8 Million Under The Cap with more room to come.

Reggie Bush and AJ Hawk.

 

More bargain scrubs as usual

 

I don't keep up on the financial aspects of the cap too well, but I read in another article that the recent re-structures were to get the team under the 89% level. I'm not sure what they were referring to though.

 

I started a thread about the cap situation not being that bad, but not many acknowledged it. http://thesteelersfans.com/forums/showthread.php?11184-Steelers-not-as-bad-as-it-seems-with-the-Cap

We could be 59 million under the cap and some would still complain.

 

OK Im as lost as a turtle fart in the wind. As an example: If the cap is 140 million, the Steelers would need to spend 124 million on their salary and if they don't (lets say 120 mill is spent) then they have to divide 4 mill amongst the players?

Secondly, it kinda sounded like it was better to be under the 89%. Which is better?

 

that's 8 mil under with 1 OLB on the roster. ben not having his new contract. no FB. 1 TE with any game experience. no real backup RB. 4.5 defensive linemen. 3 WR's with another one wanting released. 2 CB's. and so on. this 8 mil can get used up pretty quick.

 

No, I think it would be better to divide the 4M among the board members posting in this thread. Yep! Starting right now and with a cutoff date when this post is submitted.

This thread reminded me of something that popped into my head this past week when reading an article in one of local papers. It was about Big Ben's Foundation donating 55M to some worthy cause. [Something about police Dogs].

It reminded me of something I read in the past few years about how Tom Brady appeared to be buying himself a World Championship by doing an extremely liberal contract. I was figuring maybe the Foundation could donate a bushel to the cap fund somehow.

OMT that made me chuckle and it is unrelated but maybe worth a mention. Right after that article there was one that headlined 6 nfl biggies are not going to speak at the combine.

Now when you consider that just about everyone in the NFL that has a mouth did some talking in videos at the combine. Who would be the last person you would believe would be silent. Yep! You guessed it. It was right here. MT was 1 of the 6.

You know, maybe that is a good thing. It does sound like the org. means business and is focused on the important issues.

 

True that. The Ben extension will help and locking up Heyward. Cut the waste Tomato can Thomas. Release Troy for an after June 1st cut if he doesn't retire. Beachum is also a candidate for being extended reports say.

I believe they will look at OLBs in FA. Brandon Graham from the eagles should be one of them.

 

After they get the Troy money back they will be in fairly good shape . I think they target a top CB or top OLB or good RB . I think the Team is starting to see that we will need to play in the FA market and not just sign bargain basement guys.

This years FA market has enough talent to build a all star team not the way the FA market used to look .