MacroGuru
02-12-2004, 05:51 PM
Looks like some teams get to have fun massaging the cap
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=1510617
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=430 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Team </TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>Cap status </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Arizona Cardinals (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=ari)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$16.9 million under</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Atlanta Falcons (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=atl)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$3.9 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Baltimore Ravens (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=bal)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$23.03 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Buffalo Bills (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=buf)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$6.8 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Carolina Panthers (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=car)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$12.5 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Chicago Bears (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=chi)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$11.3 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Cincinnati Bengals (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=cin)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$8.15 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Cleveland Browns (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=cle)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$3.2 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Dallas Cowboys (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=dal)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$15.5 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Denver Broncos (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=den)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$5.7 million over </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Detroit Lions (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=det)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$12.9 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Green Bay Packers (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=gnb)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$1.1 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Houston Texans (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=hou)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$10.4 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Indianapolis Colts (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=ind)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$4.2 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Jacksonville Jaguars (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=jac)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$9.3 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Kansas City Chiefs (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=kan)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$3.8 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Miami Dolphins (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=mia)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$10.5 million over </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Minnesota Vikings (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=min)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$19.1 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>New England Patriots (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=nwe)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$4.6 million over </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>New Orleans Saints (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=nor)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$20.6 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>New York Giants (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=nyg)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$3.2 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>New York Jets (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=nyj)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$1.28 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Oakland Raiders (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=oak)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$511,000 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Philadelphia Eagles (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=phi)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$22.6 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Pittsburgh Steelers (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=pit)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$4.7 million over </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>St. Louis Rams (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=stl)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$14 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>San Diego Chargers (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=sdg)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$4.4 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>San Francisco 49ers (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=sfo)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$205,000 under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Seattle Seahawks (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=sea)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$10.5 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Tampa Bay Buccaneers (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=tam)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$2.8 million over </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Tennessee Titans (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=ten)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$17.5 million over </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Washington Redskins (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=was)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$6.4 million under </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Now if the boys in Philly and Baltimore spend some of that money, they should do well. Oakland and SF are in dire straits, although it looks like SF will slap the Franchise Tag on Peterson, that means Plummer and others can walk.
It will be an interesting FA this season.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=1510617
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width=430 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Team </TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>Cap status </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Arizona Cardinals (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=ari)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$16.9 million under</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Atlanta Falcons (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=atl)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$3.9 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Baltimore Ravens (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=bal)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$23.03 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Buffalo Bills (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=buf)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$6.8 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Carolina Panthers (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=car)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$12.5 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Chicago Bears (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=chi)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$11.3 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Cincinnati Bengals (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=cin)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$8.15 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Cleveland Browns (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=cle)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$3.2 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Dallas Cowboys (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=dal)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$15.5 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Denver Broncos (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=den)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$5.7 million over </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Detroit Lions (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=det)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$12.9 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Green Bay Packers (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=gnb)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$1.1 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Houston Texans (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=hou)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$10.4 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Indianapolis Colts (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=ind)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$4.2 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Jacksonville Jaguars (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=jac)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$9.3 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Kansas City Chiefs (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=kan)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$3.8 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Miami Dolphins (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=mia)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$10.5 million over </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Minnesota Vikings (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=min)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$19.1 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>New England Patriots (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=nwe)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$4.6 million over </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>New Orleans Saints (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=nor)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$20.6 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>New York Giants (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=nyg)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$3.2 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>New York Jets (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=nyj)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$1.28 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Oakland Raiders (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=oak)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$511,000 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Philadelphia Eagles (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=phi)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$22.6 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Pittsburgh Steelers (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=pit)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$4.7 million over </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>St. Louis Rams (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=stl)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$14 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>San Diego Chargers (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=sdg)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$4.4 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>San Francisco 49ers (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=sfo)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$205,000 under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Seattle Seahawks (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=sea)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$10.5 million under </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Tampa Bay Buccaneers (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=tam)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$2.8 million over </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ffffff>Tennessee Titans (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=ten)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ffffff>$17.5 million over </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD width=171 bgColor=#ecece4>Washington Redskins (http://football.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=was)</TD><TD width=271 bgColor=#ecece4>$6.4 million under </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Now if the boys in Philly and Baltimore spend some of that money, they should do well. Oakland and SF are in dire straits, although it looks like SF will slap the Franchise Tag on Peterson, that means Plummer and others can walk.
It will be an interesting FA this season.