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Originally Posted by Megatron96
Pretty sure they’re hosed until 2027
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It's just crazy. 3 years is a nice time to rebuild. Trade away Garrett, Chubb, anyone who costs money. Stockpile picks. Tank and draft a great QB. Pay Watson off early so you can get him off the dead cap as soon as humanly possible.
They can still trade away and rebuild with deshaun on the bench. But what's the point of that? Buy they won't. They're gonna try to bandaid this and keep trying to win. They could start 2027 with a clean cap and a roster chock full of young talent. Trying to keep winning means less draft picks, winning your way out of lottery picks, and a less favorable cap number.
How can you not feel really bad for cleveland? The bonkers thing is they could have had baker Mayfield, several extra picks, and probably could have saved themselves hundreds of millions without wasting their Garrett / Chubb window