1. Brian Griese WILL be a definite cut. (saves 6.47 mil) costs us 500,000 dead cap
2. Fiedler WILL be a definite restructure. (making 6.837 mil) costs us 3.5 mil dead cap if he was cut
3. Ruddy WILL be cut or take a paycut. (saves 2.2 Mil) costs us 800,000 dead cap
4. Mcknight WILL be cut or take a paycut. (saves 1.44 mil) cost us 720,000 dead cap
4a. D Thompson will probably stay (would only save 800,000 and create 450,000 dead cap) {McKnight or Thompson prob cut}
5. T-Bo MIGHT be cut, restructure, or trade. (saves 2.85 mil) cost us 1.8 mil dead cap
6. T. Perry MIGHT be cut. (saves 900,000) costs us 600,000 dead cap
6a. Dixon will probably stay or retire (savings only 470,000 dead cap would be 460,000)
7. J. Williams MIGHT be cut (saves 850,000) costs us 700,000 dead cap
8. Madison NEEDS TO TAKE a paycut (highest paid Fin player 8.038) We CANNOT cut or trade him next year as savings would be very minimal (only 1 mil) would cost almost 7 mil dead cap
9. Surtain NEEDS an extension to save cap space next year (7.631 mil) his current contract runs out after 2005
10. We ARE stuck with Fletcher (if cut, savings would only be 350,000) would cost us 1.1 mil dead cap if cut
11. Marion WILL stay (savings would only be 500,000) cut would cost us 1.65 mil dead cap
11a. Freeman is UFA, no way to tell where he goes, we no longer have any rights to him
12. Mare NEEDS a restructure/paycut (cap# is way high for a K, 2.509 mil) can't cut would cost us 1.97 mil dead cap
13. McMichael WILL NOT be restructure next year, still two years on contract, maybe add incentives to avoid holdout
14. Chambers WILL be given new contract and extension in the offseason, #1 priority of team
15. Ogun WILL NOT get a long-term deal, he will be RFA first round tender (1.45 mil) or RFA first and third round tender (1.98 mil), will accept one-year rental or we will get a first or a first and third depending on how we tender him. We cannot afford another huge contract on defense . We have to spend some money on Offense. We still have D-Bo, J Williams, NFLE standout L Williams, and young sensation Grigsby under contract. We will be fine here.
16. Greenwood and Minor will be RFA signings at about 670,000 a piece or third round picks if taken by another team.
I hope this helps clear up our cap status next year.
Right now we are at 84.577 mil with 43 players under contract.
Subtract Griese we are at 78.107 mil with 42 players.
Next years cap will be real close to $80 mill.
We are not in that bad of shape ($6million dead cap off the books from Gardener alone).
***********SPECIAL THANX TO MERMAN FOR MAKING THIS INFO EASY TO FIND****************************