clumping platelets Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 My cap analysis article is finished. You can link to it in my sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Thanks, Clumpy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP-era Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 My cap analysis article is finished. You can link to it in my sig 246697[/snapback] How do you resolve the difference between your cap figures and BillsDaily? You seem to be about 5 million short from what they report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP-era Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 My cap analysis article is finished. You can link to it in my sig 246697[/snapback] Furthermore, BillsDaily has Mike Williams cap figure at around 6 mill you have it at 9. Can you explain this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorom Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 He has explained this in his article and about a dozen times in similiar threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP-era Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 He has explained this in his article and about a dozen times in similiar threads 246712[/snapback] I will check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_wag Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 He has explained this in his article and about a dozen times in similiar threads 246712[/snapback] exactly........time and time again.........some people are just too stubborn to see it i guess......... you don't have to agree with his methology, but it's very easy to see how he is getting his number and why he feels billsdaily is incorrect with their number..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP-era Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 He has explained this in his article and about a dozen times in similiar threads 246712[/snapback] I read it and it doesnt answer the question I posed, this guy is more like 7 mill away from BillsDaily's assessment of how much cap we have. ESPN also has posted a similar figure to BillsDaily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP-era Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 exactly........time and time again.........some people are just too stubborn to see it i guess......... you don't have to agree with his methology, but it's very easy to see how he is getting his number and why he feels billsdaily is incorrect with their number..... 246716[/snapback] You can believe whoever you want. I hope this isnt a veiled attempt to try to convince people that we cant afford such and so player. Posters who operate like that are wrong time and time again. I think I will remember CP's cap number and at the end of FA lets see who was more accurate! We will sign big name players like it or not and with TD onboard it happens almost every year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clumping platelets Posted February 20, 2005 Author Share Posted February 20, 2005 How do you resolve the difference between your cap figures and BillsDaily? You seem to be about 5 million short from what they report. 246707[/snapback] Mike Williams and Nate Clements salary escalators which increased their combined salaries by $5,233,125 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clumping platelets Posted February 20, 2005 Author Share Posted February 20, 2005 You can believe whoever you want. I hope this isnt a veiled attempt to try to convince people that we cant afford such and so player. Posters who operate like that are wrong time and time again. I think I will remember CP's cap number and at the end of FA lets see who was more accurate! We will sign big name players like it or not and with TD onboard it happens almost every year! 246719[/snapback] And if TD re-works more players to create cap space, then maybe some people will believe me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleedinblue Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Mike Williams cap hit is ridiculous. The $4M in salary agrees with NFLPA and the amortization agrees with contract info released at signing, but what the heck did he do to earn $3M in other bonuses?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake-Fat Sunny Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 You can believe whoever you want. I hope this isnt a veiled attempt to try to convince people that we cant afford such and so player. Posters who operate like that are wrong time and time again. I think I will remember CP's cap number and at the end of FA lets see who was more accurate! We will sign big name players like it or not and with TD onboard it happens almost every year! 246719[/snapback] As far as the MW cap number I think there are three parts of it an two are definite: 1. NFLPA.com > http://www.nflpa.org/media/playerProfile.asp?ID=32980 < reports MW's base salary cap hit at $4 million. This number is a real number as the NFLPA.com site reflects numbers that the NFL and NFLPA agree upon and if they were in error there would be even bigger problems to deal with lile a breakdown of the the trust which underlies the CBA which is the foundation of the working agreement. The number here is simply his base salary as relflected in the other annual salary numbers for MW on this page. It is definite until MW and the Bills BOTH agree to change it by restructuring his deal. 2. MW is reported in the press to have been awarded with his #4 draftee sklot a bonus of $12+ dollars which is prorated over a contract which runs through the 2007 season resulting in an annual cap hit of roughly $2.1 million. This number has been widely reported, makes sense based on reports of what picks #3 and #5 got and are definite also. 3. Clumpy reports that there is an additional $3 million bonus MW is to be paid and I'm not sure where he got this figure from (but given CP's past diligence and thoroughness I have seen nothing tangible to doubt this number and the Bills Daily site is also a good source for numbers but as Steve is upfront about siting that his number comes from press reports and archived material a disacrpancy with CP's number is far from enough to declare CP's number wrong. At any rate, the 3rd item makes a significant difference in how much work th Nills and MW will have to do but does not make any difference in what they have to do. Whether MW's 2005 cap # is the $6.1 million I'm sure about or the $9.17 million CP is sure about MW needs to restructure the deal because he has not played near the level of a top 10 OL cap hit (anything above $6 million), most of those cap hits go to LTs or a couple of multiple Pro Bowl guards, and either figure combines with what is the likely JJ asking price (5+ million a year) to make resigning JJ and MWs cap hits and getting new talent at LG impossible to do all three. One can argue all you want about where the $3 million number comes from but it does not matter in terms of what we choose to in general. The specifics will determine the specific outcome but there are some other decisions which will proceed these details whether you choose to belive the larger possible or smaller possible number for MW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clumping platelets Posted February 20, 2005 Author Share Posted February 20, 2005 Mike Williams cap hit is ridiculous. The $4M in salary agrees with NFLPA and the amortization agrees with contract info released at signing, but what the heck did he do to earn $3M in other bonuses?! 246734[/snapback] $3 million roster bonus tied to playing time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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