Article: 2007 and the Cap

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Citizens for 81

I'm worried that Sean Taylor will want to renegotiate his contract.

At least on paper it looks like he doesnt make that much, but I don't know much about any incentives that he might be getting.

I know he's been injured a lot, but David Patten's contract is ridiculous.

On Taylor, I actually hope they go ahead and take the opportunity to extend his contract. He hasn't made a pro bowl yet so nobody in the market is going to pay him tip top dollar. Now would be a good time to lock him up. Trouble is, since Archuleta is on this team, he might ask for more than Arch got.

On Patten, the Redskins just don't have leverage. If they cut him he'd cost us $5.2 million in deadcap in 2007. If he were on the roster he'd only cost us $3.0 million in cap space. And his base salary in 2007 is only $1.1 million, so it's not like you can come down much from there. They're just not in a position to get a paycut out of him. He's just a guy we have to live with for one more season. We could try a post June 1 cut, but the benefit would only be about $1.4 million or so in 2007. We're likely just stuck with him.