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Much ado has been made of how the Ram's are going to afford to extend key players like Floyd, and Ramsey. They are also predicting doom and gloom regarding the cap possibly shrinking. Personally I don't see the cap shrinking due to the virus impact. Too many teams have based their finances upon at least the status quo. What I see happening is the league maintaining the current cap level another year. So what would that mean in 2021?
I think if they simply extend the current cap the Rams would begin the season with between $20-25M in cap space. That will allow them to simply sign the players they want to keep to cap-friendly contracts with increases in 2022, i.e. kicking the can down the road. Also, they can simply release (post June 1) players like Whitworth, Havenstein, and Brockers and clear an additional $15M or so.
Next year only Gurley's contract will be on the books as dead money for another year after which it will clear another $8.8M. Once again this is evidence of good cap management while maintaining a championship-caliber team. It's also why guys like Ramsey and Kupp aren't concerned because they will get paid.
I think if they simply extend the current cap the Rams would begin the season with between $20-25M in cap space. That will allow them to simply sign the players they want to keep to cap-friendly contracts with increases in 2022, i.e. kicking the can down the road. Also, they can simply release (post June 1) players like Whitworth, Havenstein, and Brockers and clear an additional $15M or so.
Next year only Gurley's contract will be on the books as dead money for another year after which it will clear another $8.8M. Once again this is evidence of good cap management while maintaining a championship-caliber team. It's also why guys like Ramsey and Kupp aren't concerned because they will get paid.
