Kelly the Dog Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 The issue is not the cap - the issue is the cap FLOOR - how much will the Bills be required to spend. The Bills will not spend up to the cap limit - they will try and stay as close to the floor as they can. The don't need to cut guys to make more cap room. Anyone the Bills cut will be because they don't fit or the coaches feel can't contribute. The cap floor will probably be about $15 million below the cap limit and if we have nearly $35 million under the cap the Bills are probably looking to add another $20 million to the payroll because they are required to - that means resigning thier own and maybe bringing in some depth players - there won't be bug names, there won't be big dollars and they won't spend to the cap limit. How I read the deal, that won't start until two years from now, when the floor will be 89% of the cap. This year and next, the league COLLECTIVELY must spend 99% of the cap. So some teams can spend a little less but pretty much everyone has to spend cash to the cap. Again, that is cash to the cap, so theoretically they could front load some big contracts so they don't spend up to 100% of the "salary cap", but that could bite them in future years having to spend a ton of cash. I don't see any rule in the new deal, at least in the major points, about a salary cap floor. The league is moving more toward forcing teams to pay close to the cap in cash each year. ECONOMICS: » Salary cap plus benefits of $142.4 million per club in 2011 ($120.375 million for salary and bonus) and at least that amount in 2012 and 2013. » Beginning in 2012, salary cap to be set based on a combined share of "all revenue," a new model differentiated by revenue source with no expense reductions. Players will receive 55 percent of national media revenue, 45 percent of NFL Ventures revenue, and 40 percent of local club revenue. » Beginning in 2012, annual "true up" to reflect revenue increases or decreases versus projections. » Clubs receive credit for actual stadium investment and up to 1.5 percent of revenue each year. » Player share must average at least 47 percent for the 10-year term of the agreement. » League-wide commitment to cash spending of 99 percent of the cap in 2011 and 2012. » For the 2013-2016 seasons, and again for the 2017-2020 seasons, the clubs collectively will commit to cash spending of at least 95 percent of the cap. » Each club committed to cash spending of 89 percent of the cap from 2013-2016 and 2017-2020. » Increases to minimum salaries of 10 percent in Year 1 with continuing increases each year of the agreement.
Johnny Hammersticks Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 As much as many of us would like to see Kelsey get shown the door I don't think one Bills drive is gonna do that. I think he has naked pictures of someone there or something. He is ok in 4-3 but in the 3-4 he is awful !!!! Its time for McGee to either move to safety or be released if we re-sign Florence, which I think we should. McGee has injury problems and he has lost a step, time to give some of our new rookies a chance to earn their stripes. Release Terrence McGee!! Are you serious? Look, we all can agree that Terrence isn't the same cornerback that he was 2-3 years ago, and he certainly has been prone to injuries as of late. That being said, however, I think it could be debated that he was the second best cornerback on this team last season (behind Florence), and would be a starter on many teams in this league. We need depth in the secondary...all you need to do is look at last season's rash of injuries to realize this. Even if we re-sign Florence, which I think is unlikely, we cannot afford to release or even trade McGee. In fact, I suspect that we will go after a Veteran CB in free agency regardless of the scenario...some UDFA's as well.
Buffalo Barbarian Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 (edited) The reported cap number of 120ish million is true who should the Bills cut to get further under the cap. Reportedly the Bills have 35.9 million in cap space BUT that's not enough for the Bills to go out and spend on a big free agents. 35.9 sounds like a lot BUT resigning Poz and Florence will take up 8ish million, signing rookies takes up another 10ish million, and the Bills will likely want to lock up both Stevie and Kyle Williams to new deals which should take up another 8ish million in cap space. Also the Bills will have to sign a backup QB and fill out the roster which should take them to the floor. Now when taking that into consideration its easy for the Bills to meet the floor. BUT if they cut Kelsay, Spencer Johnson, and redo the deals of Maybin and Evans they could free up a lot more room to play with to sign better players. Why shouldn't the Bills look to cut players off of their current roster to add more cap room? Kelsay is not getting cut when they just resigned him to a big deal. Spencer is a good player but could get cut with no repercussions to the Defense and Maybin has wasted our time and money and will be a miracle if he improves and doesn't get cut. Edited July 22, 2011 by Buffalo Barbarian
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 The BILLS are $35.9 million under the cap and we have to CUT KELSAY???? Why the HATE? With the assumption being that Dareus is as good as advertised. Having Marcell Dareus and Kyle Williams together it will now make life for Kelsay and others easier.
beerme1 Posted July 22, 2011 Posted July 22, 2011 To the OP can i ask why you are looking to rework Evans deal? We are benefitting from his contract at this point. There is zero reason to look at his contract. Zero.
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