No so much what you think they will do, but what you would like to do if given control. Using this site for math purposes (
https://overthecap.com/calculator/pittsburgh-steelers/) should give us all a common starting point.
1. I have Roethlisberger and Pouncey retire.
2. I cut McDonald.
3. I cut Haden or at least make him take a big pay cut.
4. Extend TJ Watt and restructure Heyward and Tuitt.
5. Those moves give me about $30 million in cap space to work with.
6. Try and resign Juju for like $10-12 million for 2 years. Make the argument that he gets another bite at the FA apple when I have more cap space.
7. Resign Banner. Let AV and Fieler go.
8. Resign Hilton or Sutton - whichever I can get for like $5 million per year.
9. Round out the rest of the roster with cheap players.
10. Now with the draft class, a 2021 contingency fund, and a full roster -- I'm about out of cap room.
11. Now I can try and get clever with funny cap math extensions for Nelson, DeCastro, and Ebron. Play around with a few other contracts. Try and get about $10 million in space to play with.
12. I take that $10 million and a draft pick and go and get the best "rehabilitation" QB I can. I'm thinking Darnold is my target.
Then I hit the 2021 draft and take the best player I can in Round 1. Figure I gave up my round 2 to get Darnold. So In round 3 I get the best RB I can.
Then I promote Canada to OC and let him figure it out between Rudolph and Darnold.