the road. Amazingly, Kyler's already down to #11 in QB pay in the NFL. If you get proactive, and he continues to play well, you can wind up not losing a great player like PJ, McBride or MHJ. Or by keeping them, having to let someone else go. It would help you keep the core of a good team together for a long time.

This has always been a complaint of mine about Cardinals management. It's always "wait a year" then the cost goes up. "Now it's too much, let them test the market", then they are gone.

No. There is zero reason to restructure Kyler next season. You save restructuring Kyler for 2026 or beyond when you might actually need to make cap space.

McBride, PJJ and MHJ are not going anywhere else. The Monti has managed the cap to ensure that home grown studs stay home.

 

[MadCardDisease]

If you get proactive, and he continues to play well, you can wind up not losing a great player like PJ, McBride or MHJ.

Here is a crazy way of thinking about it since the Monti has managed the cap so well. If the Cardinals wanted to, they could extend McBride for 4 years and the same total contract value that TJ Hockenson signed recently ($66M) and pay pretty much the entire contract next season and still have the ability to resign all of the remaining Cardinals FAs in the offseason.

 

[Ronin]

Insider: Belief Cardinals Strike Deal With Star Defender

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[Ronin]

Elite Game Against Jets Earns Kyler Murray NFC Player Of The Week Award

 

[ajcardfan]

Here is a crazy way of thinking about it since the Monti has managed the cap so well. If the Cardinals wanted to, they could extend McBride for 4 years and the same total contract value that TJ Hockenson signed recently ($66M) and pay pretty much the entire contract next season and still have the ability to resign all of the remaining Cardinals FAs in the offseason.

McBride isn't eligible for an extension until next season, so this year's cap space cannot be used for him.

 

[oaken1]

McBride isn't eligible for an extension until next season, so this year's cap space cannot be used for him.

he is in his third year. he should be eligible to negotiate a new deal in March

 

[ajcardfan]

he is in his third year. he should be eligible to negotiate a new deal in March

Correct. On the 2025 cap.

 

[bankybruce]

Correct. On the 2025 cap.

We are rolling over $18 million to 2025, so you're both technically correct.

Unless of course we extend anyone before the next league year starts.

 

[Totally_Red]

he is in his third year. he should be eligible to negotiate a new deal in March

Budda and JC come first. Trey should and will happen before 2025 week one and probably before training camp. Only question is length, 3, 4 or 5 years.

 

[BritCard]

Yeah I'm not paying Dortch anything much more than league minimum

DJ Chark got £3m. Cedric Wilson is getting $2.75m. Ray Ray McCloud is getting $2.5m. KJ Osborne got $4m.

That's what Dortch is going to get. Even Zach Pascal is getting $2.25m.

 

[BritCard]

Worth remembering this won't be close to $100m in the end.

Budda, JC, Kyzir, Will Hernandez, Evan Brown, Colon, Collier, Browning, Dortch, Lopez and Luketa are guys I imagine they will want to keep around.

Budda, JC, Kyzir, Hernandez, Brown and Browning are likely to be $45-50m on their own. Lopez likely $3-4m. Collier $2m. Dortch $3-4m. It soon vanishes.

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I will add, I think there is a chance they might let Hernandez walk unless it's a friendly deal, and keep the younger Colon/Adams and the cheaper Brown. Or possible let Brown walk.

With the younger guys we have they may not re-sign both.

 

[BritCard]

The Cardinals could sign all of their FAs and still have $50-60 left to play with in FA. Remember that they still have $18M to use this season.

The $101m includes the cap rolled over from this year.