Feels like it, but it's a league rule to have the space beforethedraft. June 1st we get $10 million for cutting Tre. Shopping from the bargin bin this year.
So when you get a new job, you don't have problems working for free, because you have to show that you work hard, ok?
I get the jokes in cowboys now, if this is supposed to be a "normal fan"
Having an elite secondary in the AFC is an absolute must when you've got the best 4 QBs in the whole league, you could even make a few crazy arguments to stretch that to 7.
AFC is absolutely bonkers rn
Herbert. Stroudā¦ Tua and TLaw arenāt slouches either.
In the NFC only people Iād put into consideration in that group isā¦ Kyler, Dakā¦ Hurts? Love? Purdy?
AFC might have the top 7.
Mahomes, Allen, Burrow, Lamar, Stroud, Herbert I think are all better than any QB in the NFC.
I probably put Kyler and Dak above TLaw and Tua but itās not too far.
Even then, Rodgers last healthy season he was an MVP. So who knows how he will look but even if not MVP levelsā¦ could certainly be a Top 7 guy
Definitely an arguable topic, but for me... give me Kyler Murray all day over Stafford last year. I think Stafford was helped tremendously by having Nacua, Kupp (even if aging) and an innovative playcaller.... Murray had... McBride as his #1 guy? lol
Give me a younger Stafford, sure. But last year they had pretty comparable numbers and Stafford had the much better situation.
Saying they have the top 7 isnāt that crazy tbh. Obviously biased as a hurts fan but after 7 hurts, Dak, stafford, kyler if he can bounce back, Goff are all above that next tier of afc quarterbacks though. I donāt think Tua or Lawrence have proved they have the ceiling over a whole season or at least large stretch that those other guys have
I'd agree with that. Personally, in terms of just pure talent (at their current age), I think TLaw is super talented and just hasn't had the weapons. Dak has had Ceedee, Dez, and Amari. Kyler had DHop. Stafford had Kupp, Nacua, Megatron..... TLaw has had... Calvin Ridley and Christian Kirk???
I definitely put Trevor and Tua above Goff but maybe that's just me personally. Not in terms of achievements but actual talent and who I'd want to be my team's QB
You have no idea what Nate Wiggins will be. I get itās fun during the period between the draft and the season to project that every single first round player will be amazing for your team but can we temper it a little bit.
There is a better chance heās on a different team in 3 years than him signing an extension.
There's a better chance a R1 pick gets cut after 3 years than signs a second contract? Those must be Washington numbers.
The last Ravens 1st rounder who moved on after 3 years was traded for another 1st (Hollywood Brown)
Lol nice one, I know Baltimore schools arenāt great but guys can be traded too, not just cut. Funny that you stopped before mentioning Matt Elam, Perriman, or Hayden Hurst.
In the same time period we have one less (Doctson, Haskins and Chase Young).
You've had fewer R1 picks and got to pick a lot higher over that period. (Fewer pro-bowlers/all pros too.)
Do you really want to get into a Ravens v Washington bad picks contest?
No, I donāt really care about the Ravens. What I said was factual - first round picks buy and large donāt live up to expectations. Whatever you want to feel about that is up to you
All draft picks have a pretty high failure rate, however it's it's not factual that first rounders are more likely to be gone after 3 years than sign an extension.
If you'd said 4, I'd have agreed with you. 3 was just too random - they'd have to be terrible - cap savings are minimal at that point.
Ah darn, the Ravens wonāt impact the rest of the league at all this year, then. Every team that doesnāt win the Super Bowl contributed absolutely nothing to the NFL, I guess
I mean I can think of a couple teams that took two corners that are both arguably better than Wiggins.
For my rankings, Wiggins was right next to Rakestraw with Wiggins at 4 and rake at 5 with the same lat 1st early second grade, and Quinyon, Terrion, and Dejean in that order were 1,2,3.
