How much can be saved if Godfrey is cut this off-season?

[Pox 08]

http://www.spotrac.com/rankings/nfl/2014/cap-hit/carolina-panthers/limit-25/

 

 

According to this site,  it says he's due $7.1M in 2014.

[CatMan72]

If I'm reading this correctly, cutting him prior to the new league year would result in 3.3 million in cap savings and 7 million in dead money while cutting him during the 2014 league year would result in 2.1 million in cap savings and 5 million in dead money.

 

Under his current contract, in 2015 the cap savings (4.1 mil) would exceed the dead money (3 mil). 

 

http://overthecap.com/cap.php?Name=Charles%20Godfrey&Position=S&Team=Panthers

 

 

[The Huddler]

fug You Marty

[LinvilleGorge]

I really only have a major issue with three of the big contracts Hurney handed out - DeAngelo, J. Stew, and Godfrey.  Kalil is probably the best center in the league.  No issue there.  At the time of the contract, Beason was an elite MLB.  No issue there.  CJ is a very good DE.  We may have overpaid a bit, but if we didn't we would've lost him and had to face him twice a year when he went back home to ATL.  No issue there.

 

With DeAngelo and J. Stew, he should've chose.  Once he signed DeAngelo to the big deal, DeAngelo should've been the work horse and we should've either tried to trade J. Stew or simply let him walk.  You can't have two big money RBs.  Godfrey?  I have no idea what he was thinking there, though I must admit that both Fox and Rivera know D and both seemed high on him.  The guy must walk on water during practice because I've never seen anything special on Sundays.

[Eazy-E]

The guy tore his achilles I don't see how you don't cut him. I mean do we pray he can play to start next season, move him back to SS and make sure to resign Mitchell? I doubt that happens. We need a SS in the off season unless we feel Mikell has more in the tank and will resign again for cheap. Maybe Lester continues to develop.

[LinvilleGorge]

The guy tore his achilles I don't see how you don't cut him. I mean do we pray he can play to start next season, move him back to SS and make sure to resign Mitchell? I doubt that happens. We need a SS in the off season unless we feel Mikell has more in the tank and will resign again for cheap. Maybe Lester continues to develop.

 

Really hoping for this.

[DecrypticShadow]

Bye Godfrey..... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make yourself comfortable Mitchell.....

[Archimedes]

I could be wrong, but I think we can cut him before June 1st, and save 5.1m against next years cap, with 2 million in dead money, and 3 million in 2015 dead money

[CatMan72]

The guy tore his achilles I don't see how you don't cut him. I mean do we pray he can play to start next season, move him back to SS and make sure to resign Mitchell? I doubt that happens. We need a SS in the off season unless we feel Mikell has more in the tank and will resign again for cheap. Maybe Lester continues to develop.

 

Gaining 3.3 million in cap savings vs. 7 million in dead money against the cap is why we wouldn't cut him, at least under the current contract. 

 

I'm betting Gettleman has already planned to negotiate a new deal with Godfrey that will accelerate his guaranteed money and make it cheaper to cut him sooner. 

[General_Purr]

Lester will be a starting SS on a team if its not ours. He is a great young player.

 

Dudeman has 3 college rings.

 

 

[MtnProwler]

Only around 5M would be dead money not his full 7M. Even though that only nets us 2M, we could def use that on some resigns. I would like to see a restructure of half his cap hit or cut him, while we have leverage.

[Icebox]

How does Godfrey get a contract like that anyway?

 

My understanding is if we cut him in 2014, we gain roughly 2.1 million in additional cap space. Sounds nice, but then you've also got to fill that roster spot, too.

[iamhubby1]

I say hire some quack doctor from NC (Home of the quacks) to say he will never play again. Then do an injury settlement.

[Marc Anthony]

Goodbye Godfrey.....