The problem with the Palm Beach Post article is that Violin is saying that they have twice as much money under the cap as John Clayton is reporting. Clayton is reporting that Miami has $13M total, while Violin says it's $25M.
After draft picks and our own free agents are signed, they will have about $6M for free agents, based on the Clayton report. A backup QB on the open market gets about $2M (which is what we offered Thigpen). A quality guard is looking at a deal worth $5-6M per season. Guys like Bradshaw and Deangelo Williams will be looking for deals worth $5-6M per season, similar to what Michael Turner got. Without cutting anyone, they are going to be limited to a mediocre backup QB, a lesser known RB, and some veteran minimum types for depth on the OL, safety, and pass rush specialist.
If the Violin number of $25M is correct, then obviously, everything changes.