Sopoaga had been an under the radar guy, but I do think he will be one of our targets.
People are getting a little too carried away with the free agents. We are really not in that great shape to go after them. We are currently $44M under the cap. Once Joey Porter's roster bonus kicks in, we'll only be $36M under the cap. The #1 draft pick is going to command a deal worth $10M per year. Once our draft picks are all signed, we'll be around $22M under the cap.
That $22M will have to be spread out over:
a veteran QB
1 or 2 veteran starting offensive linemen
a veteran starting WR, and maybe a #3 veteran WR
a veteran NT
a backup for Ronnie Brown that is capable of starting if Ronnie's knee is not already and Ricky fails a drug test
a veteran S, even if this is just re-signing Yeremiah Bell
plus all the other roster spots needed to be filled