Outside Free Agents for 2025

[OHRAM]

I don’t expect them to be active in free agency outside of their own players.

They have to gee things done with Matthew Stafford first and foremost. He has more left and he seems to live working with McVay but, what will it take? $50 mil cap hit, can they fix that???

Alaric Jackson is a UFA, it seems they just cannot allow him out of the building.

Robinson is a good #3, what happens with Kupp, Higgins is a pipe drwam.

Well the have 49 mil in cap space. Say 20 of that is for Jackson. That leaves 29. You mentioned Stafford being re-done. I see them signing a couple top FAs.

And imo they can do a lot better than Robinson at #3. Just my opinion.

 

[Allen2McVay]

I don’t expect them to be active in free agency outside of their own players.

They have to gee things done with Matthew Stafford first and foremost. He has more left and he seems to live working with McVay but, what will it take? $50 mil cap hit, can they fix that???

Alaric Jackson is a UFA, it seems they just cannot allow him out of the building.

Robinson is a good #3, what happens with Kupp, Higgins is a pipe drwam.

Agree across-the-board.

Just one comment. A player's cap hit does not necessarily coincide with what he is paid that season.

Stafford's current 2025 cap hit is just under $50M.
He has a salary of $23M, with a Roster Bonus and Option totalling $10M. That's $33M he will be paid.

The way the cap rules work, the Rams can re-work his contract, pay him a lot more $ in 2025 and his 2025 cap hit could decrease from the current $50M.

 

[Allen2McVay]

Well the have 49 mil in cap space. Say 20 of that is for Jackson. That leaves 29. You mentioned Stafford being re-done. I see them signing a couple top FAs. Remember that the off-season cap is based on a team's top 51 contracts.

Unfortunately, it's not currently that much cap space.

Remember, the off-season cap amount applies to a team's top-51 contracts.

As of Monday, the Rams only had 42 players under contract, plus a Void Year for Noteboom.

That's 43 contracts. Another eight contracts will be needed to get to 51; and those values will reduce the current cap space by about $7-$8M.

The Rams did sign 13 players to Futures Contracts late Monday, so they are currently over 51 under contract but the top cap sites (OTC and Spotrac) have not yet been up-dated (I just checked).

There is also the Rookie Pool that will reduce the Rams' cap space.

The good news is that restructures and releases could create some additional cap space.

 

[OHRAM]

Unfortunately, it's not currently that much cap space.

Remember, the off-season cap amount applies to a team's top-51 contracts.

As of Monday, the Rams only had 42 players under contract, plus a Void Year for Noteboom.

That's 43 contracts. Another eight contracts will be needed to get to 51; and those values will reduce the current cap space by about $7-$8M.

The Rams did sign 13 players to Futures Contracts late Monday, so they are currently over 51 under contract but the top cap sites (OTC and Spotrac) have not yet been up-dated (I just checked).

There is also the Rookie Pool that will reduce the Rams' cap space.

The good news is that restructures and releases could create some additional cap space.

Thanks for correcting me. I had just read somewhere that they had that much. So how much cap space do they have? Thanks

 

[Allen2McVay]

Thanks for correcting me. So how much cap space do they have?

My Best Guess is that right now it's about $40M but that's just my guess ... and, I'm not that bright.

The off-season cap is so fluid. I think the best thing to do is periodically check Over-the-Cap and Spotrac.

Each have Team pages. Just type into your browser OTC Rams or Spotrac Rams; and the pages should come-up. The two sites don't usually agree entirely but they are close. If their differences concern you, there is plenty of detail to review.

Keep in mind that the sites up-date but not immediately. I think they wait until final contract numbers are provided to the League. As of right now, OTC has the Rams at $46.6M, and Spotrac has them at $49.3M. However, neither has been updated for the Practice Squad players signed to Futures Contracts.

 

[OHRAM]

My Best Guess is that right now it's about $40M but that's just my guess ... and, I'm not that bright.

The off-season cap is so fluid. I think the best thing to do is periodically check Over-the-Cap and Spotrac.

Each have Team pages. Just type into your browser OTC Rams or Spotrac Rams; and their pages should come-up. The two sites don't usually agree entirely but they are close. If their differences concern you, there is plenty of detail to review.

Keep in mind that the sites up-date but not immediately. I think they wait until final contract numbers are provided to the League. As of right now, OTC has the Rams at $46.6M, and Spotrac has them at $49.3M. However, neither has been updated for the Practice Squad players signed to Futures Contracts.

