Looks like Skins are $10 mil over cap next year, who goes?

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by #56fanatic

This is the same crap I talk about everyday. Look at all the people that are potential cuts. It is rediculous to build a franchise with constant turnover. It has to happen every year because we do not draft well and have to overpay old people to play in washington. We will have to eventually bite the bullet and let these cap numbers play out. Stop restructuring deals, stop getting free agents like they are GOLD and play younger guys and build from the ground up. Every year we are looking at ways to cut this guy and that guy, or trade this guy to save money. We will be in same boat every single year until we just let guys contracts run out, and drop over paid players and let our young guys play instead of using the extra cap space and get free agents. I dont think its against league rules to have cap space available, is it?

I hear your frustration. But remember a couple of things. Since the free agency era, teams essentially have a 3-5 yr window to put and keep a quality team on the field, and hopefully get to the Superbowl.
This is just normal business in the NFL these days, IMO.

Also, I don't feel we are rebuilding simply because we have to manuever $10 million or so under the cap - there will be no overhauling of this roster this year or next. All and all we'll be fine.

Welcome to the NFL!!

[#56fanatic]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

I hear your frustration. But remember a couple of things. Since the free agency era, teams essentially have a 3-5 yr window to put and keep a quality team on the field, and hopefully get to the Superbowl.
This is just normal business in the NFL these days, IMO.

Also, I don't feel we are rebuilding simply because we have to manuever $10 million or so under the cap - there will be no overhauling of this roster this year or next. All and all we'll be fine.

Welcome to the NFL!!

We have been in that window since 1999. Going on 7 years. I would have much rather taken a year or two hit to build for something, rather than building SOMETHING every year. and that something has been mediocore teams every year. Just like last year, and the year before we will have to cut players to get under the cap, then Dan and Joe will go out and overpay somebody to come here. When we should draft a young guy and let them play. I am sick of this plan danny has, we need to start building youth. I say it all the time, Look at NE, Philly, Cincy, Indy, Steelers all these teams that struggles for a couple of years, and now they have a core group that compete every year for the playoffs. We cant even buy a jersey of a player because they leave after 3 years.