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[jimmyguns]

I took a quick look over at eaglescap.com and i notice they are about 6.5 million under the cap, and now with Bell's 9.6million coming off leaves us in the neighborhood of 16.1 under. I fully expect something to happen with Nnamdi and I am still holding out hope that Vick is gone on 3/12.
The two people who may get an extension would be Maclin and I guess DRC if they keep him.
Two questions:
#1 How far do you think we are under the cap come draft time?
#2 What would you do with that coin?

[Shocker54]

A billion dollars

Sign every free agent

DREAM TEAM
DYNASTY

[Foles for HOF]

I have no idea how much cap space we have, but I'm assuming Vick is gone for sure to free up some space and possibly Nnamdi (If we're trying to get Milliner).   I hope the money is spent to grab Jarius Byrd if he's not resigned by the Bills.  There isn't much talent in this FA class from what I've heard though.

[philly_phan74]

I dont know if Vick will be gone or not but I am 100% sure he will not be back at his current figure.

And hasn't Nnamdi Said that he is willing to recontruct his contract.

[jimmyguns]

Nnmadi said he is willing to restructure. Obviously it depends on what for..... but do you really want him around for even half of what he is owed (approx 7.5 would be half) or do you think like me that this season is a rebuilding year and why not get a younger guy some playing time. I for one thought Hughes played as well as Nnamdi when he got hurt that game. Much cheaper option..just a thought

[Eaglesdude55]

Another cap thread SWEET.

[philly_phan74]

jimmyguns, on 06 February 2013 - 07:35 PM, said:

Nnmadi said he is willing to restructure. Obviously it depends on what for..... but do you really want him around for even half of what he is owed (approx 7.5 would be half) or do you think like me that this season is a rebuilding year and why not get a younger guy some playing time. I for one thought Hughes played as well as Nnamdi when he got hurt that game. Much cheaper option..just a thought

I think our safety play really hurt our CBs. I believe if we can sign two safeties in FA such as Chung and Goldson, Nnmadi and DRC will play better.

[wildturtle]

philly_phan74, on 06 February 2013 - 08:05 PM, said:

I think our safety play really hurt our CBs. I believe if we can sign two safeties in FA such as Chung and Goldson, Nnmadi and DRC will play better.

I believe your dreaming.  Most of the TD when Nnamdi is looking around for his S help his safety was at the line and was in no way assigned to be his deep help.

[rstarter]

IMHO, if there was ever a time to extend Maclin it would before the season starts. He's put forth a decent campaign, not great, and I think they can get him at a reasonable price going forward. As far as the cap situation goes I think paying Nnamdi the $4M and cutting him would be the way to go. His problems extend beyond the money he's owed. Franchise DRC for a year, and draft a cornerback.

[Baynit]

Eaglesdude55, on 06 February 2013 - 07:36 PM, said:

Another cap thread SWEET.

Its better than another Vick/Foles debate

[Baynit]

wildturtle, on 06 February 2013 - 08:11 PM, said:

I believe your dreaming.  Most of the TD when Nnamdi is looking around for his S help his safety was at the line and was in no way assigned to be his deep help.

I've seen this also.  Especially that TD against AZ.  It looked like cloud coverage DRC had something in the flat or man and im not quite sure what Allen was doing.  Coleman bit on a second post route opposite Fitz which left Nnamdi jogging behind Fitz expecting the coverage to be different.  Result Fitz strolls into the end zone and Nnamdi can be seen on the sideline yelling at Coleman because Nnamdi didnt follow the coverage right.

[BirdGang45]

philly_phan74, on 06 February 2013 - 08:05 PM, said:

I think our safety play really hurt our CBs. I believe if we can sign two safeties in FA such as Chung and Goldson, Nnmadi and DRC will play better.

Really? Is it going to make DRC not soft and a better tackler? I rather draft a safety and get a Goldson in free agency.

[Eaglesdude55]

Baynit, on 06 February 2013 - 09:20 PM, said:

Its better than another Vick/Foles debate

Agreed.

[ryguy552]

rstarter, on 06 February 2013 - 09:03 PM, said:

IMHO, if there was ever a time to extend Maclin it would before the season starts. He's put forth a decent campaign, not great, and I think they can get him at a reasonable price going forward. As far as the cap situation goes I think paying Nnamdi the $4M and cutting him would be the way to go. His problems extend beyond the money he's owed. Franchise DRC for a year, and draft a cornerback.

Why we would we pay DRC like he is one of the top 5 corners in football after the mediocre to poor year he just? Idiotic allocation of money especially with cap constraints.

[James40]

ryguy552, on 06 February 2013 - 11:12 PM, said:

Why we would we pay DRC like he is one of the top 5 corners in football after the mediocre to poor year he just? Idiotic allocation of money especially with cap constraints.

I think the cap looks pretty good for the Eagles in 2013, with what Florio said today, but you are right paying DRC top 5 corner money would be crazy if not stupid.

