NFL's salary cap now projected to be about $133 million
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Source: Cap will be $133 million per team <a href="http://t.co/u2GSiIHKAc">http://t.co/u2GSiIHKAc</a></p>&mdash; ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/statuses/439190619911507968">February 28, 2014</a></blockquote>
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How much cap would we have if it does go to 130m?

Rough est. without looking 9m??

http://overthecap.com/teamcap.php?Team=Chiefs&Year=2014

Got us at 122m. So around 8m.

We also are rolling over 2 million from last year, dunno if that's there or not

Chiefs will have $6.62 million of cap space

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2014/02/20...#storylink=cpy

This should be enough, combined with a Berry extension, to get us Alex Smith extended and Schwartz brought back.

At this point, I'd consider it an upset to keep our current roster in tact and bringing back any of the following players: Albert, Asamoah, McCluster, Jackson, and Abdullah.

We'll have to build through the draft, and hope Kelce and Commings come back better than ever.

The good news, as I've said before, is that that would likely net us 5 compensatory picks in 2015, giving us 12 total picks in that draft.

Then, looking ahead, the Chiefs possibly cut Hali, Flowers, Sean Smith, and Avery in 2015.

That would open up about $25m by itself. That would allow us to extend Houston pretty easily.

That does mean that, as many of my mocks have suggested, that drafting a passrusher like Dee Ford in the 1st and a corner like E.J. Gaines or Pierre Desir might be necessary this year, to protect us from losing that much talent. We could be trotting out two brand new starters at corner.

I'm with you with all of it except Dex. I want him back. I think the dude brings something to the roster.

He appears to have hit that "Dante moment" when he finally has his groove returning.

In the passing game he's still an undersized HB trying to play WR...

Has the NFLPA decided whether or not to use their 2 million dollar salary cap increase option?

Don't know.

When's the deadline to...

...you know, I just don't ****ing care. There was once a time under the old CBA that you could actually read it in less time than the Obamacare bill and actually understand it without a lawyer (even though I use to bug a buddy do do just that.)

Now you have to take contracts, overlay the new (ever changing) CBA rules on top, and then guesstimate how it impacts a new contract because the Chiefs are bad about making terms public...

How can Kelce and Commings come back better than ever when they've never been here?

If they come back at all they're better than ever...:homer:

BossChief called this a while back.

True, but if used properly - and this year they started to do that, he got it done more times than not. Dude had 500+ receiving yards. I just think he affords the Chiefs a lot of options. IF he doesn't want to break the bank, there's no reason why the Chiefs shouldn't want to re-sign him and give him a nice raise in the process. I think he's a good, young ascending player who is a game-changer on special teams.

I'll never understand why anyone thinks McCluster is anything more than JAG.

He's had one good return where he did something other than run in open field created by the blocking.

Which, so far, has been fine. But having to actually pay him doesn't work for me. I'd rather spend the same money and have a playmaker on offense rather than special teams.

Sooo that means KC will get Ervin right?

yes he did.

It only went up because of the new Thursday night package.

link?

It was on the Espn insider show.

Ervin Santana

Since the NFL is non-profit, they should be forced to open up their books

Why would you want to see their books? For what purpose?

trying to get the feds involved so it can get all ****ed up like baseball?

How many times has the Hunt clan claimed they didn't have the money? How many threads on here try to guess all the financial numbers?

:spock: What in 5 ****s are you talking about?

at all, you mean?

Er, right.

Once people get over the fact that he's not Wes Welker, they'd see he's a solid but unspectacular football player.

As both a punt returner and receiver, surprisingly, it's not about being a great open field runner. The guy has guts and terrific hands, and as a punt returner, has really good field awareness. Those things don't earn you top slot receiver money, but it earns you a solid spot on any roster.

I don't disagree with any of that.

But don't tell me he is any kind of playmaker, on offense or as a returner.

