2009 Arizona Cardinals Cap Spreadsheet

[joeshmo]

Spreadsheet up to date as of 3-27-09 in the AM.

 

[john h]

I was going to wait to do this until after the playoffs were over but with the angst of having to wait until this Sunday I needed something to pass my time. I am sure you all understand.

Now we all saw the report of us having 41 million in cap space for the 2009 offseason. I try to temper that by saying it doesnt include dead cap space or performance bonuses yet to be earned in the 2008 season and what ever performance bonuses that didn’t fit under the remaining 2008 cap would roll over to the 2009 cap space. Well I believe I have accounted for all of those bonuses and it did not come out to as much as I thought it would come out to meaning it didn’t impact the 2009 cap space as much a I originally thought.

Also note that there are 5 players that no one will recognize that also reduced that 41 mil. figure a bit. These players were signed to “future” contracts on December 30th. I was going to wait until the media announced it to bring it up but they haven’t yet so you heard it here first. Anyways these players are:

QB - Tyler Palko
FB - Justin Green
OL - Ben Claxton
P - Waylon Prather

Now for my own take on spreadsheet as a whole, nothing about individual players.

We only have 37 players under contract with just over 38 mill cap space left for 16 more players. We can tender all 16 EFA’s and Tender the 3 RFA’s what they deserve to be tendered for a total of 19 more players and we would still have approximately 27.9 mill in cap space left. Minus about 2 mil. In rookie cap space (high estimate) and we should have approximately 25.9 mill in cap space left to spend on UFA’s. Note that estimate is a worst case scenerio because I am including players outside of the top 51 salaries (we should know the rule of 51 by now), and I included EFA/RFA players we probably wont tender. Se even with guys like Warner, Dansby, A. Smith that may need to be re-signed over 25 mill to spend on UFA’s is plenty of cap space to re-sign your own UFA’s and still be major players in the UFA market.

Excellent and teidous work. Thank you.

 

[joeshmo]

Spreadsheet up to date as of 4-29-09 in the AM.

Includes the 3 cuts from yesterday and the players names of the rookies we drafted and signed in UDFA.

 

[bg7brd]

Thanks Joe. Much appreciated as always!

 

[football karma]

Joe -- see if you agree with my calcs:

Current avaiable cap= $6.6mm

less Rookie pool ($3.95mm)

current available $2.65mm


However -- when the eight drafted players sign, they will bump a $310,000 player currently in the cap out of the top 53. So-- from a cap perspective and how I calculated it above, you add 8 x $310,000 back ( or $2.48 mm )

this would imply a current available cap figure of $5.13 mm ( give or take )

 

[joeshmo]

Joe -- see if you agree with my calcs:

Current avaiable cap= $6.6mm

less Rookie pool ($3.95mm)

current available $2.65mm


However -- when the eight drafted players sign, they will bump a $310,000 player currently in the cap out of the top 53. So-- from a cap perspective and how I calculated it above, you add 8 x $310,000 back ( or $2.48 mm )

this would imply a current available cap figure of $5.13 mm ( give or take )

Got the right idea, just not the right execution. Remember the rule of 51. Also remember the 3rd through 7th rounders dont make enough to be in the top 51. So only the 1st and 2nd rounder count against the cap right now and would push only 2 guys out of the top 51.

Current cap space = 6,652,403

Minus estimate cost of 1st and 2nd rounder(1.5 mill) = 5,152,403 cap space left

Add back in the two players that will be kicked out of the top 51 salaries(870k) = 6,022,403 in estiamte cap after rookie contracts.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Got the right idea, just not the right execution. Remember the rule of 51. Also remember the 3rd through 7th rounders dont make enough to be in the top 51. So only the 1st and 2nd rounder count against the cap right now and would push only 2 guys out of the top 51.

Current cap space = 6,652,403

Minus estimate cost of 1st and 2nd rounder(1.5 mill) = 5,152,403 cap space left

Add back in the two players that will be kicked out of the top 51 salaries(870k) = 6,022,403 in estiamte cap after rookie contracts.

URBAN today:

Updated cap situation

There's been so much said (much of it by me, to be honest) about the Cardinals' salary cap situation in the wake of the veteran cuts this week. Further investigation has the Cards with a little less than I first figured -- somewhere between $5.3 and $5.4 million. That's why it would really help if LB Karlos Dansby, carrying that $9.7M cap number/salary, would ink an extension that would certainly lower his cap figure.

 

[Mulli]

So what is the current status of the Dansby negotiations?

 

[Shane]

So what is the current status of the Dansby negotiations?

Non-existent

 

[82CardsGrad]

So what is the current status of the Dansby negotiations?

Check with Mitch and lauraw...

 

[DoTheDew]

An additional 1 million dollars will be added to the salary cap.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4169590

 

[Crazy Canuck]

An additional 1 million dollars will be added to the salary cap.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4169590

Joe has been calculating based on $128, I believe.

 

[DoTheDew]

Joe has been calculating based on $128, I believe.

That may explain the previous discrepancy between his numbers and Urban's numbers.

 

[joeshmo]

Not going to update the spreadsheet anymore for the year but I wanted to updated everyone that we have a little over 2 mill in cap space, not the 1.5 mill that Sando gave out when he though Wilsons cap hit was going to be 10.2 when in reality its only just under 9.7.

Graves said in a recent Urban article or blog that we only need about 900k more to sign the rookies (in terms of cap space that is, not total salary). So we still have over 1 mill in insurance injury money to work with. We are just fine in terms of cap space, unless like I said in another thread you still actually falsely believe Boldin will get a new deal this year.

 

[PaulW]

Where's Fitzgerald and Boldin!!!!!!!

 

[PaulW]

We need an offensive coordinator, offensive line coach and 3 offensive linemen, 2 tackles and a center.

 

[PaulW]

I guess we also need someone to get to the passer, just no pressure!

 

[Early]

This is genious joeshmoe. Great work man