Redskins 2013 Salary Cap Status

[CultBrennan59]

I would also add that no, it doesn't mean it will be a quiet offseason, since last year we were hit with the penalty and we still got Garcon and Morgan and all these other guys.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

I would also add that no, it doesn't mean it will be a quiet offseason, since last year we were hit with the penalty and we still got Garcon and Morgan and all these other guys.

Well, I believe last year we were able to roll over a substantial amount of unused cap from the previous year which mitigated it, and we were looking to be very well off if we hadn't had the penalty. This year, with the cap looking to stay flat, and all the contracts growing, even if just a little, leaves us in a much less appealing spot, as the OP shows.

I also don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. It forces us to focus mainly on internal development, and I think our team has several players who could step up a level this year.

From the perspective of grooming Dan Snyder for the long term ownership, I would like to think this forced austerity reinforces that big splurge spendings have consequences, so that he is less likely to go back to those ways whenever BA/MS leave.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

I would also add that no, it doesn't mean it will be a quiet offseason, since last year we were hit with the penalty and we still got Garcon and Morgan and all these other guys.

The key difference there was we were going into the offseason with something like $35 million in cap space before the penalty hit. This year, we have about $13 million in space without the penalty. Layer in the penalty and we're $5 million over.

As mentioned, there are ways to clear space to make room for a free agent or two. But it's highly unlikely to be a spending spree, especially given this regime's tendency to exercise financial discretion.