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Originally Posted by manchambo
Again, list the important free agents. There really aren't many.
Bolles tops the list. And it's kind of hilarious for this forum to act like he's a huge issue. But the reality is he's a better than solid LT with a few years left in the tank, so they ought to hold on to him.
And they should extend Bonitto. They don't have to, but they really should.
So they need to commit 30-40 million to those two, though I expect they can do it in a way so some of the hit will come in 26, when the Wilson dead money is finally gone.
Now name the next important free agent.
I can agree that the Broncos won't be able to fully realize the benefit of Bo's rookie deal due to dead money, but it decreases by 20 mil next year.
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You're gonna need to fill out the roster, though, regardless of what Denver decides to do with their own FA's. And that will cost a little money. Bolles isn't a great LT, but he's adequate and like you say, probably your best option out there, so pencil in $20 mil. per year minimum for him. Bonitto is a non-issue at this point.
I wasn't the one originally discussing Denver's pending FA's, but if you want me to be brutally honest, you're the third best team in the AFC West now and will be for a while.
So while you may not need to retain a lot of your own FA's, you're gonna need to add a couple significant pieces (via free agency) to even be able to move into the second spot.
So even though you're looking improved and the team is getting better, without significant expenditures you're going to be looking at BEST case scenario Wild Card road games for a while, assuming you can even make the playoffs.
Just the reality of life in the AFC West with Reid/Mahomes and Harbaugh/Herbert here indefinitely.