Player incentives are something that myself and Houston fans are not used to hearing about. Rick Smith was the General Manager from 2006 through 2017 (along with capologist Chris Olsen) and did not employ the use of player/team incentives into player contracts. That practice has since changed dramatically with new General Manager Nick Caserio. Caserio […]
On Friday Houston continued the trimming of their roster with the releases of two veterans in Center Nick Martin and Runningback Duke Johnson. The two transactions further move Houston into the positive side of available cap space, now approaching $16.1 million. These moves are not unexpected as new GM Nick Caserio works to clean up […]
With the 2020 regular season having come to a close for the Houston Texans (as well any 2020 game for Houston finished), all eyes now move towards the 2021 offseason. The organization is looking to hire a new General Manager and Head Coach. The new regime will be tasked with rebuilding the roster, along with […]
The Texans possess a solid degree of long-term cap flexibility (18th in Commitment Index) for a playoff team, which is a good thing considering that this placement does not include a large QB contract. The contracts the team has signed its core players to over the past several years seem likely to age well under […]
Opinion on Justin Houston’s Contract, Historical NFL Cap Data and Cap Projections through 2021 If you enjoy the analysis in this article, please e-mail Caponomics @ gmail.com to join the e-mail list. Six-years, $101 million for an outside linebacker…
[adsenseyu1] With another lackluster loss in the books for the Jets I wanted to look at some of the decisions that the team will need to make in the future regarding their current front office. The decisions in this case need to come from the top, and that lies with the owner Woody Johnson making […]
[adsenseyu1] Per Ian Rapoport the talks surrounding Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson are heating up again. With that in mind let’s look at the salary cap and cash considerations surrounding a move. Because we are now past June 1, Johnson’s “dead money” will split between 2014 and 2015, which makes the contract reasonable for the […]