Impending Free Agents and Cap Casualties

[Sizzlebshu]

Given that these players will have a significant impact on potential draft picks, I think it would be a good idea to have a list for reference. If anyone has one, I can edit it into the OP or if I have time I can make one later, but these obviously significantly impact who may be drafted and should be considered. 

 

http://www.spotrac.com/research/NFL/an-early-look-at-potential-2016-nfl-cap-casualties-561/- cap cuts 

 

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2016/01/11/pro-2016-free-agency-tracker/- FA list

Edited January 11, 2016 by Sizzlebshu

[usmccharles]

I think Pitta is done here, makes no sense to keep him

[Winchester]

Daryl Washington!! He was a top3 3 down LB!! Harbs could get him straight!! Would be a huge steal. Once Mosley works at coverage skills this offseason he and Washington would be like having a couple of extra string safety's on every play. Would be like having 12-13 players on defense. A tandem of 3 down LBs disrupts QBs as much as a fierce rush!!

[MightyRaven]

It doesn't look like he is going to be a free agent. (A is most likely to leave team and F is least likely) He is a C.

[MrDelDante]

If Pitta retires do we still have dead money in the cap?

[Deflated Football]

Vincent Jackson or Pierre Garçon, please.

[MightyRaven]

Vincent Jackson or Pierre Garçon, please.

Way too much money

[edthehead]

Vincent Jackson or Pierre Garçon, please.

I know a few people here want an older WR, I really wouldn't take any more vets, SSS is enough to help train up our young WR's just think if we bring in another vet WR, they are here just for the money SSS is well himself. Offense is on the rise,just needs a couple tweaks here and there, treadwell (true1,something we never had), monroe and KO(which will be gone),

lets get a  a vet on defense. 

[Yoonkeem]

the dream would be getting someone like Eric Berry or Eric Weddle but

 

we dont live in dreams now do we

 

Maybe someone like Tamba Hali?

[Sizzlebshu]

the dream would be getting someone like Eric Berry or Eric Weddle but

 

we dont live in dreams now do we

 

Maybe someone like Tamba Hali?

i can see weddle here. Market for him is going to be small

[Deflated Football]

i can see weddle here. Market for him is going to be small

Agreed. Everyone and their mom assumes he's out of our price range, but if Ozzie wants him, he'll get him. Classic kind of Ravens signing too.

[GrimCoconut]

If I had to guess, I'd say Monroe, Canty, Webb, Daryl Smith, Arrington, Lewis, Elam, Mallett, & Pitta would be the guys I would say have the chance to be cut for salary cap reasons. 

 

Out of those names, I'd say Mallett is the safest followed by Webb & Elam. I'm not sure what our plan is with either, but Webb can save 3.5M, while Elam saves 1.3M. What works in both their favor is Elam supposedly looked good before getting a season-ending injury & he's still on his rookie deal & we may want to see what we have in him before totally letting him go. Webb is supposedly our FS next year, which means that he's probably safe but you never know. Mallett is also likely safe due to being a recent addition. 

 

Arrington doesn't look like he'll stick around after being frequently inactive. Smith could be seen as worth the cap hit due to his experience, although I wonder what the future holds for Arthur Brown then. If we re-sign KO, then Monroe is almost assuredly cut. Pitta doesn't save us much unless designated as a post June 1st cut, but the 80/20 rule here combined with a possible need for future cap space may cause us to part ways. Maybe he takes a paycut, though. We'll see. 

 

Canty is almost assuredly gone. Lewis doesn't save much but I can't see why we would keep him. Trawick is more important than him on ST, and he's an RFA. 

[Sizzlebshu]

If I had to guess, I'd say Monroe, Canty, Webb, Daryl Smith, Arrington, Lewis, Elam, Mallett, & Pitta would be the guys I would say have the chance to be cut for salary cap reasons.

Out of those names, I'd say Mallett is the safest followed by Webb & Elam. I'm not sure what our plan is with either, but Webb can save 3.5M, while Elam saves 1.3M. What works in both their favor is Elam supposedly looked good before getting a season-ending injury & he's still on his rookie deal & we may want to see what we have in him before totally letting him go. Webb is supposedly our FS next year, which means that he's probably safe but you never know. Mallett is also likely safe due to being a recent addition.

Arrington doesn't look like he'll stick around after being frequently inactive. Smith could be seen as worth the cap hit due to his experience, although I wonder what the future holds for Arthur Brown then. If we re-sign KO, then Monroe is almost assuredly cut. Pitta doesn't save us much unless designated as a post June 1st cut, but the 80/20 rule here combined with a possible need for future cap space may cause us to part ways. Maybe he takes a paycut, though. We'll see.

Canty is almost assuredly gone. Lewis doesn't save much but I can't see why we would keep him. Trawick is more important than him on ST, and he's an RFA.

If the ravens keep pees trrstman and trainwreck, im done

[Sizzlebshu]

If I had to guess, I'd say Monroe, Canty, Webb, Daryl Smith, Arrington, Lewis, Elam, Mallett, & Pitta would be the guys I would say have the chance to be cut for salary cap reasons.

