I find it hilarious the level people will go to somehow try and paint this in a great light.
For one, there are ways of clearing up salary without cutting your hardest working, longest tenured locker room leader. Isnt Jake Long in the last year of his contract? Isnt Cam Wake in the last year of his(although yes, Wakes making so little its doubtful that would save us money)?
I believe its next years offseason in which the salary cap floor returns as a requirement, if it hasnt returned already. I can think of alot worse ways to spend that money then on resigning/keeping some of our more important pieces.
You know, like spending that money on Gibril Wilson, Ernest Wilford, Jake Grove, Marc Colombo, and attempting to pay Kyle Orton 27 million dollars. Just some of the moves Ireland has made or attempted to.