patman52
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This is a cut and past job from another forum, smart kid with a lot of time on his hands Thank you Texasdominance!
Total Roster Salary
I started by first assembling each team's current salaries. Here are the rankings from most cap taken up to least cap taken up:
1. Washington- 108.417
2. New York Jets- 98.796
3. Green Bay- 96.272
4. New York Giants- 91.596
5. Dallas- 90.606
6. Minnesota- 87.4587
7. St. Louis- 87.195
8. Denver- 84.582
9. Pittsburgh- 82.365
10. Atlanta- 79.341
11. Indianapolis- 78.456
12. Houston- 77.986
13. San Francisco- 77.225
14. Arizona- 75.53
15. Tennessee- 75.187
16. Detroit- 72.137
17. Chicago- 71.913
18. New Orleans- 68.632
19. Miami- 68.129
20. San Diego- 68.104
21. New England- 65.492
22. Baltimore- 65.466
23. Buffalo- 64.948
24. Cleveland- 64.6505
25. Seattle- 62.362
26. Cincinnati- 59.409
27. Jacksonville- 56.304
28. Philadelphia- 55.667
29. Tampa Bay- 51.709
30. Kansas City- 50.802
31. Carolina- 49.213
32. Oakland- 47.719
As we all can see Oakland has a very small team salary while Washington has a very large salary. I fully expect teams towards to top of the rankings to cut or trade "dead weight" players. Albert Hanesworth, Donovan McNabb, Jason Taylor, Ryan Grant (most likely will restructure), Corey Webster (restructure?) will be those players. It is possible that some of them will restructure their contract but I just don't see Donovan McNabb staying in Washington (if he did he would make 25 mil+). However, there is a missing piece to this "puzzle." How many players are signed per each team because if Washington has 45 players signed and Oakland has 25 then the ranking above makes sense. So let’s explore this a little more.
Total Players on Roster
1. New England- 46
2. Green Bay- 45
3. Buffalo- 42
4t. New York Giants- 41
4t. Tennessee- 41
4t. Jacksonville- 41
7t. Washington- 40
7t. Dallas- 40
7t. San Francisco- 40
7t. Miami- 40
7t. Philadelphia- 40
12. Denver- 39
13t. Indianapolis- 38
13t. Houston- 38
15t. St. Louis- 37
15t. Detroit- 37
15t. Chicago- 37
18. Cincinnati- 36
19. Atlanta- 35
20t. Pittsburgh- 34
20t. Tampa Bay- 34
20t. Carolina- 34
23. Minnesota- 33
24. New York Jets- 32
25t. Arizona- 31
25t. Cleveland- 31
25t. Seattle- 31
28. New Orleans- 30
29. San Diego- 28
30. Baltimore- 27
30t. Kansas City- 27
32. Oakland- 26
As we see, Oakland's roster is pretty small while surprisingly the Patriots have the most players under contract. (What was their ranking in terms of total salary? 21st, that’s right 21. Just shows how well run the Patriots are) With all their acquired draft picks New England won't have to sign anyone to fill the 53 man roster. I'm sure they will but this also tells me that once again they have extra picks to either trade or go and get who they want. I'm not saying that it will happen but what if New England wanted to trade up to number one? They have the picks to do it and imagine Tom Brady throwing to AJ Green next year or Patrick Peterson playing on the Patriots D. I'm sure it won't happen but if they really wanted to they could. But once again this doesn't tell us the whole picture. So lets combine total roster salary and players under contract and see who is best off.
Salary Per Player
Here are the rankings when you combine the data above:
1. New York Jets- 3.087375
2. Washington- 2.710425
3. Minnesota- 2.650263636
4. Arizona- 2.436451613
5. San Diego- 2.432285714
6. Baltimore- 2.424666667
7. Pittsburgh- 2.4225
8. St. Louis- 2.356621622
9. New Orleans- 2.287733333
10. Atlanta- 2.266885714
11. Dallas- 2.26515
12. New York Giants- 2.23404878
13. Denver- 2.168769231
14. Green Bay- 2.139377778
15. Cleveland- 2.0855
16. Indianapolis- 2.064631579
17. Houston- 2.052263158
18. Seattle- 2.011677419
19. Detroit- 1.949648649
20. Chicago- 1.943594595
21. San Francisco- 1.930625
22. Kansas City- 1.881555556
23. Oakland- 1.835346154
24. Tennessee- 1.833829268
25. Miami- 1.703225
26. Cincinnati- 1.65025
27. Buffalo- 1.546380952
28. Tampa Bay- 1.520852941
29. Carolina- 1.447441176
30. New England- 1.42373913
31. Philadelphia- 1.391675
32. Jacksonville- 1.373268293
With the current information the Jets look like they are in no position to sign big free agents, They have a lot of cap room tied up for a fairly low amount of players. Washington, Minnesota, Arizona, San Diego, Baltimore, all look in really bad shape to sign a big name FA. While Jacksonville, Philadelphia, New England, Miami all look in great position to possibly sign a big name, big contract free agent.
