Also you can gain cap space by giving Mario an extension fairly soon before he hits FA.
As I nderstsnd it Marios salary this year was like 15mil, but cap hit was 18 mil from deferred bbonus. Then if you franchise him it is 120 % of 18 or 22 mil.
Most likely you can sign Mario to some back loaded guaranteed contract and reduce this years 18 to something below 14 mil given injury history and good win-win situation.
So that lkeeps Mario which need to do and keeps cap space flexibility without considering other cap moves they might make, like extending Schaub.
Considering draft picks only work out 30-50% of time it really would be foolish to trade a top 5 olb/De for draft picks.
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