01-12-2023, 03:18 PM
(01-12-2023, 02:43 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Spotrac also has $47.8 mill listed for 2023 cap space before extensions, FA, and the draft.
So it's the exact same as OTC.
Spotrac has the expected cap before adjustment at $225 mill.
That would be an increase of ~$17 mill compared to the 2022 cap of $208.2 mill before adjustment.
Realistically, that cap is going to get eaten up pretty quickly with internal guys about to hit FA.
So we're either going to see very few impactful outside guys signed, or we'll see some internal FAs go elsewhere and an outside guy is brought in to replace.
Think WJ3 leaving and Awuzie brought in as replacement.
Thanks for that.
Earlier this season, spiteac was using $220 at the cap for 2023, and most reports had it there. Might have even been $218. A jump from $218 to $225 plus $2.5 in rollover nets around $10 mil.
Still, as you say, that # largely an illusion. We'll keep $5-$10 mil of padding for in-season injuries/additions. And with only 41 guys signed, and multiple starters to re-sign or replace, that cash is gonna get eaten up fast. Assuming Bates goes (we could tag him again), Bell, Pratt, Hurst, and Apple are all gonna command decent $$$. Perine, too. If Sharping plays well, him, too.
