Wednesday afternoon multiple reports came out that Houston and New Orleans had agreed to terms on a trade that would send veteran runningback Mark Ingram from Houston to his old stomping grounds New Orleans. Houston had a glut of runningback depth with five backs on the active roster prior to this trade. New Orleans was […]
Yesterday we broke down spending in 2017 by position on offense and today we will look at the defense. Pass rushers were the ones to cash in while the traditional linebacker positions continue to struggle to keep up with inflation in the NFL. Pass Rushers The prices for pass rushers continues to explode in the […]
With Sean Payton stepping down as coach of the Saints the questions are rolling in about whether or not the Saints should be headed to a rebuild. Payton may have had the finest year of his career last season helping guide the Saints to a 9-8 seasons despite not really having a typical NFL quarterback […]
In this week’s installment of Cap & Trade, TexansCap is joined by returning guests in Landry Locker of SportsRadio610 and Mike Meltser of Mad Dog Radio. We covered the trade deadline in respect to the Houston Texans going in depth on the Deshaun Watson situation, Mark Ingram, and Charles Omenihu trades. The session also covered […]
A lot has been made of the concept of paying to acquire draft picks in the NFL and it became a big discussion point again when the Denver Broncos traded Von Miller to the Rams, but not before picking up $9 million of Miller’s salary in order to receive a big haul in return of […]
At this time last season, I offered up a modest proposal to try to nudge more activity around the trade deadline. With this season’s trade deadline approaching, I thought I’d revisit this exercise, and call this hypothetical rule change the Fictional Trade Deadline Tender. To review, here are its rules. First, it is determined which […]
Despite the recent failures of the big money running backs, the Panthers still went out there and paid big time to retain 4th year pro Christian McCaffrey. Every time a running back signs for big money there is always a lot of debate about the use of so much cap space on a position that […]