It's going to be an interesting close season. As you say, there are a bunch of players out of contract, but there are others like Kittle entering the final year of their contract. They can't let him get close to free agency next year. They also have a dreadful set of picks in the draft, with 6 picks in total, but with none in rounds 2 ,3 & 4 and 2 apiece in rounds 5 and 7 then it could be slim pickings in the draft.