Looks like Skins are $10 mil over cap next year, who goes?

I would like to hear from all the people that said we are not in any cap trouble for the next couple of years. what is your fix for this situation?It seems that every year I hear we are going to have cap problems. I think Snyder and company have a working plan that leaves us in decent shape for each year. We will have to wait and see on this one and who knows if they don't reach a deal we may not have a cap at all.

I think 112 is high. Looks like it is actually under 110 but we won't know until the end of the year. If the cap ends up at 92 then we need to "trim" 18.
I am thinking they possibly restructure Taylor because his number is a relatively high 4.6 and his subsequent numbers fall much lower. They can restructure that to save a couple mil in '06. Jansen will get extended and his number reduced. Ramsey will be gone. Washignton will get restructure same as Taylor. Somethign will happen with Wynn. I'd guess he is gone. Noble is gone. Daniels is relatively cheap but for what production? He might be gone. Bowen is gone unless he takes a deep pay cut. Soemthing has to be done about Springs. Without doing the real math all of those moves saves about 23 or 24 mil counting release fees and all.

This is the same crap I talk about everyday. Look at all the people that are potential cuts. It is rediculous to build a franchise with constant turnover. It has to happen every year because we do not draft well and have to overpay old people to play in washington. We will have to eventually bite the bullet and let these cap numbers play out. Stop restructuring deals, stop getting free agents like they are GOLD and play younger guys and build from the ground up. Every year we are looking at ways to cut this guy and that guy, or trade this guy to save money. We will be in same boat every single year until we just let guys contracts run out, and drop over paid players and let our young guys play instead of using the extra cap space and get free agents. I dont think its against league rules to have cap space available, is it?

It seems that every year I hear we are going to have cap problems. I think Snyder and company have a working plan that leaves us in decent shape for each year. We will have to wait and see on this one and who knows if they don't reach a deal we may not have a cap at all.

And those plans get us in more trouble over the years. Reworking, restructuring, dropping, paying free agents its all the same thing year in and year out. Yeah we would be in cap trouble if we wouldn;t rework contracts every year. or drop this guy and that guy. Eventually you have to pay the bills, remember the cap hell san fran went through, its the same thing. You can always work your way around it year after year, but eventually you have pay up. When you continue to put it off and put it off, it only gets worse for the later years.

This is the same crap I talk about everyday. Look at all the people that are potential cuts. It is rediculous to build a franchise with constant turnover. It has to happen every year because we do not draft well and have to overpay old people to play in washington. We will have to eventually bite the bullet and let these cap numbers play out. Stop restructuring deals, stop getting free agents like they are GOLD and play younger guys and build from the ground up. Every year we are looking at ways to cut this guy and that guy, or trade this guy to save money. We will be in same boat every single year until we just let guys contracts run out, and drop over paid players and let our young guys play instead of using the extra cap space and get free agents. I dont think its against league rules to have cap space available, is it?

I hear your frustration. But remember a couple of things. Since the free agency era, teams essentially have a 3-5 yr window to put and keep a quality team on the field, and hopefully get to the Superbowl.
This is just normal business in the NFL these days, IMO.

Also, I don't feel we are rebuilding simply because we have to manuever $10 million or so under the cap - there will be no overhauling of this roster this year or next. All and all we'll be fine.

Welcome to the NFL!!

I hear your frustration. But remember a couple of things. Since the free agency era, teams essentially have a 3-5 yr window to put and keep a quality team on the field, and hopefully get to the Superbowl.
This is just normal business in the NFL these days, IMO.

Also, I don't feel we are rebuilding simply because we have to manuever $10 million or so under the cap - there will be no overhauling of this roster this year or next. All and all we'll be fine.

Welcome to the NFL!!

We have been in that window since 1999. Going on 7 years. I would have much rather taken a year or two hit to build for something, rather than building SOMETHING every year. and that something has been mediocore teams every year. Just like last year, and the year before we will have to cut players to get under the cap, then Dan and Joe will go out and overpay somebody to come here. When we should draft a young guy and let them play. I am sick of this plan danny has, we need to start building youth. I say it all the time, Look at NE, Philly, Cincy, Indy, Steelers all these teams that struggles for a couple of years, and now they have a core group that compete every year for the playoffs. We cant even buy a jersey of a player because they leave after 3 years.

