Patrik: They’ve done it before, so they can absolutely do it again, if they need to. That said, I don’t understand why there’s so much concern outside of the building about “paying big money” to George Pickens. The salary cap is finite, but it’s not rigid, and the Eagles prove that every year, the Rams having proving it recently before them and let’s not talk about Drew Brees’ Saints in yesteryear. I could show you five triggers to pull, only five, that free up tens of millions of dollars without breaking a sweat, so I’m not interested in worrying about a pie that even the owner (the usual seller of said pie talking point) has recently dismissed as laughable when it comes to Pickens. So, sure, can Lamb and Prescott carry the Cowboys’ offense? Yes, but what happens in the event Lamb is injured? And why make it easier on defenses to scheme against him when healthy? Pay Pickens, pull the cap triggers, and get to fixing the defense. Generally speaking, the plan couldn’t be any easier, because paying Pickens does not stop the defense from being fixed. Believing otherwise is to not understand how the cap actually works.
