What follows is a first draft that I wrote today of an excerpt from the theories section of #Caponomics: Understanding NFL Roster Building through Super Bowl Champion Salary Cap Analysis. After posting this other excerpt, I realized I had to rethink how I approached the section as much of what I would be writing in […]
Estimated 2015 Cap Space: $4.7M ($143M cap limit)Roster Overview Players Under Contract: 50 Pro Bowlers: 3 Unrestricted Free Agents: 14(4 with 50%+ playtime) Draft Selection: 26 Salary Cap Breakdown Free Agents to Re-sign I can see a case both for and against keeping Torrey Smith, but given the Ravens other options are a 36 year old […]
2015 ECV Expected Outcomes: AFC North NFC East | AFC East NFC West | AFC West NFC South | AFC South NFC North As a reminder, the percentages listed in the second column represent the likelihood that the team will keep the player under contract for the 2015 season. Also, keep in mind […]
The main thing we’re focusing on here will be what Manning and the Broncos should do in 2015 to construct a roster that gives them the best chance at winning the Super Bowl, but we’ll also be addressing the Manning vs Brady debate that has been going on since the early-2000s and that New England […]
I’ve spilled plenty of pixels talking about how 2014’s free agency could affect the 2015 compensatory picks. But it’s also my intention to look toward the future, and how free agent decisions made in 2015 will affect 2016’s slate of picks. To kick this off, we should address some higher level questions: To what extent, […]
Estimated 2015 Cap Space: -$1.7M ($140M cap limit)Roster Overview Players Under Contract: 67 Pro Bowlers: 4 Unrestricted Free Agents: 14(6 with 50%+ playtime) Draft Selection: 18 Salary Cap Breakdown Free Agents to Re-sign Justin Houston is a must sign if the Chiefs have any intention of keeping their defense as a strength of team. Houston […]
A quick one during the first half of the Ravens at Patriots game. Please excuse any mistakes.. The Ravens reminded us last weekend against the Steelers that they’re built for the playoffs and, more importantly, they’ve attempted to build their roster the same way they did when they won the Super Bowl after the 2012 […]