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07-19-2011, 03:04 PM
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Take it for what its worth........
But Jabba McClain reported thru his chat that the Texans were right at the $120MM cap figure already, and will have to cut or restructure several contracts in order to have cash to spend in FA. Carving a few MM here and there is one thing, but trying to care $20ish+ is likely a MUCH taller task. They are going to have to fill the roster out somehow, and whatever savings they do have from cuts/restructures will likely be doing this. Didn't see it (or want it) before, and really don't see the Nnamdi thing happening now (assuming he is even remotely close to being accurate).
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07-19-2011, 05:06 PM
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I'm not sure McClain is right on his cap totals... I think he's going with some numbers that have been floating around lately but I'm not sure those numbers are correct. I think most numbers are estimates and you have to be a front office person to actually know the real deal...
Don't the Texans still have that cap guru guy they hired about 3 or 4 years ago? Seems like he was from Washington or New England or some place in the Northeast.... Someone like that can tuck and fold contracts to his liking... "objects in your rear view mirror are closer than they appear".... There's several cuts/loss to free agency coming up that may or may not happen: JJ, Okoye, Butler to name a few.... We'll have to wait for the new CBA but I've read several things about how it's going to be OK to go over the cap.... Not sure how much truth there is in that.... What I'm saying here is, I think they are going to get him. I really do. Edit: Doh! Keith covered much of this in post #2. Last edited by Arky; 07-19-2011 at 05:20 PM.
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07-19-2011, 08:34 PM
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I am so majorly behind on 2011 cap updates that I really don't have a clear sense of where they stand currently. The NFLPA has been a bit more tight on sharing their salary data too, and that will make it a little more difficult to catch back up. That said, I don't feel much different from what I posted in this thread in May.
Also, expect a lot of cap casualties here in the next 10 days or so. I also suspect that if the Texans really wanted to create some cap room, they could sign Mario to an extension, maybe Schaub too. The real wildcard here in pursuing Aso is that the cap floor ought to encourage teams with a ton of cap space to spend lots. I'm curious to see how long of a deal Aso wants to sign as well.
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07-20-2011, 08:39 AM
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Don't be, because whoever gets this guy is going really overpay for him. If he was 27 maybe, but at 30 years of age he's too old for that kind of money IMO. Let's just concentrate on getting the #2 or #3 corner in FA.
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07-20-2011, 08:48 PM
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As you all probably know being regulars and astute fans, the media reports on cap figures are not always 100% reliable, at a minimum there are plenty of caveats to disclose, (just top 51 salaries included, or all players? for example). Anyway, I imagine the figure Clayton has isn't too bad... but keep in mind that the Texans have some dead weight and overpaid players still on the roster. And sure, some of these team, like the Bills for example, are way under the cap, but they're way under for a reason, a fiscal one. Keep in mind the cap figure is just an accounting one, not a cash flow one. Teams will need to get to the floor, but I don't think it or the apparent lack of cap space necessarily keeps the Texans from signing Aso if they made it a priority when UFA opens.
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07-20-2011, 09:11 PM
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It'd be like going to buy a car and telling the seller the absolute most you could ever possibly pay for their product. The Texans are just fine posing themselves as cap-poor instead of saying, well we could extend Mario, cut Amobi and Slaton and whoever and create $25MM more in cap space...
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