nfoligno Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Okay, I am going to say upfront. This is from PFT, but while there are some haters out there, PFT is a pretty good source for rumors, and an excellent source (IMHO) for number crunching and legal analysis. Anyway, here is their list for all teams cap space. We are shown to have about $20m in cap space, which jives w/ LT2, but does not reflect the recent moves, so I would put another $10m in space on top of that. Three teams (Carolina, Wash and Indy) are over the cap and will have to restructure and/or make cuts just to be under, much less make moves. CURRENT 2008 CAP NUMBERS PROJECTED PER-TEAM CAP: $116,000,000 Arizona Cardinals $109,500,000 Atlanta Falcons $111,900,000 Baltimore Ravens $109,800,000 Buffalo Bills $89,100,000 Carolina Panthers $120,900,000 Chicago Bears $96,000,000 Cincinnati Bengals $92,000,000 Cleveland Browns $99,400,000 Dallas Cowboys $103,300,000 Denver Broncos $104,800,000 Detroit Lions $98,100,000 Green Bay Packers $100,900,000 Houston Texans $96,400,000 Indianapolis Colts $125,800,000 Jacksonville Jaguars $89,100,000 Kansas City Chiefs $106,200,000 Miami Dolphins $85,000,000 Minnesota Vikings $101,200,000 New England Patriots $112,900,000 New Orleans Saints $89,300,000 New York Giants $95,100,000 New York Jets $98,800,000 Oakland Raiders $95,700,000 Philadelphia Eagles $104,000,000 Pittsburgh Steelers $99,300,000 San Diego Chargers $94,600,000 San Francisco 49ers $86,700,000 Seattle Seahawks $103,100,000 St. Louis Rams $112,600,000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers $97,200,000 Tennessee Titans $79,400,000 Washington Redskins $123,500,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Here is the projected Cap spaces from Askthecommish.com: http://www.askthecommish.com/salarycap/numbers.asp They have the Bears with $19.8 available from mid-December. Also, what I like about their chart is it lists the number of players the team has signed, which is actually a pretty significant factor. It looks like the numbers you posted are fairly accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo3451 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Here is the projected Cap spaces from Askthecommish.com: http://www.askthecommish.com/salarycap/numbers.asp They have the Bears with $19.8 available from mid-December. Also, what I like about their chart is it lists the number of players the team has signed, which is actually a pretty significant factor. It looks like the numbers you posted are fairly accurate. I have a hard time believing San Diego is that far under. That is sick if true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 I have a hard time believing San Diego is that far under. That is sick if true. Now that was mid-December, so thing have changed since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT2_3 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 I don't want to burst anyone's bubble or anything, but with the cap increases over the past few years, the cap really doesn't mean much in regards to signing players. At this point, it has more to do with how much money teams have to ACTUALLY spend on the players depending on their cash flow. Some teams are even using the LTBE cap forwarding device as a way to get to the league minimum cap. So, in regards to the Bears, they have a set budget of how much they can spend this year and THAT is what will dictate how much they do in free agency - not how much cap space they have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfoligno Posted February 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 THANK YOU! That is what I have been saying too. I have pointed out that would could fit under our cap new deals for Briggs, Berrian, Harris and even Faneca, but it would cost an obscene amount of bonus dollars up front that I doubt any (except maybe Snyder) would fork over. I mean, how many teams shell out $80m or so in bonus dollars in one offseason? I would make the point though that the cap does still matter, just not as much. There are several teams that, even w/ the increased cap number, are still over the cap. These teams need to make moves just to get under the cap, and are less likely to be players in FA. Beyond them, there is a group of teams that have a smaller amount of space, and more holes to fill, and thus too will be less likely to be players for the bigger name FAs. W/ that said, there are a lot of teams w/ a ton of cap space, and I agree, cap space will not be the issue nearly so much as setting a budget for actual dollars spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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