What to do with the extra cap space?

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May 19, 2015 at 8:01 pm #24920

Hram
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We still have some money available for this year. Do we sign a player or two? Perhaps a veteran grunt OG or two for not too much money? Or do we restructure a current contract and pull some money forward into this year to save it for future years?

Blalock?

May 19, 2015 at 8:09 pm #24922

wv
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Hram wrote:

We still have some money available for this year. Do we sign a player or two? Perhaps a veteran grunt OG or two for not too much money? Or do we restructure a current contract and pull some money forward into this year to save it for future years?
Blalock?

I would think they will sign a vet guard.
Someone will shake loose at some point.

If they dont, i guess it would mean
they have a lot of faith in someone
already on the team.

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May 19, 2015 at 8:49 pm #24924

zn
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What to do with the extra cap space?

Well I think they’re like only 4 or 5 deep at safety.

Maybe they can trade for someone.

May 19, 2015 at 9:03 pm #24925

InvaderRam
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makes me even more annoyed that they couldn’t sign barksdale to a 1 year deal.

May 19, 2015 at 9:30 pm #24927

zn
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InvaderRam wrote:

makes me even more annoyed that they couldn’t sign barksdale to a 1 year deal.

I think it’s time for you to toughen up. Real teams don’t have to block people. That’s just this media idea and a luxury.

May 19, 2015 at 10:44 pm #24933

Agamemnon
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I believe the Rams can rollover any excess cap space into 2016. I think they have an excess of about 3 million in cap space. They could also use it to extend a future free agent like maybe a CB? Signing a vet FA for minimum would only cost them 200 – 300k in cap space.

Agamemnon

May 19, 2015 at 10:55 pm #24936

zn
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Agamemnon wrote:

Signing a vet FA for minimum would only cost them 200 – 300k in cap space.

Aha.

True.

Good point.

May 19, 2015 at 11:08 pm #24939

Agamemnon
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They could use the extra cap space to over pay a player/s on the practice squad. Teams sometimes do that to hold onto valuable players. So, instead of getting ~8k per game they would get the roster minimum of about 500k per year.

Agamemnon

May 19, 2015 at 11:11 pm #24941

zn
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Agamemnon wrote:

They could use the extra cap space to over pay a player/s on the practice squad. Teams sometimes do that to hold onto valuable players.

Another good point. They may have a lineman or 2 they want to stash this year. Overpaying as you say makes it harder for teams to raid your practice squad.
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