Salary Cap Tracker

[GimmedaBall]

My apology for posting this link if it is a website (or a similar one) that you already visit and check:

Sportrac Salary Cap Analyzer: http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/

We have a lot of posts going up that don't appear to check the current state of the salary cap for not only the Cards but also for the other teams.

For 2018, Cards have 27+ million in cap space and we are just below the middle of the league at #18. That number is going to impact the way the Cards go after a FA QB like Cousins (if MBSK want to go that route). Also, check the cap space for teams that are most likely to be competing against us to see how our bank account compares. Denver doesn't have much more than we do---but Elway is pretty ruthless in going after a QB that he wants.

Click on the team name and open the page showing all the current players and their cap hit:

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cap/

Don't be surprised if the Cards come up empty on a Cousins bid. Got to check your pockets before you get in line. Also, got to check the cap space before you demand SK 'got get' a guy when the bucks are just not there to spend.

 

[Dan H]

Fun site. Guys like Mauro and Buc look like obvious, easy cap casualties. If HB agreed a to restructure it would only be 1M more than outright releasing him. I wonder if he would be amenable to that.

 

[GuernseyCard]

My apology for posting this link if it is a website (or a similar one) that you already visit and check:

Sportrac Salary Cap Analyzer: http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/

We have a lot of posts going up that don't appear to check the current state of the salary cap for not only the Cards but also for the other teams.

For 2018, Cards have 27+ million in cap space and we are just below the middle of the league at #18. That number is going to impact the way the Cards go after a FA QB like Cousins (if MBSK want to go that route). Also, check the cap space for teams that are most likely to be competing against us to see how our bank account compares. Denver doesn't have much more than we do---but Elway is pretty ruthless in going after a QB that he wants.

Click on the team name and open the page showing all the current players and their cap hit:

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/arizona-cardinals/cap/

Don't be surprised if the Cards come up empty on a Cousins bid. Got to check your pockets before you get in line. Also, got to check the cap space before you demand SK 'got get' a guy when the bucks are just not there to spend.

Another CAP Tracker

https://overthecap.com/

They have a calculator, which allows you to "cut" and then get the then estimated CAP number.

 

[Cards Czar]

True but you can also do contract restructures, cut players or do the pre or post cuts. Not saying anything like this will happen but you can do to get more salary cap.

Possible 2018 Cuts:

RB- Adrian Peterson: Has a 2.881M cap hit for 2018

2018 Dead Cap: $ 0.00

2018 Cap Savings: $2,881,250


LB- Deone Bucannon – Has a 8.718 Mil cap hit for 2018

2018 Dead Cap: $0.00

2018 Cap Savings: $8,718,000


DE- Josh Mauro – Has a 3.3M cap hit for 2018

2018 Dead Cap: $500,000

2018 Cap Savings: $2,800,000

OC – A.Q. Shipley – has a 2.112M cap hit for 2018

2018 Dead Cap: $362,500

2018 Cap Savings: $1,750,000


K- Phil Dawson – Has a 3.5M cap hit for 2018

2018 Dead Cap: $500,000

2018 Cap Savings: $3,000,000


RT- Jared Veldheer – Has a 10.156M cap hit for 2018

2018 Dead Cap: $3,250,000

2018 Cap Savings: $6,906,250


FS/CB -Tyrann Mathieu – Has a 14.1 Million cap hit for 2018

If he is a Pre 6/1 Release here are the cap hits.

2018 Dead Cap: $9,300,000

2018 Cap Savings: $4,800,000

POST – 6/1 Release:

2018 Dead Cap: $3,100,000

2019 Dead Cap: $6,200,000

2018 Cap Savings: $11,000,000


LOG- Mike Iupati- Has a 9.7 Mil cap hit for 2018

If he is a Pre 6/1 Release here are the cap hits.

2018 Dead Cap: $3,400,000

2018 Cap Savings: $6,300,000

POST – 6/1 Release:

2018 Dead Cap: $1,700,000

2019 Dead Cap: $1,700,000

2018 Cap Savings: $8,000,000


CB – Patrick Peterson – has a 13.706M cap hit for 2018

If he is a Pre 6/1 Release or Traded here are the cap hits.

2018 Dead Cap: $4,976,141

2018 Cap Savings: $9,980,824

POST – 6/1 Release or Traded:

2018 Dead Cap: $3,706,965

2019 Dead Cap: $1,269,176

2018 Cap Savings: $11,250,000

 

[GimmedaBall]

Sounds ugly to even suggest . . . but do have to consider Fitz in the cap hit?