[BirdGang45]

James40, on 06 February 2013 - 11:29 PM, said:

I think the cap looks pretty good for the Eagles in 2013, with what Florio said today, but you are right paying DRC top 5 corner money would be crazy if not stupid.

Its just flat out stupid

[eagledrew13]

ryguy552, on 06 February 2013 - 11:12 PM, said:

Why we would we pay DRC like he is one of the top 5 corners in football after the mediocre to poor year he just? Idiotic allocation of money especially with cap constraints.

He was a sure fIre top 3 CB in the league until Bowles was promoted. It wasn't until after the bye which also coincided with an injury to allen that his coverage started to decline. Of course that also coincided with the fact that teams started to pick on nnamdi and he got fed up.

[PolkaDotPants]

Of course Nnamdi is wiling to restructure. He's lucky to still have a job in the NFL.

[rstarter]

Getting at DRC is more a stop gap than anything else. Sometimes I think we get too caught up with the cap, especially when all signs point to the team having wiggle room to work with. Say we dump Nnamdi(~70% prob), and cut DRC, and for good measure drop Kurt Coleman. And for those that want to go all the way let's add Allen's name for good measure. Now, how would you go about replacing the backfield? On the flip side we have the franchise tag, and unless anyone else can recommend another player whose presence is more deserving of the designation I say use it on him. He's looking for a big contract, and lord knows he has some bad tape from last year. It serves as a good motivational tool, gives the team more evaluation time and buys us some time while the team gradually installs "its" people.

[SBorBust]

ryguy552, on 06 February 2013 - 11:12 PM, said:

Why we would we pay DRC like he is one of the top 5 corners in football after the mediocre to poor year he just? Idiotic allocation of money especially with cap constraints.

If he truly does live up to his nickname dat in and day out, Does Not Care is part of the cancer that needs to be removed.

As long as Nnamdi is treated and nearly paid like a #2 corner I would keep him.

[Netherscourge]

http://profootballta...n-in-cap-space/


$23M extra bills...

I hope they spend WISELY this time around. (cough Namdi/Vince Young/Ronnie Brown cough)

[JBinPA]

rstarter, on 07 February 2013 - 12:00 AM, said:

On the flip side we have the franchise tag, and unless anyone else can recommend another player whose presence is more deserving of the designation I say use it on him. He's looking for a big contract, and lord knows he has some bad tape from last year. It serves as a good motivational tool, gives the team more evaluation time and buys us some time while the team gradually installs "its" people.

Addition by subtraction; DRC has to go.  Who are you "motivating" by overpaying a guy who is known to give limited effort? "Good motivational tool" to keep a lockerroom cancer aound to infect your younger players?  Some people never learn.

[Eagles_Section115_Row29]

Lets see how much they actually carry over

[odin8888]

I want cap room and draft picks.....

Namdi has to renegotiate or gone, Cromartie - think he is good enough with the right coaching - hope he is reasonable and wants to re-sign, we need dominant safety (at least one if not two), DT &/or NT, linebacker on defense

I think you have some Free Agent Safeties, (maybe grab one free agent, and draft a safety)


Then you can look at offense..... which needs talent upgrades on WR, TE, O-line, and QB.......

We could be in the mix in the division this year and dominant in two years if the right choices are made.

[ToastJenkins]

there are some young guys that will need extensions. Maclin being the biggest one, probably.

i wouldnt mind them pouring resources into the right side of the OL

[wussbasket]

DRC is the most athletic DB we have on the team so i think the Eagles will slap him with the franchise tag this upcoming year so he can prove himself. i dont think he has a great market out there in FA because its clearly obvious he likes to give up on a lot of plays.

hopefully they will draft at least 2 DB's in this draft as i see them holding onto allen for another year. hopefully they can find a play maker at safety and another starting caliber corner.

for FA, i really wouldnt want anymore than 2-3 players coming in. as we saw over the last few years it is difficult to maintain a chemistry with the team when you have all these mercenaries.

[PoconoDon]

The team needs two new starting safeties for sure, and 1 can come from FA (they're usually not too expensive) but I don't want anything to do with wither of the 49ers safeties or their coach....not after they were getting eaten alive in the SB, and couldn't do anything about it. The other one can be found in RD#2 or #3 of the draft.

[time2rock]

For the most part, we don't need to add high-priced names - perhaps one or two at key positions of need (e.g. S).  Otherwise, spend wisely - add young up-and-coming talent that can upgrade the depth - our depth at many positions was horrible last year.

[Flyin' Brian]

Eagles_Section115_Row29, on 07 February 2013 - 09:18 AM, said:

Lets see how much they actually carry over

All of it....

Ross Tucker ‏@RossTuckerNFL
Source tells me 1 year after 6 teams declined to carry over $1M+ (CIN highest @ $2.5M) in cap room no teams did that this year

[Netherscourge]

Raising ticket prices + wasting cap space = unhappy fans.