Cap Update

Great work Canuck!

From CC:
"The info out there is sketchy so these are my best estimates."

CrazyCanuck, your best estimates are like Spock's guess's on Star Trek! I'll take it any day!

Kudos to you!

Canuck,

I know this is getting old, but I'll add to the applause. Your cap updates are very valuable to those of us who are interested in our cap situation but haven't got a firm idea of where we stand after all the recent roster changes. You're guning for and deserve this month's MVP (most valuable poster).

I don't know about that RamseyFan! Smootsmack had some outstanding stuff on the best FA's and the best potential Draftees! Each poster has his strengths!

My eyes cross everytime I read CC's great posts, but my heart pounds faster when I see that stuff on FA's and Draftees!

The anticipation is then heightened for the upcoming NFL season, just like your mouth watering when you walk into a Candy store!

As I said: Each poster has his strengths!

Smootsmack....I mean backrow (chuckle), Smootsmack is a very valuable poster as well. That's why he is a moderator. I'm just saying IMHO, I love Canuck's posts because they have a very direct impact on Smootsmack's posts because they reveal our ability to even consider free agents.

Backrow, thanks for the kind comments. There'll be a little something extra in your paycheck this week.

But it's great to have so many people contributing in their own way on this site. It's all about team chemistry...chain is only as strong as its weakest link...united we stand, divided we fall....the sum is greater than its parts (or something like that)...and so on

Backrow, thanks for the kind comments. There'll be a little something extra in your paycheck this week.

But it's great to have so many people contributing in their own way on this site. It's all about team chemistry...chain is only as strong as its weakest link...united we stand, divided we fall....the sum is greater than its parts (or something like that)...and so on

Totally agree - I don't think anyone would disagree with that.

Thanks all for the kind words.

And I agree the great part of this site is all the posters bring something different to the table.

For instance, you won't see too many of my posts when talking about the draft, since I don't really follow college ball closely. I prefer to sit back and see what you guys have to say (which luckily is plenty). I've really learnt a lot over the years from this site.

So thanks again and keep up the good work!

Canuck, I absolutely love that you keep track of the salary cap like this. I noticed one thing though on Rabach's salary cap figures. It appears that you are allocating the $4.5 million in bonuses over the life of Rabach's contract. This should be done for the $2.5 million signing bonus, but not for the $2 million roster bonus. Roster bonuses only hit the cap in the year that they are paid out.

Thanks for the good work man, I love your spreadsheet.

Thanks Schneed. I know from your posts that you are also a "capaholic". If you have any new info or suggestions let me know.

As for Rabach you are correct. I originally broke out the $2 RB over 5 years cuz I wasn't sure when he was due to receive it. I figured I'd go back later and fix it up, but forgot to. Once I made the post I didn't feel like changing all the numbers and totals, etc., considering a lot of the information is speculation in the first place.

Rabach will probabaly get $1M RB in 2006 and $1M in 2007. So for the 2005 cap calculation, you can add the extra $400K to our cap room.

Here's Patten's breakdown (estimates):

Patten - 5 years, $13M, $3.5M SB
Year...Salary...Bonus...Cap Hit
2005...$660.....$700....$1360
2006...$660.....$700....$1360
2007...$2000....$700....$2700
2008...$2500....$700....$3200
2009...$3700....$700....$4400
Total..$9520....$3500...$13020
2005 cap hit: $1360

I figure we have about $6.8M left under the 2005 cap.