KC Warpaint 3,235 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 NFL general managers and coaches now have a little more certainty at their disposal as they prepare for free agency. The NFL salary cap for the 2017 league year has been set at $167 million, a league official told NFL Network's Judy Battista on Wednesday. The figure represents a more than $12 million raise over last year's cap figure on $155.27 million. Since 2012, the cap has been increased by about $47 million. It marks the fourth straight year the cap has gone up by more than $10 million over the previous year. Most NFL teams are heading into free agency with ample cap space. With free agency set to begin March 9, there could be plenty of big deals for a free agency group that isn't as packed with as much star power as in seasons past. Here's a look at the available salary-cap space for each NFL team, according to Overthecap.com (as of March 1): Browns: $102,346,421 49ers: $76,963,264 Jaguars: $70,979,709 Buccaneers: $66,136,718 Titans: $61,389,464 Patriots: $59,667,426 Colts: $53,238,812 Bears: $51,366,002 Raiders: $42,931,487 Broncos: $42,064,799 Bengals: $41,995,339 Dolphins: $41,050,292 Packers: $39,995,981 Vikings: $37,949,218 Panthers: $36,588,761 Rams: $36,394,280 Redskins: $34,477,921 Lions: $31,797,575 Saints: $27,347,284 Jets: $26,278,320 Seahawks: $25,931,999 Steelers: $23,615,733 Texans: $23,396,261 Bills: $18,185,833 Falcons: $17,870,046 Cardinals: $17,065,989 Ravens: $13,810,289 Giants: $13,282,686 Chiefs: $9,592,207 Eagles: $8,692,349 Chargers: $5,190,314 Cowboys: $3,311,937 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLchief 3,126 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Patriots coming off of Super Bowl victory #5, and $60 million under the cap. Lol. Fuck me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eraser 722 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 The Patriots have a competitive advantage because they symbolize a team that is likely to be in the thick of a Super Bowl run every year, and players are willing to take less to play there because they want a chance at winning a Super Bowl. It's a hard hurdle, but the Chiefs have to overcome it. Father time will eventually catch up with New England. For now, the Chiefs need to make wise choices, and do a better job at reaching their goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhataLerror 370 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 The Patriots have a competitive advantage because they symbolize a team that is likely to be in the thick of a Super Bowl run every year, and players are willing to take less to play there because they want a chance at winning a Super Bowl. It's a hard hurdle, but the Chiefs have to overcome it. Father time will eventually catch up with New England. For now, the Chiefs need to make wise choices, and do a better job at reaching their goal. The Patriots don't overpay free agents. That's the advantage. They have 50 players on their roster, and only three have a cap number above $10 million. One is their quarterback. Another is the left tackle. The third is a safety/cornerback. Three more players have a cap number above $5 million. The Patriots don't hinge their future success to any one player or position, making them much more viable when the injury bug bites. They were able to afford Martellus Bennett behind Rob Gronkowski, and they will likely show solid depth again when 2017 rips away a few Patriots from the lineups. By comparison, the Chiefs are paying a pass-rushing linebacker over $20 million, two players over $10 million, and nine more players over $5 million. Berry will almost assuredly be the tenth player in the $5-10 million range. It's hard to afford depth when you overpay so many of the starters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azchief21 5,278 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Brady makes the O line and WRs better. They can bring anybody in at those positions over the years (and they have) and they win Super Bowls. The Patriots don't have to spend billions to prop Brady up. Us? We blame an LG and a battered defense for the reason we can't score more than 16 points in a playoff game and go one and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eraser 722 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Brady makes the O line and WRs better. They can bring anybody in at those positions over the years (and they have) and they win Super Bowls. The Patriots don't have to spend billions to prop Brady up. Us? We blame an LG and a battered defense for the reason we can't score more than 16 points in a playoff game and go one and done. Belicheat made Matt Cassel look pretty good too. So, while Brady is terrific, you might have to hand a lot of that credit over to the coach, who seems to have a pretty good system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen 1,010,220 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Brady makes the O line and WRs better. They can bring anybody in at those positions over the years (and they have) and they win Super Bowls. The Patriots don't have to spend billions to prop Brady up. Us? We blame an LG and a battered defense for the reason we can't score more than 16 points in a playoff game and go one and done.Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azchief21 5,278 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Belicheat made Matt Cassel look pretty good too. So, while Brady is terrific, you might have to hand a lot of that credit over to the coach, who seems to have a pretty good system. Ah the Cassel vs Brady because of Bellicheat thing again. Bellicheat was terrible and fired before he had Brady. The year Cassel had paled to the years Brady had. They didn't make the playoffs. Cassel actually had a better year in KC without Bellicheat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidfriend 1,151 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Ah the Cassel vs Brady because of Bellicheat thing again. Bellicheat was terrible and fired before he had Brady. The year Cassel had paled to the years Brady had. They didn't make the playoffs. Cassel actually had a better year in KC without Bellicheat. To be fair, not many teams go 11-5 and miss the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azchief21 5,278 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 To be fair, not many teams go 11-5 and miss the playoffs. True. They lost the AFC East to Dolphins and the dynamic coach/QB combo of Tony Sparano and an old dink & dunk Chad Pennington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMO 6,811 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 True. They lost the AFC East to Dolphins and the dynamic coach/QB combo of Tony Sparano and an old dink & dunk Chad Pennington. They must have had a really good defense. :wink_wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidfriend 1,151 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 That was the year of the wild and wacky Wildcat Offense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHard 2,061 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 It relavant to note that last year Barry played for under 14 mill. This year he is at 14 mill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHard 2,061 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Osweiler will be at 19 mill. There are 21 QBs with a projected cap hit higher than Brady. That is ridiculous. I understand it. He wants the rings more than the money, but that gives the pats such an advantage. The best player at the highest paid position has the 43rd highest cap hit. Man o man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West 6,714 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Brady's wife has the "money" side covered... w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okiechief1 425 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 While true on his wife he has made around 195 mil on his own from the pats. So while she is worth more he still probably chooses to take less without her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer 8,686 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Brady's wife has the "money" side covered... w yea he'd get the Alimony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCSLC2008 606 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 yea he'd get the Alimony Brady's Endgame after he retires. Or while he is playing. Catch her cheating or in no fault states, divorce for the alimony ( although I think he could still do that easily by taking the max from the Patriots). Or stay married. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgar 1,046 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 It is going to get much harder to manage the cap where you are 60 million below. ... etc... the mandatory spending rule comes into play this business year what affect it has we shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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