JohnBonhamRocks Posted March 8, 2017 Posted March 8, 2017 Might we have more spending money this offseason than seems to be the common understanding? According to Spotrac (http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/cap/2018/), we have an estimated $61M in cap space next year with 25 active (currently signed) players. We know OBD can craftily draft contracts, a la Clay; leaving production out of it, the point is they succeeded in getting him from Miami. So even though our current cap space of ~$20M seems relatively small given other teams' larger cap spaces and the amount of players we need to acquire, it could be that we are able to spend more than it would appear at first glance based on our ability to offer more money in 2018. Just a thought on which I am curious to hear your opinions.
YoloinOhio Posted March 8, 2017 Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) Yes, they can structure the contracts with lower cap hit this year and higher the next. Sammy is the only big expense coming up (5th year option). Essentially the cap is fluid. If they want to keep or acquire a player at a mutually agreed upon value, they will find a way. The key is value must be aligned with where they have the player in the current scheme, not where the market has the player. That's where the discrepancies often lie. Edited March 8, 2017 by YoloinOhio
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