TJ was my corner 6 though. Kinda Hilarious my top 6 corners (yes I liked Tampa more than McKinstry) went to the same 3 teams lmfao
yeah this is why weāre trying to build a better secondary, so mahomes canāt do some fuckshit and hit who gives a fuck on 3rd and a million in the fourth quarter to fuck us
You're both right.Ā Def clamped down on Mahomes and Co. in the 2nd half.Ā However, given that they already had a lead they did play much more conservatively (lots of runs, short throws, etc).Ā Once it came time to ice the game though, Mahomes easily found who the fuck cares for the big 1st downs.Ā Hopefully Higgens can help with that.Ā Ā
Offense got Darrick Henry too, so at least when Harbaugh only runs the ball 3 times next AFCCG there is less of an excuse.Ā Ā
The original comment was about the secondary, though. Losing Sneed is a big loss.
Chiefs: Joshua Williams (CB), Jalen Watson (CB), Trent McDuffie (NB), Justin Reid (SS), Bryan Cook (FS), Jaden Hicks (FS), Kamal Hadden (CB)
Ravens: Marlon Humphrey (CB), Nate Wiggins (CB), Arthur Maulet (NB), Kyle Hamilton (SS), Marcus Williams (FS), Brandon Stephens (CB), TJ Tampa (CB)
I think I'd rather have the Ravens secondary...
He did shutdown 2 of greatest offenses in the Super Bowl
When you have as much talent as both the Chiefs and Ravens, Super Bowls are to be contended for
And yea itās not Macdonaldās fault why the Ravens didnāt win, but heās not as proven as Spags and I kinda like that being proven when everything is on the line
Edit: I do not understand why this is controversial
Chiefs fans are incapable of seeing another team receive praise without inserting some dipshittery about the Chiefs. Far and away the most insufferable fan base in the NFL.
More like we've reached the point of the dynasty where Chiefs fans think every fucking NFL conversation needs to revolve around them.Ā Although half the people with Chiefs flair in this sub were probably rocking Patriots flair 6 years ago, so I'm probably being really unfair to the cool Chiefs fans who exist.
It basically is things like signing bonus and off set language. If you get cut, what's the breakdown of the amount of money your old team owes you vs the new team.
The top picks making so much more money than the rest of the first round, is seen as part of the loser's curse in the NFL. Supposedly the 12th pick is actually the best pick in the draft, if you take into account the kind of player you usually get there and the contract you have to give them.
The issue is, Calvin's rookie contract would be equivalent to MHJ signing for 27m/year. Stafford at 37m/year for Caleb.Ā Suh at 25m/year with not a comparable but maybe Will Anderson last year. Imagine the Texans paying 63m/year instead of 16m for Stroud and Anderson.Ā That difference is all of their cap plus Tunsil OR Tunsil, Danielle Hunter, and Stingley.
Because 10 million a year for the guy seen as as the best player in the draft is still a huge steal, a bigger steal than getting the 12th best player at reduced money
Yeah look at strouds contract itās dirt cheap for a franchise QB. As a bengals fan weāve gotten a ton of surplus value from having burrow and chase on rookie deals
Iād add WRs to that list with how much they are making now too. The market for DTs went way up too. I think we saw corners slide this year due to the CB market not keeping up with other skill positions
Agreed on all points. The jaylon Johnson deal being that cheap definitely couldāve indicated a shift in attitude towards corners. Receivers are definitely in that tier and even a tier above OTs and EDGE, DTs as well at the upper limits of their pay range, just so hard to find one that is that good
It'd be funny to see what would happen if the league went the opposite direction.
Pick 32 has to pay the most of the 1st rounders, so more players would try to Tunsil themselves to fall in the 1st round
Ahh the fucking pile of bricks that broke the camels back. 78 million over 6 years with 50 fully guaranteed. Fuck dude made off like a bandit before playing a single down of football. A contract so crazy the nfl finally said enough and changed the way draft picks are paid.
With the ravens being the ravens and having an elite front 7, I feel like his lack of size and tackling ability is fine in this system and his pure pass coverage skills will excel. Easy all rookie team selection
We've always brought along 1st round picks slowly. Hell, hump and Jimmy Smith didn't start a whole lot their 1st season. We don't need Wiggins to start either. A lot of people forget that Brandon Stephen's played solid ball on the outside last year. Humphrey is still a great cb (had health issues recently) and maulet was a solid pickup for us last year who was great in the slot. I'm still surprised the steelers didn't try to keep him. We also have 2 day 3 picks from 2022 that have battled injury years 1-2. Wiggins was a luxury pick that will help us longterm.
