Dead cap money in 2007

[Partial]

It'd be interesting if TT tried for Freeney next year...I don't see it personally, but who knows what he has in store.

I imagine he will try to build through the draft another year, then go for some big names to put the pieces together.

Not comparing Freeney to Reggie, but it'd be a move in a similar vein.

It's unfortunate, Indy said they are going to franchise him if they can't work something out.

[Bretsky]

Thanks Patler; great info. Nice to see the dead weight gone; I'd feel better if I believed TT was going to aggressively use the cap space on next year's starters though.

Have a Great Day !
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[MJZiggy]

If Favre is gone after this year won't that add about $10 million to the mix?

I don't think he'll add much dead weight next year. His signing bonus is paid off then, isn't it? What other money is written in that could carry over? Doesn't matter, he'll still be under center...

[red]

If Favre is gone after this year won't that add about $10 million to the mix?

I don't think he'll add much dead weight next year. His signing bonus is paid off then, isn't it? What other money is written in that could carry over? Doesn't matter, he'll still be under center...

i think he ment it would add about 10 million in free cap space to the mix

however, once brett retires and rodgers becomes the starter, then rodgers contract has an escalator that would make his cap number jump up

as the cap space we would gain in smaller then it would seem

[Patler]

If Favre is gone after this year won't that add about $10 million to the mix?

I don't think he'll add much dead weight next year. His signing bonus is paid off then, isn't it? What other money is written in that could carry over? Doesn't matter, he'll still be under center...

i think he ment it would add about 10 million in free cap space to the mix

however, once brett retires and rodgers becomes the starter, then rodgers contract has an escalator that would make his cap number jump up

as the cap space we would gain in smaller then it would seem

Red, didn't we go through the calculations last spring? As I recall, with Rodgers escalator and a million or so for a decent backup to Rodgers, the savings would only be about half of what it first appears.

[red]

If Favre is gone after this year won't that add about $10 million to the mix?

I don't think he'll add much dead weight next year. His signing bonus is paid off then, isn't it? What other money is written in that could carry over? Doesn't matter, he'll still be under center...

i think he ment it would add about 10 million in free cap space to the mix

however, once brett retires and rodgers becomes the starter, then rodgers contract has an escalator that would make his cap number jump up

as the cap space we would gain in smaller then it would seem

Red, didn't we go through the calculations last spring? As I recall, with Rodgers escalator and a million or so for a decent backup to Rodgers, the savings would only be about half of what it first appears.

yeah it was something like that, i can't remember the exact number, but i want to say it cut the savings almost in half. i know we had all the numbers worked out, so its not just something i pulled out of my ass

[MJZiggy]

But remember, different year, different numbers. Don't get ahead of yourselves, we'll need something to do in February.

[KYPack]

Yeah, he was. In fact, it was only the first time since 1984 (I think) that the Packers cut a 4th rounder prior to the season.

I read that somewhere a couple weeks ago and posted it someone on here, but don't remember exactly where.

I figured some of the"sharpies" would answer this one for ya.

It was another brilliant Tom Braatz pick, Rollin Putzier a NT from Oregon, 4th round pick ihn '88. Putzier was what we got from trading Lofton to the Raiders.

I remember Putzier for two things:

1. The glowing article in the JS about what a great player he was gonna be.
2. How shitty he was.