Out of those names, I'd say Mallett is the safest followed by Webb & Elam. I'm not sure what our plan is with either, but Webb can save 3.5M, while Elam saves 1.3M. What works in both their favor is Elam supposedly looked good before getting a season-ending injury & he's still on his rookie deal & we may want to see what we have in him before totally letting him go. Webb is supposedly our FS next year, which means that he's probably safe but you never know. Mallett is also likely safe due to being a recent addition.

Arrington doesn't look like he'll stick around after being frequently inactive. Smith could be seen as worth the cap hit due to his experience, although I wonder what the future holds for Arthur Brown then. If we re-sign KO, then Monroe is almost assuredly cut. Pitta doesn't save us much unless designated as a post June 1st cut, but the 80/20 rule here combined with a possible need for future cap space may cause us to part ways. Maybe he takes a paycut, though. We'll see.

Canty is almost assuredly gone. Lewis doesn't save much but I can't see why we would keep him. Trawick is more important than him on ST, and he's an RFA.

If the ravens keep pees trrstman and trainwreck, im done

[Mt. Crushmore]

Daryl Washington!! He was a top3 3 down LB!! Harbs could get him straight!! Would be a huge steal. Once Mosley works at coverage skills this offseason he and Washington would be like having a couple of extra string safety's on every play. Would be like having 12-13 players on defense. A tandem of 3 down LBs disrupts QBs as much as a fierce rush!!

 

It doesn't sound like Washington is being reinstated to the NFL anytime soon: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/11/22/report-daryl-washington-continues-to-violate-terms-of-suspension/

[Wildabeast88]

If the ravens keep pees trrstman and trainwreck, im done

start packing personally I would have fired Pees before the end of the game so we missed our chance if coaches heads were going to roll they would be gone already.

[Wildabeast88]

If I had to guess, I'd say Monroe, Canty, Webb, Daryl Smith, Arrington, Lewis, Elam, Mallett, & Pitta would be the guys I would say have the chance to be cut for salary cap reasons.

Out of those names, I'd say Mallett is the safest followed by Webb & Elam. I'm not sure what our plan is with either, but Webb can save 3.5M, while Elam saves 1.3M. What works in both their favor is Elam supposedly looked good before getting a season-ending injury & he's still on his rookie deal & we may want to see what we have in him before totally letting him go. Webb is supposedly our FS next year, which means that he's probably safe but you never know. Mallett is also likely safe due to being a recent addition.

Arrington doesn't look like he'll stick around after being frequently inactive. Smith could be seen as worth the cap hit due to his experience, although I wonder what the future holds for Arthur Brown then. If we re-sign KO, then Monroe is almost assuredly cut. Pitta doesn't save us much unless designated as a post June 1st cut, but the 80/20 rule here combined with a possible need for future cap space may cause us to part ways. Maybe he takes a paycut, though. We'll see.

Canty is almost assuredly gone. Lewis doesn't save much but I can't see why we would keep him. Trawick is more important than him on ST, and he's an RFA.

Lewis Canty Arrington Pitta post June 1 I'm pretty sure are gone D Smith I feel is a coin flip I think that Orr played well and then lets see what Arthur Brown can do its his last year under contract Monroe is uncertain lots of dead money and many decisions hinge on Monroe drafting a T resigning KO. I'm with you on Elam being cheap Webb will be FS so he is safe in my eyes as well as Mallett Edited January 11, 2016 by Wildabeast88

[Clmraven]

Am I crazy to think that Torrey smith could be a cap casualty? I mean he only had like 600 yards this season, has a new head coach coming in, looks like they could be entering a rebuilding process, and they could save 6 mil in 2016 if they cut him post June 1. Wouldn't mind him coming back to Baltimore as long as it's on the cheaper side.

[Robbyrobbass]

i can see weddle here. Market for him is going to be small

webb is our starting fs

[Robbyrobbass]

If the ravens keep pees trrstman and trainwreck, im done

well u Must be done than ?

[Robbyrobbass]

If I had to guess, I'd say Monroe, Canty, Webb, Daryl Smith, Arrington, Lewis, Elam, Mallett, & Pitta would be the guys I would say have the chance to be cut for salary cap reasons.

Out of those names, I'd say Mallett is the safest followed by Webb & Elam. I'm not sure what our plan is with either, but Webb can save 3.5M, while Elam saves 1.3M. What works in both their favor is Elam supposedly looked good before getting a season-ending injury & he's still on his rookie deal & we may want to see what we have in him before totally letting him go. Webb is supposedly our FS next year, which means that he's probably safe but you never know. Mallett is also likely safe due to being a recent addition.

Arrington doesn't look like he'll stick around after being frequently inactive. Smith could be seen as worth the cap hit due to his experience, although I wonder what the future holds for Arthur Brown then. If we re-sign KO, then Monroe is almost assuredly cut. Pitta doesn't save us much unless designated as a post June 1st cut, but the 80/20 rule here combined with a possible need for future cap space may cause us to part ways. Maybe he takes a paycut, though. We'll see.

