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Some teams are well beneath the salary cap.
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Do fans feel cheated if their teams are not using the same available payroll?
Answer
Absolutely not.
Cap space it kind of tricky - you always want to have some left, and in most cases, the more space you have, the better off you are. It gets very tricky for owners to manage the cap space because there are tons of things to keep in mind.
For instance, if you have cap space leftover this year, typically, you are allowed to carry it over to next years cap figures. So if you're 20 million under now, you get an extra 20 mill to use next season (so you can sign all your rookies without costing anything from the cap that year). You can never be sure what the situation will be next year - injuries, breakout players on your team, quality free agents not getting resigned, possibilities of moving up or down in the draft, trades.... in my opinion, it's better to have room to work with all this than to be on the line and risk going over. Going over the cap results in penalties, which are deducted from your cap for the next year. So if you're 20 million over the cap this year, you will have 20 million less cap space to work with the next year. By having money left in cap space the previous year, it can allow teams to sign a big free agent the next year or save up yet again and make an even bigger splash or extend the contracts of some of their vets.
Another thing owners have to watch out for are contract stipulations - typically as players enter the later years of their contracts, their cost towards the cap skyrockets. This was the case for Larry Fitzgerald's contract. He signed a rookie contract that no one expected him to really meet the conditions of. He did, and he deserved to be paid the final two years of his contract, which were ridiculously high salaries. It left the Cardinals in a no win situation - loose their young stud receiver, pay him the ridiculous salary, or renegotiate in a situation where he has all the leverage. Somehow they kept him and he's happy with his deal. I'm baffled as to how they managed it.
If the player is essential to the team, the owners must do something to keep the numbers under control - renegotiate, cut the player, trade the player, or bite the bullet and pay him. Of course, simply paying the player is not possible to do all the time because at some point all the good players need to be paid, and the cap simply isn't big enough for a team to hold on to them all.
It's interesting to see how different teams handle salary caps, and you see varying degrees of success for each franchise. For instance, the Redskins and Raiders are infamous for overspending in free agency, and therefore running into cap problems, each team being close to or over the salary cap the past few seasons. At the same time, the Colts nearly always use just about all of the cap, and they have been one of the most successful franchises in the NFL for the past 10 years (highest or second highest winning percentage, and one super bowl). Then you see the Patriots, who have won more Super Bowls as of late than anyone, and they are notorious for being incredibly low under the cap. The 49ers employ the same strategy, but have struggled. Then you see teams like the Eagles who save up for a year and then splurge, and depending upon how the free agents work out, they will have a good season or a not so good one.... I suppose each method has its benefits, but if it were up to me, I'd leave plenty of space as it seems to leave you with more options for the future.
Absolutely not.
Cap space it kind of tricky - you always want to have some left, and in most cases, the more space you have, the better off you are. It gets very tricky for owners to manage the cap space because there are tons of things to keep in mind.
For instance, if you have cap space leftover this year, typically, you are allowed to carry it over to next years cap figures. So if you're 20 million under now, you get an extra 20 mill to use next season (so you can sign all your rookies without costing anything from the cap that year). You can never be sure what the situation will be next year - injuries, breakout players on your team, quality free agents not getting resigned, possibilities of moving up or down in the draft, trades.... in my opinion, it's better to have room to work with all this than to be on the line and risk going over. Going over the cap results in penalties, which are deducted from your cap for the next year. So if you're 20 million over the cap this year, you will have 20 million less cap space to work with the next year. By having money left in cap space the previous year, it can allow teams to sign a big free agent the next year or save up yet again and make an even bigger splash or extend the contracts of some of their vets.
Another thing owners have to watch out for are contract stipulations - typically as players enter the later years of their contracts, their cost towards the cap skyrockets. This was the case for Larry Fitzgerald's contract. He signed a rookie contract that no one expected him to really meet the conditions of. He did, and he deserved to be paid the final two years of his contract, which were ridiculously high salaries. It left the Cardinals in a no win situation - loose their young stud receiver, pay him the ridiculous salary, or renegotiate in a situation where he has all the leverage. Somehow they kept him and he's happy with his deal. I'm baffled as to how they managed it.
If the player is essential to the team, the owners must do something to keep the numbers under control - renegotiate, cut the player, trade the player, or bite the bullet and pay him. Of course, simply paying the player is not possible to do all the time because at some point all the good players need to be paid, and the cap simply isn't big enough for a team to hold on to them all.
It's interesting to see how different teams handle salary caps, and you see varying degrees of success for each franchise. For instance, the Redskins and Raiders are infamous for overspending in free agency, and therefore running into cap problems, each team being close to or over the salary cap the past few seasons. At the same time, the Colts nearly always use just about all of the cap, and they have been one of the most successful franchises in the NFL for the past 10 years (highest or second highest winning percentage, and one super bowl). Then you see the Patriots, who have won more Super Bowls as of late than anyone, and they are notorious for being incredibly low under the cap. The 49ers employ the same strategy, but have struggled. Then you see teams like the Eagles who save up for a year and then splurge, and depending upon how the free agents work out, they will have a good season or a not so good one.... I suppose each method has its benefits, but if it were up to me, I'd leave plenty of space as it seems to leave you with more options for the future.
Whats the latest news on Ansante Samuel and the Patriots? have they reached a deal yet?
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is there anything new besides that they put a franchise tag on him?
Answer
No deal yet has been announced. Word was Samuel wanted Dre Bly money before the 49ers raised the bar. Now he wants, what's his name with the 49ers type money.
There will be lots of unhappy CBs when everyone's contracts are up.
No deal yet has been announced. Word was Samuel wanted Dre Bly money before the 49ers raised the bar. Now he wants, what's his name with the 49ers type money.
There will be lots of unhappy CBs when everyone's contracts are up.
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