Salary cap is expected to jump to at least $155M this year. Nearly $12M more than last year's ($143.28M).

[SgtJoo]

 

This probably helps us, no?

 

 

[Jangler]

Sign all the tackles!

[KillerKat]

*fap fap fap*

[PanthersGOATFan336]

[chknwing]

more cap doesn't mean more money to spend it just means players will want more money.  It will average out.

[rayzor]

So, my cap geek peeps, what kind of room would  that give us?

 

[Captain Morgan]

 yep, the other teams have just as much more money to outspend us.

 

That said, it does make easier to tag Josh and sign KK long term.

[TheSpecialJuan]

4 minutes ago, chknwing said:

more cap doesn't mean more money to spend it just means players will want more money.  It will average out.

exactly

[PanthersGOATFan336]

Never Forget:

[panther4life]

17 minutes ago, rayzor said:

So, my cap geek peeps, what kind of room would  that give us?

 

22.3 Million. Plus 8.5 once Allen is released. so we should be right at 30 Million. Cutting CJ would put free up another 11 Million, giving us over 40 Million.

 

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/cap/

Our roll over in unused cap almost covers our dead money this year thus far. 

Here is every teams cap space based on a 154 million projection. We are 20th in cap space according to Spotrac. I'm sure other teams have ways to create extra cap as well but if we did release Johnson we'd move up to 8th in cap space.

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/

 

[KillerKat]

DG is such a cap genius that he can do wonders with just a Mil extra. So this is great news.

[shaqattaq]

4 minutes ago, panther4life said:

22.3 Million. Plus 8.5 once Allen is released. so we should be right at 30 Million. Cutting CJ would put free up another 11 Million, giving us over 40 Million

Break off a big old chunk of it for KK and Star!

And don't leave out Josh. This is the time to sure up the long term contracts while everyone is still hungry for a SB ring. It might make them a little more amiable in their negotiations.

[rayzor]

5 minutes ago, panther4life said:

22.3 Million. Plus 8.5 once Allen ifeelleased. so we should be right at 30 Million. Cutting CJ would put free up another 11 Million, giving us over 40 Million

Sweet. I Like CJ and allen but gettleman with 4 mil to spend kind of makes me Feel tingly.

[panther4life]

1 minute ago, shaqattaq said:

Break off a big old chunk of it for KK and Star!

And don't leave out Josh. This is the time to sure up the long term contracts while everyone is still hungry for a SB ring. It might make them a little more amiable in their negotiations.

I agree. I personally want to Norman locked up for 3-4 more years. Not in favor of a 1 year rental via franchise tag. Granted franchise tag will likely be used to create more time to work out long term deal, I just hope we make the long term deal.