Assessing the Cap

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(03-29-2022, 01:47 PM)bk42 Wrote: Am I looking at this correctly - I see roughly 18M in cap space for the upcoming season per spotrac.  I understand that some of this cap space will go to draft picks and that they always keep a balance to carry forward to the next season.  I really like what they've done this off season and would be excited to see them do more - but also wonder about them using some of this cap space to get creative with extending a key player or two that will be a FA next year (Bell and Pratt)

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/cap//

Morgan's number is not included, but it likely does not move the number much ($100k) because he likely makes roughly the same as the guy he'll replace on the top 51.  

I would not budget more than $3 mil for the draft picks. Possibly less depending on who gets released as a result, and how many guys make the team. We definitely like to keep some money available for in-season moves/rollover and we surely will want to be able to have space on cutdown day.