TheOak

Where we are in 2021:
- No QB (having candidates is not having a QB).
- 105M over the 2021 cap

The penalty for exceeding the Cap is "fines of up to $5 million for each violation, cancellation of contracts and/or loss of draft picks."

To fully understand how daunting of a task this well be, I have put options in context.

The 2020 cap was $198M and we are more than 50% over it. $105M is no where as jaw dropping as the number of players it takes to make up that number.

Gutting the team to tank a season wont get us on the field next season. That is not an option we are too deep. The below cuts only gets us to half and after that it takes 2-3 players to clear $10M in space.

Drew Brees - Cut him and save 12M
Kwon Alexander - Cut and save 13M
Marshon Lattimore - Cut and save 10M
Janoris Jenkins - $7M
Nick Easton - $6M
Terron Armstead $6M

We would effectively be looking at a 25 man roster to play 2021 with a cut and restart scenario. I suspect some of the above names will be gone and Loomis will be restructuring the remaining contracts.. meaning in essence we are looking at the 2020 team for a couple more years.

B1tching about Peat is similar to complaining about a single grain after getting a dump truck of sand unloaded in your eye. While certainly a head scratcher it is not on the radar of impact.