Updated Cap for the 2021 Panthers

[WarPanthers89]

After cutting KK Short today we saved $8,603,250 in cap, and will eat $11,017,000 in dead cap this season. 
 

Total dead cap so far in 2021 is right at $20,172,807 thanks to a few players on the books including KK. Top 3 in dead cap for next season is below:

Kawaan Short: $11,017,000

Luke Kuechly: $7,132,514

Graham Gano: $1,537,500

Total Cap spending currently before any more Cuts or Restructures:

$141,552,411

The cap is rumored to be around 180 million which will leave us right at $38,447,589 in cap currently before any other moves are made.

Next season we will be in wonderful shape with Cap, and should have a Teddy 2 gloves off the books as well other than his dead cap hit.

(https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears/2021-nfl-salary-cap-predicted-be-high-180-million)

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

Edited February 16, 2021 by WarPanthers89

[WarPanthers89]

Next low hanging fruit is Stephen Weatherly with a cap hit of $7,906,250.

if cut he will carry 2 million flat in dead cap so we will save $5,906,250.

This will bring our total cap space to:

$44,353,839

[Eric4280]

33 minutes ago, WarPanthers89 said:

Next low hanging fruit is Stephen Weatherly with a cap hit of $7,906,250.

if cut he will carry 2 million flat in dead cap so we will save $5,906,250.

This will bring our total cap space to:

$44,353,839

That’s certainly a lot better than most teams... feeling pretty optimistic.

[ericr0319]

Weatherly is a no-brainer cut. So are Ian Thomas and Palardy. not much but they save another 4 mil.

[TheSpecialJuan]

[Peon Awesome]

1 hour ago, WarPanthers89 said:

After cutting KK Short today we saved $8,603,250 in cap, and will eat $11,017,000 in dead cap this season. 
 

Total dead cap so far in 2021 is right at $20,172,807 thanks to a few players on the books including KK. Top 3 in dead cap for next season is below:

Kawaan Short: $11,017,000

Luke Kuechly: $7,132,514

Graham Gano: $1,537,500

Total Cap spending currently before any more Cuts or Restructures:

$141,552,411

The cap is rumored to be around 180 million which will leave us right at $38,447,589 in cap currently before any other moves are made.

Next season we will be in wonderful shape with Cap, and should have a Teddy 2 gloves off the books as well other than his dead cap hit.

(https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears/2021-nfl-salary-cap-predicted-be-high-180-million)

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

Your numbers seemed too good to be true so I had to double check. Unfortunately the number you're quoting doesn't include our dead cap. Our cap hit is actually the number you quoted plus the dead cap number you mentioned. So you have to take out another $20 million. So we actually have about $18 million right now. Of course that number will be a fair bit higher after more obvious cuts take place like Weatherly. I figure when all is said and done we'll have about $30 million without trying and could be significantly more if we wanted to get creative or offload some contributors but that seems unnecessary. 

[WarPanthers89]

28 minutes ago, Peon Awesome said:

Your numbers seemed too good to be true so I had to double check. Unfortunately the number you're quoting doesn't include our dead cap. Our cap hit is actually the number you quoted plus the dead cap number you mentioned. So you have to take out another $20 million. So we actually have about $18 million right now. Of course that number will be a fair bit higher after more obvious cuts take place like Weatherly. I figure when all is said and done we'll have about $30 million without trying and could be significantly more if we wanted to get creative or offload some contributors but that seems unnecessary. 

[WarPanthers89]

So update: With Weather cut and including dead cap (SMH my bad on that terrible mistake) we will be sitting around 22-24 million

Edited February 16, 2021 by WarPanthers89

[Basbear]

22 thus far-Thats still low. I know they are mid pack, but.... there will a few players who will stay home rather than take a low-ball contract. Need to attack the draft and undrafted players hardcore. Fritterer needs make a big impact year one...

[Jared Patterson]

I don't know why y'all don't want to cut Paradis. Even if he plays decent he's old and won't be a part of the future. Why not move on now and let a young guy work.

[cardiackat88.]

Lol and somehow most of yall think we are going to land Watson with this budget 

[Harbingers]

40M and this roster? Another losing season incoming.

[Soul Rebel]

Maybe I'm misreading the amount we have available, but if we have $24M in cap space and you have to earmark ~ $10M for rookies, we have $14M in cap space.

Tagging Moton would be around $14M. 

I wonder if eating KK's hit this year and trying to have a clean sheet in '22 by Suleiman is an indicator of our direction for a QB. A QB on a rookie contract vs. Watson/Wentz/vet is looking more and more like the chess move. 

2022 will be our year to start finishing off the roster. Rhule's third year, Teddy off the books and two rookie classes on the books. 

Edited February 17, 2021 by Soul Rebel

[Harbingers]

10 minutes ago, Soul Rebel said:

2022 will be our year to start to build the roster. Rhule's third year, Teddy off the books and two rookie classes on the books. 

FIFY. We do not have any semblance of a roster right now.