No salary cap floor until 2013???!!!

[Michael82]

ClaytonESPN John Clayton



reminding everyone that the minimum spend of 89 percent doesn't start until 2013.

29 seconds ago

Wow! Looks like the Bills don't need to worry about signing anyone right to get to the floor. There is NO floor! I guess we know why Ralph and Mike Brown both voted yes on the new CBA.

[OpIv37]

are you ****ing kidding me?

This can't be right- there is no way the players would have agreed to that.

[Forward_Lateral]

I'm sure I read that this year they have to spend 99% of the cap, and then it goes down to 89% in 2013.

[OpIv37]

And I realize this is borderline conspiracy theory and may open Pandora's box, but it's awfully convenient that the cap floor kicks in the season AFTER the stadium lease with the county ends....

[Jan Reimers]

S**t. I didn't realize that. I guess we're probably done with free agency.

[Slim]

The ****?

[Michael82]

Here's some replies to him....


@ComicKevinJones Kevin Jones


@ClaytonESPN That explains why my Bengals are 50 million under the cap with no sign of spending a red cent of it.




5 minutes ago via web

@TheREALKParsons Keith B Parsons @ClaytonESPN which explains the #Bengals piss poor strategy right now.




5 minutes ago via TweetDeck

@BroncosDaily Christopher Dafoe @ClaytonESPN John isnt the minimum spending for this year 99%




7 minutes ago via web

[T-Long]

it is 99% this year, 95% next, and then 89%. I think Clayton is confused.

[Dujek]

Clayton is always confused, he's a ****ing idiot.

[OpIv37]

does anyone have a link to back any of this up?

If Clayton is right, I'm going to be livid, but I will withhold my full-fledged rant until we get confirmation.

If he's wrong, it's yet another problem with Twitter: the guy makes one mistake and millions of people know within seconds.

[PromoTheRobot]

it is 99% this year, 95% next, and then 89%. I think Clayton is confused.

ESPN....accuracy optional.

PTR

[T-Long]

Don't have a link, but that's what they've been saying on Sirius for the past week

[OpIv37]

Don't have a link, but that's what they've been saying on Sirius for the past week

that's what I thought I heard on NFLN a few days ago as well. Clearly someone is wrong.

Either way, the Bills have a problem, though. If there is no floor, then you can all but guarantee we are done with FA and Ralph is just going to sit back and pocket the money.

If the floor is 99% of $120 million, then we're not even close, and all the guys worth spending big money on are gone.

[methos4ever]

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/...osed-deal.html

Here ya go

Cash Minimum (Guaranteed Spend)

In 2011 and 2012, there is league-wide commitment to cash spending of 99% of the Cap.

In 2013-16 and 2017-20, this number drops to 95%. Also during these years, each team must commit to cash spending of 89% of the Salary Cap.

[BuffaloBlitz83]

Not true. Buffalo could be under 89%

On a leaguewide basis cash salary must total 99% of the cap the next two years. That does not mean per team. In other words, if the Jets spend 140 million in cash and the Bills spend 100 million the league is in compliance. Starting in 2013, each team will have to spend 89% of the salary cap in cash, over a 4 year period. That means that if a team is filled with dead money they don’t have to overspend in cash that year to reach the minimum. They have 4 years to spend it, so if the salary cap was $120 million from 2013-2017 each team has to spend around $427 million to be in compliance with the CBA.

[BuffaloBlitz83]

Not team by team requirement!

[OpIv37]

Not true. Buffalo could be under 89%

On a leaguewide basis cash salary must total 99% of the cap the next two years. That does not mean per team. In other words, if the Jets spend 140 million in cash and the Bills spend 100 million the league is in compliance. Starting in 2013, each team will have to spend 89% of the salary cap in cash, over a 4 year period. That means that if a team is filled with dead money they don’t have to overspend in cash that year to reach the minimum. They have 4 years to spend it, so if the salary cap was $120 million from 2013-2017 each team has to spend around $427 million to be in compliance with the CBA.

but in your hypothetical, how would the Jets spend $140 million if the cap is $120 million?

Is there some sort of "salary cap offsets" option?

[PromoTheRobot]

but in your hypothetical, how would the Jets spend $140 million if the cap is $120 million?

Is there some sort of "salary cap offsets" option?

This makes no sense because other teams can literally spend an opponent out of their own cap. Can't believe that was approved.

PTR

[BuffaloBlitz83]

but in your hypothetical, how would the Jets spend $140 million if the cap is $120 million?

Is there some sort of "salary cap offsets" option?

Teams can go over salary cap due to other teams not reaching it as long as total comes to 99% andthen 89% in 2013. This sucks for owners like Ralph. Great for the good owners with big wallets

[PromoTheRobot]

Teams can go over salary cap due to other teams not reaching it as long as total comes to 99% andthen 89% in 2013. This sucks for owners like Ralph. Great for the good owners with big wallets

But what happens if 5 teams go crazy and overspend the 99%? Who has to back off? Makes no sense.

PTR