I don’t know the exact figure, but I’ve seen a 200 million number thrown out there in available cap space this upcoming offseason. To me, this makes the Belichick decision all the more complicated for the Krafts. I can’t see Bill being a guy who would move into a front office-only position, TBH, so he’ll either be back in his current dual role or not at all, in my opinion. So the question is: do we / they trust Bill enough at this point to reset again, and dictate where so many dollars in salary will be spent for the next 3 years or so?
And of course…regardless of who’s calling the shots, it’s tough to be in a full rebuild situation with that much money to spend; on whom is all this money best spent to make this team a contender again? And if not Belichick, who’s best suited to make those decisions?