Legit question, does the Saints downfall scare you at all of Cam's upcoming mega deal?

[Star Lord]

Nope

[top dawg]

Franchise QBs do what they do: get paid.  That's just a part of the business.  No fear!  

 

The Saints are where they are because they hung on to other pieces too long.   

 

The fact is, all of this talk about a downfall are greatly exaggerated.  But I guess the Huddle do what it do, also.

[Esther]

You have to be concerned about how much Cam's deal is going to hurt cap space.  Same for Luke and to some degree, Star.  

 

Windows open and close in the NFL all the time.  Panthers window is about to open.  It will close in a few years.  

 

Star and Short aren't exactly taking the league by storm. They're good, but unless one of them breaks out this season I wouldn't worry too much about their deals.

[Mol3m4n]

I wish that I could go one day without getting a PanthersUnited thread.

[davos]

I believe the correct answer is Dave Gettleman. 

 

 

[R0CKnR0LLA]

We have a fugton of cap space opening up as we're finally getting all the terrible Hurney contracts off the books. Something like $75 million in cap space next year and over $110 million the year after that.

 

And even so Gettleman isn't running around handing out record breaking deals and mortgaging the future. Not worried at all, actually the opposite. We are set up to dominate the NFC South for years.

[PanthersUnited]

We have a fugton of cap space opening up as we're finally getting all the terrible Hurney contracts off the books. Something like $75 million in cap space next year and over $110 million the year after that.

And even so Gettleman isn't running around handing out record breaking deals and mortgaging the future. Not worried at all, actually the opposite. We are set up to dominate the NFC South for years.

What?! Are you serious we will have 75 mill in cap space next year or are you exagarrating?

[Goondal]

As long as the salary cap continues to increase then his mega deal will not seem that mega in a few years. Plus we have Gman handing out the contacts and finding cheap replacements for those that get too expensive. We are fine as long as Hurney stays away

[Dex]

What?! Are you serious we will have 75 mill in cap space next year or are you exagarrating?

The reason is because we don't have many players under contract over the next few years. That's how it works.

[Shadow]

What are we supposed to pay these free agents that you want with?  Boberry biscuits?  The window is just now beginning to open.  Cool your jets and let Gettleman put in work.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

http://overthecap.com/calculator/carolina-panthers/

 

2016: 71 million

2017: 119 million

2018: 151 million

 

Gettleman knows what he's doing. He's set up the team really nicely for the future. Saints didnt get in that spot because of only Brees, they passed out a bunch of huge contracts and kept restructuring to push money into the future (something they're still doing).

[CarolinaNCSU]

As others have echoed, need to see the deal first, but not really. He's a franchise QB, those guys are going to get paid regardless.

 

The key is, not paying the wrong positions, restructuring those bad deals down the road, and basically run the team like Marty Hurney. Teams can continue to thrive, and pay their own guys (or others) with a mega deal QB on the books as long as they're set up right. Like say, the Packers having Rodgers mega deal, yet still having enough space to retain Cobb and Bulaga, pay Nelson and other pieces. It's all about contract structures, and who is getting the top money. 

[O-Ther]

What?! Are you serious we will have 75 mill in cap space next year or are you exagarrating?

 

Welcome to reality kiddo

 

Truth be told, more like $45 million or so after we sign Cam to his extension, but yeah, we will have a LOT more room next year

[davos]

http://overthecap.com/calculator/carolina-panthers/

 

2016: 71 million

2017: 119 million

2018: 151 million

 

Gettleman knows what he's doing. He's set up the team really nicely for the future. Saints didnt get in that spot because of only Brees, they passed out a bunch of huge contracts and kept restructuring to push money into the future (something they're still doing).

 

It's nice to have a GM who understands how to maneuver the cap and set-up an opportunity to build a winner while coming out of cap hell. 

 

 

These teams making all of these moves are making these swooping moves to try to climb out of an inevitable cap hell in the wrong way.  These are the times I actually appreciate being a constant rather than a continuously reshuffling franchise.