Panthers' Cap Room + New Rule

[Ruff]

Rams: $3.5 million.

Raiders: $3.23 million.

Panthers: $2.8 million.

Colts: $2.5 million.

According to PFT we have $2.8mil right now in cap room. That's definitely in the bottom half of the league, but, also according to PFT:

On Sunday, we had several items regarding a new twist in the labor deal that allows teams to automatically carry over any unused cap space from one year to the next. To do it, the team in question simply has to want to do it, and to reduce its intentions to writing.

There’s no down side. Though some thought that carrying over cap space would increase the per-team minimum spending requirement that debuts in 2013, the 89-percent floor comes only from the unadjusted cap.

So, it doesn't seem all that bad now. We can clear a million by released Clausen, and we can gain almost three million from this past season. That frees up almost four million in cap space.

[rayzor]

the cap situation isn't ideal, but it's certainly nothing to get upset about. lots of things that can be done to make room for needed additions, including this.

good find.

[megadeth078]

Are you saying that we had $3 million dollars of unused cap last season which can be used this season?

Just making sure. That is one weird rule.

Possibly exploitable? :cam:

[rayzor]

if there's a way it can be exploited then it will.

[Lights CAM era Newton]

I really think it would be unwise to release clausen before preseason. I am by no means a clausen supporter. I would like to see what he can do in the preseason first. With another year under his belt, and a good qb coach at his side im really curious to see what kinda progress he has made. I know he was inactive for most of the season, but i just have a weird feeling about him. Also having cam newton on his side teaching him what a winning work ethic looks like can only help. Dont just outright release him.

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

I really think it would be unwise to release clausen before preseason. I am by no means a clausen supporter. I would like to see what he can do in the preseason first. With another year under his belt, and a good qb coach at his side im really curious to see what kinda progress he has made. I know he was inactive for most of the season, but i just have a weird feeling about him. Also having cam newton on his side teaching him what a winning work ethic looks like can only help. Dont just outright release him.

Id rather see what someone else can do in the pre season. Pickles is done.

[Jangler]

yeah, we gotta move on from Clausen and any other dead weight.

[rayzor]

i have more interest in seeing what that cap space can do than watching jimmy clausen do anything.

let's move on from mr. irrelevant.

[Keep Pounding]

Yeah Jimmy is out, see ya later...

[Marguide]

I posted the following in another thread (the one about cutting JC).

I don't know who to believe anymore regarding our cap situation. Rotoworld says we have to get rid of almost $10 million in cap by mid-March. Just 2 days ago, the Observer said we were at $124 million currently, or about what the cap is expected to be. A while back, I saw elsewhere we were at $127 million.

At this point, unless we hear something from Jerry or Marty directly, I think our exact cap situation remains an unknown.

Then I come to this thread and it says we may be between $2 and $4 million under with a carryover.

Any wonder why so many are confused about our actual cap situation? Any doubt that MH has a better handle on it than any of us or those in the media?

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$1.5mil can be cleared up by releasing Baker

[Donald LaFell]

i have more interest in seeing what that cap space can do than watching jimmy clausen do anything.

let's move on from mr. irrelevant.

Its very sad I hope he succeeds elsewhere

[catattack84]

I really think it would be unwise to release clausen before preseason. I am by no means a clausen supporter. I would like to see what he can do in the preseason first. With another year under his belt, and a good qb coach at his side im really curious to see what kinda progress he has made. I know he was inactive for most of the season, but i just have a weird feeling about him. Also having cam newton on his side teaching him what a winning work ethic looks like can only help. Dont just outright release him.

If we don't cut Pickles before March 15th, then we owe him that $923,000 roster bonus. I do not want to pay almost 1 million to watch Clausen throw picks in the preseason.

Our only hope to get anything out of Clausen imho, is hope that the Seahawks would give us a 6th or 7th for him....Or if we wanted their 3rd round draft pick to use, give them next years 3rd and throw Clausen in as well too..uhh "sweeten the deal".....But doubt either these will happen because every other team knows they can get him once we cut him.

[catattack84]

Cutting players:

Mike Goodson saves $615,000; Armanti Edwards saves $412,000; and according to sport trac cutting Harstock would save $840,000....just some thoughts. Forget cutting Hartstock, but cut Goodson, Edwards, Clausen and Baker...we save 3.9 million.

Add that to at least resigning a semi backloaded Smith contract, restructuring Davis, and restructuring Wharton....we could plausibly save 11.1 million....

with those 7 moves...15 million off whatever our cap number is right now