Chargers 40 mil under the cap ***?

[shooterware94]

The chargers are around 40 mil under the salary cap. With all that talent they have how can they be so under the cap. Its all scouting thats why, and jerry jones should go up to san deigo and double or triple w/e those scouts are getting paid to bring them to dallas. Simply unbelievable.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Are you sure about that... I have to agree, they draft extremely well.

 

[TheCount]

Are they really? That doesn't even sound possible.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

They really negotiate tough and have gotten away with it so far. Dielman for example signed for less than other guards the year he was a FA. But really a lot of their best players like Rivers, Castillo, Jammer, Olshansky Phillips and Merriman are still on their rookie deals.

 

[David276]

yeah how many of their key players are free agents or need to be resigned. they have done a nice job down there though

 

[Hoofbite]

As many have said, they have a lot of young guys who will command some big bucks. Its a awesome position to be in right now but in another year, they will need a good hunk of that just to keep what they have.

 

[Big Dakota]

Ya, and in the next 2 years let's see who needs to be signed by the Chargers?

Rivers= 70 million +

Vincent Jackson will get some coin.

Marcus McNeill will come up soon.

Igor Olshansky is comng up

Luis Castillo ????????

Merriman will get 60 million is the next 18 months

OMG, i forgot about Shawne Phillips probably getting top money.

Who needs Jammer, huh?

Nate Kaeding won't make top 10 K money.

 

[Beast_from_East]

The chargers are around 40 mil under the salary cap. With all that talent they have how can they be so under the cap. Its all scouting thats why, and jerry jones should go up to san deigo and double or triple w/e those scouts are getting paid to bring them to dallas. Simply unbelievable.

They have ALOT of players scheduled to hit free agency over the next 2 seasons. They are that far under the cap because alot of their players are still on their rookie deals. That will not be the case too much longer.

Rivers alone will want Romo money, that $70 mill with $30 mill guarenteed.

 

[AdamJT13]

The Chargers aren't anywhere close to $40 million under the cap. They're about $21.4 million under.

 

[silverbear]

The chargers are around 40 mil under the salary cap. With all that talent they have how can they be so under the cap. Its all scouting thats why, and jerry jones should go up to san deigo and double or triple w/e those scouts are getting paid to bring them to dallas. Simply unbelievable.

If they're that much under the cap, and they're still willing to let Drayton Florence hit the free agent market, shouldn't that send up a red flag for the rest of the teams in the league??

 

[THUMPER]

The chargers are around 40 mil under the salary cap. With all that talent they have how can they be so under the cap. Its all scouting thats why, and jerry jones should go up to san deigo and double or triple w/e those scouts are getting paid to bring them to dallas. Simply unbelievable.

They draft well so that they don't have to spend a lot on FAs. You rarely see them sign a high priced FA and they usually won't get into a bidding war to keep their own players as they have fresh talent waiting behind them.

As much as everyone hated their GM Smith for letting Marty go after a 14-2 season Including me) but he is still making very good personnel decisions. They really learned their lesson after the Ryan Leaf fiasco and have gotten the better of the deal a couple of times lately with trading the picks for Vick and Eli.

 

[jackrussell]

The Browns supposedly are to be $30 million under.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

A little bit of great management, negotiating, and luck.

 

[big dog cowboy]

If they're that much under the cap, and they're still willing to let Drayton Florence hit the free agent market, shouldn't that send up a red flag for the rest of the teams in the league??

Very good point SB.

 

[Sarge]

Rivers alone will want Romo money, that $70 mill with $30 mill guarenteed.

Ya - like that is gonna happen...........

 

[Tom [Giants fan]]

The Giants are $26 million under the cap.

 

[burmafrd]

Even if rivers does not get more money then Romo, it will be close. Merriman - you are lookin at Adalius Thomas money at least and probably more. Castillo- serious bucks. shawne Phillips- ditto. They are going to be needing every cent they can come up to keep their stars; and that means they will have to let guys like Turner go.

 

[tunahelper]

Link?

 

[Hostile]

Link?

The only link you need.

http://cowboyszone.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1938317&postcount=9

Trust me, Adam is right, the OP is wrong.

 

[Sarge]

The Chargers aren't anywhere close to $40 million under the cap. They're about $21.4 million under.

This is exaclty what my figures come to.