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By NewColtsFan · Posted
@Superman @w87r So, among many things, I get e-mail from Sports Illustrated every day. And the other day, there was this article written by Andew Brandt, who used to handle the contracts and salary cap issues for the Packers for 10 years. And one thing he wrote jumped off the page at me. Now, here's why I remind our two resident Salary Cap experts I noted above about something they have both talked about, but I haven't seen either of them talk about this year. Roll Over. According to Brandt, the Colts have the MOST SALARY CAP ROLLOVER in the NFL. $30 MIl. So, whatever the general 2021 team salary cap turns out to be, you can add $30 Mill for the Colts. I'm going to do two things. I'm going to link the entire article for everyone. It's free, non-premium, and I'm also going to cut and paste the key section for everyone to read right here. OK.... here's the article... And just for discussion purposes, Brandt uses a projected salary cap of $185. He's NOT saying that's what the final number will be, only his own hypothetical number for his article. https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/03/02/business-of-football-understanding-the-salary-cap-dead-money?suid=5cc1cc3a3f92a475c0234f43&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SI Extra 030221&utm_term=SI Extra - USE THIS - List Here is the key text: Myth: Every NFL team’s cap number is going to be $185 million No. Actually, no team’s cap number is going to be $185 million (or whatever the final cap number is). The 2011 CBA, for the first time, allowed teams to carry over unused cap room from one year to the next. In managing the cap for the Packers, we did not have that option; it was use it or lose it. I had to negotiate * incentives—such as a clause giving our third-string quarterback $20 million if he threw seven touchdowns in our last game—to carry over cap room. (When he didn’t earn the incentive, we would get it as a credit toward the next year.) Now teams don’t have to play those games. As per NFLPA numbers, every team in the league has carried over 2020 cap room, from a low of roughly $500,000 for the Ravens to a high of more than $30 million for the Colts. Teams carrying over $20-plus million of cap include the Jets, Browns, Eagles, Cowboys and Jaguars. Thus, although the team cap is $185 million, the Colts’ adjusted cap will be around $215 million, and so on. And again, these teams have been preparing, or should have been preparing, for this reduced cap for months. What say you both, Superman and w87r? What do you think of what Brandt has written? Does everyone have to re-do their off-season mocks reflecting a team figure of $215? I look forward to hearing from both of you and others! -
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By crazycolt1 · Posted
I have to agree. His draft order is not always spot on but his ability to evaluate talent is always in the ballpark as to what GMs agree on. As it turned out Tobin's rant ended up being pretty lame after Trev Alberts ended up being one of the Colts all time bust. Not only was Alberts a bust, so was Tobin. -
By NewColtsFan · Posted
I don’t know why after so many years there are so many people who still believe Kiper doesn’t know what he’s talking about? The exact opposite is true. Always has been. He’s lasted more than 35 years and for very good reason. But I’ve been reading this here since I showed up nearly nine years ago. Some falsehoods die slowly around here.
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