My Rankings
For this final section I will rank teams as I see their possibly to sign players, based solely on the data above. To remove my personal opinion about each team I gave each team a ranking based on the 3 categories above. 1 being the best and 32 being the worst. For the total number of players New England received a 32 because they had the most players, for the total roster salary New England received a 21 and for the salary per player they received a 30. Here is how the rankings are:
1. Jacksonville...86
2. Philadelphia...85
3. New England...83
4. Buffalo...80
5. Carolina...73
6t. Miami...70
6t. Tampa Bay...70
8. Tennessee...68
9. Cincinnati...67
10. Chicago...66
11. San Francisco...60
12. Oakland...56
13. Kansas City...55
14. Seattle...51
15. Houston...49
16t. Green Bay...48
16t. Detroit...48
18t. Cleveland...47
18t. Indianapolis...47
20. New York Giants...45
21t. Dallas...42
21t. Denver...42
23. Atlanta...35
24. St. Louis...33
25. New Orleans...32
26. Baltimore...31
27t. Washington...29
27t. San Diego...29
27t. Pittsburgh...29
30. Arizona...26
31. Minnesota...18
32. New York Jets...12
I realize that this might not have been the best way to rank them but I wanted to try to eliminate the human element as much as I could and only look at the raw data.
Conclusion: This analysis was purely data and was only based on money. Money is the biggest part of deciding where a free agent goes but not the sole. The rankings above give everyone a general idea of which teams have the strongest possibility (monetary wise) to sign a big time free agent. So don't be surprised if Jacksonville, Phili, or Buffalo spend lots of money this offseason. They have the power to but in the end its whether the owners want to shell out the cash for the high priced players
Total Roster Salary
I started by first assembling each team's current salaries. Here are the rankings from most cap taken up to least cap taken up:
1. Washington- 108.417
2. New York Jets- 98.796
3. Green Bay- 96.272
4. New York Giants- 91.596
5. Dallas- 90.606
6. Minnesota- 87.4587
7. St. Louis- 87.195
8. Denver- 84.582
9. Pittsburgh- 82.365
10. Atlanta- 79.341
11. Indianapolis- 78.456
12. Houston- 77.986
13. San Francisco- 77.225
14. Arizona- 75.53
15. Tennessee- 75.187
16. Detroit- 72.137
17. Chicago- 71.913
18. New Orleans- 68.632
19. Miami- 68.129
20. San Diego- 68.104
21. New England- 65.492
22. Baltimore- 65.466
23. Buffalo- 64.948
24. Cleveland- 64.6505
25. Seattle- 62.362
26. Cincinnati- 59.409
27. Jacksonville- 56.304
28. Philadelphia- 55.667
29. Tampa Bay- 51.709
30. Kansas City- 50.802
31. Carolina- 49.213
32. Oakland- 47.719
As we all can see Oakland has a very small team salary while Washington has a very large salary. I fully expect teams towards to top of the rankings to cut or trade "dead weight" players. Albert Hanesworth, Donovan McNabb, Jason Taylor, Ryan Grant (most likely will restructure), Corey Webster (restructure?) will be those players. It is possible that some of them will restructure their contract but I just don't see Donovan McNabb staying in Washington (if he did he would make 25 mil+). However, there is a missing piece to this "puzzle." How many players are signed per each team because if Washington has 45 players signed and Oakland has 25 then the ranking above makes sense. So let’s explore this a little more.
