05-08-2020, 10:58 PM
In terms of cap, I think we have around $17 million.
Yeah, we start at that number from over the cap, which is like $24 million. Then we have to sign the rookies, which is like $11 million plus. But it is not a straight subtraction. When you sign a rookie it is bumping someone else OFF the roster who currently counts vs the cap. Accounting for this displacement effect, the rooks only cost us $7 million or so vs the cap.
AJ's extension will likely saves us vs the cap, as I do not think he will sign for more than $17.8 mil per year. Mixon's deal would increase the cap number. And remember, we likely want some room for injury replacements, and some rollover for next year (when we have a lot of FAs: Ross, Tupou, Jaxkson, Alexander, Lawson.
We have the space, question is, do we want to lock up $10+ mil on a guard for 3-4 years right now. He and an extension for Mixon means we are likely right up against the cap.
Yeah, we start at that number from over the cap, which is like $24 million. Then we have to sign the rookies, which is like $11 million plus. But it is not a straight subtraction. When you sign a rookie it is bumping someone else OFF the roster who currently counts vs the cap. Accounting for this displacement effect, the rooks only cost us $7 million or so vs the cap.
AJ's extension will likely saves us vs the cap, as I do not think he will sign for more than $17.8 mil per year. Mixon's deal would increase the cap number. And remember, we likely want some room for injury replacements, and some rollover for next year (when we have a lot of FAs: Ross, Tupou, Jaxkson, Alexander, Lawson.
We have the space, question is, do we want to lock up $10+ mil on a guard for 3-4 years right now. He and an extension for Mixon means we are likely right up against the cap.
