Redskins: New Contract breakdowns/cap info

[CrazyCanuck]

Originally Posted by JWsleep

BTW, can we influence how quickly the cap moves? If we add revenue to our team, does that help? Or what? I have no idea about that aspect of the CBA...

Yes if we add revenue it inevitably makes its way into the cap number.

There is also a new cap adjustment mechanism in place with the new cba. Basically if the 32 nfl teams combine to spend more than the cap (ie thru signing bonuses, etc.), then the league-wide cap number would come down the following year. If the teams combine to spend less than the cap, then the cap number would go up the following year.

So what direct effect can Snyder have in this area?

Let's assume every other team spends exactly the cap ($102M), and Snyder spends $32M extra ($134M) (not an easy task even for Snyder). So the following year's cap would come down by $32M, or $1M per team to $101M. This is a relatively minor adjustment. Plus it's unlikely the cap would ever actually go down while revenues are still rising. Instead what you'd see is a raise in the cap limit to reflect the new revenues, with a deduction for the previous year's overspending.