Cap Update

Hey CC just curious, when you come up with the cap estimates is there a certain way you calculate them? Is there a certain percentage you assign to each year?

Hey CC just curious, when you come up with the cap estimates is there a certain way you calculate them? Is there a certain percentage you assign to each year?

Basically I get all the information I can then fill in the blanks if need be.

Take Patten. I read he got 5 years $13M, with a $3.5M SB. That leaves $9.5M to account for. Since no RB is mentioned, I assume the entire $9.5M will be salary. His salaries have not yet been posted on NFLPA, so I just make estimates. I know the total and I know the first couple years are usually at the league minimum.

Just for the record, the numbers in the official cap sheets are pretty much all verified. I try not to put any estimates in there.

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.

Yeah, and since they seem to be so cautious in spending that $6.8 million, doesn't it lead us to believe that they are saving the cap room so we can absorb the hit when we decide to get rid of Coles? $6.8 million is a solid amount of room, but they know that getting rid of Coles (by trade or by release) will hit the cap with an additional $6 million charge. If they're really done in free agency like Gibbs says they are, the $6.8 million in remaining cap room is a huge piece of evidence indicating that they plan to get rid of Coles. I hope we at least get Moss (or something else) for him if he's going to end up eating us up as deadcap space.

Releasing Coles will take us right up against the cap pretty much. I think we can probably expect some post-June 1st cuts to make room for the rookie contracts that we'll have to ink for the draft picks. Either that or some contracts will have to get restructured.

We may be done in free agency, but the work isn't done yet.

Just for the record, the numbers in the official cap sheets are pretty much all verified. I try not to put any estimates in there.

So is there a NFLPA website that keeps track of the official figures? 'Cause that's pretty supercalifragilisticexpealawesome.

Got a link?

So is there a NFLPA website that keeps track of the official figures? 'Cause that's pretty supercalifragilisticexpealawesome.

Got a link?

The easiest thing to do is go to google and then type in nflpa.

i really dont like bowing down and letting cole rape our cap :(... rather have smoot back instead.

i think we should release mark brunell. its unfair that he's getting paid 43 million to sit on the bench. thanks for the cap figures canuck

Yeah, and since they seem to be so cautious in spending that $6.8 million, doesn't it lead us to believe that they are saving the cap room so we can absorb the hit when we decide to get rid of Coles? $6.8 million is a solid amount of room, but they know that getting rid of Coles (by trade or by release) will hit the cap with an additional $6 million charge. If they're really done in free agency like Gibbs says they are, the $6.8 million in remaining cap room is a huge piece of evidence indicating that they plan to get rid of Coles. I hope we at least get Moss (or something else) for him if he's going to end up eating us up as deadcap space.

Looks like you were right on Schneed.

the skins will save some money when they release chad morton, won't they ?