billsfan714 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 We always hear about how much the Bills are under the cap, but how much will be left over in the coming years? A few questions that I wonder about: 1. What is the cap number in the coming years? 2. Where are we at next year with Fitz's and Kyle's extensions? 3. Where are we going to be after extending Stevie and giving FJ more? 4. The real key ones coming up real soon are then Levitre, Byrd and Wood and I think everybody here wants to keep all 3 there. The more you look at what they have to re-sign, the Bills will easily be at or above any minimum, so with this front office, there will always be cap casualties so who are your top 3 next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 4. The real key ones coming up real soon are then Levitre, Byrd and Wood and I think everybody here wants to keep all 3 there. Those guys are obviously key re-signings when their contracts are up… thank goodness none of their contracts expire this year. Besides the presumed re-signing of Fred Jackson and the impending free agency of Stevie Johnson, the guys the Bills have to re-sign (who are free agents after this season) are Eric Pears, Scott Chandler, Demetrius Bell, Bryan Scott, Ryan Lindell, and Chad Rinehart… to a lesser degree Garrison Sanborn and Reggie Torbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benderbender Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 It still infuriates me that no one in the front office thought to IR any of our many injured to sign free agents to fill the holes in the roster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giaimo25 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 If I'm not mistaken the salary floor kicks in next year right? All teams will have to spend 97% of the cap ceiling so I'm sure there will be some fairly large extensions handed out this offseason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBD Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 It's only 89% and it doesn't apply until 2013: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/30/per-team-spending-minimum-doesnt-apply-until-2013/ Even then, it's on a cash basis, not cap basis. Remember, it’s not cap space but cash spent. So when a team like the Panthers gives defensive end Charles Johnson a $30 million signing bonus on a six-year deal, only $5 million counts against the cap — but $30 million counts against the league’s total spending requirement of $3.8 billion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombstone56 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 AFTER Talking to some NFL people ive discovered that most of them are still confused as to exactly how the cash to cap is going to work themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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