Question for the cap guys

[Mr. Scot]

OTC or Spotrac? Which do you like better and why?

Edited May 25, 2021 by Mr. Scot

[kungfoodude]

OTC. They seem to be more accurate.

Edited May 25, 2021 by kungfoodude

[NYPantherFan]

I like OTC better and one of these guys is a decent follow on Twitter. That said, I always see the mainstream writers reference Spotrac

[shaqattaq]

28 minutes ago, NYPantherFan said:

I like OTC better and one of these guys is a decent follow on Twitter. That said, I always see the mainstream writers reference Spotrac

FWIW, a lot of main stream writers are full of poo!

EDIT: That being said, I like the look of Spotrac better. No idea about accuracy.

Edited May 25, 2021 by shaqattaq

[BrianS]

I find Spotrac a bit easier to sift through.  Might just be me.

[Sgt Schultz]

I've looked at them both, but find Spotrac easier to navigate.  I think OTC is probably quicker on the draw when something changes.

I have read that Spotrac grabs data from OTC (as well as other sources, and I believe they cite or link to OTC when they do).  Keep in mind, Spotrac is trying to cover all sports while OTC concentrates just on the NFL.

[Icege]

I prefer the Spotrac UI

[Moo Daeng]

In years of looking at them the only time I've seen a noteworthy difference is Ian Thomas situation 

[Basbear]

Neither. 

The best and only one used for cap stuff is - https://nflpa.com/reports/public-salary-cap-report

 

Like the 18th time Ive been trying to tell folks. Thats the official one, it does lag behind OTC and sportac, buts its the only one thats accurate.  

Edited May 25, 2021 by Basbear

[kungfoodude]

12 hours ago, Basbear said:

Neither. 

The best and only one used for cap stuff is - https://nflpa.com/reports/public-salary-cap-report

 

Like the 18th time Ive been trying to tell folks. Thats the official one, it does lag behind OTC and sportac, buts its the only one thats accurate.  

That doesn't have player contract breakdowns, however. Agreed it is probably the most accurate but has nothing about what people are usually referencing which is player contract info.

[Toomers]

51 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

That doesn't have player contract breakdowns, however. Agreed it is probably the most accurate but has nothing about what people are usually referencing which is player contract info.

Exactly. Just a number with no context as to how it came to be that way. OTC is the more consistently accurate of the two. The Matt Kalil contract was a complete mess on Sportrac. But  the guy writing for OTC wanted to pay Kalil 7M more so I question his knowledge as well. Now that they have every scenario mapped out, it’s fairly easy to judge any move for yourself. 

[cookinbrak]

I like turtles.

[Moo Daeng]

15 hours ago, Basbear said:

Neither. 

The best and only one used for cap stuff is - https://nflpa.com/reports/public-salary-cap-report

 

Like the 18th time Ive been trying to tell folks. Thats the official one, it does lag behind OTC and sportac, buts its the only one thats accurate.  

That gives zero info about a given contract. 

[thefuzz]

I prefer Spotrac, but OTC is quicker on the draw.

That said, I have found mistakes on both through the years.