PFF: Every Team's Effective Cap Space in 2024 and Draft Capital

[cowboys5xsbs]

 

[Risen Star]

Yep. Our saving grace is we don't need anything.

 

[Carson]

Extend Dak and that frees up a solid 30-40 million

 

[lkelly]

Downside for teams like Washington, Chicago and Arizona is Needs: A Lot.

Washington desperately needs OL, DE and secondary to of course go with their massive need at QB. Hard to fix all of that in even 2 years. A rookie QB contract helps but they can't be missing on the picks and signings.

 

[Adiba1977]

Why are the eagles lot draft capital and space???

 

[EenonyMoose]

Extend Dak and that frees up a solid 30-40 million

Nope, it might free up 10-15 million tops.

 

[ATXSRT]

Why are the eagles lot draft capital and space???

Seriously, they always seem to sign everyone and their mom and have like 100 mil free in cap.

 

[TwoCentPlain]

How do the Eagles have draft capital and money to spend? I know the Hurts' deal pushes out a lot of the guaranteed money to the option years, but still. The Eagles have a lot of aging players with large cap hits. Did the Eagles trade away some players for draft picks?

 

[EenonyMoose]

How do the Eagles have draft capital and money to spend? I know the Hurts' deal pushes out a lot of the guaranteed money to the option years, but still. The Eagles have a lot of aging players with large cap hits. Did the Eagles trade away some players for draft picks?

It’s because they’re good at trades and manipulating offsets. Look at what San Francisco did. They traded a QB who cost too much to cut and still netted a mid round draft choice.

When you’re on the other end of that deal, it puts you on the bottom left of the chart above. The 5th and 6th round picks aren’t weighed enough to count that much against the Y axis. And that’s before you subtract $5 million of cap space on the X axis.

 

[BobSacamano]

Downside for teams like Washington, Chicago and Arizona is Needs: A Lot.

Washington desperately needs OL, DE and secondary to of course go with their massive need at QB. Hard to fix all of that in even 2 years. A rookie QB contract helps but they can't be missing on the picks and signings.

Pray Washington drafts the next Dwayne Haskins.

 

[Kingofholland]

The Super Bowl winner ususally has low draft capital because of where they draft .

 

[EenonyMoose]

One thing this chart doesn’t show is compensatory picks, which won’t move the needle that much but anything helps when you’re in the lower left of that chart.

Also, Dallas has a lot of “automatic” restructures next season that are going to move them up the X axis quite a bit. That effectively moves them down on future charts, but the piper always gets paid eventually no matter which team you root for.

 

[ak47kaehu]

Pray Washington drafts the next Dwayne Haskins.

 

[rambo2]

Seriously, they always seem to sign everyone and their mom and have like 100 mil free in cap.

Then why do they have the huge hole in their secondary?

 

[BleedSilverandBlue]

Extend Dak and that frees up a solid 30-40 million

I was going to say this. Extending Dak and releasing Gallup will likely free up a combined 40 million.

I’m not too worried.

 

[CWR]

This is the same chart Daks agent brings to the negotiations.

 

[Creeper]

Downside for teams like Washington, Chicago and Arizona is Needs: A Lot.

Washington desperately needs OL, DE and secondary to of course go with their massive need at QB. Hard to fix all of that in even 2 years. A rookie QB contract helps but they can't be missing on the picks and signings.

With at least $63 million in CAP room and extra draft picks, including the #2 pick in the draft, they can fill allot of holes quickly in free agency and the draft.

Of course a rookie QB will need a year at least, probably. It all depends on what they do with all that capital they have.

 

[Carter]

Thankfully we dont need a lot but a good solid draft and improvements from the 2023 draft class.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Nope, it might free up 10-15 million tops.

How on earth do you know that without even seeing the deal signed?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

With at least $63 million in CAP room and extra draft picks, including the #2 pick in the draft, they can fill allot of holes quickly in free agency and the draft.

Of course a rookie QB will need a year at least, probably. It all depends on what they do with all that capital they have.

I mean we've seen this before with the Commanders......they've always had money and the players get there and they suck. They draft Chase Young and they suck.

Commanders have a good opportunity here but it starts with this head coaching hire. If its a retread like Rivera they will continue the past sins of Snyder.

I think Ben Johnson is overrated but a young offensive mind and drafting the right QB can see them take a Texans like jump in one season. They have some solid players at the skilled positions.

I'm paying a close attention to what they do. I think we all should. They seem to be going the heavy analytical route.