I feel like we've had this same discussion about 1000 times on this board.

Do people actually think there are teams in this league with zero roster turnover year to year? We've had more than our share but that also goes hand in hand with the constant coaching turnover.

Regarding the cap, we were supposed to be in cap hell about 5 years ago. Maybe I missed it but I haven't seen these major cap problems the mediots keep saying we're headed for. Teams around the league have to wheel and deal to get under the cap each year, and contract restructuring is the name of the game in the modern free agency era. These things aren't exclusive to the Washington Redskins.

Each year there are a handful of teams in much worse shape than the Redskins cap-wise, and this offseason will be no different.

We are building towards something right now, a major overhaul of the roster just isn't going to happen this offseason. I'm not sure why some people seem to be freaking out right now.

I feel like we've had this same discussion about 1000 times on this board.

Do people actually think there are teams in this league with zero roster turnover year to year? We've had more than our share but that also goes hand in hand with the constant coaching turnover.

Regarding the cap, we were supposed to be in cap hell about 5 years ago. Maybe I missed it but I haven't seen these major cap problems the mediots keep saying we're headed for. Teams around the league have to wheel and deal to get under the cap each year, and contract restructuring is the name of the game in the modern free agency era. These things aren't exclusive to the Washington Redskins.

Each year there are a handful of teams in much worse shape than the Redskins cap-wise, and this offseason will be no different.

We are building towards something right now, a major overhaul of the roster just isn't going to happen this offseason. I'm not sure why some people seem to be freaking out right now.

You are saying exactly what I want to hear. There are teams in the NFL with constant roster turnover, and do they win? that is my question, or statement which ever pertains. Teams with constant roster turn over DO NOT win. Teams with a consistant core of role players (indy,philly,ne,cincy(after a couple of years of building)Jacksonville) I can keep going. The cap hell will never hit as long as we keep mortgaging the future. by that I mean restructing, reworking, cutting, dropping what ever. We keep having to cut because of the stupid contracts we sign players too. or the lack of draft picks which dictates free agent signings, or the quality of draft picks dictates the free agent signings. This is my point, when we have a few years of minimul offseason movement, and make progress the following years, then we will be moving in the right direction as a franchise.

Last year was the start of those minimal moves I believe.

We really didn't have any splashy signings. Rabach was signed right out of the gate, and outside of the Coles debacle it was a pretty quiet offseason acquisition-wise. I think we'll see more of the same this offseason as well. A few low key moves here and there.

I know it's tough to get over, but the days of looking to sign every big name free agent that hits the market are long gone.

I think we'll be fine--all the potential cuts are guys that are replaceable anyway. It's funny to see that Raider cap #, that isn't even counting Charles Woodson! They are screwed. They are going to cut Collins for sure. We are going to be able to get something more for Ramsey than people are predicting, methinks.

You are saying exactly what I want to hear. There are teams in the NFL with constant roster turnover, and do they win? that is my question, or statement which ever pertains. Teams with constant roster turn over DO NOT win. Teams with a consistant core of role players (indy,philly,ne,cincy(after a couple of years of building)Jacksonville) I can keep going. The cap hell will never hit as long as we keep mortgaging the future. by that I mean restructing, reworking, cutting, dropping what ever. We keep having to cut because of the stupid contracts we sign players too. or the lack of draft picks which dictates free agent signings, or the quality of draft picks dictates the free agent signings. This is my point, when we have a few years of minimul offseason movement, and make progress the following years, then we will be moving in the right direction as a franchise.

With the exception of NE & Pitt none of these teams have really built a Super Bowl winner. Indy and Cincy are right there but until they do, to me, it's a moot point. Philly has gone to several championships but no rings to show for it. And from what I can see so far this year, if anybody will be rebuilding it will be NE and some extent Philly.

So if we measure progress by getting to playoffs, then I think we are right there. If the Super Bowl is the measuring stick, well, we have a little ways to go.

Our problem in the past has been we've tried to leap-frog the process and win overnight, now we are doing one inch at a time.