GB Detailed Cap Prospectus (Updated 5/20/2014)

justo · Joined: 05 Aug 2012 Posts: 12956

That money doesn't compound?

AlexGreen#20 · Joined: 13 Jun 2012 Posts: 5570

RashaanSalaami · Joined: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 29845 Location: Jersey

The $7M is not a real number. It's something AG20 has noted the PACKERS will not spend in 2014 based on prior trends. Therefore, at the start of the 2015 league year, that $7M will be available to our team as a rollover.

I don't understand the method of promoting that number does though. If we rolled over $7M every year, it would essentially be a waste because we would never spend it. At some point we will dig into it and do what we want with it. I suspect that the right players were available (free agency, extensions, etc.), we would reduce our rollover. Our cap space is our cap space, however we choose to use it. I have included a breakdown of the numbers for whoever is interested, but there's no sense in bringing a hypothetical rollover into the equation IMO. Serves no purpose and forces people to view the comparison with other teams with an apples to oranges outlook.

The $7M means even less because that's after in-season transactions, so how is that going to help anyone back into a number of "usable" cap by your standards.

Finally, our Carryover was actually $9.8M from last year. In 2012 it was $5.2M according to Jason La Confora, so again, I don't understand the value of promoting a $7M figure as if it bears any real weight a year out.

Either way, I'm running a final audit on my numbers because they differ from a couple other sites to see if I can arrive at a more accurate number. Based on Tom Pelissero tweeted out a couple days ago, I show us with about $300K more cap space. It's hard to get to an official number, but that's about as close as you're gonna get with publicly available information.

AlexGreen#20 · Joined: 13 Jun 2012 Posts: 5570

justo · Joined: 05 Aug 2012 Posts: 12956

So after your numbers...our cap is 29.5?

RashaanSalaami · Joined: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 29845 Location: Jersey

RashaanSalaami · Joined: 18 Feb 2006 Posts: 29845 Location: Jersey

Though the official details of the Raji contract haven't come out yet, I show us with $21.2 million in cap space.

However, once the Raji contract is submitted, I believe the NFLPA Database will have us with $20.1 million in cap space.

I've gone through and double checked all my figures, so until more information is released to the public, I can't do much to reconcile the difference. If anyone is taking a gander at the actual spreadsheet linked on the first page and has any ideas, I'd be appreciative.