The math doesn’t make sense though. Down to 70 mil, cut 63 mil, would have been 39 mil over the adj cap of 123 mil.

What Am I mising? Were any contracts accelerated? If so Danny just took a big black eye from him old buddy Vinny.

 39 + 123 is 162mil. They cut 63 mil that leaves 99mil. But their down to 70 mil. That leaves about 30 Mil.????

You gotta be kidding. We haven’t done anything at all (well, OK, one backup guard) this FA period except cut some players and not replaced them. It’s been a dead loss, we’ve not gotten any of the good players we need. Anybody who’s cheering the action so far – ask yourself, are we a better team now than we were before? You think losing Griffin, Smoot, Betts, with no replacements, is a gain? Why are you so anxious that we not spend money? It’s not yours or mine, it’s Dan’s. The Bears are probably playoff bound this year because they got a great QB last year and quality defense people this year (although I agree with everybody that we did not want Peppers). I worry that a disgusted Dan Snyder has gone from one extreme to another, from free spending to dirt cheap – at just the wrong time. Losing Pashos looks like "Penny wise, pound foolish’ – lost him over a few dollars. Allen says he has a plan, and Dan didn’t put him on a tight budget, but he hasn’t shown anything so far.

i dont think this reflects on dan at all except to say i think he handed the reigns to allen and shanahan and is supporting what they want to do

Not that I wish we had gotten him for as much as the Giants ended up paying for him, but I would have liked having him on the team. But maybe I just feel that way because Snyder has taken 11 years to condition me to think that way. Maybe Rolle isn’t actually a sound investment. Certainly the fact that the Giants got him should be a warning sign — they’re panicking about their defense right now and their making a lot of rash decisions. Not saying that he won’t be good, but he certainly doesn’t deserve to be the highest-paid safety in the league.

I don’t see what all the panic is about. It’s not like with a few additions we’d be a playoff bound team anyways. I see the FO cleaning up the salary cap this year so they have the money to spend next year when there should be a lot more players. The 2011 season we might actually be able to contend. We can fix a good portion of the line this year and clean up the mess vinny made. Then next year sign some good people to reasonable contracts when we don’t have to give up picks for them.

Of course Pashos was not important on his own, but the experts said it was a very thin group of FA O-linemen at the start (partly due to the uncapped year deal), and most of the decent ones are gone already (no O-line is even visiting). Meanwhile, it’s almost impossible to go after RFAs because we can’t afford to give up draft picks. So although no one guy was important, getting some tackle would have been very helpful. As it is, we have to rely on the draft to beef up the O-line. I speculate that maybe they hope to head into the year with: (LT) Okung or other top draftee (Jones); (LG) Dockery; © Rabach; (RG) Williams or Hicks (Rinehart); (RT) Jones or Heyer (Hicks). I would have liked a stronger RT, but it won’t happen unless a lower round draft pick surprises. Anyway, my basic point is that the O-line was our main need, and one chance (FA) has passed, so we have to rely on the draft, and that in turn cuts the chance of using the high pick to get a QB. Skins – some would say that we could contend this year.

Well anything that takes away a chance to get a QB I am all for. And anyone who thinks were going to be a contender is wishful thinking. We should be respectful this year but no contender.

You all are right – it is too early to get depressed. A lot can happen – trades, new cuts,etc. Somebody just said the Colts released a starting O-lineman. To be clear – I don’t disagree with any of the cuts the Skins made, and did not want them to throw money at any of the big names out there (especially Peppers, and not, in fact, any defensive guy). So it’s been a good FA period for what they didn’t do. But I have to admit, I expected more action to beef up the O-line. It was a small class already and most of the top ones are gone. It sort of looks as if we’re going to have to load up in the draft, and that boxes us in.