NFL Offseason thread 2023

[Mickey Massuco]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1623706034521968640

I guess when he said “let Russ cook” he meant the books

 

[909]

The Zach Thomas one is great.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

New Orleans starting their seemingly annual salary cap gymnastics to find ways to get under the cap by converting $6.07 Million of S Marcus Maye's base salary into a signing bonus instead.

 

[SFH]

I don't get it, I never will get it, all I know those gymnastics sure ain't translating into Super Bowls.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1626559442698338309

Oops.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Oklahoma State throwing the NFL under the bus is a helluva sight...

NFL gets thrown under the bus for slippery Super Bowl field conditions that one player called the 'worst' ever

The State Farm Stadium turf continues to be under attack

www.cbssports.com

 

[HSJ]

I don't get it, I never will get it, all I know those gymnastics sure ain't translating into Super Bowls.

The gymnastics they are doing is just to get them under the cap. But the reality is they are stuck with an aging roster and are unable to do a proper rebuild until they just burn everything to the ground.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

The gymnastics they are doing is just to get them under the cap. But the reality is they are stuck with an aging roster and are unable to do a proper rebuild until they just burn everything to the ground.

They also keep themselves in this salary cap hell by punting money ahead, then having to restructure contracts to try and spread the $$ out over the length of the contracts (thus the moving from base salary to signing bonuses, etc.) to lower the cap hits of players for the current year.

NFL Salary Cap Explained

NFL Salary Cap: Explained - How does the NFL Salary Cap get calculated each year? Callie DeCort details all the components of the NFL...

www.the33rdteam.com

"Signing bonuses are guaranteed money that is given to a player regardless of whether or not the player stays with the team. For example, a twenty million dollar signing bonus on a five-year player contract would account for four million dollars in cap hits each year for the team. [HQ - This is why some teams may give players a lower base salary but make up for it with a higher signing bonus. This is usually what leads to teams getting into salary cap hell IMO]

However, teams can spread a dead cap hit over two seasons (the current and next season) by releasing or trading a player after June 1st of that year. [HQ - This is why you'll see teams wait to cut/trade a player after June 1st if their dead cap drops from say $17 Million to $9 Million]

There are two types of incentives: likely to be earned (likely incentives) and not likely to be earned (unlikely incentives) [HQ - Likely are usually stat based e.g. giving Patrick Mahomes a $1 Million bonus if he throws for 25 TDs while Unlikely could be giving Travis Kelce $10 Million if he wins the MVP. The Patriots tend to utilize this a lot, usually in either playing a percentage of the team's snaps or getting a bonus if they win an MVP, etc.]."

Other ways of getting around the cap are instead of using $$ towards a signing bonus and spreading it out, the smarter cap-savvy teams will use things like guaranteeing a roster bonus (see Derek Carr), including bonuses for offseason workout programs, meeting a weight loss goal, etc. that can count towards the current cap if met but aren't counted if they are not met.

 

[BruiserBrody]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1627524254064599043

I should invite him to post here.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Lot of moves starting to be made... Titans released K Randy Bullock, OT Taylor Lewan, WR Robert Woods, and LB Zach Cunningham.

Patriots signed RT Conor McDermott to a 2 year extension worth $3.6 Million. Good, low-cost/decent upside move to help stabilize their OL as he was probably one of the more consistent pieces when he was starting.

Seahawks signed FB/ST Captain Nick Bellore to a 2 year extension.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Lions cut DT Michael Brockers saving $10 Million.

Also, lol at this article: https://theathletic.com/4238804/2023/02/24/russell-wilson-denver-broncos-influence-offense/

"Convinced that Carroll and Schneider were inhibiting his quest to win additional Super Bowls and individual awards, Wilson asked Seahawks ownership to fire both of them, according to league sources."

Not surprising at all with the whole Let Russ Cook stuff and his two highest INT seasons came when he threw the ball a lot rather than being the game manager he should be.

 

[BruiserBrody]

29-year-old quit the NFL to sell Pokémon cards—his business brought in $5 million in just 7 months

Former NFL linebacker Blake Martinez quit football to sell Pokémon cards. His company, Blake's Breaks, has brought in $5 million in the last seven months.

www.cnbc.com

 

[BruiserBrody]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1630217829822746624

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Washington released QB Carson Wentz, saving $26.2 Million. They also released CB Bobby McCain, saving $4.42 Million.

 

[Zetterberg is God]

Not to be that guy but the defense badly needed a new set of eyes here. I know people will point to the regular season success or talk injuries but the consistent collapses in the playoffs were becoming a bit much.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1630568498165436416

 

[Zetterberg is God]

Double post

 

[BruiserBrody]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1630417874274623488

My QB spent four days in a Hobbit hole and will spend next September throwing his hands in the air as he and his young receivers are on different pages.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1630417874274623488

My QB spent four days in a Hobbit hole and will spend next September throwing his hands in the air as he and his young receivers are on different pages.

But his hands will still be bigger than Kenny's!

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1630679244933320705

the fury of a scorned 94 year old groundskeeper.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

On its face, it's kind of a dumb comment from McCarthy (and a shot at Dak's turning the ball over). There's definitely a place to running the ball but if you're more productive throwing, that's why you lean into that side of the offense. All of the best teams were at the top in 1st Downs: KC, Philly, Minnesota, Detroit(!), Buffalo, Cincinnati. San Francisco was 5th in total offensive yards with those other teams right up there.

You don't "need" to be the #1 offense necessarily but Dallas was 10th in yards and 12th in 1st Downs and this sounds like it could be a backslide for the Dallas offense for a team whose defense just isn't that good (sounding familiar to McCarthy's GB tenure).

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1631049706955501568

 

[909]

Raiders are putting the tag on Jacobs if they can’t get him for a longer deal. Good news.

 

[Hawk 34]

Derek Carr to the Saints with a four year deal.

 

[SFH]

Loomis really misunderstood when I said I wanted a new car.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Derek Carr to the Saints with a four year deal.

I saw 4 years for $150 Mill with $100 Mill guaranteed

 

[909]

Lmao

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I saw 4 years for $150 Mill with $100 Mill guaranteed

Denver Broncos: we will give out the worst contact for a quarterback in NFL history.
Loomis: Hold my Hurricane.

 

[Hawk 34]

For a change of pace, here is a not entirely terrible contract

Geno Smith stays in Seattle with a 100 Mil, 3 year deal.

 

[Krankor]

Good for Geno!

 

[BruiserBrody]

Retired Philip Rivers contemplating NFL return in new QB free agency wrinkle

Philip Rivers is looking for an invite out of retirement.

nypost.com

3 years out of the game, 41 years old....

 

[Brooklyn Zoo]

@BruiserBrody hear anything on Rodgers?