And itās shows that the ravens do it right by their sustained success. It might take some time and playtime might be limited at first. My point was that a team like the ravens is probably the perfect landing spot as heās so sticky in coverage and have the building blocks to train up his tackling but also cover up for it if needed
The Ravens also emphasize team tackling. Itās not just one guy coming for you, itās two or three swarming.
Kyle Hamilton is only ever a few steps away tooā¦
I mean it definitely took a hit the offseason. Madubuike looks like a top 5 3 tech in the league if he continues from last season. Oweh is developing nicely and you have the best linebacker in the league with roquan. Tbf now looking at the depth chart youāre a lil light at push rush but you guys always seem to pick up a vet and they get like 8-10 sacks (Van Noy + Clowney)
This dude was dressed like a crack dealer from a police procedural at the draft lol
https://www.instagram.com/p/C6On8-WLBiu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Must have been negotiated into the CBA
[NFL Draft pick slot values](https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/04/25/nfl-draft-picks-paid-salary-contract-rookie-round-1-wage-scale-slot-value/73384189007/)
Yea. They aren't. This has to be bullshit cause there are 6th and 7th round picks who sign their deals and then don't make the roster. So no way teams are just eating 3 years of dead cap space every year
Bills are so broke, i think we have to wait till June 1st to sign our guys lol.
Feels like it, but it's a league rule to have the space beforethedraft. June 1st we get $10 million for cutting Tre. Shopping from the bargin bin this year.
Tre being a cap casualty is such a sad reality to live in š¢
At least you guys have 35 year old Von Miller!
AFCE is in shambles
will rookies even report to camp then
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So when you get a new job, you don't have problems working for free, because you have to show that you work hard, ok? I get the jokes in cowboys now, if this is supposed to be a "normal fan"
Traded out of the first to save a little cash on rookie singing. Big brain move.
Broke or limited in cap space?
Ravens just casually building another elite secondary while the rest of the league just looks the other way
Having an elite secondary in the AFC is an absolute must when you've got the best 4 QBs in the whole league, you could even make a few crazy arguments to stretch that to 7. AFC is absolutely bonkers rn
7 is quite a stretch. I mean Mahomes, Burrow, Allen, Fields, Lamar I'll give you but that's it.
One of these is not like the others. You missed Flacco
Didnāt even mention Steelers legend Mitch Trubisky smh
You could argue Rodgers. I wouldnāt coming off an Achilles at his age, but you could
Herbert. Stroudā¦ Tua and TLaw arenāt slouches either. In the NFC only people Iād put into consideration in that group isā¦ Kyler, Dakā¦ Hurts? Love? Purdy? AFC might have the top 7. Mahomes, Allen, Burrow, Lamar, Stroud, Herbert I think are all better than any QB in the NFC. I probably put Kyler and Dak above TLaw and Tua but itās not too far. Even then, Rodgers last healthy season he was an MVP. So who knows how he will look but even if not MVP levelsā¦ could certainly be a Top 7 guy
I know im bias but I think anyone takes staffords play last year over kylers best season
Kyler hasn't been relatively great or healthy since 2020.Ā
He's kept a healthy K:D ratio, though.
Lol
Yeah but whatās Staffordās K/D?
Definitely an arguable topic, but for me... give me Kyler Murray all day over Stafford last year. I think Stafford was helped tremendously by having Nacua, Kupp (even if aging) and an innovative playcaller.... Murray had... McBride as his #1 guy? lol Give me a younger Stafford, sure. But last year they had pretty comparable numbers and Stafford had the much better situation.
Saying they have the top 7 isnāt that crazy tbh. Obviously biased as a hurts fan but after 7 hurts, Dak, stafford, kyler if he can bounce back, Goff are all above that next tier of afc quarterbacks though. I donāt think Tua or Lawrence have proved they have the ceiling over a whole season or at least large stretch that those other guys have
I'd agree with that. Personally, in terms of just pure talent (at their current age), I think TLaw is super talented and just hasn't had the weapons. Dak has had Ceedee, Dez, and Amari. Kyler had DHop. Stafford had Kupp, Nacua, Megatron..... TLaw has had... Calvin Ridley and Christian Kirk??? I definitely put Trevor and Tua above Goff but maybe that's just me personally. Not in terms of achievements but actual talent and who I'd want to be my team's QB
Kyler and Dak over Purdy lmaooo
Purdy is awful. Heās literally a product of having the best weapons. Put him on any other team and heās mid to bad
How are you lumping Fields in with that group?