Total Players on Roster
1. New England- 46
2. Green Bay- 45
3. Buffalo- 42
4t. New York Giants- 41
4t. Tennessee- 41
4t. Jacksonville- 41
7t. Washington- 40
7t. Dallas- 40
7t. San Francisco- 40
7t. Miami- 40
7t. Philadelphia- 40
12. Denver- 39
13t. Indianapolis- 38
13t. Houston- 38
15t. St. Louis- 37
15t. Detroit- 37
15t. Chicago- 37
18. Cincinnati- 36
19. Atlanta- 35
20t. Pittsburgh- 34
20t. Tampa Bay- 34
20t. Carolina- 34
23. Minnesota- 33
24. New York Jets- 32
25t. Arizona- 31
25t. Cleveland- 31
25t. Seattle- 31
28. New Orleans- 30
29. San Diego- 28
30. Baltimore- 27
30t. Kansas City- 27
32. Oakland- 26
As we see, Oakland's roster is pretty small while surprisingly the Patriots have the most players under contract. (What was their ranking in terms of total salary? 21st, that’s right 21. Just shows how well run the Patriots are) With all their acquired draft picks New England won't have to sign anyone to fill the 53 man roster. I'm sure they will but this also tells me that once again they have extra picks to either trade or go and get who they want. I'm not saying that it will happen but what if New England wanted to trade up to number one? They have the picks to do it and imagine Tom Brady throwing to AJ Green next year or Patrick Peterson playing on the Patriots D. I'm sure it won't happen but if they really wanted to they could. But once again this doesn't tell us the whole picture. So lets combine total roster salary and players under contract and see who is best off.
Salary Per Player
Here are the rankings when you combine the data above:
1. New York Jets- 3.087375
2. Washington- 2.710425
3. Minnesota- 2.650263636
4. Arizona- 2.436451613
5. San Diego- 2.432285714
6. Baltimore- 2.424666667
7. Pittsburgh- 2.4225
8. St. Louis- 2.356621622
9. New Orleans- 2.287733333
10. Atlanta- 2.266885714
11. Dallas- 2.26515
12. New York Giants- 2.23404878
13. Denver- 2.168769231
14. Green Bay- 2.139377778
15. Cleveland- 2.0855
16. Indianapolis- 2.064631579
17. Houston- 2.052263158
18. Seattle- 2.011677419
19. Detroit- 1.949648649
20. Chicago- 1.943594595
21. San Francisco- 1.930625
22. Kansas City- 1.881555556
23. Oakland- 1.835346154
24. Tennessee- 1.833829268
25. Miami- 1.703225
26. Cincinnati- 1.65025
27. Buffalo- 1.546380952
28. Tampa Bay- 1.520852941
29. Carolina- 1.447441176
30. New England- 1.42373913
31. Philadelphia- 1.391675
32. Jacksonville- 1.373268293
With the current information the Jets look like they are in no position to sign big free agents, They have a lot of cap room tied up for a fairly low amount of players. Washington, Minnesota, Arizona, San Diego, Baltimore, all look in really bad shape to sign a big name FA. While Jacksonville, Philadelphia, New England, Miami all look in great position to possibly sign a big name, big contract free agent.
My Rankings
For this final section I will rank teams as I see their possibly to sign players, based solely on the data above. To remove my personal opinion about each team I gave each team a ranking based on the 3 categories above. 1 being the best and 32 being the worst. For the total number of players New England received a 32 because they had the most players, for the total roster salary New England received a 21 and for the salary per player they received a 30. Here is how the rankings are:
1. Jacksonville...86
2. Philadelphia...85
3. New England...83
4. Buffalo...80
5. Carolina...73
6t. Miami...70
6t. Tampa Bay...70
8. Tennessee...68
9. Cincinnati...67
10. Chicago...66
11. San Francisco...60
12. Oakland...56
13. Kansas City...55
14. Seattle...51
15. Houston...49
16t. Green Bay...48
16t. Detroit...48
18t. Cleveland...47
18t. Indianapolis...47
20. New York Giants...45
21t. Dallas...42
21t. Denver...42
23. Atlanta...35
24. St. Louis...33
25. New Orleans...32
26. Baltimore...31
27t. Washington...29
27t. San Diego...29
27t. Pittsburgh...29
30. Arizona...26
31. Minnesota...18
32. New York Jets...12
I realize that this might not have been the best way to rank them but I wanted to try to eliminate the human element as much as I could and only look at the raw data.
Conclusion: This analysis was purely data and was only based on money. Money is the biggest part of deciding where a free agent goes but not the sole. The rankings above give everyone a general idea of which teams have the strongest possibility (monetary wise) to sign a big time free agent. So don't be surprised if Jacksonville, Phili, or Buffalo spend lots of money this offseason. They have the power to but in the end its whether the owners want to shell out the cash for the high priced players