Thoughts on Joel Corry’s Great Take on the Oakland Raiders

I know we have a great deal of Raiders fans that come to the site and I wanted to post this link to Joel Corry’s piece on the Raiders cap history and overview of the mess that they have been in. It is a fascinating read detailing the start of the Raiders issues with the loss of Jon Gruden and eventual replacement of all the football folks that had been in charge and finishing up with the final roster purge of this season.

I’ve long maintained that the Raiders are a team that every single person who really wants … Read the rest

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My take on what the Jets should do with Mark Sanchez (if he’s not the starting QB)

Since I started writing posts here on OverTheCap.com, I have rarely, if ever, written about my beloved New York Jets. Jason does an incredible job covering every move the team makes, so there is never anything to add. However, with the Jets set to entertain a quarterback controversy (…again), I want to take a minute and write about a scenario the Jets may be facing, the question of what to do with Mark Sanchez if he isn’t the starting quarterback next year.

As we all know, the Jets quarterback situation isn’t exactly stellar and so the team is set to … Read the rest

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Podcast: Jets, Redskins, Lions and the Best and Worst Free Agents

I think my voice was a bit better this week though Im still getting killed by allergies. This week we touch on your questions about the Jets, Redskins, Lions and the best and worst free agent signings of the year. Our link for itunes is at the top of the page and if you have any issues listening just leave a note in the comments.

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The Options for Falcons QB Matt Ryan

With training camp just a short time away we will be turning our attention more towards potential extensions of pending free agents. One of the most prominent, and currently in the early stages of negotiating a deal, is QB Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons.

Ryan is almost the perfect prospect. He was highly regarded coming out of Boston College, selected 3rd overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He has been to the playoffs in 4 of his 5 seasons in  the NFL and the only year his team missed the playoffs was his second year when he was … Read the rest

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Send your Questions for the Podcast

I plan on doing another Podcast tomorrow night so if you have any questions feel free to email me, tweet or DM me or post them here and Ill try to touch on them. So far I know Ill talk a little Redskins and probably touch on suspensions and some of the rookie deals that could see some hangups before signing.… Read the rest

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May 14

The Benefits of Starting the Young QB

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Yesterday Brian Costello of the NY Post had a piece discussing starting rookie Geno Smith over battered starter Mark Sanchez and focusing instead on Smith and the future. It’s a great piece with an interesting comparison between Sanchez and the Mets Oliver Perez, but it also got me to think about reasons why teams in a situation like the Jets should start a rookie quarterback.

We all know that the NFL is a QB driven league. For the most part teams with above average QB play are the teams going to the playoffs. In my opinion 8 teams that made … Read the rest

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May 12

Podcast: Dolphins, Eagles, Salary Cap Reviews

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New Podcast covering the Dolphins, the Eagles and DeSean Jackson, plus some thoughts on which teams had the best and worst offseasons in terms of salary cap moves.

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May 11

Revaluing the Running Back Marketplace

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Now that contracts have kind of slowed down I wanted to get back into doing positional valuations, this time with a focus on Running Backs. As is usual the raw data comes from Pro Football Focus with the analysis of numbers being somewhat unique. In general I want to grade running backs on 3 categories: Yards After Contact,  Player Generated Yards Before Contact, and Player Generated Yards Per Target.

Yards After Contact

I think this is pretty simple and straightforward. Once touched whatever yards a runner gains are essentially all due to his effort. The average in the league last … Read the rest

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May 10

A Primer on Some Rookie Contract Negotiating Sticking Points

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With rookies starting to sign with their teams I wanted to go over some of the few negotiations that will occur over the coming weeks and explain what some of the discussions will be about, how they impact the player, and why some deals may take longer than others. Remember nothing is going to lead to a holdout anymore but you want to gain the most protection you can for a player when doing these deals.

The Non-Negotiable Basics

Keep in mind that signing bonus money is essentially slotted and contract length is capped at 4 years.  Every 1st… Read the rest

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May 09

Bears Agree to Terms with LT Jordan Mills and WR Marquess Wilson

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Chicago signed two of their draft picks yesterday, 5th rounder Jordan Mills and 7th rounder Marquess Wilson. As projected the two players received signing bonuses of $164,800 and $47,148 respectively. The net cap hit for the Bears is only $52,987 since neither has a salary cap figure that displaces a current player in the teams top 51. The Bears currently have just under $3 million in official salary cap space.

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May 08

The Cowboys and Paycut Options for Doug Free

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We’ve touched on the Dallas Cowboys and their cap woes many times and also on the reasons why RT Doug Free remains on the Cowboys, but since he is back in the news I just wanted to add some thoughts.

According to Mike Fisher the Cowboys are asking Free to take a salary reduction from $7 million to somewhere between $3.0 and $3.5 million. The number makes sense as it’s the same salary that is being received by fellow castoff Tyson Clabo, just recently signed by the Miami Dolphins. The question is would Free agree to take such a … Read the rest

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May 08

The Chiefs and Branden Albert

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Sometimes when I write about the salary cap and roster moves Ill use a phrase like “noose around the neck” in regards to a players (rare) control over a situation. Such is the case right now regarding T Branden Albert and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Make no mistake about it. The Chiefs never intended to have Albert on their team this season. The Chiefs were remaking their franchise this past offseason and Albert didn’t really fit in their plans. The team had the number 1 pick in the draft which they were going to spend on a Tackle and were … Read the rest

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