PatsWSB47

Not to worry, what they lose in cap space they make up in the competition committee

gangreenman

Its funny, cause as a Jets fan I remember thinking every offseason (untll now) that the Pats would be worse because they lost more then they gained...

Now I'm saying that because I'm a homer on a rivals board.

solman

It is interesting because cutting him will create a serious cap hit, but not cutting him will involve paying him far more than he is worth.

Essentially they are dependent on him agreeing to negotiate.

I am eager to see if this lack of leverage (on the Colt's part) shows up in Harrison's new deal.

solman

They are already there.

They lost a huge chunk of their starting defense, and didn't have the money to pursue quality replacements in free agency.

They lost Tarik Glenn and had to give up their #1 pick in 2008 to acquire a replacement who appears to be a huge downgrade.

They have enormous sums of money tied up in the back end of the Peyton, Freeney and Harrison deals (which can not be offset by a measly $15M in cap space.)

For me, cap hell means having to replace large numbers of quality veterans with largely untested players, and not even having the option of taping the free agent market. The Colt's are there now.

Either they will get huge performances out of these new guys, or they will not win a playoff game for a long time.

kurtinelson

Thanks Miguel. Wouldn't it make sense for the Colts to pay off some of Manning's gigantic salary this season.?

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Miguel

That is only true for the 2008 season. After the 2008 season the leverage returns to the Colts.

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Miguel

There is a rule about not redoing a player's deal for 12 monthsto increase his salary so what you are suggesting is not possible.

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Miguel

The Colts could have taken part in free agency but chose not to. Except for Adam and Simon, the Colts have not signed any big-name free agents.

That's not the typical definition of cap hell.

I know that is your opinion. It appears that the only reason Patriot64's opinion is nonsensical is that it differs from yours. Not cool.

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solman

PATRIOT64 claims that:

1. Anyone who knows football agrees that Polian is as good as Pioli.

2. As long as Polian is the Colt's GM they will be competitive.

I think I was quite generous when I labeled those statements as nonsense.

Michael

Or maybe they had to pay the heating bill for last year's AFCC game.

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