I am slowly coming around to the idea of drafting a running back no later than round 3, and I can see drafting one in r1, but the one thing holding me back is the huge cap hit we'd take if we rid ourselves of Mixon before 2025
I'd like to upgrade this spot, but the financial shackles here are enormous
That said, I can see them making him a post-June1 (so they can spread the dead money out) release if he doesnt start producing this year.
I cant see a trade because he doesnt seem all that valuable and I am all but sure that a trade leaves us with a huge cap hit to absorb in a single year at a time when we need to find money to pay/extend other valuable vets
I feel a little bad writing this. He came to us with the assurance of top notch onfield performance but lots of baggage. Its been the opposite, somewhat - he's been a solid citizen ever since as far as I know but his performance is definitely declining. and he never was a good pass blocker, which is a big problem. He's seemingly an all around good guy. I like that we have good guys on our team. But the value needs to be there as well. At his pay level, he should be a star, and he isnt even close