Updated to include Califf.
We still have space under the cap, but I'm very surprised with how much Califf was making. I was budgeting $300K for a CB upgrade, but not sure if Califf is the answer. He's getting paid starter money, but has rotation talent IMO. Still an upgrade over what we had last year and maybe a partnership with O'Dea will be a good solution, but right now we have over $1M invested in our backline (including Hall and whatever salary increases are given to Morgan and Henry). That means over 33% of our salary is invested in 6 players.
It seems like Payne and Mariner are putting themselves into a corner on this one. If the Califf-O'Dea partnership doesn't pan out, we're not going to have much to fall back on. Not to mention what an injury crisis could do to our backline.