Is NFL Cap Space Becoming IRRELEVANT?

We're all free agency, all the time over the next two weeks on The Athletic Football Show. And what better way to kick that off than with your questions? Robert Mays and Dave Helman tackle questions on how new coaching and front office staffs handle free agency, the great spot in which Tyler Linderbaum finds himself, the idea of the importance of cap space as potentially outdated, and a whole lot more on this episode of TAFS.

0:00 Welcome to the show
1:45 Important notes about our free agency coverage next week
3:03 Houston Texans trade for David Montgomery
3:36 How the Detroit Lions forced the issue
5:45 Free agency running back market
9:20 Texans trade Tytus Howard to Cleveland Browns
10:17 What are the Texans doing at offensive line?
12:40 Browns fixing o-line
13:40 Fun Beller fact
14:41 Advantage of established front offices
16:35 Benefits of being a new GM
20:40 Landmines for new GMs
21:52 Tua Tagovailoa vs Kyler Murray
23:18 Tua’s health
24:05 Kyler’s health
25:15 Reasons to be hesitant about Tua
26:09 Reasons to believe in Kyler
28:45 Was Justin Fields a good swing?
30:51 Is cap space irrelevant now?
32:35 Financial flexibility is the new goal
33:50 The New Orleans Saints and the month of March
36:22 What is free agency, really?
38:45 What we can learn from David Edwards
39:49 How should Baltimore Ravens handle roster if they retain Tyler Linderbaum?
41:58 Draftable centers
43:18 You said it, Robert, not us!
44:34 Why the premium for Linderbaum is worth it
46:16 How to financially keep Linderbaum
48:34 Green Bay Packers balance between free agents and roster holes
51:34 Comp picks formula
52:39 Kenneth Walker and Tariq Woolen contracts
57:15 Do explosive stats matter in free agency?
58:53 Speed doesn’t equal explosiveness
1:01:10 Building through free agency
1:01:27 New England Patriots
1:06:57 San Francisco 49ers WR situation
1:07:21 Romeo Doubs
1:08:22 Mike Evans

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