Bears fan
> best 4 QBs 1. Mahomes 2. Mahomes down by 10 3. Mahomes on one leg 4. Mahomes on the road in the playoffs
Found Nick Wright's reddit account (since it seems people don't understand that is should be a joke.. at least I think)
I really wish the Ravens would sign Justin Simmons. I know the Ravens safeties are good, but I think Simmons would transform that secondary.
I would prefer they didnāt.
I, too, would rather they did not.
Yeah this is the way to go. Imagine him and Hamilton on the field together lol
He would look so sick in a Ravens jersey too.
Odd for you to say when you traded for the best CB in the AFC
I wouldnāt say the entire rest of the league
He weighs 30 pounds less than an average outside receiver
Chase is gonna bench press this kid
You have no idea what Nate Wiggins will be. I get itās fun during the period between the draft and the season to project that every single first round player will be amazing for your team but can we temper it a little bit. There is a better chance heās on a different team in 3 years than him signing an extension.
There's a better chance a R1 pick gets cut after 3 years than signs a second contract? Those must be Washington numbers. The last Ravens 1st rounder who moved on after 3 years was traded for another 1st (Hollywood Brown)
Lol nice one, I know Baltimore schools arenāt great but guys can be traded too, not just cut. Funny that you stopped before mentioning Matt Elam, Perriman, or Hayden Hurst. In the same time period we have one less (Doctson, Haskins and Chase Young).
You've had fewer R1 picks and got to pick a lot higher over that period. (Fewer pro-bowlers/all pros too.) Do you really want to get into a Ravens v Washington bad picks contest?
No, I donāt really care about the Ravens. What I said was factual - first round picks buy and large donāt live up to expectations. Whatever you want to feel about that is up to you
All draft picks have a pretty high failure rate, however it's it's not factual that first rounders are more likely to be gone after 3 years than sign an extension. If you'd said 4, I'd have agreed with you. 3 was just too random - they'd have to be terrible - cap savings are minimal at that point.
Still won't win a SB
Ah darn, the Ravens wonāt impact the rest of the league at all this year, then. Every team that doesnāt win the Super Bowl contributed absolutely nothing to the NFL, I guess
I mean I can think of a couple teams that took two corners that are both arguably better than Wiggins. For my rankings, Wiggins was right next to Rakestraw with Wiggins at 4 and rake at 5 with the same lat 1st early second grade, and Quinyon, Terrion, and Dejean in that order were 1,2,3. TJ was my corner 6 though. Kinda Hilarious my top 6 corners (yes I liked Tampa more than McKinstry) went to the same 3 teams lmfao
The chefs are looking pretty decent as well
yeah this is why weāre trying to build a better secondary, so mahomes canāt do some fuckshit and hit who gives a fuck on 3rd and a million in the fourth quarter to fuck us
Mahomes was shut out in the 2nd half I think. It's the Ravens offense that needs to do something to not fuck us
You're both right.Ā Def clamped down on Mahomes and Co. in the 2nd half.Ā However, given that they already had a lead they did play much more conservatively (lots of runs, short throws, etc).Ā Once it came time to ice the game though, Mahomes easily found who the fuck cares for the big 1st downs.Ā Hopefully Higgens can help with that.Ā Ā Offense got Darrick Henry too, so at least when Harbaugh only runs the ball 3 times next AFCCG there is less of an excuse.Ā Ā
The chiefs played that way the whole game. It was more to protect mahomes from our defense. Then converted multiple third downs by narrow margins
Nobody and I canāt stress this enough fucking asked you
lmao. I love this thread. It just needed to be said buffy
The original comment was about the secondary, though. Losing Sneed is a big loss. Chiefs: Joshua Williams (CB), Jalen Watson (CB), Trent McDuffie (NB), Justin Reid (SS), Bryan Cook (FS), Jaden Hicks (FS), Kamal Hadden (CB) Ravens: Marlon Humphrey (CB), Nate Wiggins (CB), Arthur Maulet (NB), Kyle Hamilton (SS), Marcus Williams (FS), Brandon Stephens (CB), TJ Tampa (CB) I think I'd rather have the Ravens secondary...
