Redskins 2012 Salary Cap Status

Mara says Redskins, Cowboys are lucky they didn’t lose draft picks | ProFootballTalk (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/25/mara-says-redskins-cowboys-are-lucky-they-didnt-lose-draft-picks/)


IMO Mara comes across as a arrogant A#S. Once again IMO the fact that the NFL office is in NY gives him to much influence on the Commissioner.

That dude obviously needs a Twitter account.........

I think I may have figured out the logical reason for how we structured the Carriker contract:

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If you read the parts that quote Halsell, what we did with Haynesworth and Hall in 2010 -- and what we were punished for -- is simply a greater scale version of what we just did with Carriker following the salary cap penalties. The argument that the league approved the deals in 2010, then approved the Carriker deal in 2012, strengthens the Redskins position that the tactic wasn't shady then, and isn't now.

The practical application isn't the same at all. But if we're going to fight to get the space back, using that technique again in a capped year makes a lot of sense to build a case.

But here's the craziest part: had either Haynesworth or Hall actually voided their deals in 2011, we would have received a salary credit for the amount of the bonus, meaning we could have effectively been working with a cap of about $135 million.

Of course, neither was going to cut us an eight figure check that was greater than the amount they would have gotten on the open market, but still. That would have been ridiculous.

are we at roughly $4.5M?

are we at roughly $4.5m?

7.5

It's about $7.5 million.

Of course, I have no idea how many of the moves we have accounted for above haven't cleared the league office yet. Could be zero. Could be more than zero.

is griff going to be truly a 4 year deal? what's the word on the 5th year option?

is griff going to be truly a 4 year deal? what's the word on the 5th year option?

Way too early to know.

Way too early to know.how does the 5th year option work?