2014 Salary Cap Calculator

Don't know how accurate it is but at least it's a guideline. I like it

 

49er 2014 FA’s

WR-Boldin

DB-Brown

PK-Dawson

RB-Dixon

C-Goodwin

WR-Manningham

QB-McCoy

DB-Whitner

DB-Wright

 

Seahawks 2014 FA’s

DL-Bennett

OT-Giacomini

PK-Hauschka

QB-Jackson

G-Jeanpierre

DB-Margos

TE-McCoy

DL-McDaniel

G-McQuistan

DL-Schoefield

WR-Tate

DB-Thurmond 3

It's not 2014 but 2015 the Whiners get to look forward to.

 

Frank Gore
Michael Crabtree
Aldon Smith
Mike Iupati
Glenn Dorsey
Jonathan Baldwin
Dan Skuta
C.J. Spillman
Colin Kaepernick
Adam Snyder
Raymond Ventrone
Chris Culliver
Kendall Hunter
Daniel Kilgore
Bruce Miller

 

 

So SF loses one close SB and could possibly win in 2014 and 2015 before they, because of the cap have to explode the roster?  

Then crown their ass.

That list of Packers for 2014 has BJ Raji on it with a cap hit of like $4 mil, yet Raji as I understand it is an unrestricted FA? I did not see any of the other UFA's on that list. If thats an oops on the list perhaps the Pack has even more available cap money than shown.

Yea something is wrong with this web sits numbers, they are a million different from why the players union is reporting. They have the packers under the cap by 26,5 million.

Do they take into account the CSQ?

(Chair Stuffing Quotient)

Packers 2014 FA's

RB-Bell

C-EDS **

TE-Finley

QB-Flynn

ILB-Francois **

DL-Jolly

WR-Jones **

FB-Kuhn **

OLB-Neal **

OT-Newhouse

DL-Pickett

TE-Quarless **

DL-Raji **

CB-Shields **

RB-Starks

QB-Wallace

DL-Wilson

 

 ** Guys I'd try to keep.

Seahawks have a much tougher Free Agency than the San Fran, IMO. 

 

I cut Rodgers, Matthews, Sitton, Burnett, Nelson and Perry.

 

2.3 million over the cap. 

I Agree  Hungry, but I would also include trying to keep Starks if possible. 

Starks for sure , and probably Jolly. 

Remember D.Harris is returning. Jolly's injury might be career ending. That's why I left those two off. If Jolly can play in 2014 they should be able to get him for a reasonable deal.

From Packers.com: 

 

"B.J. Raji’s contract is scheduled to void five days after the last game of the Packers’ 2013 season, which would be Friday."

 

So I guess, maybe, they're not counting it yet? That means even MORE cap space, huh? 

 

http://www.packers.com/news-an...68-91bf-16c5308b646a

Don't forget Franklin is sitting there too.  He's a dynamic football player.  RB's are the easiest position to find in draft and post-draft IMO.  With the UFA's on the roster, I can't see spending a portion of that on Starks.  

 

Shields needs to be a priority... As does Raji (Yea, I said it).

Starks is the second best RB on the roster. Like what Harris, and even the small handed Franklin, bring to the table but hate to lose the running tandem we've waited so long for. Lacy and Starks are a formidable combination. Of course if Starks asks for too much $$ he can hit the trail.

 

Shields is priority #1 as far as Packer FA signings.

 

 

If they keep Raji I hope they have a plan to better utilize him, or to get him motivated... and will use the cap space gained by not resigning Pickett.

I think you are right.

It is remarkable that the Packers are sitting at 31 million below the cap with Raji numbers added. With that kind of money the packers can sign all their guys they want to keep, work on Jordy's new contract and bring in a reasonably priced free agent Safety to boot.

Good read from Havel from back in March. link

 

***edit - that's weird... the link was working... I think I fixed it... ***

That is an interesting article, Hungry5.

yeah H5, that link might as well have taken me to a "movie to TiVo" thread

Godammit!

 

I think Shel Silverstein is behind that.

 

GB did roll forward $10M in cap space from 2013.  Has something to do with the number.

 

If I were SF I would mortgage the near future to keep that group together.  They won't be picking high for a decade like they were prior to 2010 so it will be harder to acquire the kind of talent they have.  Bird in the hand. GB can stick to D&D but needs to improve drafting and start looking harder for FA that can help in WK1. 

