A Look at the Salary Cap Situation

by John B on Jul 3, 2011 11:00 AM EDT

PITTSBURGH - DECEMBER 19: General Manager Mike Tannenbaum of the New York Jets is seen before the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on December 19 2010 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. (Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images)

Tyson Rausch of Jet Nation takes a look at the current salary cap situation of the Jets with Jason of NY Jets Cap.

Luckily the Jets have a significant amount of flexibility in restructuring some deals to make added cap room, provided that the new CBA operates under the old rules as it pertains to renegotiations. If the 30% rule, which really came into play the last two years, remains tied to 2009 then there would be less flexibility for the Jets.

This is important. Cap projections can tell you how much the team has committed at the present, but it does not factor in the way teams can rework deals. Mike Tannenbaum seems to keep an eye to the future when working out deals. Think of the 2008-2009 offseason. The Jets entered that offseasno with one of the worst cap situations if not the worst on paper. A few renegotiations later, the Jets were big spenders landing Bart Scott, Jim Leonhard, and Lito Sheppard.

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Tannenbaum is a Cap All Star

The Jets use the Cap as well as anyone and are as aggressive in aquiring talent as anyone in the league. Thank you Mike Tannenbaum and Woody Johnson. It wouldn’t be much fun if your team is only paying 90 million to its players and is 30 million under the cap…
1. IMHO the cap will be 135 million
2.Capping salary increases to 30% will go away
3. Free agency will be four years, although teams will be able to match on 4 players a year
4. Final 4 rules will go away
5 .In this scenario the Jets will flourish

by JetOrange on Jul 3, 2011 4:36 PM EDT reply actions