Gibbs the GM

[That Guy]

about the cap: this year we've had to back away from a bunch of deals (smoot, pierce, brown, etc) because we've got the second least amount of cap space to work with (besides the raiders) and with the coles incident... I don't think there was really a lot out there out there this offseason (besides the three starters we got), but it has affected us in some ways.

Its good they've decided to start cleaning up now, cause brunell and lavar are going to be big hits when/if they go (portis and samuels have insane contracts too). Tightening up on the huge payoffs (as it seems we have) and not throwing away draft picks are always good things though.

[#56fanatic]

sound like you and I are on the same page, somewhat? LaVar if released on or before a certain date we can spread of next year and the year after, however with the collective barganing agreement running out, Unless its extended we wont be able to, it will all count on the year he is released. If you can get some of the mess out of the now, it does help. But what I am trying to get across is that when you renegotiate contracts, it helps the immediate season or two, but does not take you out of the trouble 3 or 4 years down the road. Now, saying that, it does not include "the assumption" the cap is going to go up a certain percentage. The skins work on that assumption each year. saying the cap SHOULD go up roughly this amount. They dont know for sure until the figure comes out, then they adjust accordingly.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by #56fanatic

sound like you and I are on the same page, somewhat? LaVar if released on or before a certain date we can spread of next year and the year after, however with the collective barganing agreement running out, Unless its extended we wont be able to, it will all count on the year he is released. If you can get some of the mess out of the now, it does help. But what I am trying to get across is that when you renegotiate contracts, it helps the immediate season or two, but does not take you out of the trouble 3 or 4 years down the road. Now, saying that, it does not include "the assumption" the cap is going to go up a certain percentage. The skins work on that assumption each year. saying the cap SHOULD go up roughly this amount. They dont know for sure until the figure comes out, then they adjust accordingly.

But Lavar is due to count $12 million against the team next year, even if he plays. If we cut him before June 1, he'll count about $12 million in dead cap money next year, but he will be totally gone from the books in 2007.

Dead cap money is a part of life in the NFL. You use it to your advantage because of the annual incremental increase in the salary cap.

And figuring out the expected increase in the salary cap is not difficult. It's a direct function of the % of total revenues allocated to the player pool which is being negotiated between 57-60%. Then it's a matter of projecting the total NFL revenues which increase annually 10-15%, plus a big boost this coming year from the new TV deal. For a guy with Dan Snyder's business sense and financial forecasting capabilities, I guarantee you he comes within $1 million of the salary cap every year. And that's the biggest reason we never run into this so called salary cap hell. He is always right on the money with his forecasts and manages the cap accordingly. When they say the NFL is a business, they mean it.

[#56fanatic]

The "experts" have long said the Redskins have some of the best cap people in the business. I believe that. I just find it hard to believe that these same experts who have been doing this for a living are wrong when saying we are getting in trouble at some point the next couple of years. I hope they are all wrong, I hope I am wrong too.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by #56fanatic

The "experts" have long said the Redskins have some of the best cap people in the business. I believe that. I just find it hard to believe that these same experts who have been doing this for a living are wrong when saying we are getting in trouble at some point the next couple of years. I hope they are all wrong, I hope I am wrong too.

I think the reason the "experts" always think we're going to run into trouble is because they do understand how money allocates under the salary cap rules, but they don't take into consideration the changing financial dynamics in the NFL. Because the NFL is growing so fast, the cap grows along with it. That's why conservative teams like the Eagles always seem to have more cap room each year, they're not taking advantage of the fact that the cap will grow.