2019 NFL Salary Cap announced - $188.2MM

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

I know teams aren't required to designate franchise players until 4 PM eastern tomorrow, but it's been very quiet thus far. I'm surprised that Dee Ford and Robbie Gould are the only designees thus far.

Tampa Bay is tagging LT Donovan Smith.

https://twitter.com/NFLSTROUD/status...70767814934532

[rcubed]

Originally Posted by sherck

Yeah, I have seen a couple of articles about how it is a "done deal" and will be below market value in the $18m - $20m range.

They are going to need to resturcture quite a few contracts to make that happen.

Walk Worthy,

eh. he will most likely return to regular-season-nick vs. save-our-season-nick.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

I know teams aren't required to designate franchise players until 4 PM eastern tomorrow, but it's been very quiet thus far. I'm surprised that Dee Ford and Robbie Gould are the only designees thus far.

Houston just tagged Jadeveon Clowney as well.

https://twitter.com/HoustonTexans/st...33836956008451

[Dewey 5]

Originally Posted by AlwaysSunnyinIndy

Houston just tagged Jadeveon Clowney as well.

https://twitter.com/HoustonTexans/st...33836956008451

Not a surprise. I'm sure Dallas will tag Demarcus Lawrence as well. The one guy the Colts might have a shot as is Frank Clark.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by Dewey 5

The one guy the Colts might have a shot as is Frank Clark.

Over the weekend, there were reports that Frank Clark and Seattle were making progress towards a long term deal.

https://twitter.com/JasonLaCanfora/s...02340150140928


Pete Carroll has also stated that Clark will be on Seattle's roster in 2019 either by new contract or by franchise tag.

[smitty46953]

Originally Posted by Chaka

Take note - JAX is an example of why you don't build your team through free agency. Several here were touting JAX as an example of successfully utilizing free agency to make a competitive team, and while they looked good for a year or two, but they're now dealing with the consequences of all of that spending. Keep in mind that just 2-3 years ago JAX was leading the league in available cap space, just like the Colts are now.

Yet, there will be armchair GM's bitching about our lack of spending during the free agent period.

[Dewey 5]

Originally Posted by AlwaysSunnyinIndy

Over the weekend, there were reports that Frank Clark and Seattle were making progress towards a long term deal.

https://twitter.com/JasonLaCanfora/s...02340150140928


Pete Carroll has also stated that Clark will be on Seattle's roster in 2019 either by new contract or by franchise tag.

There you have it. Now everyone will be pissed when Ballard doesn't spend money. If the players aren't there you just can't throw money around.

[VeveJones007]

It's crazy that the Colts could sign Flowers, Collins, and Tyrell Williams and still have 50% of their cap space remaining. But I guess that's what happens when you don't have to sign players to 2nd contracts. Grigson was such a fuck up.

[Johanvil]

How much cap space Ballard will be rolling from this season into 2020 you reckon?

[sherck]

Originally Posted by Johanvil

How much cap space Ballard will be rolling from this season into 2020 you reckon?

So, right now, assuming the 2020 cap rises on average what it has over the past three years, the cap will be around $198m.

Current 2020 obligations on the 35 folks who have contracts will be around $90m (once the 5th year option on Kelly is exercised). Add in this season's nine man draft class and that set of obligations rises to around $96m.

So, even without rolling any of 2019 cap into 2020, the Colts will be working with around $100m of 2020 money in free cap space. That amount will be reduced by signings this season that have not happened yet carrying into 2020 and the need to re-sign some of our own in 2020 (Castonzo, Sheard, Ebron, Doyle, Clark, Haeg, Ridgeway).

So, Ballard probably needs to carry a minimum $25m of 2019 unused cap over into 2020 in order to have the flexibility of signing our own in 2020.

However, my guess is that it will be more than that because, seriously, how is he going to spend $75m in free agency this off-season will the majority of the pass rushers tagged?

My guess? $50m rolled over to 2020.

Walk Worthy,