time2rock Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, hoosierdaddy said: Goodness I hope not The move makes no sense otherwise as he is just adding more to the cap next year when it is projected to be reduced. Unless he is planning to roll over the extra $5M and the extra amount added to next year’s cap is less than $5M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike030270 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, wtfcares said: I think these GMs know something about 2021 cap that we don’t. Some sort of negotiation or change happening. Every team is way over this Covid Projected Cap. They will probably announce some sort of adjustment to the cap limit next year, and Howie will once again look like a cap genius. We're not in a good place https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/2021/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTW Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Next year Howie will restructure half the team to move cap money to 2022 (which is already in worse shape than 2021). Then in 2022 keep doing the same thing. By 2028 the cap will be in the bazillions! Financial genius! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EazyEaglez Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Mike030270 said: We're not in a good place https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/2021/ My goodness and the Howie lovers still keep defending him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portyansky Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Making room for Antonio BrownzZZzzZZzzzzZzz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brkmsn Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 3 hours ago, wtfcares said: I think these GMs know something about 2021 cap that we don’t. Some sort of negotiation or change happening. Every team is way over this Covid Projected Cap. They will probably announce some sort of adjustment to the cap limit next year, and Howie will once again look like a cap genius. I feel there's probably some truth to this idea. I also don't know how much info overthecap.com is really privy to regarding contract details. They aren't an official site affiliated with the NFL in any way. I know there are a lot of anxious Eagles fans worrying about the future and zeroing in on Howie. This move is curious based on what we think we know. We have no choice but to see how his plan unfolds. It may be possible that he does know what he's doing. Just because something hasn't happened yet doesn't mean something isn't in the works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 7 hours ago, brkmsn said: Just because something hasn't happened yet doesn't mean something isn't in the works. I think all we know is that the league have agreed to a floor on how low the cap can be haven't they? So we know the minimum the cap will be, we don't know what the max can be and we don't know what the most likely cap will be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weko Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 14 hours ago, EazyEaglez said: There’s some dark times ahead. There’s just not enough young talent to pick up the slack for aging veterans. So glad we used a 2nd round pick on a gadget backup quarterback though. Don't forget using a 3 on a bust developmental LB, whatever that is 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brkmsn Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 5 hours ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said: I think all we know is that the league have agreed to a floor on how low the cap can be haven't they? So we know the minimum the cap will be, we don't know what the max can be and we don't know what the most likely cap will be? The part you quoted, I was actually referring to Howie and player moves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 17 minutes ago, brkmsn said: The part you quoted, I was actually referring to Howie and player moves. My apologies bud. I think you get my overall point there though... We know the floor for this cap and we are waiting to see what actually happens. Perhaps the GMs know more than us, I am sure in fact that they do but all we know is the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brkmsn Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said: My apologies bud. I think you get my overall point there though... We know the floor for this cap and we are waiting to see what actually happens. Perhaps the GMs know more than us, I am sure in fact that they do but all we know is the floor. The part that is weird is we know we still have some space this year that we can roll over if we don't use it. Restructuring a contract to free up more space this year at the expense of next season tells us this is part 1 of ... ? Now ... how can that help our cap situation? A trade involving Cox? That would take more money off the books next year and potentially increase the roll-over from this season as well, I would assume. IDK if that is the plan, part of the plan, or if it's something else altogether, but it has to be some precursor for something bigger coming up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 2 hours ago, brkmsn said: The part that is weird is we know we still have some space this year that we can roll over if we don't use it. Restructuring a contract to free up more space this year at the expense of next season tells us this is part 1 of ... ? Now ... how can that help our cap situation? A trade involving Cox? That would take more money off the books next year and potentially increase the roll-over from this season as well, I would assume. IDK if that is the plan, part of the plan, or if it's something else altogether, but it has to be some precursor for something bigger coming up. Absolutely agree with you. Freeing up cap space this year does what? It means either they are looking to trade Cox OR they are trying to free up cap space to make some moves this year right? It has to be one of the two surely? Otherwise what would be the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philthy Jawn Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 I have the feeling that the league will not penalize teams for going over the cap in the offseason considering how badly this pandemic has shaken teams' planning. Maybe something akin to what the NBA did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talonblood Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 4 hours ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said: Absolutely agree with you. Freeing up cap space this year does what? It means either they are looking to trade Cox OR they are trying to free up cap space to make some moves this year right? It has to be one of the two surely? Otherwise what would be the point. The Buffalo Bills OLine dude- Quinton Spain, keeps coming to mind. Probably not going to happen, but an article I read about it keeps coming to mind after they restructured Cox's contract. He is an ok player- I am not wowed by him. He can play multiple places on the O line, though, and with the Eagles situation, who knows what Howie does here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 24 minutes ago, Talonblood said: The Buffalo Bills OLine dude- Quinton Spain, keeps coming to mind. Probably not going to happen, but an article I read about it keeps coming to mind after they restructured Cox's contract. He is an ok player- I am not wowed by him. He can play multiple places on the O line, though, and with the Eagles situation, who knows what Howie does here. I mean sure... This team needs to get younger and it needs to get cheaper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EazyEaglez Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 27 minutes ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said: I mean sure... This team needs to get younger and it needs to get cheaper. Too bad I have no confidence the guy selecting the players will make the right choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliEagle Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 55 minutes ago, Talonblood said: The Buffalo Bills OLine dude- Quinton Spain, keeps coming to mind. Probably not going to happen, but an article I read about it keeps coming to mind after they restructured Cox's contract. He is an ok player- I am not wowed by him. He can play multiple places on the O line, though, and with the Eagles situation, who knows what Howie does here. I would be okay with them addressing the OL because that would help Carson stay healthy. But, they shouldn't be looking to trade or take on additional contracts right now for other positions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, EazyEaglez said: Too bad I have no confidence the guy selecting the players will make the right choices. Oh you and me both! Though he's better at bringing in proven NFL guys than he is at drafting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EazyEaglez Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 On 10/22/2020 at 3:33 PM, UK_EaglesFan89 said: Oh you and me both! Though he's better at bringing in proven NFL guys than he is at drafting. A lot of GMs can sign free agents. I’m more interest in seeing our GM draft his own all pro players rather than signing other GMs all pro players and being forced to overpay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 38 minutes ago, EazyEaglez said: A lot of GMs can sign free agents. I’m more interest in seeing our GM draft his own all pro players rather than signing other GMs all pro players and being force to overpay. Oh I don't argue that and you know my views on Howie! I'm just saying the one think that he has done OK at times is bring in proven guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brkmsn Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 5 hours ago, Philthy Jawn said: I have the feeling that the league will not penalize teams for going over the cap in the offseason considering how badly this pandemic has shaken teams' planning. Maybe something akin to what the NBA did. It would be hilarious if a force outside the team's control ended up bailing them out of their 2021 cap situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtfcares Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, brkmsn said: It would be hilarious if a force outside the team's control ended up bailing them out of their 2021 cap situation. Or something that the team, not the public, knows is going to happen so they’ve planned and acted for it accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxeaglesfanxx Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 They needed to free up some space for next year so good idea. Still a few more dead weight players that need to go though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMatt Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 56 minutes ago, xxeaglesfanxx said: They needed to free up some space for next year so good idea. Still a few more dead weight players that need to go though. Djac & Alshon for starters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 2 hours ago, EagleMatt said: Djac & Alshon for starters I shudder when I see those names I really do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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