Salary cap watch - possible surprise cuts looming

by keysh67 on Aug 5, 2011 1:13 PM EDT

I was listening to Sirius NFL network yesterday and they were discussing how the Oakland Raiders are in very serious cap troubles, it would seem that they are well over the cap by at least 17M and they will need to cut some guys to fit within the cap. The other surprising teams mentioned were Steelers (11.5M) & Texans (8M)

So I started to look at who could possibly be a surprise cut from either of those teams:

Raiders (17M over the cap)

Sebastien Janikowski would be my first target. Much bigger leg than Ryan, which would be a big plus in our windy stadium.

Micheal Huff (s): This guy has never really performed up to his expectations and it would not surprise me at all if he would find himself part of the casualties.

Another possibility could be Khalif Barnes (OT). The just extended both Routt & Seymour within the year and they say that prevents them from re-structuring their contracts. I'm not sure if releasing them would have a positive affect or not but if they could, it seems that Seymour represents $15M against their cap which is huge!! I would definitely consider Seymour in a Bills uniform and I wonder how motivated he'd be to go after Bellichick twice a year?

Steelers (11.5M over the cap)

James Farrior (SILB): Probably still one of the best strong ILBs in the league. He's up there in age at 36 but does not have an injury prone career so it's probably a safe bet that he could give us 1-2 solid years.

They are probably in a much better position than the raider to be able to re-structure some of their contracts to save some room.

Texans (8M over the cap)

Danieal Manning (s) or Kevin Walter (WR). This is such a young team that it's hard to imagine who else could be a cap casualty. Probably Eugene Wilson (s) but i'm not sure that he'd be much of an upgrade for us. Then there's Anthonio Smith (DE) that has a high cap count and with rookie JJ Watt chosen in the 1st, smith could be become a casualty. Maybe Dreesen (TE) but would he be superior to what we already have?

Personally I'd be waiting to pounce on

Top priority: Farrior & Seymour & Huff

second tier: Janikowski, Manning

worth at least some consideration: Manning, Smith, Barnes

Just another great fan opinion shared on the pages of BuffaloRumblings.com.

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Seymore just got restructured.

He’s not going anywhere.

by Khegobier on Aug 5, 2011 1:26 PM EDT reply actions

I just read the same thing on PFT. Pat Kirwin was saying yesterday that contracts that were less than 365 days old could not be re-touched? I guess that was BS

Rebuilding a team properly takes time and patience

by keysh67 on Aug 5, 2011 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions

As much as I am tired of Raiders castoffs, Janikowski has always intrigued me a bit.

Perception is reality; but if your perception is off, you live in your own reality. -- perkispower
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by thefourwinds on Aug 5, 2011 1:46 PM EDT reply actions

big, big leg! And consistency has been good in recent years

Rebuilding a team properly takes time and patience

by keysh67 on Aug 5, 2011 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Isn’t he nearly 40 years old though? Back when he was at FSU he was about 28 right?

Perception is reality; but if your perception is off, you live in your own reality. -- perkispower
Unfortunatly, experience doesn't always lead to wisdom - Joe P.

by thefourwinds on Aug 5, 2011 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Uh, guess not. Thought I remembered he was pretty old back at FSU, but I must have been wrong.

Perception is reality; but if your perception is off, you live in your own reality. -- perkispower
Unfortunatly, experience doesn't always lead to wisdom - Joe P.

by thefourwinds on Aug 5, 2011 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions

You’re thinking of Chris Weinke, who won the Heisman at age 27 or something like that.

by Dr. Brackish Okun on Aug 5, 2011 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Ah, OK. That makes sense.

Perception is reality; but if your perception is off, you live in your own reality. -- perkispower
Unfortunatly, experience doesn't always lead to wisdom - Joe P.

by thefourwinds on Aug 5, 2011 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions

huff just resigned with the raiders he isn't going anywhere

Farrior maybe but bigben will redo his contract to save cap space

Calling anybody a "career Redskin" when Dan Snyder is the owner is laughable. That dude make moves like he's some kid trading football cards. -greenwood1921

by Gpluehri on Aug 5, 2011 2:41 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Kevin Walter

Didn’t he get extended last week too?

Plus, from what I understand, this year/CBA says it’s a “soft cap”, meaning it doesn’t matter if teams go over.

by Khegobier on Aug 5, 2011 2:57 PM EDT reply actions

Like the ideas

of janikowski and farrior. Wouldn’t have minded Seymour but I see he was already restructured. Kevin Walter I’d pass on we already have enough WR’s who I believe are either better or just as good as he is. Huff I would say the same thing. Dannieal Manning I don’t think will be cut given the fact that they just signed the guy after the lockout. Overall I wouldn’t mind if we went after Janikowski or Farrior.

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by panekattack on Aug 5, 2011 8:46 PM EDT reply actions

farrior and seymour....

I have always been a big fam of Farrior and a bigger fan of seymour. It would be hard not to like either player becoming a Bill….. but I’ll try……
What are the Bills trying to do? I would hope, win a superbowl. Could either player put us there?
No.
But a right tackle plus those 2 could!
Why Not!
Farrior plugs a huge whole, Seymour is just a big man O-line guys hate playing against.and a right Tackle to solidify our line.
Beautiful!
Get ’er done chixy!
Bills in superbowl 2012!
gobills!

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by podunkowego on Aug 7, 2011 11:59 AM EDT reply actions