Canty is almost assuredly gone. Lewis doesn't save much but I can't see why we would keep him. Trawick is more important than him on ST, and he's an RFA.

mallett lol what would the cap hit ??? Lol

[GrimCoconut]

Lewis Canty Arrington Pitta post June 1 I'm pretty sure are gone D Smith I feel is a coin flip I think that Orr played well and then lets see what Arthur Brown can do its his last year under contract Monroe is uncertain lots of dead money and many decisions hinge on Monroe drafting a T resigning KO. I'm with you on Elam being cheap Webb will be FS so he is safe in my eyes as well as Mallett

I'm expecting the team to rework Webb's deal but not in the way most think. I don't see why Webb would take an outright paycut, but I can see him and the team doing his deal with another year or so, maybe two, that pays him incentives depending on how he plays at FS. For instance, he could have escalators that increase his contract depending on picks, Pro Bowl nods, etc. I think that would be fair for both parties. 

 

Yeah, part of me even says let go of Brown. He'd save us some money, not a lot, but some. Then again, Smith is aging. We're in quite a dilemma. Arthur Brown just hasn't become the player I thought he would. 

 

I think I'd rather take the hit on the chin with Pitta and cut him whenever. I don't want any dead cap into next year.

[GrimCoconut]

mallett lol what would the cap hit ??? Lol

I think Mallett sticks around, but his cap hit is $1.5M next year. The only way I see him cut is if he screws up in the off-season or if we draft a QB we really like high and Joe's far along in his rehab & is virtually locked to start the year. His salary isn't guaranteed at all until week 1, however, so he could be a casualty. It depends on many moving parts. Hard to predict either way atm, but I'd lean to him remaining. 

[GrimCoconut]

If the ravens keep pees trrstman and trainwreck, im done

Who's trainwreck?

[GrimCoconut]

webb is our starting fs

That's right now. I mean, if we can get Weddle I wouldn't be at all surprised if he (Webb) is cut. I think he'll probably end up elsewhere, though. I don't think Weddle is likely to come here. I think Ozzie will value those comp picks even more since he can trade those guys. 

[Winchester]

If I had to guess, I'd say Monroe, Canty, Webb, Daryl Smith, Arrington, Lewis, Elam, Mallett, & Pitta would be the guys I would say have the chance to be cut for salary cap reasons. 

 

Out of those names, I'd say Mallett is the safest followed by Webb & Elam. I'm not sure what our plan is with either, but Webb can save 3.5M, while Elam saves 1.3M. What works in both their favor is Elam supposedly looked good before getting a season-ending injury & he's still on his rookie deal & we may want to see what we have in him before totally letting him go. Webb is supposedly our FS next year, which means that he's probably safe but you never know. Mallett is also likely safe due to being a recent addition. 

 

Arrington doesn't look like he'll stick around after being frequently inactive. Smith could be seen as worth the cap hit due to his experience, although I wonder what the future holds for Arthur Brown then. If we re-sign KO, then Monroe is almost assuredly cut. Pitta doesn't save us much unless designated as a post June 1st cut, but the 80/20 rule here combined with a possible need for future cap space may cause us to part ways. Maybe he takes a paycut, though. We'll see. 

 

Canty is almost assuredly gone. Lewis doesn't save much but I can't see why we would keep him. Trawick is more important than him on ST, and he's an RFA.

Zuttah is another cut candidate. He saves nearly $5mil. And Urschel will be a far better center.

[GrimCoconut]

Zuttah is another cut candidate. He saves nearly $5mil. And Urschel will be a far better center.

Zuttah only saves $2.5M. I honestly think we keep him for that price. Continuity along the OL is an important thing. I think Urschel has a place, don't get me wrong. I've been a fan of him since that draft & talked him up before anyone really did. That said, I wouldn't cut Zuttah because of Urschel. I would keep both. Zuttah played LG for the Buccaneers. I'd even put him at LG & have an OL of KO | Zuttah | Urschel | Yanda | Wagner since Zuttah has been a better pass protector than a run blocker. This way, he gets some help from both KO & Urscehl, who I think are better than him in this regard. 

[Wildabeast88]

Zuttah only saves $2.5M. I honestly think we keep him for that price. Continuity along the OL is an important thing. I think Urschel has a place, don't get me wrong. I've been a fan of him since that draft & talked him up before anyone really did. That said, I wouldn't cut Zuttah because of Urschel. I would keep both. Zuttah played LG for the Buccaneers. I'd even put him at LG & have an OL of KO | Zuttah | Urschel | Yanda | Wagner since Zuttah has been a better pass protector than a run blocker. This way, he gets some help from both KO & Urscehl, who I think are better than him in this regard.

overthecap.com has Zuttah as a 1.28mil savings and 3.5 post June 1 but I would be ok ith the reshuffling Zuttah gets manhandled to much as a C

[Deflated Football]

Am I crazy to think that Torrey smith could be a cap casualty? I mean he only had like 600 yards this season, has a new head coach coming in, looks like they could be entering a rebuilding process, and they could save 6 mil in 2016 if they cut him post June 1. Wouldn't mind him coming back to Baltimore as long as it's on the cheaper side.

I've been saying this for a while. Would love to have him back.

[Sizzlebshu]

Who's trainwreck?

take a guess