If Shields leaves, there's no reason to think that Williams, Hayward, House and Hyde could not be a very effective group.  Still, Shields is the only player on that list that I consider a real difference maker, and for that reason, the only one I really hope the Packers bring back.

 

After that, I'd take any of them at the right price.  I assume someone else will overpay Raji.  I wouldn't mind seeing the Packers keep one of their big guys though, be it Pickett or Jolly - and I can't imagine any team offering either of those guys a fat contract.

 

EDS, Quarless, Flynn, Kuhn and C.J. Wilson are all strong candidates to return - as "affordable" players that likely would not be worth more to someone else than they are to the Packers.

 

To me, Neal and Jones are the most intriguing names on the list.  I'll be very curious to see how the rest of the league values those two guys - and just how much TT is willing to pay them.  Neal will have to contend with the money already invested at the position on Matthews and Perry.  Jones will have to contend with the money soon to be invested in Cobb and Nelson.

 

Fortunately, no matter how FA turns out this year, the strong showing from the 2013 rookie class has me excited about the Packers next season.

 

 

I can't imagine Shields leaving.

 

I just can't.

 

 

Shields fits into the Ted Thompson method of drafting, developing and rewarding. Shields is a difference-maker on defense, and he's only 26. Thompson doesn't let his top talent walk until they're 30. 

 

 

 

TT doesn't let his top talent walk until they're 30 is usually correct, but it does have to come from both sides. Shields has to want to stay in GB. He hasn't said anything about staying and considering he'll be in fairly high demand, he could have a number of places to choose from. Since he didn't get an extension during the season I assume his agent will have him check out the market, meaning he could easily be gone. I also wonder if DB is where TT thinks he could pick up a veteran guy at reasonable cost, much as he did with Woodson. I don't expect him to hit a home run like with Woodson, but a good solid DB might be out there.

You're right. I also forgot to account for agent Drew Rosendouche. That guy mucks up everything. 

Shields deserves to get paid, he's well outplayed his current contract.  I hope it works out with Green Bay and he doesn't overvalue himself. 

I'm beginning to think Jones is the kind of guy you let walk with this approach to team building. I can't see him coming any cheaper than $3M per, and they're at the point where every dime counts.

I just don't see him offering that much more than Boykin who will play for $500K next year. You have to pay the talent you can't win without, and fill the secondary roles with cheap young replacements.

You can say that again.

 

 

First post from my phone  Better stick with the trusty Commodore.

I would re-sign Raji only if he pays the Packers back for this year.  He got paid, but took the year off

Is it a given that Raji will void the last year of his contract ?  He will be making 4 million a year. He is exacatly the kind of guy that gets paid big money as a free agent then is a  bust as a player. The Rap on him coming out of college was that he had a tendency to be lazy and he fell from a the project 2 spot to 9 in the first round. I would think othe teams may look at him as a riskey sign.

If I understand things correctly, Finley, Pickett, Jones, and Raji made almost $26MM this year.  Granted, some guys on the roster are due for raises in 2014 but that's a lot of money they could play with if they choose not to bring any of those four guys left.   Add Newhouse and Quarless to the list and that's another $3MM off the books.

 

Then you have guys like Tramon Williams who is most certainly going to have to restructure his contract.  I can't see any possible scenario where he returns at nearly $10MM in 2014. 

 

On paper, the Packers should have quite a bit of cap space to work with.   My guess is that TT is going to start with the RFAs like EDS and Starks and Lattimore and I actually think Kuhn might be tops on the list next to Sam Shields to resign as the UFAs.     

 

Then there are guys like Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb.  They are up in 2015 and there is no way I see TT letting those two enter free agency.   This is precisely the reason why I think it's very unlikely that James Jones returns.  They have an affordable Boykin and they also have the kid out of Maryland (Dorsey I think?) they drafted last year that they will want to give a look.

With the salary cap discussion on who we might be losing, how about looking to two guys that would greatly strengthen the inside linebacker depth, while not breaking the bank?

 

Brandon Spikes (New England) and Donald Butler (San Diego) are two unrestricted free agents with strong upside. They are 25 and 26 years old, and neither will cost much over a million a year. 

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/...-linebacker-rankings

http://overthecap.com/freeagents.php?Position=ILB&Year=2014

 

 

 

How do you know what they will cost? You're just guessing here.  Nobody thought Eric Walden would get what Indy paid him either, but they did.  With the all the new head coaches and D coordinators guys will get overpaid again. The big question is who will do it. One answer we know is it won't be TT and the Packers.