Joe Gibbs coming up on the NFL Network

[SKINSnCANES]

Im very impressed with all of that information, thanks for doing the research. Mabye Snyder is smarter then I give him credit and we wont have to cut all of our team in two years...

[joecrisp]

Originally Posted by SKINSnCANES

Maybe Snyder is smarter then I give him credit and we wont have to cut all of our team in two years...

The possible salary cap jump in 2005 is definitely something to consider when evaluating the way the Redskins FO has structured their players' contracts. Sure, there are some huge cap numbers on the roster for 2005 and beyond, but if the cap makes another $10+ million jump like it did in 1998, the Redskins might not be in as bad a shape as some like to predict.

As far as limiting the cap increase, the only way that could be done is if the NFL or NFLPA decide to shift one half of a percentage point from 2005 to 2006, which would drop the 2005 cap allocation from 65.5% to 65% of the DGR. Otherwise, the league must set the cap based on that pre-determined percentage of the DGR. It can't arbitrarily decide to limit the cap increase simply because Dan Snyder has been a more aggressive spender than some owners would like. You can rest assured that the NFLPA is going to do everything it can to ensure that the cap is as high as possible; it was, after all, the NFLPA that was responsible for uncovering the extra $2+ million in cap space for League Year 2004, by discovering additional sources of revenue that had previously not been counted towards the league-wide DGR.

Besides, the Redskins aren't the only team that could potentially be in "cap hell" if the cap doesn't make a significant jump over the next couple of years.