Current Redskins Salary Cap Status - 2009

hey, quick note... if wynn or daniels or whoever sign as 1year vet min deals (with 40k or less signing bonus), they should only count 460k against the cap, regardless of whether their nfl experience minimum salary (what they actually get paid) is 460k or 780k or whatever.

Look at it this way. I heard the Cowpukes are 22 under right now but haven't really picked up anyone. Seeing how most of the good FA are gone they'll not be able to do much even with all of that money.

some ex-vp of green bay was just on saying how earned incentives count when earned (ie, if haynesworth get 3mill for 8 sacks in 2009... if he gets the 8th sack in game 3, that 3mill cap hit happens immediately, (not in 2010 as per usual) and if the team goes over cap because of it, they can get docked draft picks and fined.

so, that means we've got to carry enough cap room to cover any incentives written into current contracts for the 2009 season, just in case...

Didn't know that... good thing to keep in mind although I wonder if/when that kind of situation arises does the franchise have a bit of time to get back under the cap through some other means?

I think you're doing a little talking out of turn when you say our cap space is tight. It's clear your knowledge of the cap is limited. Consider attempting to learn about it more and ask more questions. Otherwise please don't tell me space is tight.

i didnt mean to speak out of turn and i certainly didnt mean to disrespect you or the hard work youve done to give us cap data. i dont claim to be a master of the cap, but i just go by what i read. it just seems were threading the needle, so to speak. last year we had enough space to waste on jason taylor. this year, im nervous. we seem to have a lot of needs and not enough cap space or draft picks to address those needs. a week ago, we supposedly had 12M in cap space and there were still plenty of quality FAs out there. this week... it just seems like things are less optomistic. atleast to me.

again, sorry if i spoke out of turn, but im worried about our team now.

i didnt mean to speak out of turn and i certainly didnt mean to disrespect you or the hard work youve done to give us cap data. i dont claim to be a master of the cap, but i just go by what i read. it just seems were threading the needle, so to speak. last year we had enough space to waste on jason taylor. this year, im nervous. we seem to have a lot of needs and not enough cap space or draft picks to address those needs. a week ago, we supposedly had 12M in cap space and there were still plenty of quality FAs out there. this week... it just seems like things are less optomistic. atleast to me.

again, sorry if i spoke out of turn, but im worried about our team now.

I'm concerned about a couple holes too. As each day goes by the cap becomes less of a concern and the fact that there are no quality free agents to be had becomes a greater concern.

Our DE situation will be filled by stopgaps at best. I'm assuming our RT spot will be filled by a rookie, who may be very talented, but would still be a rookie. And our LB situation isn't strong, Fletcher is still great but Blades and McIntosh leave a lot to be desired.

Now we still finished 4th with that defense last year, and we'll have Haynesworth who should help in terms of getting to the QB and causing turnovers. So I feel like we'll be alright on D, but it's the offense that's always the concern. It was miserable in the second half of last year. We're counting on a return to form from Randy Thomas, that we'll come up with something worth a crap at RT, that Dockery can seamlessly move into our scheme, that the young WRs will step up, and most importantly that Jason Campbell takes another step forward.

It's funny, of all the moves we made, there's one thing above all else that will determine our fate this year: Zorn's ability to get essentially the same group of players to play much better. This year is about Zorn and Campbell more than anyone else, regardless of $100 million contracts.

I'm concerned about a couple holes too. As each day goes by the cap becomes less of a concern and the fact that there are no quality free agents to be had becomes a greater concern.

Our DE situation will be filled by stopgaps at best. I'm assuming our RT spot will be filled by a rookie, who may be very talented, but would still be a rookie. And our LB situation isn't strong, Fletcher is still great but Blades and McIntosh leave a lot to be desired.

Now we still finished 4th with that defense last year, and we'll have Haynesworth who should help in terms of getting to the QB and causing turnovers. So I feel like we'll be alright on D, but it's the offense that's always the concern. It was miserable in the second half of last year. We're counting on a return to form from Randy Thomas, that we'll come up with something worth a crap at RT, that Dockery can seamlessly move into our scheme, that the young WRs will step up, and most importantly that Jason Campbell takes another step forward.

It's funny, of all the moves we made, there's one thing above all else that will determine our fate this year: Zorn's ability to get essentially the same group of players to play much better. This year is about Zorn and Campbell more than anyone else, regardless of $100 million contracts.

Definitely agree with that point. It's all on Zorn to get this offense up to speed, and then it's up to JC to take another step forward. I'm really not overly concerned about the defense, the offense on the other hand needs to put up some points.

some ex-vp of green bay was just on saying how earned incentives count when earned (ie, if haynesworth get 3mill for 8 sacks in 2009... if he gets the 8th sack in game 3, that 3mill cap hit happens immediately, (not in 2010 as per usual) and if the team goes over cap because of it, they can get docked draft picks and fined.

so, that means we've got to carry enough cap room to cover any incentives written into current contracts for the 2009 season, just in case...

And now that there are no longer any free agents worth a darn out there, we're at the point where you might as well just carry plenty of extra space into the season for things like this.

Definitely agree with that point. It's all on Zorn to get this offense up to speed, and then it's up to JC to take another step forward. I'm really not overly concerned about the defense, the offense on the other hand needs to put up some points.

Yeah, and as I think about it, I think I'm looking for JC to make the leap this year. If he doesn't and he performs at a level consistent with last year, then I'd be ready to begin the search anew for a franchise QB.

Hasselbeck took two years in Seattle, we should see Campbell turn into something like that by the end of this season. If not, then QB's got to go. Three years as a starter (two under Zorn) is enough time to prove yourself, at the end of that time it should be known whether you have "it" or not.

He made big improvements last year when he had a line playing well in front of him, so I've got a certain level of confidence he'll take another step up (we just have to protect him!).

My gut (which seems to grow larger with each passing day) tells me we may not address RT at all in FA or with a significant draft pick. I think our line will stay very much like it is and Heyer or Jansen will likely start opening day. I think our first two picks will be DE and LB, but not necessarily in that order. I know i have no facts to base this on, other than comments from the park about Heyer and Jansen competing for the RT starting spot and the fact we are sitting on our hands and not doing much of anything to address DE and LB, other than offering (likely) vet min contracts to Daniels and Wynn.