Holy Crap

[Devin]

Cardinals had reasons to make splash: It's pretty easy to see why the Cardinals changed their minds and decided to go big into the market for Edge. First, they have $26 million of cap room and a new stadium. Second, signing little deals such as the ones for guard Milford Brown and defensive tackle Kendrick Clancy don't eat up a lot of their cap. Third, they have $67 million of cap room in 2007. Giving James $30 million over four years with a chance to earn another $1 million brings a marquee name to the Cardinals, as Emmitt Smith did a couple years ago.

[ICE74129]

Re: Holy Crap

Oh hell! And I can't wait for the *****ing when we can't out bid Arizona for FA's next year

Can't you hear it now...'I don't care they have 67 million in cap room! Damn that cheap bastard Ralph Wilson' Gr8slayer.

[mybills]

Re: Holy Crap

four years/thirty million?

[ublinkwescore]

Re: Holy Crap

Champ Bailey is still yawning.

[YardRat]

Re: Holy Crap

Apparently it's a universal clause in all Cardinal contracts that they terminate after the '06 season.

If you've got that much cap room in one year, you've got a good majority of your team becoming free agents all at once.

[gr8slayer]

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Oh my.

[Ed]

Re: Holy Crap

Apparently it's a universal clause in all Cardinal contracts that they terminate after the '06 season.

If you've got that much cap room in one year, you've got a good majority of your team becoming free agents all at once.

Exactly. It's possible their 07 cap number right now only has 30 something players under contract.

[ICE74129]

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Exactly. It's possible their 07 cap number right now only has 30 something players under contract.

Yeah but 67 mill to find 23 players? Easy.

[Devin]

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I've never seen a cap number that high or low depending on how you look at it, regardless of whose a free agent.

[ICE74129]

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I've never seen a cap number that high or low depending on how you look at it, regardless of whose a free agent.

Minus 40 was about the worst I have seen. that Was KC the year TD took over and we were only -16 mill or so

[Michael82]

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Exactly. It's possible their 07 cap number right now only has 30 something players under contract.

This is what they got signed for next year, excluding their recent FAs.

Arrington, Johnathan J. RB Arizona Cardinals 385000.00 Ayanbadejo, Obafemi RB Arizona Cardinals 670000.00 Berry, Bertrand DE Arizona Cardinals 4000000.00 Blackstock, Darryl LB Arizona Cardinals 385000.00 Boldin, Anquan WR Arizona Cardinals 41667.00 Boldin, Anquan WR Arizona Cardinals 2000000.00 Brown, Elton OL Arizona Cardinals 385000.00 Dansby, Karlos LB Arizona Cardinals 460000.00 Fitzgerald, Larry WR Arizona Cardinals 830000.00 Green, Eric CB Arizona Cardinals 385000.00 Hodel, Nathan OL Arizona Cardinals 563000.00 Johnson, Bryant WR Arizona Cardinals 751250.00 McCoy, LeRon WR Arizona Cardinals 385000.00 Mitchell, Lance LB Arizona Cardinals 385000.00 Okeafor, Chike DE Arizona Cardinals 4500000.00 Pace, Calvin DE Arizona Cardinals 811250.00 Player, Scott P/K Arizona Cardinals 750000.00 Rackers, Neil P/K Arizona Cardinals 800000.00 Rolle, Antrel CB Arizona Cardinals 760000.00 Ross, Oliver OL Arizona Cardinals 2800000.00 Warner, Kurt QB Arizona Cardinals 4000000.00 Wilson, Adrian S Arizona Cardinals 3250000.00