anyone know our cap status right now?
 

anyone know our cap status right now?
 

Could not find any thing current. As of july 7 we were $8,220,000 under but there have ben a few big signings since then. The link below is to a good salary cap page they update it reguarly from diferent sources so hopefully it will be current again soon. The shown listing is from clayton at ESPN.

http://www.theredzone.org/caproom.asp

Rank Team Total Cap Room
1 Arizona Cardinals $58,317,000 $16,690,000
2 Philadelphia Eagles $63,107,000 $11,900,000
3 Minnesota Vikings $64,107,000 $10,900,000
4 Houston Texans $64,457,000 $10,550,000
5 New Orleans Saints $66,787,000 $8,220,000
6 Dallas Cowboys $68,107,000 $6,900,000
7 Detroit Lions $68,457,000 $6,550,000
8 Chicago Bears $68,707,000 $6,300,000
9 Buffalo Bills $69,167,000 $5,840,000
10 Baltimore Ravens $70,207,000 $4,800,000
11 Denver Broncos $70,407,000 $4,600,000
12 Kansas City Chiefs $70,507,000 $4,500,000
13 New England Patriots $70,607,000 $4,400,000
14 New York Jets $70,897,000 $4,110,000
15 Jacksonville Jaguars $71,207,000 $3,800,000
16 St. Louis Rams $71,547,000 $3,460,000
17 Oakland Raiders $71,672,000 $3,335,000
18 Seattle Seahawks $71,787,000 $3,220,000
19 Cincinnati Bengals $72,207,000 $2,800,000
20 San Francisco 49ers $72,217,000 $2,790,000
21 New York Giants $72,467,000 $2,540,000
22 Washington Redskins $72,767,000 $2,240,000
23 San Diego Chargers $72,807,000 $2,200,000
24 Green Bay Packers $73,007,000 $2,000,000
25 Carolina Panthers $73,147,000 $1,860,000
26 Miami Dolphins $73,157,000 $1,850,000
27 Cleveland Browns $73,607,000 $1,400,000
28 Tennessee Titans $73,607,000 $1,400,000
29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers $74,073,000 $934,000
30 Pittsburgh Steelers $74,117,000 $890,000
31 Atlanta Falcons $74,126,000 $881,000
32 Indianapolis Colts $74,818,594 $188,406

[Edited on 8/2/2003 by saint5221]

anyone know our cap status right now?
 

It\'s interesting to note how close to the cap the Falcons are right now. I realize they swept us last year, but I see them as a team that could still use quite a few improvements across the board. My opinion is that they\'ve overpaid for a couple of guys. This strategy will bite them in the tail in a couple of years (or sooner with an injury here or there). I would much rather have the depth that we\'ve finally achieved than the players they\'ve brought in during the last two offseasons.

Take their secondary, for instance. Didn\'t they overpay for Corey Hall?

Running back: Warrick Dunn (although he did run on us for 142 and 90 yards)

Wide receiver: Peerless Price (I could be wrong, but he had one big year... so did Qadry Ismail)

I\'d much rather be us right now... with or without Vick (with Vick, of course, would be nice)

[Edited on 3/8/2003 by whowatches]

anyone know our cap status right now?
 

Looks like Loomis has been doing a pretty decent job. No complaints.

anyone know our cap status right now?
 

Philly is really sitting pretty, didn\'t realize they had that much room to play. They could do it this year, they\'ve got me a little nervous.

anyone know our cap status right now?
 

Well said, I also believe he is a good WR, he\'s not a Joe Horn, Marvin Harrison, Randy Moss or Terrell Owens, But they sure paid him like he was.
I have a feeling he\'s gonna be good, but he\'ll b e a bust when compared to his salary.

The thing I\'m most worried about is Owens is rumored to want to play in Atlanta next year, and is already negotiating to make it happen.
But then again I saw him alligator arm about 6 passes against us last year.
If he thought Sammy could hurt him, wait till he feels Mitchells helmet explode into his chest at mach 5!
I don\'t think that Nancy-boy wants to play TB, ATL, and NO 6 times per year.

anyone know our cap status right now?
 

Atlanta negotiating with T. Owens definitely spells the end for Reeves. I don\'t see any way that those two could work together.

Dale might have to start drinking again if he knew he\'d have to face Owens twice a year.

I probably just jinxed us even joking about that.

anyone know our cap status right now?
 

atlanta has no where near the money it would take to sign TO

besides Sf wouldn\'t let him go, the franchise tag can be a nasty thing

anyone know our cap status right now?
 

Owens future in SF depends on two things this year:
How successful Dennis Erickson is as a coach. The front office will not sit idle if they have a bad season. If they are a playoff team again then...
how does Erickson and Owens get along?

anyone know our cap status right now?
 

I also cant see Owens is Atlanta, their cap situation is pretty bad. He could wind up in Philly, they have plenty of cap room and desperately need a good reciever. Besides who wouldn\'t want to play with McNabb.

anyone know our cap status right now?
 

An updated cap figure would be very interesting indeed. What is of interest with the #s posted above is that the Saints were at that time 5th in the league in available $$$ whereas the Panthers at 25th, the Bucs at 29th, and the Falcons at 31st, all were near the bottom with little room to maneuver. When it is time to pair down to the final 53 roster there will be a few quality players that will become available and we may be in a postition to pick up someone off the wire or make a last minute trade prior to the cut. If not, it would be wise for the Saints to re-work the contract of players like Darren Howard or Michael Lewis to tie them up long term. Our foes will have trouble with any of the above options with the cap room they have to work with unless they release a high profile player they now have under contract.

As far as future years, the Saints have already tied up most of their starters to long term deals. The Bucs on the other hand, will have to figure out a way to keep theirs. There has been a lot said of how they can keep McFarland and Sapp & Co. happy with new deals. The Saints front office the past few years has done an excellent job rebuilding the team through the draft, trades, and free agency. We now have a talented young group of players on our team, under contracts that will keep the core group intact for several years to come. We are better shape than are most teams.