Bills 2009 cap space

[Coach Sal]

I posted this in the cap page section a while ago. But CBS just did a piece on this this morning, and I wasn't far off, so I thought I'd bring it here for discussion. Maybe Clump can comment on it if he sees anything right or wrong........

According to the USA Today here:http://content.usatoday.com/sports/f...aspx?year=2008

the Bills paid out $113M this year.

With all their NLTBE, they were allowed to spend $129M. (Every team has a different cap number, due to an adjustment for "NLTBE").

That leaves $16M not paid that could have been.

If they eat up that $16M with more NLTBE this year, and the cap rises $7 as it has each of the past two years, they'll be $23M under headed into the offseason.

This morning, CBS had the Bills at $29,4 Mil under the cap right now. So, my projections weren't far off. But the real number is probably somewhere in between all of that (23-29 Mil).

[PECKERWOOD]

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Is this with the cash to cap stuff included, Sal?

[Yasgur's Farm]

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Ralph will not spend to cap... I've taken to calling it "Ralph's cap". Look for the same $16M remaining at the start of the '09 season.

[DrGraves]

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we should be contracted if we dont spend up to the cap. its pathetic. how do you even expect to win if you don't fill your roster with the most talent possible!?!?!? wtf

[ddaryl]

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you would think we would have 50 million under cap figuring how we looked during the season

[Coach Sal]

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we should be contracted if we dont spend up to the cap. its pathetic. how do you even expect to win if you don't fill your roster with the most talent possible!?!?!? wtf

Hardly any team spends to the cap.

There is also a cap floor. Last year it was just above $100 mil.

The Bills spent $13 mil above the foor.

[bigbub2352]

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Chris Brown on his blog at Buffalobills.com had us around 25 mil under the cap
Lets go shopping for once

[Mahdi]

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I posted this in the cap page section a while ago. But CBS just did a piece on this this morning, and I wasn't far off, so I thought I'd bring it here for discussion. Maybe Clump can comment on it if he sees anything right or wrong........

According to the USA Today here:http://content.usatoday.com/sports/f...aspx?year=2008

the Bills paid out $113M this year.

With all their NLTBE, they were allowed to spend $129M. (Every team has a different cap number, due to an adjustment for "NLTBE").

That leaves $16M not paid that could have been.

If they eat up that $16M with more NLTBE this year, and the cap rises $7 as it has each of the past two years, they'll be $23M under headed into the offseason.

This morning, CBS had the Bills at $29,4 Mil under the cap right now. So, my projections weren't far off. But the real number is probably somewhere in between all of that (23-29 Mil).

u have a link to the CBS salary cap page?

[Coach Sal]

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u have a link to the CBS salary cap page?

It wasn't on the web.

It was on their pregame show.

Charlie Casserly went over the top-5 and bottom-5 teams in cap space for next year.

The Bills were 5th most under.

[Mahdi]

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It wasn't on the web.

It was on their pregame show.

Charlie Casserly went over the top-5 and bottom-5 teams in cap space for next year.

The Bills were 5th most under.

Thanks!

[eyedog]

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I could live with the 25 mil under the cap if he used some of that money on a big-time head coach and a real NFL coaching staff.

But these are the Bills = cheap/mediocre.

[Philagape]

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I could live with the 25 mil under the cap if he used some of that money on a big-time head coach and a real NFL coaching staff.

But these are the Bills = cheap/mediocre.

We can do both.

[patmoran2006]

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It wasn't on the web.

It was on their pregame show.

Charlie Casserly went over the top-5 and bottom-5 teams in cap space for next year.

The Bills were 5th most under.

I can confirm this I saw and read it also.

Buffalo has the 5th most cap room at $29.4 million
Arizona had the most at like $41 million, and I dont remember the EXACT amounts for 2,3 and 4 but it was Tampa, Tennesee and KC in that order (and then Buffalo)

Conversely, the Jets currently have the LEAST cap room in NFL (But would change if Favre retires, but even then would have 5th least) and though I dont remember the rest of the bottom five in order I know that Indy, Washington and Dallas were on the list too.

[eyedog]

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We can do both.

We sure can, but they will do neither.

[clumping platelets]

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