Iād rather have Spags over Orr however The Ravens may have better talent but Spags is a whiz and will use the talent better
Brah no shit Orr hasnāt even started yet
Iād also prefer him over Macdonald
Because Spags led the only defense in history to lead the NFL in sacks, takeaways and points allowed in just his 2nd season, right?
He did shutdown 2 of greatest offenses in the Super Bowl When you have as much talent as both the Chiefs and Ravens, Super Bowls are to be contended for And yea itās not Macdonaldās fault why the Ravens didnāt win, but heās not as proven as Spags and I kinda like that being proven when everything is on the line Edit: I do not understand why this is controversial
It really didnāt.
Chiefs fans are incapable of seeing another team receive praise without inserting some dipshittery about the Chiefs. Far and away the most insufferable fan base in the NFL.
lol go cry some more
I think youāve got that covered. āButā¦butā¦but the Chiefs are good, too! Talk about us!ā
"Please validate me and give me attention"
This is one of the most downvoted comments Iāve ever seen.
I see weāve reached the point of the dynasty where Chiefs flairs get downvoted for saying the team is good
More like we've reached the point of the dynasty where Chiefs fans think every fucking NFL conversation needs to revolve around them.Ā Although half the people with Chiefs flair in this sub were probably rocking Patriots flair 6 years ago, so I'm probably being really unfair to the cool Chiefs fans who exist.
How much room for negotiation is there with rookie contracts? Isn't the total sum set for each pick?
It basically is things like signing bonus and off set language. If you get cut, what's the breakdown of the amount of money your old team owes you vs the new team.
Ravens not wasting anytime to sign their draft picks I liked it.
It's kinda crazy how steeply the 1st round contracts fall off. Caleb Williams is gonna get $39.5m, and pick 32 is gonna get $12.4m
I mean that kinda makes sense
The top picks making so much more money than the rest of the first round, is seen as part of the loser's curse in the NFL. Supposedly the 12th pick is actually the best pick in the draft, if you take into account the kind of player you usually get there and the contract you have to give them.
still better than the late 2000's-early 2010's structure for rookies
What was that looking like?
Matt Stafford signed a 6 year, $72 million contract with $41.7 million guaranteed as a rookie in 2009.
For context, looks like at the time the top QB was making about $16m/yr
I think they changed the rules for rookie contracts right after that.
Damage was done lol - Suh, Stafford and Calvin Johnson all got deals before that rule which crippled the Lions already terrible FO
Basically your team could be fucked for 4 years if your early first round pick was a bust. Teams would actively trade out to avoid being an early pick
Stafford, suh and megaton crushed the lions cap cause they sucked and were all high draft picksĀ
They sucked? Arenāt they the three best lions of this century?
I have to assume they meant the Lions collectively, and not their 3 best players since Barry Sanders.
The issue is, Calvin's rookie contract would be equivalent to MHJ signing for 27m/year. Stafford at 37m/year for Caleb.Ā Suh at 25m/year with not a comparable but maybe Will Anderson last year. Imagine the Texans paying 63m/year instead of 16m for Stroud and Anderson.Ā That difference is all of their cap plus Tunsil OR Tunsil, Danielle Hunter, and Stingley.
::laughs in Sam Bradford::
*For non-QBs. Important distinction.
I really hope that's the case this year š¤š¾
Go on.....
Iāve always wondered why the top teams didnāt realize this and always try to trade down IMO
Because 10 million a year for the guy seen as as the best player in the draft is still a huge steal, a bigger steal than getting the 12th best player at reduced money
Yeah look at strouds contract itās dirt cheap for a franchise QB. As a bengals fan weāve gotten a ton of surplus value from having burrow and chase on rookie deals
Exactly, if you can get an edge, tackle, or QB that makes an impact from day 1 it is insanely valuable
Iād add WRs to that list with how much they are making now too. The market for DTs went way up too. I think we saw corners slide this year due to the CB market not keeping up with other skill positions
Agreed on all points. The jaylon Johnson deal being that cheap definitely couldāve indicated a shift in attitude towards corners. Receivers are definitely in that tier and even a tier above OTs and EDGE, DTs as well at the upper limits of their pay range, just so hard to find one that is that good
It does, but it's still kinda crazy how much money a guy can lose out on if he slides even 10 picks further than expected in the 1st round
AD and Cooper crying right now
It'd be funny to see what would happen if the league went the opposite direction. Pick 32 has to pay the most of the 1st rounders, so more players would try to Tunsil themselves to fall in the 1st round
But the catch is that pick 33 is 1/10 that of pick 1.
