Redskins 2013 Salary Cap Status

[CultBrennan59]

We may get a decision on Winfield by tomorrow since he's staying in DC and spending tonight and tomorrow afternoon here with the Redskins Brass according to @SonofWashington: Source: Antoine Winfield Will be staying overnight, meeting with team officials tonight and tomorrow

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

at this point it looks like Hall or Winfield. which ever one signs for a salary cap hit under 2:5 mill.

Please let it be Winfield. Please!

[MTK]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Where'd he go? And who do YOU think will/should replace Hall?

Griffin is a free agent.

[KI Skins Fan]

According to profootballtalk.com, as of today there are five NFL teams with over $25M in cap space and many more with over $15M in cap space. To me, that represents a disgraceful choice of greater profits over competitiveness on the part of those teams.

This information reminds me that I'm still steamed that the Redskins and Cowboys were penalized cap space on the supposed basis that they were trying to get an unfair competitive advantage. Why aren't any teams ever penalized for not spending enough to be competitive?

I know we've talked about this a lot, yet we're still regularly reminded of what a farce this whole episode has become. What good has become of the players union caving in to the threat of a reduced salary cap and agreeing to penalize the Skins and the Cowboys? How ironic is it that two teams who would spend money on player salaries if they could can't spend as much while the notoriously cheap owners sit on the cap dollars that were taken from the Skins and Cowboys and distributed to them?

Nobody will ever convince me that DeMaurice Smith didn't anticipate that this very thing would happen when he agreed to go along with John Mara and his cronies on the penalties against the Skins and Cowboys. The players should wise up and drop Smith like a bad habit.

As for the NFL owners who pressed for these penalties, F-'em. The Skins will beat their teams despite the penalty. I can hardly believe what this episode has done to me: I now hate Mara and the Giants more than I hate Jerrah and the Cowboys.

End of rant.

[RGIII]

Amen. I thought I was the only that realized this.

[MTK]

Yeah so much for the "spirit of the salary cap" bullshit.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Yeah so much for the "spirit of the salary cap" bullshit.

Looking at those numbers, and the fact that no team was penalized for dropping below the salary floor in the unfloored year, I imagine the players understand that the "spirit of the salary cap" is to keep the owners from getting into bidding wars over players, and not about level playing fields or parity. DeSmith did a terrible job of handling the CBA negotiations on many levels, but as always, smooth talkers find ways to survive.

[SkinzWin]

So on Sirius XM NFL radio this morning Bill Polian was breaking down the salary cap and basically said a conservative amount of cap space GMs leave unused for rookie signings, practice squad players and IR players is $ 8.5-9 million. So does that mean we are screwed?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by SkinzWin

So on Sirius XM NFL radio this morning Bill Polian was breaking down the salary cap and basically said a conservative amount of cap space GMs leave unused for rookie signings, practice squad players and IR players is $ 8.5-9 million. So does that mean we are screwed?

Just means we have more restructures to do.

[T.O.Killa]

I thought teams were forced to use like 98% of there cap space.

[JoeRedskin]

Giants have climbed wayyyyy up on my Hate Meter.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by T.O.Killa

I thought teams were forced to use like 98% of there cap space.

not for many more years. somewhere around 2018 I think.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Giants have climbed wayyyyy up on my Hate Meter.

I agree, even their fans and even my high school friend just seem to be more trollish

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by SkinzWin

So on Sirius XM NFL radio this morning Bill Polian was breaking down the salary cap and basically said a conservative amount of cap space GMs leave unused for rookie signings, practice squad players and IR players is $ 8.5-9 million. So does that mean we are screwed?

I think the 3,000,000 lets us maneuver for the draft and free agency. Then, once the basic shape of the roster is clear the front office will do the minimum amount of restructures needed to be safe during the regular season.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I think the 3,000,000 lets us maneuver for the draft and free agency. Then, once the basic shape of the roster is clear the front office will do the minimum amount of restructures needed to be safe during the regular season.

We need about $5M for the draft alone.