Tag Archive: salary cap

May 08

Explaining the Minimum Salary Benefit

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Imagine for a minute that you are an NFL GM who knows that cap dollars are limited when building a roster. On one hand you can sign a veteran who is likely on the downside of his career, perhaps well on the downside, for around $1 million or instead sign a relatively unproven young player for around $500,000. The young player has more upside and can play special teams but could also be a total flop. In many cases the deciding factor is simply money. The $500,000 gamble on the older player still being capable isn’t really worth the time … Read the rest

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Apr 22

The Dismantling and Rebuilding of a Team

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While the trade of Darrelle Revis seemed inevitable I think there was still a sense of shock when it finally went down and he became a Buccaneer. The situation illustrates one of the most difficult parts of building and, more importantly, maintaining a high quality team in a salary cap sport. This was clearly the issue at large between the Jets and Revis. I don’t think that there was anyone in Florham Park that disagreed with the fact that Revis was the best cornerback in the NFL. Im not even sure anyone disagreed that he was the best defensive player … Read the rest

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Apr 17

Future League Cap Estimates Now Online

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I know I have had a number of requests to add tables for future cap years and now with free agency slowing down (though Im still working through some teams), notably the Jacksonville Jaguars) I was able to sit down and add the tables. Under the cap space tab you can now jump to the 2014-2016 league years to see the current estimates for each team. The chart includes players under contract, active 51 salary, dead money, and estimated top 51 cap spending.

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Apr 12

Sedrick Ellis Regrets New CBA (Via PFT)- My Thoughts

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It was only a matter of time before the things I have talked about here and on my other site regarding the new CBA began to filter through to the players.Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk pulled this soundbite from Sedrick Ellis when he appeared on Sirius XM:

And I think that’s what you’re seeing when people are saying [there's] a little buyer’s remorse.  It’s because we’re expecting a lot more money on the veteran end, and it’s just been hard.  We haven’t seen as much of it as we thought we would have.

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Apr 07

Podcast: Q&A With a Focus on the Oakland Raiders

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Answering your questions as best I can on a number of subjects. Big focus on  the Oakland Raiders, but also questions on BJ Raji and the Packers, the New York Giants, as well as the cap strategies used by a number of teams.

 

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Apr 06

Drafting Decisions and the Salary Cap

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One of the big concessions made by the union in the last CBA dealt with the institution of a true rookie wage scale for all draft picks. Salaries at the top of the NFL draft had more or less grown out of control with Sam Bradford, the final number 1 overall pick in the old system, signing a $78 million dollar contract without ever stepping foot onto a NFL football field.  Even today Bradford’s deal holds as the 10th largest contract at the position when measured by annual value and Bradford is a bottom tier QB. Due to the … Read the rest

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Mar 18

The Free Agency Salary Crash and Market Correction of 2013

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One of the more interesting stories in the NFL Free Agency period this year has been the “market correction” that is killing players dreams of realizing the big payday they expected. It wasn’t long ago that D’Brickashaw Ferguson and Jordan Gross received deals worth close to $60 million. This year LT Jake Long signed for $36 million. Last season Jason McCourty and LaDarius Webb  signed deals in excess of $40 million dollars. This year Aqib Talib gets $5 million and Sean Smith $16.5 million over 3 years. Both were considered franchise tag candidates. Last year Mario Williams signed a record … Read the rest

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