Cap Space

[adam]

It looks like the Bears created enough cap space for operating during the season after restructuring Jaylon Johnson's contract (saved $8M on this year's cap). However, I don't think there is room to add any big ticket guys like Zadarius Smith. At most it will be a vet minimum guy that doesn't impact the cap.

 

[Stinger226]

Poles has already set the core players up with the contracts he gave out. We don't have a lot of cap space for two years. Our improvement will be from players they drafted and roster players improving.  We will get to see first hand if his roster development are winners.

If we have a winning season, probably would say he did a good job.  If not we now have a great coaching staff to get player development and it will take another year to fix. 

These are my opinions, I don't pretend to know what Poles and BJ think. The fact I need to say this every time I post now seems condescending to the members of this forum but we  do what we need to do to try to get along. 

 

[ASHKUM BEAR]

3 hours ago, adam said:

It looks like the Bears created enough cap space for operating during the season after restructuring Jaylon Johnson's contract (saved $8M on this year's cap). However, I don't think there is room to add any big ticket guys like Zadarius Smith. At most it will be a vet minimum guy that doesn't impact the cap.

 

The player who signed a contract yet hinted he needs more money. 

I hope Poles restructured him to help the team in the future so they dont get stuck with less dead cap if he demands a trade. 

[Stinger226]

1 hour ago, ASHKUM BEAR said:

The player who signed a contract yet hinted he needs more money. 

I hope Poles restructured him to help the team in the future so they dont get stuck with less dead cap if he demands a trade. 

Last year we had the least dead cap space in the league by a big margin. Say what you want about Poles but he has did a good job and managing the cap so far. People got paid and after a yr or two, those contracts look team friendly in comparison to contracts handed out currently. JJ may end up being a problem with a I want to pay more but it wont happen this yr. His contract ends in 2027. 

[BearFan PHX]

The cap is more flexible than people think it is. And it goes up every year too, so signing a big ticket player is almost always possible.

And while Id entertain that idea for a true stud, I dont think Zadarius Smith fits that definition. If it's a true top 5 impact edge rusher, then it is possible, but otherwise you dont stretch your cap like that for most players.

Then again, I dont know what Smith is asking for. Im discussing the hyposthetical situation where someone wants $40M a year. That IS possible, but it might require some trades etc.

SO Im not saying we should do this, just that it is financially possible if the right situation were to come up.

For example, the trade value for Parsons was more likely the bigger impediment to us having him (or someone like him) here than the cap space.