Bidwill Must Have Some Hidden Cap Money

[dreamcastrocks]

Agreed. Can't count how many times "X" team was way over the cap, couldn't keep any of their high priced FA's, then next thing you know they are all signed and one or two were paid the highest contract at their position.

Proof will be if New Orleans can do this, this year. They are what, like 70M over the cap?

 

[MadCardDisease]

Proof will be if New Orleans can do this, this year. They are what, like 70M over the cap?

They have already shaved off $34M of that. Should be easy for them to make room with a few more moves:

Next moves for the Saints after restructuring 3 contracts

Here’s where the Saints can find the remaining $40+ million - and more - to get under the 2022 salary cap.

www.canalstreetchronicles.com

 

[dreamcastrocks]

They have already shaved off $34M of that. Should be easy for them to make room with a few more moves:

Next moves for the Saints after restructuring 3 contracts

Here’s where the Saints can find the remaining $40+ million - and more - to get under the 2022 salary cap.

www.canalstreetchronicles.com

Will they get under it? I think they will. I don't think they get under it without losing at least one of their players. That was my point.

 

[MadCardDisease]

Will they get under it? I think they will. I don't think they get under it without losing at least one of their players. That was my point.

They can definitely do it. The question is if they want to bring in a FA a opposed to keeping a player.

 

[Solar7]

They have already shaved off $34M of that. Should be easy for them to make room with a few more moves:

Next moves for the Saints after restructuring 3 contracts

Here’s where the Saints can find the remaining $40+ million - and more - to get under the 2022 salary cap.

www.canalstreetchronicles.com

Will they make the room? Sure. Somehow. Will they compete for anything without Sean Payton and who knows at QB? Very unlikely. Taysom Hill is likely stuck as their starter. They're about to be in the mire.

 

[Cardsfaninlouky]

We see teams every year, able to resign players (Bucs just resigned there entire Super Bowl roster last year) and Free Agents, even when in Cap Hell. It can be done, even if the Cards really haven't played much in that sandbox before.

The thing is they figured out a way to sign good players that were drafted by people that know how to draft & sign players. We don't have that. What we have is a GM that can't draft, & fixes our roster with aging vets with injury histories.

 

[Harry]

Will they make the room? Sure. Somehow. Will they compete for anything without Sean Payton and who knows at QB? Very unlikely. Taysom Hill is likely stuck as their starter. They're about to be in the mire.

They’ll sign Winston.

 

[Proximo]

It seems he wants to keep everyone. Does he understand how a cap works? This scares me.

Bidwill: 'Devil's in the detail' on Cardinals offering Chandler Jones contract

Chandler Jones and his contract situation was among the many topics touched on by Cardinals owner Michael Bidwill on Friday.

arizonasports.com

The way he answered was clear to me they have no intention on bringing Jones back.

But he is not going to say that directly on radio.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Will they make the room? Sure. Somehow. Will they compete for anything without Sean Payton and who knows at QB? Very unlikely. Taysom Hill is likely stuck as their starter. They're about to be in the mire.

Exactly my point. They will either

1. Make room with the current squad. (unlikely IMO, at least one of the bigger ones will be moving on)
2. Keep everyone and make more cap problems in the future.
3. Stay over the cap and risk fines/draft pick forfeiture etc.

 

[Solar7]

Exactly my point. They will either

1. Make room with the current squad. (unlikely IMO, at least one of the bigger ones will be moving on)
2. Keep everyone and make more cap problems in the future.
3. Stay over the cap and risk fines/draft pick forfeiture etc.

Well, I feel like the argument is being made that the salary cap doesn't matter, but the way you write that, it seems like you agree that at some point it's time to pay the piper and it will catch up to teams.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Well, I feel like the argument is being made that the salary cap doesn't matter, but the way you write that, it seems like you agree that at some point it's time to pay the piper and it will catch up to teams.

I get that. Some time my thoughts are coherent.

 

[MadCardDisease]

Proof will be if New Orleans can do this, this year. They are what, like 70M over the cap?

Done:

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[dreamcastrocks]

Done:

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The question wasn't necessarily IF they would get there, but how.

Can you shed 80M in cap while still fielding a competitive team?

If they don't get Watson, this could be a bottom 3 team in the NFL next year.