Projected salary cap 2015

Insiders report salary cap will increase from 133M (2014) to 138-141 millions in 2015 ...... even more

Albert Breer ✔ @AlbertBreer
NFLPA sent an email to agents this morning, explaining that the cap projections given to owners at this time of year are usually low.

This is good news, first offseason priority: tavon wilson´s extension.

Source: http://www.patspulpit.com/2014/12/1...cap-to-138-million-to-141-million-patriots-to

Actually 138.6-141.8M projected. Rumors have been in the 140-144M range, so not far off. Miguel has been splitting the difference and using $142M as a basis for his calculations.

I agree that the numbers given to the owners are usually low. Last year I believe the number was $126.3M, and it jumped to $133M. I'm guessing $141M is probably the floor, not the ceiling.

Every team in the NFL is going through the same exercise right now:

http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2...ections-28-million-packers-estimate-cap-space
http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/12/report_nfl_projects_2015_salar.html
http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2014/12/report_nfl_projects_2015_salar.html

The Pats don't have a ton of wiggle room. Most of their current excess cap space will be taken up by incentives. They have ERFAs to re-sign, a rookie pool, UFAs, and a contingency fund. They currently have only around $4-8M in available space under the league-cap based on those estimates. I think it will be manageable, but it will be tight, and tighter than for a lot of other teams.

I think this off-season, most of the cap will be to extend McCourty, Revis, Vereen, Ayers. Sign our own first. Im not expecting any big FA acquisitions this off-season. Im looking forward to the Draft as well!

I don't really understand the contracts /cap stuff, even when reading some of the very articulate posts on the matter. But I guess Suh ain't happening?