How will we re-sign our FA's with the salary cap going down?

[irfuben32]

Contracts should be done as a percentage of the cap instead of hard dollars.

 

[pinksheets]

I remember Fade insisting the cap never ever goes down when
we were having the thread about paying RW over $35 million.
With it going down $22 million or more.. :34853_doh: ukeface:
I don't want to ever hear that line of economics again :141847_bnono:
Now RW can help the team by restructuring or we are screwed.

In fairness, I'm guessing that statement by Fade was made before the virus hit? No one on the face of the earth could have anticipated something like that.

Yes but he insisted that it would keep going higher and higher.
Which is why you can never work the cap under assumption
you don't know if something like this won't happen again.

Would you let great free agents walk to keep cap room in the event of a once in a century pandemic popping up? I don't get the actual strategy that comes out of your statement if it's not that.

 

[Glasgow Seahawk]

I probably don't pay Shaq Griffin or Dunbar. Try and draft younger talent there and maybe pick up a vet somewhere.

I'd pay Adams and expect to pay a lot. Carson but only at the right price. Would try and get KJ and Pocic back. Not sure on Hollister, Mayowa or Irvin, depends on price. I imagine Olson retires.

I imagine they try and re-work Jarran Reeds contract or surprise cut him.

 

[rcaido]

Wilson will restructure and put majority in signing bonus.

Ask Wagner to restructure if not cut him or trade.

Release Dunlap 14million and resign. Same for Reed.

Offer Carson 2year 10million per year

Have to let Griffin walk, we can get a good comp for him

Maybe offer kj 1 year deal, if we can trade Wagner.

 

[LTH]

Wilson will restructure and put majority in signing bonus.

Ask Wagner to restructure if not cut him or trade.

Release Dunlap 14million and resign. Same for Reed.

Offer Carson 2year 10million per year

Have to let Griffin walk, we can get a good comp for him

Maybe offer kj 1 year deal, if we can trade Wagner.

Dude ur freaking me out!! LMAO!!!


LTH

 

[Sports Hernia]

What matters is how the Seahawks fare relative to other teams. Every team is going to face huge challenges if the salary cap decreases and we are actually in pretty good shape compared to most of our rivals. It's going to be an interesting off-season for sure, but if you want to feel better about it look at some other teams.

The Rams are projected to be 20m over the current cap for 2021 with a $35m cap hit for Goff, $28m cap hit for Donald, $23m cap hit for Ramsey and $8.5m in dead money for Gurley. If the cap goes down they are going to have make some very drastic cuts.

The Chiefs are projected to be 13m over the current cap as they will finally start paying Mahomes real money ($25m) in addition to Clark ($26m), Hill ($16m), Mathieu ($20m), Fisher ($15m), Jones ($22m), Hitchens ($11m), Schwartz ($10m), and Kelce ($13m).

The Bears will be slightly over, the Vikings are projected to be 8m over with a 31m cap hit for Cousins, The Saints are hilariously over (95m!) with a very likely retirement for Drew Brees, Green Bay is projected to be 21m over, and the Bucs will have a 44 year old Tom Brady.

Thanks for posting this. Hopefully it will talk a few away from the ledge.
If the cap goes down it effects all teams not just Seattle.

...and as pointed out a lot of other teams are in much worse shape than Seattle will be.

 

[Maelstrom787]

The market will correct itself, and values will stabilize before long. There may be some initial overpaying, and I trust JS to avoid egregious overpays to set the team up better for when the market comes back in line with the cap.

 

[massari]

From PFF:

Shaq Griffin Prediction: Seahawks sign Griffin for three-years, $30 million ($10M APY): $19.5M total guaranteed, $10M fully guaranteed at signing.

Quinton Dunbar Prediction: Seahawks sign Dunbar for two-years, $12 million ($6M APY): $9.5M total guaranteed, $7.5M fully guaranteed at signing.

KJ Wright Prediction: Seattle signs Wright for two years, $12 million ($6M APY). $6 million total guaranteed, $5 million fully guaranteed at signing.


If Wright prices himself out, or they decide to trade Wagner's huge cap hit with Brooks ready to go, there's always good old Mychal Kendricks that can step in for cheap.

They could possibly go Everson Griffen over Dunlap to save close to $10M if need be.

DJ Reed, Dunbar and Flowers could be a decent group if Griffin prices himself out.

Cutting Jaran Reed opens up $8.5M. If they can somehow sign FA Leonard Williams to replace him....

 

[IndyHawk]

Wilson will restructure and put majority in signing bonus.

Ask Wagner to restructure if not cut him or trade.

Release Dunlap 14million and resign. Same for Reed.

Offer Carson 2year 10million per year

Have to let Griffin walk, we can get a good comp for him

Maybe offer kj 1 year deal, if we can trade Wagner.

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This..I like it :2thumbs:

 

[mikeak]

I doubt Adams plays one snap next year without a deal

With that said an extension still kicks the can down the road