vikesfan89 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 On 3/8/2024 at 9:49 AM, swede700 said: Cornerback surprises me. Does that have to do with teams carrying more cornerbacks so the lower level and depth players bring the average down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 I didn't realize this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 That'll change drastically once we sign Jefferson and Darrisaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I'm not sure what they plan on using those funds for, outside of extensions to JJ and Darrisaw, because I don't see anyone early on the 2025 FA list that's particularly enticing, but obviously that can change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcblack34 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 1 minute ago, swede700 said: I'm not sure what they plan on using those funds for, outside of extensions to JJ and Darrisaw, because I don't see anyone early on the 2025 FA list that's particularly enticing, but obviously that can change. It doesn’t have to be just superstars signed with that money though. Just upgrading all around would be good. I think with Flores’ New England background, he knows the importance of getting guys who can play within the scheme and not overpaying for them when it’s time. Maybe that’s how they want to run things. It fits with an analytics approach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 50 minutes ago, SteelKing728 said: That'll change drastically once we sign Jefferson and Darrisaw. Even with those 2 extensions we're probably still looking at ~$80M in cap space and I think that would be on the conservative end. I believe that would've been the most this off-season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 1 hour ago, swede700 said: I'm not sure what they plan on using those funds for, outside of extensions to JJ and Darrisaw, because I don't see anyone early on the 2025 FA list that's particularly enticing, but obviously that can change. Cam Bynum and Josh Metellus will need re-signed. Maybe Byron Murphy too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 The Chargers remain about $25 million over the 2024 salary cap, with less than six hours to go before every NFL team has to be under at the start of the league year. That makes it highly likely that at least one, and possibly more than one, of four key players will get cut in the next few hours: Khalil Mack, Joey Bosa, Keenan Allen and Mike Williams. All four of those players have non-guaranteed base salaries of at least $15 million, so they’re the natural choices for a team in rough cap shape to cut. The Chargers may want to trade one or more of those four players, but the problem is that they have to be under the salary cap before the start of the league year, and players can only be traded after the start of the league year. If the Chargers want to trade one or more of those four, they’ll need to make other moves to get under the cap first. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/chargers-remain-over-the-salary-cap-so-key-players-may-get-cut-today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) At least the Vikings aren't the Chargers, who remain the only team still over the cap ($25M over it, nonetheless) and have to come into compliance by 4:00 ET. We could see a couple of more prime free agents come available because they'll need to do something with them. It's no wonder they fired Telesco. Edited March 13 by swede700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 2 hours ago, vike daddy said: The Chargers remain about $25 million over the 2024 salary cap, with less than six hours to go before every NFL team has to be under at the start of the league year. That makes it highly likely that at least one, and possibly more than one, of four key players will get cut in the next few hours: Khalil Mack, Joey Bosa, Keenan Allen and Mike Williams. All four of those players have non-guaranteed base salaries of at least $15 million, so they’re the natural choices for a team in rough cap shape to cut. The Chargers may want to trade one or more of those four players, but the problem is that they have to be under the salary cap before the start of the league year, and players can only be traded after the start of the league year. If the Chargers want to trade one or more of those four, they’ll need to make other moves to get under the cap first. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/chargers-remain-over-the-salary-cap-so-key-players-may-get-cut-today Gotta be Mack and Allen, right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrplChilPill Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 12 minutes ago, Socrates said: Gotta be Mack and Allen, right? Seems logical, yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) 1 hour ago, Socrates said: Gotta be Mack and Allen, right? Nope, it's just Mike Williams. And from all reports, Allen was the least likely to be cut. Edited March 13 by swede700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 The Vikings are following my plan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 4 minutes ago, vikesfan89 said: The Vikings are following my plan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 One of the key aspects of the NFL’s free agency period is balancing the salary cap with the “dead money”. That is, cap space that’s eaten up by players who are no longer on the roster. It’s an unfortunate — but necessary — consequence of cutting players for cap space. The Minnesota Vikings, at least temporarily, have the highest dead money number in the league. Most of that number comes from the contracts of Kirk Cousins, Danielle Hunter, and Marcus Davenport. Those three contracts account for $50.2 million of the Vikings $57.3 million dead money hit. Dalvin Cook, Dean Lowry, Alexander Mattison, and Esezi Otomewo make up the remainder of the dead money responsibility. Minnesota’s $57.3 million dead money number is just ahead of fellow NFC North members Green Bay, who are sitting at $46.5 million. The Seattle Seahawks round out the top three with $36 million. While the Vikings lead the league right now, the Denver Broncos will overtake them by a significant margin once the dead money hit for former quarterback Russell Wilson hits the books. https://vikingswire.usatoday.com/2024/03/12/vikings-lead-nfl-dead-money-for-now/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR0T7DK4OeT5YeF2wxB17uZzUbQl694yV8U6xLMrBzCgR0CRxBajEeBcdGY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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