Salary cap raise? Sources says YES!

[Yatagarasu]

So what's the worst case scenario if we lose out on Eugene Monroe?

 

Alex Mack?

Jared Veldheer?

Branden Albert?

[arnie_uk]

Have to sign monroe with this. And id mack or Byrd hit the free agency market we have to make a serious run at them. Those are probably the worst positions in this draft class.

[The Raven]

This doesn't help us as much as you'd think. While it is more room for us to use to lock up our guys, it's also more room for other teams to use to outbid us. 

[52520Andrew]

Either sign Monroe or tag him with the cap being this high. I will say however that Ozzie likes to be more conservative with his money. I would not expect huge splashes although we could get some nice deals later on. Maybe we can keep Graham now?

[BOLDnPurPnBlacK]

This is great.

I don't see the value of player contracts increasing either. I think the owners realize collectively the model won't work if they don't display some restraint in what they're willing to pay to get a player and will operate under that collective understanding.

Btw Ozzie hinted at us being players in FA now (not just bargain hunting the cap casualties). So I see us retaining Monroe, Pitta and Smith for sure. We'll make a bid for At least 2 of Jones, Jones and Graham. Then I see us trying to lure an Alex Mack, Jarius Byrd or a HaKeem Nicks as well.

I see 5-6 FA signings with 4 being our own guys and 1 or 2 other FA's.

With possibly close to $30mill in cap room when all is said and done, the rest of the league better watch out. Oz with that much wiggle room? Could be a very exciting scenario to watch unfold.

[RLewis52]

OMG can you image ware, suggs and Doom all on the same team with ngata in the middle holy hell its injuryland all QB will be hurt..lol

    Would be pretty nicee...Also would be pretty nice if any of them wouldnt get injured and miss games. Out of 16 games, how many would you think they would all be healthy at the same time?  Given there previous problems

[GrimCoconut]

We better re-sign Monroe & Pitta with this and perhaps Arthur Jones but at least Daryl Smith. I'd like Mack but I feel that's a pipe-dream. 

[rmw10]

@TomPelissero: I’m told the 2014 salary cap will be set as soon as tomorrow, most likely by Monday, and it’ll be $132M-$133M.

[rmw10]

And assuming the cap comes in at $132M, here's Brian's spreadsheet on our current standing.  We'd be $26.6M under the cap before tenders.

 

http://russellstreetreport.com/salary-cap/

[rmw10]

ProFootballTalk ‏@ProFootballTalk  7m

Source: Cap will be $133 million per team http://wp.me/p14QSB-9qbI 

[Guest Mr. Nobody]

 

ProFootballTalk ‏@ProFootballTalk  7m

Source: Cap will be $133 million per team http://wp.me/p14QSB-9qbI 

 

can we get the extra 0.5 in our game too lol

[Willbacker]

I believe a lot of agents are gonna be telling their clients to hit the free agent market cuz teams are gonna be overpaying with all this extra cap space. Best bet is to franchize Monroe and let the others test the FA market and see if we can match. I hope we can resign a couple  of ours prefereably Graham and Pitta and maybe a couple of our SpTeamers but I think somebodys gonna throw a 3 yr 15 mil contract to D Smith.

[ThePurpleWall]

 http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000329753/article/salary-cap-expected-to-make-nearly-10m-jump-in-2014 133

[Ravenslifer]

 http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000329753/article/salary-cap-expected-to-make-nearly-10m-jump-in-2014 133

 

And it apparently is going higher in 2015.  That's really going to help us when we've got a bunch of guys like Jimmy and Torrey coming up on FA.

[rmw10]

Get ready for inflated and backloaded contracts:

 

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter  2m

Salary cap projected to rise to about $133 million this year, expected to break $140 million next year and $150 million by 2016, per source

[JO_75]

Get ready for inflated and backloaded contracts:

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 2m

Salary cap projected to rise to about $133 million this year, expected to break $140 million next year and $150 million by 2016, per source

All of a sudden, Flacco's contract is looking better and better.

In all honesty, this should allow us and other teams to keep a core group of players together longer instead of one or couple players being greedy for money and leaving a good place.

Also I think the NFL is raising it so high is to keep up with the ever increasing QB contracts.

[rmw10]

Knowing that the cap gets that high going forward may enable us to keep more guys now pending their contract is backloaded. I'm not sure I would do it, but I think guys like Art, Jacoby, and Graham could re-enter the picture if we decide we want to keep them.

[Gordo52]

All of a sudden, Flacco's contract is looking better.

What I was thinking.

[52520Andrew]

So basically when the Falcco contract gets too big, the cap will have increased enough for us to be able to handle it. Good news. Now instead of putting around 1/6 of our cap for Flacco, it is going to be around 1/7.5 which is a big difference. The math is not nearly exact but I don't feel like getting any deeper than that for now. Maybe if I get some time.

[JO_75]

2015 Salary Cap: 140M

 

Top 5 Highest Salaries: 

 

Ngata: $16M

Flacco: $14.5M

Webb $11M

Yanda: $8.45M

Rice: $7.75M

 

Total: $57.7 ($58M Rounded)

 

$140M  - $58M = $82M left over

[rmw10]

BAM!

 

Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora  4m

NFL just sent the memo out to teams: 2014 cap is $133M on the dot

[JO_75]

BAM!

 

Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora  4m

NFL just sent the memo out to teams: 2014 cap is $133M on the dot

 

Don't forget the roll over money..........

 

 

 

With teams averaging $6.1 million of carryover cap space from last year, that gives teams an average of $139.1 million to spend in 2014.

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/02/28/salary-cap-officially-hits-133-million/

[GrimCoconut]

2015 Salary Cap: 140M

 

Top 5 Highest Salaries: 

 

Ngata: $16M

Flacco: $14.5M

Webb $11M

Yanda: $8.45M

Rice: $7.75M

 

Total: $57.7 ($58M Rounded)

 

$140M  - $58M = $82M left over

Don't forget we have The Smiths due an extension. That'll eat into that cap. 

[GrimCoconut]

Knowing that the cap gets that high going forward may enable us to keep more guys now pending their contract is backloaded. I'm not sure I would do it, but I think guys like Art, Jacoby, and Graham could re-enter the picture if we decide we want to keep them.

I'd strongly consider keeping Arthur Jones because you could potentially eliminate Ngata with him in a couple years if Ngata continues to have these crazy performances. That is if the team feels like Jones will get better. We may consider him a better compensatory return than a re-sign.

[Juviebest]

I'd strongly consider keeping Arthur Jones because you could potentially eliminate Ngata with him in a couple years if Ngata continues to have these crazy performances. That is if the team feels like Jones will get better. We may consider him a better compensatory return than a re-sign.

That would work if the Eugene contract (assuming there is one) has a low first year cap hit. Free up a little more money for Art and Daryl. It'd be perfect.

[mg90]

I'd love for the cap to keep going up like that. I hate seeing great players on any team have to go elsewhere to get what they deserve. Not exactly sure what the long term effects of this steady increase would be but right now it sounds pretty good.

[Inqui]

The 2012 QB class is in for a nice set of contracts.

[JO_75]

Get ready for inflated and backloaded contracts:

 

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter  2m

Salary cap projected to rise to about $133 million this year, expected to break $140 million next year and $150 million by 2016, per source

 

Now expect an even higher cap by 2016. The report is that in 2015 the cap could be as high as $145M and in 2016 it could spike to $160M.

 

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/07/cap-could-hit-160-million-in-2016/