I've never seen a "shifty" guy make fewer people miss. His only good cuts are when defenders are running at him full speed on punt returns

He's plenty shifty. Better than he gets credit for by critics, but not the Jamaal Charles shifty we thought we'd get. Bigger problem is he doesn't have breakaway speed and can't break tackles.

If we stop trying to make him Wes Welker, we'd see that he's shifty enough and has terrific hands. He isn't going to hit us home runs, but he's surprisingly a hell of a lot better than I though he'd ever be at getting you singles.

No, he isn't shifty.

He has one freakin' move.

You told me I didn't know what I was talking about when I said this a month or two ago. One of the reasons I gave was the new tv deals...which will cause the cap to rise SIGNIFICANTLY over the next few years. To say that the cap went up 4 million additional dollars over your projection strictly because of the new Thursday games doesn't even account for 1/4 of the factors involved.

If we extend Berry and restructure Hali, use the 2.5 rollover, the NFLPA utilizes the 2 million and we squeeze a little here and there, we will have closer to 15-20 million in cap space by the time it's all said and done.

I layed out all the math for this a long time ago.

I've been one of Dexters biggest supporters on this site and would love to have him back, but this is an AMAZING class of available receivers both in free agency and the draft...the depth of available talent at the position this offseason should cause guys like Dexter to get a lot less than he probably thinks he will.

If we can ink the kid for 2-2.5 million per year, I'd bite...otherwise this is a time I'd look for a bargain receiver in free agency and come right back and draft another one in the third or fourth.

That's how to better utilize the limited funds the team has to build the roster.

He runs great routes, has the best hands on the team, Alex Smith trusts him, he is a productive returner and plays an important role on this team, but the probowl appearance probably priced him out of our range.

His deep speed prohibits him from being a game breaker, but the guy absolutely made a lot of plays last year.

No, he really didn't.

These are 4 plays that show what he's capable of. Again, is he playmaker shifty like some commentators say he is? No. But these runs below are exceptional regardless of how good the blocking was.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-fantas...ter-31-yd-pass

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-fantas...yd-punt-return

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-fantas...ster-19-yd-run

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-cant-m...r-making-moves

When we needed a big first down, Alex trusted Dexter more than anyone else and he delivered and was dependable in not only catching the ball while open or in traffic, but also was trustworthy in his routes and being where he needs to be. That's huge for a quarterback.

When we needed a spark on special teams, he gave us that consistently.

He is a good possession receiver and a talented returner.

Sorry milk and you know how much I respect your opinion on here, but we will never see eye to eye on Dexter.

Dexter generated fewer than 2 first downs per game.

He did. Just not the ankle-breaking variety. In the majority of the games toward the end of the season, he had at least one really big play, many on crucial 4th quarter drives.

Neither will we.

Dexter doesn't impress me, period.

In the final drive against Denver game 2, Dexter makes a 28-yard diving reception
Against San Diego, with 1 minute left in the game, McCluster gets an 11-yard gain to set up a 5-yard go-ahead TD to Bowe (I think, from what I remember, he should have made the end zone but for a SD penalty)
In what was pretty much the Chiefs' final drive against Denver, game 1, Dexter makes an outrageously good back shoulder catch for 19 yards
And this isn't even counting the Oakland or Washington game, because they weren't close

He had a really excellent final stretch of the season. He was extremely reliable for the Chiefs not just in the 4th quarter, but on the final drive of the game

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>According to a source, the projection for the 2014 salary cap is now at $132 million.</p>&mdash; John Clayton (@ClaytonESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClaytonESPN/statuses/437287507110014976">February 22, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Yeah with some restructuring, there's no reason we can't have 12 mil or so to play with.

Hell, Albert can easily be back now if they want

Peyton wants a raise.

**** yourself with a rusty salted pipe...

**** yeah now we have about 8 mil before Smith redoes his deal?

And Berry.

Plus I dunno that our 2 million dollar rollover is accounted in that

12 mil would be enough to get into a bidding war for Byrd :)

@RapSheet: The #Bills still want to do a deal with S Jairus Byrd. If not, I’m told they plan to franchise tag him. Won’t let him get away for nothing

We should be able to open up about 13 or 14 mil.

