32 team cap space.

[HEAV]

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/01/26/Bu...s_buyer_.shtml


Cap money available

1. San Francisco $42.1M

2. Buffalo $39.7M

3. Arizona $36.7M

4. Tennessee $36M

5. Cleveland $33.3M

6. Minnesota $32.4M

7. (tie)Jacksonville $32M

7. St. Louis $32M

9. New England $30.4M

10. Cincinnati $30.2M

11. New Orleans $29.9M

12. Green Bay $29.5M

13. New York Jets $26.1M

14. San Diego $24.6M

15. Tampa Bay $24.2M

16. Detroit $23.8M

17. Chicago $23.4M

18. Seattle $22.5M

19. Dallas $21.5M

20. Miami $17.8M

21. New York Giants $15.7M

22. Oakland $14.1M

23. Houston $13.3M

24. Atlanta $10M

25. Philadelphia $12.4M

26. Denver $7.6M

27. Kansas City $7M

28. Baltimore $5.7M

29. Indianapolis $4.9M

30. Carolina $3.4M

31. Washington $951,000

32. Pittsburgh $150,000

[Kaylore]

So I guess the Niners have finally bled off that cap space that they were over!

I did some calculations and the league average for cap room is 21 million. That's pretty crazy. Salary inflation is going to blow up during this free agency period.

Of course it will not be that way all over. You'll probably see teams like New England sign no one to help their team even when they can, and the you'll see Washington, despite their sliver of room, sign all the "big name" free agents in the first four days of free agency to 10-20 million dollar contracts - mostly guaranteed. They'll still suck, though.

[Steve Sewell]

Originally Posted by Kaylore

Salary inflation is going to blow up during this free agency period.

Yeah I have a feeling that SF is going to be a contender next year, and that the balance of power as it is now is going to change a whole lot. There are some teams with some MAD cap space, and if they sign well they will become contenders overnight.

[Steve Sewell]

What's great is that I see a bunch of holdouts in San Diego when they see their teams cap number!

[Hotrod]

The top 7-10 teams are very interesting. Some are just a few nice pickups and a good draft away from really being scary.

The way everyone around here was talking I thought we were in better shape? Does the 7mil even take into consideration Jakes hit whatever that may be?

[HEAV]

Just becuase teams have space doesn't mean they will spend. I'm sure some owners want more profit from their teams.

Like smaller market teams like Buffalo and Cleveland. Teams have to be under caps. I think there is a rule that a team only has to spend a certain percentage of the cap.

I guess it depends on the owner and how full he wants his pockets.

[Hotrod]

Pitt they dont have enough room to buy a crappy house. Who are they going to set free

I guess you would need to see all of those teams FA's before seeing the whole picuture no

[Kaylore]

Originally Posted by Hotrod

The top 7-10 teams are very interesting. Some are just a few nice pickups and a good draft away from really being scary.

I agree.


1. San Francisco $42.1M

2. Buffalo $39.7M

3. Arizona $36.7M

4. Tennessee $36M

5. Cleveland $33.3M

6. Minnesota $32.4M

7. (tie)Jacksonville $32M

7. St. Louis $32M

9. New England $30.4M

10. Cincinnati $30.2M

11. New Orleans $29.9M

12. Green Bay $29.5M

13. New York Jets $26.1M

All these teams have enough as is to contend. However a lot of those teams just don't spend. The Patriots pay no one and leave Brady with Reche Caldwell. The Bidwells? Please. Buffalo is kind of a question mark with their front office under Levy. The Packers seem reluctant to spend. However the rest are all teams that could make a move or two and really help themselves.

I think I was a year early with my prediction that the NFC West would come back strong this last season. I can at least pat myself on the back for seeing it in the works; They just needed a little more time.

And I hope Dan Snyder pays Dwight Freeney eleventy Billion dollars.

[Hercules Rockefeller]

Need a list to see how many guys each team has signed to see where they are really at, and who they currently have that's a free agent. The list is skewed a bit without it, but the deals that are going to be signed this offseason are going to dwarf the deals of previous seasons.

[Rohirrim]

I take it the Broncos could restructure some contracts (Smith) and add to that figure?

Edit: I guess it's time to flush the idea that any big time FAs (Asante, Smith, etc.) are coming to Denver.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

Originally Posted by Rohirrim

Edit: I guess it's time to flush the idea that any big time FAs (Asante, Smith, etc.) are coming to Denver.

Or a big time DL.

