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Serious Question about the Cap?
Posted on 12/21/14 at 3:36 pm
Posted on 12/21/14 at 3:36 pm
I keep seeing on FB we are in cap hell. Of course the usual clean house blah blah. What is the bottom line with the cap for FA next year?
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Posted on 12/21/14 at 3:38 pm to 5Alive
I thibk were going to see more restructuring and moving parts than ever in this off-season
Posted on 12/21/14 at 3:38 pm to 5Alive
Posted on 12/21/14 at 3:38 pm to 5Alive
If i'm not mistaken I believe the cap goes up next year. Several vets should restructure or hit the road.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 3:39 pm to 5Alive
Tiger bait will be here to tell you everything is ok
Posted on 12/21/14 at 3:44 pm to tduecen
7 players account for $92 million... That is insane.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 3:48 pm to DirtyMike
Bottom line is the cap is estimated at 140 Million we have 160 Million committed. We have some decisions to make.
This post was edited on 12/21/14 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 12/21/14 at 3:54 pm to Pat Farris
We are in cap hell. 7 players account for nearly 100 million in cap. That's horrible. Several contracts will be restructured this off season.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 4:00 pm to Queen Me
Team is done and over with going forward. Like the article says, Loomis went for it short term then it totally blew up.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 4:05 pm to 5Alive
We are fine. With a few selective cuts, restructurings(especially turning roster bonuses into signing bonuses to spread out the hit), and pay cuts we will have enough cap to do whatever we need to.
Imo we need to go ahead and dump both guards and at least 1 of Hawthorne or Lofton(they are too similar to be on the field together). That right there will get us under if I'm not mistaken. Then you turn Graham and Byrd's roster bonuses into signing bonuses and we'll have enough money to sign whoever we want to.
Then the big money saver will be restructuring/extending Brees. And we have Colston who will need to take a pay cut or be cut.
We could be $30 mil under the cap if we wanted to.
Imo we need to go ahead and dump both guards and at least 1 of Hawthorne or Lofton(they are too similar to be on the field together). That right there will get us under if I'm not mistaken. Then you turn Graham and Byrd's roster bonuses into signing bonuses and we'll have enough money to sign whoever we want to.
Then the big money saver will be restructuring/extending Brees. And we have Colston who will need to take a pay cut or be cut.
We could be $30 mil under the cap if we wanted to.
This post was edited on 12/21/14 at 4:36 pm
Posted on 12/21/14 at 5:21 pm to bonethug0108
Hopefully we can do this
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:32 pm to bonethug0108
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We are fine. With a few selective cuts, restructurings(especially turning roster bonuses into signing bonuses to spread out the hit), and pay cuts we will have enough cap to do whatever we need to.
did you watch us play this year?
a few cuts and restructuring isn't going to address WR, OL, LB, CB, S, and K
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:34 pm to chalmetteowl
You forgot about DT and DE
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:37 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
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I thibk were going to see more restructuring and moving parts than ever in this off-season
Interpretation: We will make guaranteed roster bonuses into signing bonuses and stretch them over the length of the contract. Basically, kick the can down the road with a steep hill just a few feet away.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:40 pm to bonethug0108
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Imo we need to go ahead and dump both guards and at least 1 of Hawthorne or Lofton(they are too similar to be on the field together). That right there will get us under if I'm not mistaken.
We will be about $20 million over the cap. Cutting both guards and Lofton would be cap savings of $13.6 million. Would not even be at the cap much less below with those 3 outright cuts.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 7:45 pm to bonethug0108
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bonethug0108
Great post by you.
Barnwell in the Grantland article was assuming things like having to pay Ingram, which is not happening. I think I read they can get to 25 mil for sure. 30 would be nice. I think decent deals can be found for interior linemen. CB is where they might have to spend a nice chunk of change.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 8:17 pm to euquol
@chameltoe guy, I meant cap wise, we are able to be to clear room and make moves.
And yeah I think was a little off (having not seen the numbers for a while). Those 3 still get us 2/3rds of the way to clearing $20 mil, plus we have Brees, roster bonus conversions, and other moves we can make. We'll likely get at least $10 mil under, if not more.
And yeah I think was a little off (having not seen the numbers for a while). Those 3 still get us 2/3rds of the way to clearing $20 mil, plus we have Brees, roster bonus conversions, and other moves we can make. We'll likely get at least $10 mil under, if not more.
Posted on 12/21/14 at 8:21 pm to tduecen
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tduecen
You're pathetic if that is all you could comprehend from my posts on the subject.
It's okay that the subject is too complex for your little brain.
This post was edited on 12/21/14 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 12/21/14 at 8:30 pm to bonethug0108
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@chameltoe guy
Bonethug, if you did this on purpose, 
Posted on 12/21/14 at 8:35 pm to bonethug0108
$10 million under the cap is nothing when you need to sign FAs and draft picks with the needs we have.
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