Fly Eagles, Fly? More Like Die Eagles, Die
by AST1N | 5 years ago | 1 Comments
Fly Eagles, Fly? More Like Die Eagles, Die
All flights in Philly are about to be cancelled.
We are a little over a month away from the kickoff from Madden 21, and unless you are living under a rock and your Discord button is gathering dust, one popular thing going on is Coach Michael "Donald" Adelmann ranting and raving about how good his new team is. And let's be honest, he is right. The team is tied for 4th in Team Overall rating (83), as well as the most players with abilities (7), and most Superstar devs (6). All this with a resume draped with playoff and Super Bowl success, one might say that this pairing of coach and team should set him up for long term success.
Let's fast forward. Ready? Go... now stop. Why did we stop so soon? This team is what I like to call a 1 year wonder. That 83 overall is going to drop in one season, and it will be beyond Adel's control. And just like the classic band "The Beets" sang on Nickelodeon's "Doug", Adel will be singing these popular lyrics:
What is even worse? This does not include any extensions for the following players, who are in the last years of their deal:
(* denotes possible starter)
- SS Jalen Mills*
- SS Will Parks
- LT Jason Peters*
- CB Sidney Jones
- CB Nickell Robey-Coleman
- CB Crevon LeBlanc
- CB Rasul Douglas
- HB Corey Clement
- HB Boston Scott
- LB Jatavis Brown*
- LB Nate Gerry*
Not only are these players going to be super hard to resign, Adel will need to also clear about $60M in cap space, all while trying to minimize the amout of cap penalties. You might say "Just get rid of Wentz!!!" Well mister smary pants with this bright idea, that's why you are a bad GM and will never amount to anything in life. The Eagles were stupid and gave Wentz a huge contract extension, which ties the organization with Wentz at least two seasons without taking a huge hit.
Here are the top 10 2021 salaries for the team:
|
Player
|
POS.
|
2020
|
2021
|
2022
|
2023
|
2024
|
| Carson Wentz | QB | $18,656,536 | $34,673,536 | $31,274,536 | $36,273,539 | $32,000,000 |
| Fletcher Cox | DT | $23,847,000 | $22,447,000 | $22,347,000 | $3,609,000 | - |
| Alshon Jeffery | WR | $15,446,500 | $18,536,500 | $5,123,000 | - | - |
| Brandon Graham | DE | $6,288,000 | $17,928,000 | $4,928,000 | $4,928,000 | $2,428,000 |
| Lane Johnson | RT | $15,921,500 | $16,501,500 | $12,718,000 | $10,443,000 | $10,434,000 |
| Darius Slay | CB | $4,300,000 | $15,750,000 | $19,750,000 | $20,750,000 | UFA |
| Javon Hargrave | DT | $3,450,000 | $15,200,000 | $15,450,000 | $2,450,000 | - |
| Brandon Brooks | G | $7,790,632 | $14,554,235 | $17,554,235 | $16,944,472 | $17,180,000 |
| Malik Jackson | DT | $4,661,000 | $13,611,000 | $13,611,000 | $13,611,000 | $1,811,000 |
| Zach Ertz | TE | $12,481,500 | $12,721,500 | $3,548,000 | - | - |
| DeSean Jackson | WR | $8,609,000 | $10,934,000 | $1,934,000 | - | - |
| Derek Barnett | DE | $4,088,882 | $10,051,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Jason Kelce | C | $7,414,000 | $8,414,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Marquise Goodwin | WR | $4,281,250 | $5,850,000 | UFA | - | - |
| Isaac Seumalo | G | $2,326,000 | $5,416,000 | $6,394,000 | $1,416,000 | $616,000 |
Looking at this, here are the guys who will likely become cap casualties:
WR Alshon Jeffrey
WR DeSean Jackson
WR Marquise Goodwin
Congrats. We are only halfway out of the hole, with this saving the team about $30M. Cutting starting FS Rodney McLeod could save another $5M, leaving you with no safeties. Do you part with Derek Barnett and his $10M last year? Starting C Jason Kelce is 32 years old and may become another odd man out, saving another $8M. If all these become true, this is what Adel will lose going from 2020 to 2021 (assuming he cannot resign anyone in the first season):
HB2, HB3
WR1, WR2, WR4
LT1
C1
RE1
MLB1
OLB1
CB3, CB4, CB5
SS1, SS2
FS1
Yeesh. We hope you enjoy 2020 Eagles fans. 2021 looks like it could be a dumpster fire.