[Hercules Rockefeller]

Originally Posted by Rohirrim

I take it the Broncos could restructure some contracts (Smith) and add to that figure?

The other thing that can help is the structure of Walker's roster bonus. If it's unguaranteed, it all counts this year as of now. Simply guaranteeing it would prorate it out. If it's a guaranteed bonus, then it's already been prorated and then they couldn't do anything with it.

[fontaine]

Originally Posted by Hercules Rockefeller

Need a list to see how many guys each team has signed to see where they are really at, and who they currently have that's a free agent. The list is skewed a bit without it, but the deals that are going to be signed this offseason are going to dwarf the deals of previous seasons.

http://www.draftdaddy.com/teams/nav/nfl.cfm

Lists FA by team. It's not exactly in the format that's easy to view (you have to click on each team), but it gives you all the FAs, RFA per team.

Denver has 70 guys under contract that makes up our current salary cap.

I've checked and Denver is mostly the exception. The majority of teams have far more FAs than Denver who really only has Coop/Myers.

[bpc]

We just need to find a way to bring in Justin Smith and Daniel Graham. That would be a win in FA to me. Then we can focus on Myers if we choose... after that with the money we have left over try to bring in a vet runner and get ready for the draft.

[Requiem]

Like someone up said, a lot of those guys with the 20+ million have a lot of free agents and not 70 people signed to our roster like us. We'll be fine. Once Jake is off the books and Rod retires; that'll be more money for us.

[Dudeskey]

Originally Posted by Kaylore

So I guess the Niners have finally bled off that cap space that they were over!

No, York is just a cheap son of a b****

[ro_50]

I can see the Saints going after A. Samuel from the Pats.

They need a cornerback.

[400HZ]

Ironically, I think a lot of those teams with big cap space are gonna screw themselves over longterm by bringing in FAs this year. Things are gonna be completely f'ed up this year with all the money that teams have to throw around. Everybody will be getting way overpaid this year, but things will settle back down in a few years. Teams that were active this year are gonna be stuck with big contracts for average players.

[Garcia Bronco]

Originally Posted by 400HZ

Ironically, I think a lot of those teams with big cap space are gonna screw themselves over longterm by bringing in FAs this year. Things are gonna be completely f'ed up this year with all the money that teams have to throw around. Everybody will be getting way overpaid this year, but things will settle back down in a few years. Teams that were active this year are gonna be stuck with big contracts for average players.

I agree

[watermock]

Originally Posted by Requiem

Like someone up said, a lot of those guys with the 20+ million have a lot of free agents and not 70 people signed to our roster like us. We'll be fine. Once Jake is off the books and Rod retires; that'll be more money for us.

I was going to bring that up also Req, and also, tho it won't be a ton of $ from bottom feeders, that will free up a little as well. Tenn has 14 FA and lacks talent all around.

I'm not sure I want to restructure Rods salary into SB again...I'm afraid it's time to talk real with him, unfortunately, we all knew it wouldn't last forever. Something around 3 million seems a bit more reasonable. Maybe we move some more to SB of that. Don't shoot me...if Rod wasn't so well respected many teams with our cap tightness would just cut line. I shudder to think what the cap hit would be if he gets restructured yet again.

[Inkana7]

Originally Posted by ro_50

I can see the Saints going after A. Samuel from the Pats.

They need a cornerback.

Fred Thomas is possibly the worst starting cornerback I've ever seen.

[Hotrod]

Originally Posted by Inkana7

Fred Thomas is possibly the worst starting cornerback I've ever seen.

You've never seen Roc Alexander have you

[55CrushEm]

Originally Posted by Inkana7

Fred Thomas is possibly the worst starting cornerback I've ever seen.

Nah.....I'd give that award to Lenny Walls.

[Antilles]

Originally Posted by 400HZ

Ironically, I think a lot of those teams with big cap space are gonna screw themselves over longterm by bringing in FAs this year. Things are gonna be completely f'ed up this year with all the money that teams have to throw around. Everybody will be getting way overpaid this year, but things will settle back down in a few years. Teams that were active this year are gonna be stuck with big contracts for average players.

Also watch for an increase in the number of hold outs when young, underpaid stars see the kind of jack that some of these mediocre FA will receive.

[watermock]

Our team is essentially signed. Samuel is good, but he wants his bling. He's going to the highest bidder mercenary style. I'm sure we will inquire, but he's got to be salivating with some teams laying on pots of gold.