Steelers Restructure Antonio Brown's Contract

Bank of Ritual sounds good too

Bman

 

Even with this move and a similar one with Timmons and Ike, cut or paycut, we still, before the large cap increase, could have cleared up around 10-15 mil in space this year no?

With the increase that would have given around 20mil or so. After worrilds that keeps us around the 12 mil number. Could we see a large signing in FA.
I know we don't make big splashes but couldn't we see 1 large, in the scale of the steelers ( 5 mil cap hit year one), signing?

Rookie contracts should be around 5.5 mil right? That should leave us with 7mil; more if worrilds gets long deal.

 

The early projections for the cap are 145 next year and 160 the year after. I'm beginning to see why the steelers aren't redoing Bens deal this year.

 

We still have to sign guys like Cotchery, Woods, Velasco, etc. even if they are smaller contracts they still add up. We could have the room to get a bigger name guy if we wanted though I think. This is actually part of the reason why I've been calling for Woodley's release pre-June 1. In 2015 it would give us enough money to sign someone to a big time deal. We could get a game changer. However, I've beaten that dead horse enough... realistically we could have the cap to sign a bigger name guy, but I think the Steelers will probably sign our guys first then maybe find a guy or two that are lower level but starter capable players to plug in. I'm thinking of guys like Cody, Soliai(sp?) etc.

 

I wasn't thinking jimmy graham stuff but even a delmas on the correct dollar not how he'll get over payed.
5 for rookies 6 for the vets. Work worrilds ike and Timmons that's got to be about 6 or so in space for this year.

On a side note I don't think worrilds will get done till after draft. They want him to see his market value. Which won't be as high as he and his agent think. I expect offers and the steelers can match it and get it cheaper.

That being said working Timmons and Ike would stil be 4-5mil.

 

Agreed there is zero reason to get rid of Woodley. The only thing I see is a big hit now and space later.

Ttf Ike is a hit of what like 7-8 mil right now. You don't think they can drop that by 3 mil. Clearing 3 and 2 on Timmons could eat the rookies numbers. Leaving, at minimum, what's left from AB restructure which is about 4 mil.
Leave that for the vets, and a new worrilds signing creates more, let's not add in Bens cap it if redone.

I guess my issue is it COULD be done and if the FO wanted.

Even now when I go over what we have even with a worrilds long term contract we have the playing money for the middle of the season for injuries.
Maybe you're righ TTF but I didn't say that here maybe I should send in a PM.

 

Corrected. I thought it still left offers to be matched.

 

Is restructuring all the time the way
the Steelers do business now? When will it stop? Or does it ever stop?

 

if they do find extra money, I'd have to think tez allen, heyward and possibly pouncey would be the first orders of business. I believe we would also then be without spaeth and foster and carter and garvin and lets not forget having to eventually do something with beachum and make a decision on gilbert after this year. we also may have kicker and punter signings to do. so there are decisions to be made on a lot of guys moving forward. I'm not sure there is any way we can keep ike unless it's a pretty large pay cut and then some.

 

oh and lets not forget we only have 2 RB's signed this year bell and will Johnson so far.

 

It's all good I couldn't fond the article again so I thought I messed up.

 

Thats good I guess. Honestly I do not understand caps and all that stuff.

I am happy sometimes being ignorant lol

Not ever understanding caps and space and contracts does this mean we can go out and sign someone as of Mar 11th from FA?

Bman

 

Not yet that pretty much cleared up enough for the rookies. Ike's contract will clear up enough for them to sign someone.

 

I think its better than the alternative. dump a bunch of people and spend two or three years rebuilding. people were ticked losing 8 games. they would explode if we lost 12 or 13

 

Yeah Brown has enough years left that it doesn't hurt too bad right now.

 

Sounds encouragaging TSH and thank you

I guess there is a minimum contract with the CBA for the rooks coming in?

Does that make sense.. You are only allowed to spend so much money?

How did we get into trouble with the cap... Is it because we have some of the vets on long term contacts that are expenisve?

Bman