Redskins: Getting Under the Salary Cap

by Kevin Ewoldt on Feb 28, 2009 4:09 PM EST

Salary_cap_medium Everyone take a deep breath. WIth the big three signings of DeAngelo Hall, Fat Albert, and Dock, there are a lot of questions about how the Redskins will get under the cap. As of right now, we have some work to do, and the Washington Times just posted an article how Vinny will most likely do this:

Haynesworth's $7.9 million salary cap cost and Hall's $5.2 million left Washington about $1 million under the cap, far from enough to afford Dockery. So defensive end Jason Taylor might have to re-work his $8 million base salary mostly into signing bonus to save nearly $6 million....[Vinny] won't sign a front-line punter to compete with the inexperienced Zac Atterberry and will find a replacement for linebacker Marcus Washington in the draft.

Dockery is projected to cost approximately $2.5 mil against the cap. Cerrato said on Redskins Nation Friday that the first round draft pick is still in the budget, so, deep breath, it sounds like everything is under control.

Note: Demetric Evans is expected to visit the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, according to a league source.

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I want to know how this affects keeping both Golston and Montgomery

If a team really wants either of these guys they can easily make/structure an offer we have no capability of matching. I am worried about losing both of these guys. I feel like losing one is a sure thing. I feel like Montgomery is the one we need to keep, but I also think he will be the main target of another team.
Which one do we want most? I think it is Montgomery. Also, can’t teams wait us out? I mean,won’t it become obvious at some point that we can’t keep both with all the money tied up in other guys? After the draft, or right around that time, we lose our right of first refusal right? I guess we have to hope that whatever team calls calling does it while we can recoup some compensation.

by Ken Meringolo on Feb 28, 2009 4:27 PM EST reply actions

Note: Demetric Evans is expected to visit the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, according to a league source.

Does anyone really think they’re gonna “pay him like a starter”?

We are truly in the presense of greatness here…-- unnamedDBacksfan

by DbacksSkins on Feb 28, 2009 5:19 PM EST reply actions

Confused still

Ok, maybe I misunderstand the CBA and the salary cap, but all of this does not make the numbers work.
Teams had to be under the Salary cap before Free agency, and with signings have to remain under the cap. They can restructure but only before the player signed.
Golston and Montgomery were both provided tenders, tenders are part of the teams total Salary so they are in the mix, they would become a problem is another team makes an offer greater than the tender, the Redskins can match but only if they have room.

Look at New England, they could do very little at the start of FA, due to only having 1.3M of cap space, now that they have traded V and C they are over 15M under the cap.
The Redskins got it right, no one knows exactly how but I’m sure they never went over the Cap and still have room for the Draft and a little extra just in case…

by dr WNC on Feb 28, 2009 6:39 PM EST reply actions