2019 NFL Salary Cap announced - $188.2MM

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Coltsalr

On the other hand, the Broncos went for broke in free agency and won the Super Bowl. The Rams went for broke and had Goff not shit the bed they’d also be (mercifully) Super Bowl champs right now.

The Broncos and Rams also drafted well in those time frames. Both teams, despite adding significantly in free agency, still had mostly drafted starters. Both teams started with good core pieces and supplemented that with free agents. Jacksonville built their core through free agency, which is why their run was so short and fell apart so quickly.

[Coltsalr]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

The Broncos and Rams also drafted well in those time frames. Both teams, despite adding significantly in free agency, still had mostly drafted starters. Both teams started with good core pieces and supplemented that with free agents. Jacksonville built their core through free agency, which is why their run was so short and fell apart so quickly.

Yeah, absolutely. And the Colts have now finally drafted well under Ballard.

Augment another solid draft with a couple of splash signings like the Broncos/Rams had (say if we got Flowers/Collins and then Christian Wilkins/AJ Brown as the top two picks) and this will be a dangerous team.