Here's what I would do in your situation:
1) Trade away your late draft picks. You have too many and late picks are way overpriced imo. Either way, the real number you need for picks will be closer to probably $60M conservatively after you cut all the guys that don't improve your team.
2) Try to bundle your good aging vets and late round picks for earlier picks and young talent signed long term. Cut as many not great vets if you can't find a buyer after the draft.
3) Learn how to sign players to a good long term contract.
4) Sign your younger players to a good long term contract. Up to year 7-9 depending on their position and retirement % and how good they are.
5) Cut Timothy Rivera yesterday. Holy cow.
6) Don't sign anyone under a potential of 65 to more than the minimum.
7) All minimum offers should be for 6 years, unless their retirement % is over 1%. Then maybe offer shorter term deals. Min contracts are essentially knowledgeable in this game.
EDIT: Also, check your math. You're not close to being over the cap.
Sign the following free agents:
Horace Major
Danny Moore (move to a weaker oline position)
Michael Chadwick (Put him at any LB spot)
Abraham Cook
Michael Cunningham
and maybe Darren Newcomb
You can get most of them at a fair price if you are good enough at offering contracts. People undervalue Free Agents in the early weeks and overvalue them towards the end.
I've already told you too much :)
Last edited at 1/26/2016 10:30 pm