Spags take on Salary Cap lists on Internet Sites

[WoodysGirl]

Seems he hasn't been on the Zone


[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Mike Fichera, Cornwall, N.Y.:[/SIZE][/FONT] Over the years you have provided explanations of how the salary cap works, thanks. But, is this information available to the average fan to follow or do we have to wait until a major publication does an article on it? I'm interested in occasionally browsing it and see just where teams stand . . . to somehow figure out how the Commanders spend endlessly but luck out on the advancing cap figure.


Mickey: While there are some salary cap lists floating around the different Internet sites, none are like up-to-the-minute accurate. That list only exists in the NFL office, and you know, it probably changes daily. Teams can do so much to massage the cap that it's hard for amateur capologists to keep track of such a fluid number. And you are right about the Commanders, they are mighty fortunate the cap increased this year so much to $109 million. Had it not, they might have been in trouble. Plus, the misleading factor about the cap, especially at this time of year, is that those Internet-site lists don't budget for draft nor the possibility of re-signing some of your own guys whose contracts are in the final year. Guarantee you Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones has the cap budgeted for several years down the road. That's why I always warn about looking at the cap as a one-year thing when you sign guys, thinking you got this much more you can use. It's just not a one-year thing, because what you spend this year is also going to cost you next year and the next.

 

[big dog cowboy]

It's time for a email campaign.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Obviously he's never heard of AdamJT

 

[Big Dakota]

Extremeskins has Art, We have Adam. Who wins that match?

Thank God for Adam.

 

[pgreptom]

Adam visits a lot of boards, too. I know he visits TRR, here, and I think a few other boards. I wonder what his occupation is. *grin*

 

[Royal Laegotti]

I'm sure even IF the cap didn't go up the league would let the Redskids weazel out of cap hell somehow.

:skins:

This is what you call stickin' it to da skins.:laugh2:

 

[jobberone]

That's why I always warn about looking at the cap as a one-year thing when you sign guys, thinking you got this much more you can use. It's just not a one-year thing, because what you spend this year is also going to cost you next year and the next.

Sounds like a freakin credit card.

 

[J-DOG]

Adam visits a lot of boards, too. I know he visits TRR, here, and I think a few other boards. I wonder what his occupation is. *grin*

My theory is that AdamJT13 in Stephen Jones himself !

I mean how many teams have an AdamJT13 breaking it down like Cowboy fans do?

I doubt any do...especially with the accuracy that he does.

 

[dogberry]

Adam lives in Seattle. Hmmm is Bill a Cowboy fan?

 

[THUMPER]

My theory is that AdamJT13 in Stephen Jones himself !

I mean how many teams have an AdamJT13 breaking it down like Cowboy fans do?

I doubt any do...especially with the accuracy that he does.

I've known Adam on several boards for many years now and have found him to always have the most accurate and up to date information anywhere.

I don't know who he really is or what he does for a living, I just know that I can trust anything he says regarding the cap with absolute confidence. He is a valuable asset for Cowboys fans everywhere. Not only that but he seems to be a very nice guy and a true gentleman. :starspin

 

[burmafrd]

Adam does not try and project things- he works at putting the most accurate total cap figure in place at the time. Does not try and figure out how much will be held out for the rookies, etc. That will very depending on who we get, where we get them, and what it costs to sign them. The figure he shows now is the gross under cap $. Which is fine with me.