CaliforniaCheez
05-26-2008, 07:34 PM
My understanding is the Packers are 25 million or 26 million under the cap depending on Chillar's incentives and that the entire rookie cap will be spent.
Obviously Mark Tauscher is deserving of an entension. He will likely get around 18 to 20 million for 3 years. If he is paid 15 million for this season and 1.5 million a year for the next 3 years that will eat up a large protion of the cap. It is a deal both sides would like.
Brady Poppinga has to earn the starting job for a big contract. If he does how can he get less than Chillars contract?? If he does he could get a 3 year extention worth 12 million with 6 million this year. That is sketchy.
If Poppinga doesn't keep the starting spot his 3 year extension might be worth 6 million with 3 million paid under this year's cap.
So with Poppinga getting a starters extension there would be about 4 million left to work out deals with punter Ryan, CB Tamon Williams, and perhaps Montgomery or Bush. If Popinga earns a back up contract, there would be 7 million for extenstion to back up players.
Cole wouldn't be worth more than 800K a season, Ryan wouldn't be worth more and neither would be Tramon Williams, Montgomery or Bush. Unless they really perform I can't see more than 500K up front for any one of them.
The Packers always want to keep 1.5 or 2 million in reserve than can be carried over if not needed.
It could be Poppinga is gone next season and money is pushed forward into 2009.
I can see the Packers being able to do every extenison that they want to do and still have money left over.
I don't think all those with contracts up after 2008 will get extensions. At the end of 2009 several players have contracts expiring. Money should be carried over to help with:
Clifton, Kampmann, Pickett, Rodgers, Collins, Colledge, Jennings, Spitz, Jolly, Coston, Hodge, Blackmon, Moll, Peprah, I don't think the Packers can afford all those contracts at once. Some they won't want to extend.
Spring of 2010 (22 months) those decisions will be made. The will be after a CBA vote. We can't stress now but there is some financial danger on the radar. How much of it the Packers bite off nest year will be far more interesting than the extensions this year.
Obviously Mark Tauscher is deserving of an entension. He will likely get around 18 to 20 million for 3 years. If he is paid 15 million for this season and 1.5 million a year for the next 3 years that will eat up a large protion of the cap. It is a deal both sides would like.
Brady Poppinga has to earn the starting job for a big contract. If he does how can he get less than Chillars contract?? If he does he could get a 3 year extention worth 12 million with 6 million this year. That is sketchy.
If Poppinga doesn't keep the starting spot his 3 year extension might be worth 6 million with 3 million paid under this year's cap.
So with Poppinga getting a starters extension there would be about 4 million left to work out deals with punter Ryan, CB Tamon Williams, and perhaps Montgomery or Bush. If Popinga earns a back up contract, there would be 7 million for extenstion to back up players.
Cole wouldn't be worth more than 800K a season, Ryan wouldn't be worth more and neither would be Tramon Williams, Montgomery or Bush. Unless they really perform I can't see more than 500K up front for any one of them.
The Packers always want to keep 1.5 or 2 million in reserve than can be carried over if not needed.
It could be Poppinga is gone next season and money is pushed forward into 2009.
I can see the Packers being able to do every extenison that they want to do and still have money left over.
I don't think all those with contracts up after 2008 will get extensions. At the end of 2009 several players have contracts expiring. Money should be carried over to help with:
Clifton, Kampmann, Pickett, Rodgers, Collins, Colledge, Jennings, Spitz, Jolly, Coston, Hodge, Blackmon, Moll, Peprah, I don't think the Packers can afford all those contracts at once. Some they won't want to extend.
Spring of 2010 (22 months) those decisions will be made. The will be after a CBA vote. We can't stress now but there is some financial danger on the radar. How much of it the Packers bite off nest year will be far more interesting than the extensions this year.