Good/Bad News for a Change - 2013 18MM cap penalty probably (not) going away

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by hooskins

Wapo says rg3 only has a partially torn lcl and acl. They are good in my book

I say that mostly because they still employ mike wise. Terrible writer and an even worse radio personality. Thank God 1067 canned that garbage he called a radio show.

[mbedner3420]

Is there a link to confirm this post? I haven't found anything to corroborate...

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by mbedner3420

Is there a link to confirm this post? I haven't found anything to corroborate...

As I said, Chris Russell said this on the radio tonight. If you want to hear it, you can go to the espn980 audiovault on your computer or use your smartphones podcast app to subscribe to espn980, which is actually great. I listen to it every day to and from work.

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

As I said, Chris Russell said this on the radio tonight. If you want to hear it, you can go to the espn980 audiovault on your computer or use your smartphones podcast app to subscribe to espn980, which is actually great. I listen to it every day to and from work.

Whoops missed that. Thanks for the heads up.

[53Fan]

That would be fantastic! I can see good players really wanting to come here now and not just for the paycheck. Finally! It would be great to have the cap space to sign them.

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

That would be fantastic! I can see good players really wanting to come here now and not just for the paycheck. Finally! It would be great to have the cap space to sign them.

I dunno. I think the draw that would have brought them might have just torn his ACL and will be out for the year...

[SBXVII]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

That would be fantastic! I can see good players really wanting to come here now and not just for the paycheck. Finally! It would be great to have the cap space to sign them.

Last I heard because of last years penalty we are right at or slightly over the CAP this year due to all the player raises that are due. The Skins will have to rework contracts just to get below and then rework or cut for the second 18 mill penalty.

If the league drops the second 18 mill maybe we can finagle some contracts to be able to pick up 1 or 2 needed spots.

[That Guy]

byrd man, we need some byrd up in here. keep jackson and merriweather and safety is good. don't know what we're doing at CB though.

i hope this goes away.

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by That Guy

byrd man, we need some byrd up in here. keep jackson and merriweather and safety is good. don't know what we're doing at CB though.

i hope this goes away.

Can Jackson be reinstated this early?

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

Originally Posted by That Guy

byrd man, we need some byrd up in here. keep jackson and merriweather and safety is good. don't know what we're doing at CB though.

i hope this goes away.

Yes Jackson is good, but how do you keep around a guy that is suspended indefinately for drug use? He needs to be let go and the franchise needs to continue to build the way they have. We can add a FA or two and draft someone if we need too.

The cap hit would be huge to get back and give the team an opportunity to keep some of the 18 FAs we have coming up. DY, KL, ZoA, Sav, FD, Brandon M?, and restructure of DH. I wanted to get rid of DH, but now if he restructures at (he said he is open to) a lower cap hit I would be open to keeping him.

What gives me hope is that their has been a change of the organizational and player behavior of the franchise. That the current group of players finally realize that with dedication and preparation they can win by staying focused on winning and takin it one game at a time. Not that we didn't have a good work ethic before, but that winning will give them that affirmation.

[Counter-Tre]

Oh that would be so awesome. Please be true!

[SmootSmack]

They thought this at the beginning of the year too...but it wasn't true

I'm not sold on this info

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

They thought this at the beginning of the year too...but it wasn't true

I'm not sold on this info

I agree. They also "thought" they had a legitimate shot at winning that court case a while back, so it could all just be bluster for the media.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

Per Chris Russell on ESPN980 an hour ago: We've been secretly fighting the cap penalty all season and now, multiple high level officials inside the organization who have deep, intimate knowledge of ongoing negotiations, "strongly believe" we will get "most, if not all" of the 18MM 2013 cap penalty back.

Chris also said he asked Mike Shanahan today if we would get any of the cap penalty back and he said, "I can't really talk about it because we're still involved in this... I hope that answers your question."

Nice to know that not only did we get to the playoffs without the penalty, but we could be penalty free in 2013. And because of the penalty this year, we got to play a lot of young guys and give them experience, who otherwise wouldn't have gotten it had we filled more holes in free agency.

Maybe that's a lesson learned that you don't always need to go out and chase free agents. I think we need to add a piece here and there but no need to go crazy. A safety would be nice, and a pass rusher too.

[NC_Skins]

I'll believe it when I see it happen. Until then, it'll still hang over our head for the off-season.