32EBoozer Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Raiders, Panthers among 10 teams in need of increasing cash spending Posted by Curtis Crabtree on February 26, 2015, 2:39 AM ESThttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/26/raiders-panthers-among-10-teams-in-need-of-increasing-cash-spending/Ten NFL teams are currently falling shy of minimum cash spending requirements agreed upon in the 2011 collective bargaining agreement. The CBA calls for teams to spend 89 percent of the salary cap in cash over the span of four seasons. The current four-year period spans from 2013-16 with another four-year span from 2017-2020 spanning the remainder of the CBA. According to Tom Pelissero of the USA Today, nearly a third of the league is currently falling short of that 89 percent minimum threshold through the first two years of the current four-year span. Per numbers calculated by the NFL Players Association earlier this month, the Oakland Raiders are the most flagrant team in terms of underspending. They have spent just 80.2 percent of the salary cap over the last two years. Also falling short are the Carolina Panthers (80.8 percent), New York Jets (81.16), Jacksonville Jaguars (82.2), Dallas Cowboys (82.6), New England Patriots (82.7), New Orleans Saints (86.2), Washington Redskins (87), New York Giants (87.9) and Pittsburgh Steelers (88.3). The five lowest spending teams (Raiders, Panthers, Jets, Jaguars and Patriots) will have to ramp up their spending significantly over the next two years to meet the minimum requirements. With the salary cap expected to jump approximately $8-10 million in each of the next two years, the teams will have a ton of flexibility from a cash standpoint to spend over that span. The Saints situation is somewhat troublesome. New Orleans currently sits more than $20 million over the expected salary cap for the 2015 season. Not only do they have to cut their cap commitments to get under the line by the start of the league year on March 10, they also have to find a way to increase their cash spending as well over the next two years to meet the threshold. If teams don’t meet the 89 percent threshold in salaries over the four-year period, the difference must be paid to the NFLPA, which can dispense the money as they see fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 A lot of teams need to spend. New Orleans is screwed in so many ways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 If not for the ill-conceived Harvin trade, the Jets would be the #1 team on this list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32EBoozer Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 If not for the ill-conceived Harvin trade, the Jets would be the #1 team on this list. This!! If not for the ill-conceived Harvin trade, the Jets would be the #1 team on this list AND have their full compliment of Draft Picks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 This!! If not for the ill-conceived Harvin trade, the Jets would be the #1 team on this list AND have their full compliment of Draft Picks!! Whats the point of having 60 mil in cap space but no one good to spend it on. At least Harvin has talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Whats the point of having 60 mil in cap space but no one good to spend it on. At least Harvin has talent. At bubble screens, and playing 6-8 games per year and average of 600 yard a season, for 10mill bargain sign me up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleDown Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Idzik put the Jets in an excellent financial position. Let's all hope that the new regime can take advantage of the situation and build a serious contender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard King Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 All this means is that we're going to resign Wilk to a fat contract and then that's kinda it. Isn't it slim pickings in FA? Idzik kind of set us up to overpay for average talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleDown Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 All this means is that we're going to resign Wilk to a fat contract and then that's kinda it. Isn't it slim pickings in FA? Idzik kind of set us up to overpay for average talent. It comes with the territory of free agency. The free agent talent pool of the past couple of years has been underwhelming at best. Teams who draft good players tend to give their best talent a second contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard King Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 It comes with the territory of free agency. The free agent talent pool of the past couple of years has been underwhelming at best. Teams who draft good players tend to give their best talent a second contract. It's like being bad is a snowballing problem. You suck at drafting and then you have to overpay and extend decent talent to meet cap requirements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 All this means is that we're going to resign Wilk to a fat contract and then that's kinda it. Isn't it slim pickings in FA? Idzik kind of set us up to overpay for average talent. LOL. I swear Jets fan can never be satisfied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSJ Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 LOL. I swear Jets fan can never be satisfied. Giving Revis a contract was probably the smarter play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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