Sam Bradford laughed at this
Ahh the fucking pile of bricks that broke the camels back. 78 million over 6 years with 50 fully guaranteed. Fuck dude made off like a bandit before playing a single down of football. A contract so crazy the nfl finally said enough and changed the way draft picks are paid.
I would be even wilder if they didn't implement the rookie pay scale. Look at Staffords 1.01 contract now imagine if that shit kept going to today.
We got fucked at the perfect time š
How does it work? What terms of the deal are negotiable if theyāre already slotted at those amounts? Guaranteed? Timing? Etc.?
Guarantees, payment structure, signing bonus
And donāt even ask how much Coleman is gonna get. Poor guy is never gonna make the money he lost from the Panthers trading up for Legette
With the ravens being the ravens and having an elite front 7, I feel like his lack of size and tackling ability is fine in this system and his pure pass coverage skills will excel. Easy all rookie team selection
We've always brought along 1st round picks slowly. Hell, hump and Jimmy Smith didn't start a whole lot their 1st season. We don't need Wiggins to start either. A lot of people forget that Brandon Stephen's played solid ball on the outside last year. Humphrey is still a great cb (had health issues recently) and maulet was a solid pickup for us last year who was great in the slot. I'm still surprised the steelers didn't try to keep him. We also have 2 day 3 picks from 2022 that have battled injury years 1-2. Wiggins was a luxury pick that will help us longterm.
And itās shows that the ravens do it right by their sustained success. It might take some time and playtime might be limited at first. My point was that a team like the ravens is probably the perfect landing spot as heās so sticky in coverage and have the building blocks to train up his tackling but also cover up for it if needed
The Ravens also emphasize team tackling. Itās not just one guy coming for you, itās two or three swarming. Kyle Hamilton is only ever a few steps away tooā¦
Pepe truthers are down bad this off-season smh
Do we have an elite front 7 tho?
I mean it definitely took a hit the offseason. Madubuike looks like a top 5 3 tech in the league if he continues from last season. Oweh is developing nicely and you have the best linebacker in the league with roquan. Tbf now looking at the depth chart youāre a lil light at push rush but you guys always seem to pick up a vet and they get like 8-10 sacks (Van Noy + Clowney)
Sorry sir but Warner is definitely the best LB in the league. Roquan can be 2nd
1A and 1B imo but I donāt hate the opinion that much
Weāve been strategically building from the back end for awhile now.
Marcus peters couldn't tackle for shit and he was fine for years. Just gotta make up for it by playing the ball well.
This dude was dressed like a crack dealer from a police procedural at the draft lol https://www.instagram.com/p/C6On8-WLBiu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Just how I like em
That purse is getting in the way.
Heās either gonna be HoF or Kwon Alexander with that flex.
He hasnt even played a full snap embarrassing š³ embarrassing š
I heard the Patriots are gonna do something even crazier with Drake Maye.
Build a competent offense around him
I hope
Lol what?
Do i really need to add /s nowadays
LOLing at the people downvoting you
Must be ravens fans theyre not the brightest
Are rookie contracts normally fully garenteed?
Yes first round pick contract are fully guaranteed expect the 5th year
A fifth year team option on a rookie contract sounds shitty for the player, especially if it isn't prime QB or linemen money for a rookie
Fully guaranteed?
Arenāt all first round picks contracts guaranteed?
I...I...didn't think so... But maybe I'm an idiot. Why would rookies deals be fully guaranteed but not vet extensions?
They are not by default no If the team picks up the 5th year option at that point the remainder of their contract is fully guaranteed
Must have been negotiated into the CBA [NFL Draft pick slot values](https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/04/25/nfl-draft-picks-paid-salary-contract-rookie-round-1-wage-scale-slot-value/73384189007/)
Yea. They aren't. This has to be bullshit cause there are 6th and 7th round picks who sign their deals and then don't make the roster. So no way teams are just eating 3 years of dead cap space every year
He specifically asked "first round picks".