2014 salary cap....and the money we have

[Jayroc24]

In order-
1. O line
2. D secondary
3. Linebacker
4. Depth

[Monkeydad]

We need to stay far away from Nicks. He pouted and cried for more money than Cruz, so what did he do in his contract year? He sucked. Big time. No touchdowns and looked like he was giving half effort most of the time. Plus, he's injured pretty often.

He's going to want too much money for what he's worth and probably won't be on the field half of the games if we sign him.

[Gary84Clark]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

We need to stay far away from Nicks. He pouted and cried for more money than Cruz, so what did he do in his contract year? He sucked. Big time. No touchdowns and looked like he was giving half effort most of the time. Plus, he's injured pretty often.

He's going to want too much money for what he's worth and probably won't be on the field half of the games if we sign him.

Disagree, we need talent not good guys who can't catch.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Gary84Clark

Disagree, we need talent not good guys who can't catch.

Nicks could not catch this year. He's to blame for a lot of Eli's INTs.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

Nicks could not catch this year. He's to blame for a lot of Eli's INTs.

Nicks is terrible. He was in a contract year and basically checked out.

[Gary84Clark]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Nicks is terrible. He was in a contract year and basically checked out.

I thought Eli checked out.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

We need to stay far away from Nicks. He pouted and cried for more money than Cruz, so what did he do in his contract year? He sucked. Big time. No touchdowns and looked like he was giving half effort most of the time. Plus, he's injured pretty often.

He's going to want too much money for what he's worth and probably won't be on the field half of the games if we sign him.

i would be shocked if anyone gives him a big deal, i think he is gonna get a 1 year deal to "prove it". No risk to bring him in on that kinda deal.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

We need to stay far away from Nicks. He pouted and cried for more money than Cruz, so what did he do in his contract year? He sucked. Big time. No touchdowns and looked like he was giving half effort most of the time. Plus, he's injured pretty often.

He's going to want too much money for what he's worth and probably won't be on the field half of the games if we sign him.

This

[skinsfaninok]

Nicks is going to Carolina

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Nicks is going to Carolina

Despite his talent, they can have him IMO. Anyone who lollygags through a contract year is not someone you want in a championship locker room.

[skinsfanthru&thru]

Yeah between Nicks and Maclin I'm on board signing Maclin to a incentive filled one or two year contract. My ideal choice is Decker, but I know the money difference between signing Maclin and Decker could allow the signing of one if not two offensive linemen or just in general two mid level contracts.

[CRedskinsRule]

I know it gets posted frequently, but short of CrazyCanuck's salary cap sheets which you can find on this forum, Overthecap.com shows every team's cap situation for the next 4 years. It lists out every player's cap number, the deadcap/savings if you were to cut them, and basically gives you most every number crunch that you would wonder about. It's an excellent site for cap curious individuals.

[CrazyCanuck]

Originally Posted by SkinsFanOttawa

Thanks D.O, it looks like I am not able to post attachments on here (says so on my "posting rules" at the bottom left of my page).

My #1 priority is to get new cap sheets up this weekend. I will also add a "cap savings" column to make it easier.

SFO - Wait until we get the new sheets up here, then we can all compare notes and make any applicable changes.

Also stay in Ontario where it's safe... Quebec is a disaster.

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I know it gets posted frequently, but short of CrazyCanuck's salary cap sheets which you can find on this forum, Overthecap.com shows every team's cap situation for the next 4 years. It's an excellent site for cap curious individuals.

Yes it's a great site, haven't confirmed accuracy of numbers but it all looks good. In past years this site would have saved me hours and hours of work. Gotta get that time machine already.

[CrazyCanuck]

Warpath cap sheets have been updated for 2014. They should be online in the near future.

I have us with about $17M of cap room right now. Voiding the contracts of Fletcher, Merriweather, and Morgan (as mentioned in the article below) saves $13M. This brings our current cap room to about $30M.

Agent's Take: Raiders top list of teams with best 2014 cap situation - CBSSports.com

"8. Washington Redskins
Salary cap room: $28,055,889
Adjusted salary cap: $127,893,111

The Redskins will gain $14.5 million in cap room when the remaining years of four contracts (London Fletcher, Brandon Meriweather, Josh Morgan, Brian Orakpo) void a few days after the Super Bowl. The lack of 2013 and '14 first-round draft picks because of the Robert Griffin III trade increases the likelihood the Redskins will be aggressive in free agency.

The most important player headed to free agency is Orakpo. The two-time Pro Bowl outside linebacker has 10 sacks in his return from tearing his left pectoral muscle last season for a second time. Since Orakpo views himself as an elite pass rusher, it will probably require a long-term deal in excess of $10 million per year with over $30 million in guarantees to retain him. Using the franchise tag, which will be right around $11 million for linebackers, is also an option.

Revamping the secondary should be the top priority for the Redskins. The play of the safeties has been a long-standing issue for the Redskins. Jairus Byrd could be a possibility if the Buffalo Bills don't use a franchise tag on him for a second straight year.

The Redskins could also renew their pursuit of cornerback Aqib Talib, assuming he isn't designated as a franchise player by the New England Patriots. Talib was targeted in free agency this year but Washington's cap penalties were an obstacle in signing him. He could be looking for a contract between the Jason McCourty (slightly more than $8.6 million per year, $17 million in guarantees) and Brandon Carr/Cortland Finnegan neighborhoods ($10 million average per year, $26.5 million-$27 million in guarantees) provided he can regain the form he displayed early in the season before injuring his hip."

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by CrazyCanuck

The most important player headed to free agency is Orakpo. The two-time Pro Bowl outside linebacker has 10 sacks in his return from tearing his left pectoral muscle last season for a second time. Since Orakpo views himself as an elite pass rusher, it will probably require a long-term deal in excess of $10 million per year with over $30 million in guarantees to retain him. Using the franchise tag, which will be right around $11 million for linebackers, is also an option.

Assuming these numbers are right, I like comparing salaries here: LINK

Looking at the link above and at the highest paid OLB LINK....

I really want to keep our own talent, but I don't think Rak is worth more than $10mil a year.