Will he have a place on the team going forward? His 'Hines Ward' role in the slot and moving around---is that in the McCoy playbook?

I can't imagine MB allowing Fitz to be cut---but even Jerry Rice was released at the end of his career.

 

[wa52lz]

True but you can also do contract restructures, cut players or do the pre or post cuts. Not saying anything like this will happen but you can do to get more salary cap.

Possible 2018 Cuts:

RB- Adrian Peterson: Has a 2.881M cap hit for 2018

2018 Dead Cap: $ 0.00

2018 Cap Savings: $2,881,250


LB- Deone Bucannon – Has a 8.718 Mil cap hit for 2018

2018 Dead Cap: $0.00

2018 Cap Savings: $8,718,000


DE- Josh Mauro – Has a 3.3M cap hit for 2018

2018 Dead Cap: $500,000

2018 Cap Savings: $2,800,000

OC – A.Q. Shipley – has a 2.112M cap hit for 2018

2018 Dead Cap: $362,500

2018 Cap Savings: $1,750,000


K- Phil Dawson – Has a 3.5M cap hit for 2018

2018 Dead Cap: $500,000

2018 Cap Savings: $3,000,000


RT- Jared Veldheer – Has a 10.156M cap hit for 2018

2018 Dead Cap: $3,250,000

2018 Cap Savings: $6,906,250


FS/CB -Tyrann Mathieu – Has a 14.1 Million cap hit for 2018

If he is a Pre 6/1 Release here are the cap hits.

2018 Dead Cap: $9,300,000

2018 Cap Savings: $4,800,000

POST – 6/1 Release:

2018 Dead Cap: $3,100,000

2019 Dead Cap: $6,200,000

2018 Cap Savings: $11,000,000


LOG- Mike Iupati- Has a 9.7 Mil cap hit for 2018

If he is a Pre 6/1 Release here are the cap hits.

2018 Dead Cap: $3,400,000

2018 Cap Savings: $6,300,000

POST – 6/1 Release:

2018 Dead Cap: $1,700,000

2019 Dead Cap: $1,700,000

2018 Cap Savings: $8,000,000


CB – Patrick Peterson – has a 13.706M cap hit for 2018

If he is a Pre 6/1 Release or Traded here are the cap hits.

2018 Dead Cap: $4,976,141

2018 Cap Savings: $9,980,824

POST – 6/1 Release or Traded:

2018 Dead Cap: $3,706,965

2019 Dead Cap: $1,269,176

2018 Cap Savings: $11,250,000

Question, not sure if you know, can we cut HB before he gets the $5 million bonus and still designate him a 6/1 cut?

 

[Ohcrap75]

AP, Mauro, Shipley and Dawson are no brainers to me. DBuc too at that price, but reworking longterm for about half that number understandable. Ideally restructure both Veldeer and Iupati. Possibly cutting one or both if unwilling, especially Iupati.

 

[Cards Czar]

Sounds ugly to even suggest . . . but do have to consider Fitz in the cap hit?

Will he have a place on the team going forward? His 'Hines Ward' role in the slot and moving around---is that in the McCoy playbook?

I can't imagine MB allowing Fitz to be cut---but even Jerry Rice was released at the end of his career.

Larry Fitzgerald signed a 1 year, $11,000,000 contract with the Arizona Cardinals, including an average annual salary of $11,000,000. In 2018, Fitzgerald will earn a base salary of $11,000,000 and a incentive bonus of $1,000,000 ($1M Incentive for reaching 15,934 receiving yards),(LTBE), while carrying a cap hit of $16,850,000 and a dead cap value of $4,850,000.


Larry Fitzgerald cap hit for 2018 is $16.85M.


2018 Dead Cap: $4,850,000
2018 Cap Savings: $12,000,000

 

[CardsFan88]

While we don't have figures yet, the cap numbers on spotrac for 2018 likely don't include the ~10-13 mill the cap should go up for 2018.

 

[GimmedaBall]

While we don't have figures yet, the cap numbers on spotrac for 2018 likely don't include the ~10-13 mill the cap should go up for 2018.

Look at the very top of the Sportrac Page and you'll see the line "Assumes a $178,000,000 team salary cap."

That's even more generous than the reported increase up to 174 to 178 mil (from the 2017 figure of $167 Mil)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...-salary-cap-2018-figure-projection/946805001/