Salary Cap $177.2 million for 2018

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by VeveJones007

This would qualify as my 2-3 quality players that I mentioned above. I would be very happy with those two, Hitchens, and Melvin re-signed on a reasonable deal.

I would be happy with that as well.

Did Hitchens play SAM or WILL in Dallas? Simon would seem to have the inside track at SAM right now.

[FatDT]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

I would be happy with that as well.

Did Hitchens play SAM or WILL in Dallas? Simon would seem to have the inside track at SAM right now.

I think he moved from the weak side to MLB when Sean Lee got his annual injury.

[VeveJones007]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

I would be happy with that as well.

Did Hitchens play SAM or WILL in Dallas? Simon would seem to have the inside track at SAM right now.

I don’t think he’s a SAM, but he could probably play either WILL or MLB. His flexibility gives Ballard more options in the draft and remaining UFA.

[indycolts2]

Originally Posted by FatDT

Not sure there are that many available. Not a great year to have lots of cap.

Wonder what it would cost to get Norwell, Hitchens and Watkins? If they could be convinced Indy is worth coming to.

[indycolts2]

Forgot about Melvin!

[Puck]

Originally Posted by indycolts2

Forgot about Melvin!

Why? He will be one of the top FA corners available and he's still young and on the rise.

Who else do you want as our CB 1 or 2? If he's not resigned then we have to address that position. Hoping Wilson continues to develop. Desir at cb2 or depth and Hairston in the slot are all that's left. Besides backups

Gonna have to draft a good one or pay someone. I'd love for Melvin to be back

[njcoltfan]

Originally Posted by sherck

$177.200m = 2018 NFL Salary Cap
$016.837m = 2017 Colts Cap Rollover
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$194.037m = 2018 Colts Salary Cap

$118.380m = Top 51 Current Contracts
$001.110m = Spots 52/53 on Active Roster
$001.779m = Dead Money
$009.877m = Projected Draft Pool (#3 overall is expensive...)
$001.200m = 10-man Practice Squad
$003.000m = In-Season "Churn" Space
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$135.346m = 2018 Cap Obligations

$058.691m = Free Cap Space to spend on Free Agents

$58m in cap space buys A LOT of potential free agents at $8m per season averages.

Sure, a CB1 will cost more per season. A WR1/2 might cost more. Nate Solder or Andrew Norwell will cost more.

But a veteran RB, veteran guards not named Norwell, linebackers or depth DEs are all going to cost less.

I don't want Ballard to sign folks just to sign folks....but there is A LOT of money for him to use to fill holes on this roster.

Walk Worthy,

Why is everyone in the media saying the Colts have north of 77mil in cap space??

[Puck]

Originally Posted by njcoltfan

Why is everyone in the media saying the Colts have north of 77mil in cap space??

Because they are not as good at this as Sherck

They do not take out the obligations that we have.

Take the 194 and subtract the 118 and you get 76 millionn

[njcoltfan]

Originally Posted by Puck

Because they are not as good at this as Sherck

They do not take out the obligations that we have.

Take the 194 and subtract the 118 and you get 76 millionn

OK, now I get it, thanks !

[Racehorse]

[QUOTE=njcoltfan;58036]Sherck also accounts for monies that cannot be used in FA, while they do simple subtraction.