An attempt to explore the salary cap, the cash spending floor, and what we might expect in 2015 and 2016

[Jetsfan80]

I don't see why this is being viewed as bad news.  Why overspend now when we don't quite have stability at the QB position?  If next year's free agent market is better than this season's, that would be even better news. 

 

Time to check on that.  brb.

[Greenseed4]

Do it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra70O9nps6E

[Gastineau Lives]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra70O9nps6E

 

Come up with your own voice. lol

[Jetsfan80]

2015 Key Scheduled Free Agents

 

QB Tom Brady (UFA)

QB Cam Newton (UFA)

 

RB Frank Gore (UFA)

RB Benjarvus Green-Ellis (UFA)

RB Fred Jackson (UFA)

RB Ryan Mathews (UFA)

RB Darren McFadden (UFA)

 

WR Malcolm Floyd (UFA)

WR Andre Johnson (UFA)

WR Jeremy Maclin (UFA)

WR Brandon Marshall (UFA)

WR Hakeem Nicks (UFA)

WR Reggie Wayne (UFA)

WR Wes Welker (UFA)

WR Roddy White (UFA)

WR Nate Washington (UFA)

 

TE Vernon Davis (UFA)

TE Jimmy Graham (UFA)

 

LT Anthony Castonzo (UFA)

LT King Dunlap (UFA)

LG Geoff Schwartz (UFA)

C Matt Birk (UFA)

C Tevita Stevens (UFA)

C Roberto Garza (UFA)

C Nick Hardwick (UFA)

RG Chris Snee (UFA)

 

DE Cliff Avrill (RFA)

DE Greg Hardy (UFA)

DE Cedric Thornton (RFA)

DE Osi Umenyiora (UFA)

DT Tommy Kelly (UFA)

DT Cory Redding (UFA)

DT Tyler Polumbus (UFA)

DT Vince Wilfork (UFA)

 

DE/OLB John Abraham (UFA)

DE/OLB Dwight Freeney (UFA)

OLB Von Miller (UFA)

LB Brandon Spikes (UFA)

LB Lance Briggs (UFA)

LB Jason Worilds (TFA)

 

CB M.D. Jennings (UFA)

CB Darrelle Revis (UFA)

CB Ike Taylor (UFA)

CB Charles Tillman (UFA)

CB Eric Wright (UFA)

FS Antrel Rolle (UFA)

FS Danieal Manning (UFA)

SS Taylor Mays (UFA)

[Jetsfan80]

2016 Key Scheduled Free Agents

 

QB Kirk Cousins (UFA)

QB Robert Griffin III (UFA)

QB Eli Manning (UFA)

QB Phillip Rivers (UFA)

QB Ben Roethlisberger (UFA)

QB Ryan Tannehill (UFA)

 

RB Bryce Brown (UFA)

RB Matt Forte (UFA)

RB Mark Ingram (UFA)

RB Marshawn Lynch (UFA)

RB Lamar Miller (UFA)

RB Alfred Morris (UFA)

RB Bernard Pierce (UFA)

RB Trent Richardson (UFA)

RB Ben Tate (UFA)

RB Robert Turbin (UFA)

RB DeAngelo Williams (UFA)

RB David Wilson (UFA)

FB Mike Tolbert (UFA)

 

WR Anquan Boldin (UFA)

WR Chris Givens (UFA)

WR Josh Gordon (UFA)

WR T.Y. Hilton (UFA)

WR Alshon Jeffery (UFA)

 

TE Antonio Gates (UFA)

TE Greg Olsen (UFA)

 

LT Matt Kalil (UFA)

LT Cordy Glenn (UFA)

LG Jeff Allen (UFA)

C Scott Wells (UFA)

RG David DeCastro (UFA)

RT Andre Smith (UFA)

 

DE Michael Brockers (UFA)

DE Chris Canty (UFA)

DE Fletcher Cox (UFA)

DE Chandler Jones (UFA)

DE Chris Long (UFA)

DE Haloti Ngata (UFA)

DE Jason Pierre-Paul (UFA)

DE Justin Tuck (UFA)

DE LaMarr Woodley (UFA)

DT Dontari Poe (UFA)

DT Randy Starks (UFA)

DT Darnell Dockett (UFA)

DL Mathias Kiwanuka (UFA)

 

LB Thomas Davis (UFA)

LB A.J. Hawk (UFA)

LB Dont'a Hightower (UFA)

LB Bruce Irvin (UFA)

LB Robert Mathis (UFA)

LB DeMeco Ryans (UFA)

LB Bobby Wagner (UFA)

 

CB Cortland Finnegan (UFA)

CB William Gay (UFA)

CB Janoris Jenkins (UFA)

CB Jonathan Joseph (UFA)

SS Bernard Karmell Mother F*cking Patriot Killer Pollard (UFA)

[slats]

First of all, why are you whispering? It's the internet. 

 

But while we're whispering. Pssst, hey, take a peeksie:

 

John Idzik begins his sixth season with the Seahawks after joining the club on February 16, 2007. With Seattle, Idzik oversees player negotiations, the team’s compliance with the NFL salary cap, player personnel transactions, all football operations budgets, staff and team contracts, team travel and most aspects of the day-to-day football operations. In addition, he serves as the club’s primary liaison to the NFL Office and represents the club at League meetings.

 

Overpaying is a subjective term.

Yeah, I might've preferred a little more spending to this point, too, but I'm gonna go out on a limb here and suggest that John Idzik understands the cap ceiling and floor ramifications a tad but better than people who just happened to read this article.

[Klecko73isGod]

Yeah, I might've preferred a little more spending to this point, too, but I'm gonna go out on a limb here and suggest that John Idzik understands the cap ceiling and floor ramifications a tad but better than people who just happened to read this article.

 

Can we change the thread title to 

A failed attempt to explore the salary cap

[Gastineau Lives]

Yeah, I might've preferred a little more spending to this point, too, but I'm gonna go out on a limb here and suggest that John Idzik understands the cap ceiling and floor ramifications a tad but better than people who just happened to read this article.

 

You bet. I would've preferred a little more spending too. I would never suggest I knew one hundredth as much as Idzik does about running a football team. But the point still stands that he is going to have to spend the money. That's a mathematical fact that I'm sure he's well aware of and I think he also knows that he won't be the only one bidding on whatever free agents he wants when he deems it safe to spend. It's possible that at least a couple of those contracts are going to look very "Un-Idzik" as the current perception of him stands.