Most likely -Owen Daniels -Matt Schaub Maybe -J Jo -Manning -Newton At a minimum I think they will try to get a pay cut out of Joesph's contract. Would expect Rick Smith to try to get Schaub to do the same similar to what Eagles did with Vick this year to try and make a trade possible. Things are about to get interesting...
I think Schaub and OD will be the only two cut, but the bigger changes will be that they will let several FA's walk.
Agreed, it would be pretty reckless because they can't upgrade the position without spending a lot more than they'd save by cutting him.
Schaub Daniels Possible Manning Joseph McCain I did all these on the salary cap calculator and it would give the Texans 25million in cap space. I don't think they will do it and I really wish they would because if we are going to suck we need to get this cap in order sooner rather than later.
Other than Daniels and Schaub I say they all stay. Small chance Newton gets cut this year, but I think the real blood bath will be 2015... lot of money coming due on guys that are getting older and/or may not be a fit for BOB. 2015 cuts: Joseph, Myers, McCain, Foster (maybe) 2015 walk-aways: Manning, Yates, Keo, Newton, Keenum
Manning Schaub Newton; frees up $9.3 mil. OD gets you an extra $4.5 mil. Personally, I wouldn't mind taking that roughly $14 mil dividing it in two, and filling two positional needs with top tier payers. Or Using the money to extend jjWatt.
I think the first set of cuts will be financial. Thus, Schaub and Owens (who is both expensive and injury prone) are the locks to be cut. Newton will get cut latter , when he effectively gets replaced either via the draft or FA. I do not see Newton on the roster when camp starts.
Newton is a curious case. Quessenberry and Williams are basically still rookies (they only each have a training camp under their belt, Williams didn't even get get through training camp, IIRC). I can't see either one of them starting the season for us. Signing an FA seems like it would be a waste of resources, because the guys currently on the market that are appreciably better than Newton are going to want longer term deals with significant money (Albert, Monroe, Oher, Giacomini, etc). We shouldn't be spending money on RT when we have two talented draft picks ready to take over the spot either halfway through this year or the next. Don't get me wrong, Newton sucks ballz. But we're in a tough spot where I think letting the crappy players play out their contracts and replacing them with draftees is better for us than reaching for stop-gaps.
I think O.D. will definitely be cut and Ninja and Graham won't be resigned. Manning and J-Jo could be cut if they don't restructure their contracts. A couple of the guys on the offensive line could be cut... Like Newton. Schaub, Case, and Yates could all be cut.
Going out and spending money on a right tackle would be the smart thing to do. Can't depend on two guys who are basically rookies and Newton. The offensive line is the most important unit on the team. The Texans shouldn't be cheap there.
Flushing two valuable draft picks down the toilet to spend money on a veteran when you've got bills coming due on Kareem and Watt is not smart. See what you have in Williams and Q'Berry first, then go spend if you have to, but not before those two important FAs are resigned.
Who says those two guys are valuable draft picks...??? How valuable was Montgomery and other mid round picks the Kubiak lead Texans have made. Bringing a veteran offensive lineman in allows those two youngsters to groom in the rotation. And what makes you think they are going to keep Kareem. He's not that important.
Wouldn't mind seeing Schaubnado, OD, Manning, JJo, Keo, Harris, Newton all gone. Antonio, Tate, and Mitchell will all probably sign elsewhere.
I've seen multiple people talk about cutting Keo.....why? It saves literally no money and Keo is solid depth if nothing else. Derek Newton is a goner though, he only has 15k worth of dead money and he's totally worthless. Also I've heard people talk about cutting "Harris", the only Harris that can be cut is Brandon Harris, but that wouldn't make a lot of sense because he's a young up and coming DB who is signed for cheap. I think we give him one more year to show something. As for Manning, you save what? 4.5 mil by cutting him? That won't even pay for his replacement.