Definitely enough to sign an upper echelon player or two if they want

After a rollover and the PA kicking in the 2 million...we should have over 10 million in space BEFORE restructuring Bowe, Berry or Hali.

If they want to push all in (which they should) to make a 3-4 year run, they should restructure all 3 and really bolster this lineup.

They could easily make 20 million in cap space.

As I said in prior posts, the Chiefs are going to have plenty of cap space to do what they want and to be able to afford the players they have targeted.

I was also told this morning that there's less than a 1% chance that Smith enters this season without a contract extension.

Am I chumming for gar?


oops

Honestly, I'd rather sign Clemons from Miami than to overpay for Byrd. Byrd is great, but the Bills are going to make it very difficult to get him away from there.

Any numbers?

Would his extension not open up more money?

@RapSheet: The #Bills still want to do a deal with S Jairus Byrd. If not, I’m told they plan to franchise tag him. Won’t let him get away for nothing

How many big names will we target?

No numbers. I think they are going to approach an extension with Berry here soon and try to get Hali's number down to create space first.

If they do that and have money to juggle, they may just spread it out evenly. No numbers, but I'd guess he's going to get around 15 mill a year when all is said and done.

It just depends on what you consider a big name. Clemons isn't a big name.

I'd say right now 1-2 in free agency and then about 4-5 second and third tier guys.

Are you just throwing Clemons out there or ?

15 per is pretty solid it seems

Have they talked to Abdullah about an extension? Schwartz? Asamoah?

Any idea of a few guys they are interested in?

I have no info that he's a target. That's just my own preference.

Excellent.

Nope. Just asked about AS extension.

I don't think there's a chance Asamoah is back though.

When does fa start?

March 11.

If we can re-sign Schwartz, Abdullah and a couple other of our own free agents while upgrading a few other spots and have a good draft, this team is gonna take off next year.

If we resign Albert what does that say about Fisher?

Nothing that we didn't already know.

Unless we are really set on signing big name free agents, I would rather not restructure Hali's contract. Unless he's some kind of good samaritan and truly agrees to a massive pay cut. We're just setting ourselves up to massively overpay him in his decline years.

from Rotoworld: Doesn't inspire much confidence

ESPN Dolphins blogger James Walker reports that re-signing free agent FS Chris Clemons "isn't a priority."
Clemons started all 16 games last season, finishing with 93 tackles and an interception. The Dolphins are looking to upgrade at safety opposite Reshad Jones, so Clemons will be allowed to test the open market. Clemons figures to be limited to one-year deals in free agency. He turns 29 this offseason.

Source: ESPN.com Feb 22 - 8:03 PM

Does Clemons suck or something?

Eric Berry - DB - Chiefs
ESPN Chiefs blogger Adam Teicher considers Eric Berry a candidate for a contract extension.
The Chiefs are facing cap issues and could look to reduce Berry's $8.42 million base salary by extending him to a long-term deal. Berry graded out as the No. 3 safety by Pro Football Focus last year and is signed through the 2015 season.

Chris Clemons - DB - Dolphins
ESPN Dolphins blogger James Walker reports that re-signing free agent FS Chris Clemons "isn't a priority."
Clemons started all 16 games last season, finishing with 93 tackles and an interception. The Dolphins are looking to upgrade at safety opposite Reshad Jones, so Clemons will be allowed to test the open market. Clemons figures to be limited to one-year deals in free agency. He turns 29 this offseason.

We don't need the best fs in the game, just a competent one. One that can help over the top and is in position. Despite everyone's beliefs here, I believe we have a solid if not spectacular core group of corners. I think a competent fs would make them look fantastic (albeit a stud would make them look all world)

I'm expecting an extension for Smith and Berry. Then maybe a restructure of Hali.

I'm hoping we sign a WR, FS or maybe the center Mack from Cleveland. But well see in a couple weeks after the tag deadline what the free agents are.