A lot of great info there man. Thanks for taking the time.

 

[Kupped]

I know it’s fantasy GM.. but we also know that organizations can pull levers.. as the Rams have in the past.

Simple restructure on Dotson.. cutting Kupp (I know..) and cutting Darious Williams lifts the Rams to 73 mil in space.

 

[Kupped]

I know it’s fantasy GM.. but we also know that organizations can pull levers.. as the Rams have in the past.

Simple restructure on Dotson.. cutting Kupp (I know..) and cutting Darious Williams lifts the Rams to 73 mil in space.

And if they decide to move on from Stafford with a post June 1.. it’s up to 96 mil.

 

[blackbart]

Agree across-the-board.

Just one comment. A player's cap hit does not necessarily coincide with what he is paid that season.

Stafford's current 2025 cap hit is just under $50M.
He has a salary of $23M, with a Roster Bonus and Option totalling $10M. That's $33M he will be paid.

The way the cap rules work, the Rams can re-work his contract, pay him a lot more $ in 2025 and his 2025 cap hit could decrease from the current $50M.

I was looking at Sportrac to get Stafford and Jackson numbers.

Some of the recent contracts are just ridiculous and restrictive to the teams. I don’t get the impression Matthew is looking for that kind of $$$. I really think he is more interested in winning additional championship(s).

The Rams have been willing to pass on big dollar FA since Miller walked away in favor of younger even undrafted players. That’s working, I don’t see it changing.

 

[PhillyRam]

I was looking at Sportrac to get Stafford and Jackson numbers.

Some of the recent contracts are just ridiculous and restrictive to the teams. I don’t get the impression Matthew is looking for that kind of $$$. I really think he is more interested in winning additional championship(s).

The Rams have been willing to pass on big dollar FA since Miller walked away in favor of younger even undrafted players. That’s working, I don’t see it changing.

Well, they didn't have much choice two years ago.

Last year they spent big money on day 1 on Jackson, then came right back with more reasonable deals, but early signings of Parkinson & Curl, then Williams followed.

So they were aggressive last year. And while they currently have around $46M, they can open up more space with some releases and restructures. So I expect them to do more than just keep their own guys, especially since they only have one top 75 pick, with both 3rds being between 90-100.

 

[WestCoastRam]

Other than Alaric Jackson, who do you see the Rams prioritizing to bring back?

Other than Jackson, I doubt they prioritize anyone, maybe Brown III. I think they'll just have contracts out to many of the guys of ours who are out on the FA market and will sign them if they're willing to take the deal.

It's fun to speculate about this now but sorta not worth it till we see what the cuts across the league are going to look like.

 

[RamsinNV]

Evan Engram is not a free agent but he might be a cap casualty. He will be 31 at the start of the season and I think he would love to join a team with Stafford/McVay.

If the Jaguars decide to cut Engram, it will be interesting to see how they handle it. A pre-June 1 cut would create roughly $6 million and leave them with a $13.5 million dead cap charge. However, giving it a post-June 1 designation would clear up $15.5 million in space with just a $4 million dead-cap charge in 2025

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[PhillyRam]

Evan Engram is not a free agent but he might be a cap casualty. He will be 31 at the start of the season and I think he would love to join a team with Stafford/McVay.

If the Jaguars decide to cut Engram, it will be interesting to see how they handle it. A pre-June 1 cut would create roughly $6 million and leave them with a $13.5 million dead cap charge. However, giving it a post-June 1 designation would clear up $15.5 million in space with just a $4 million dead-cap charge in 2025

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The advantage of signing released players is that it doesn't count against the comp pick formula. Not sure they can fill holes that way with mostly released players though. So they will likley offset their losses with true FA signings.

 

[PhillyRam]

Unfortunately, it's not currently that much cap space.

Remember, the off-season cap amount applies to a team's top-51 contracts.

As of Monday, the Rams only had 42 players under contract, plus a Void Year for Noteboom.

That's 43 contracts. Another eight contracts will be needed to get to 51; and those values will reduce the current cap space by about $7-$8M.

The Rams did sign 13 players to Futures Contracts late Monday, so they are currently over 51 under contract but the top cap sites (OTC and Spotrac) have not yet been up-dated (I just checked).

There is also the Rookie Pool that will reduce the Rams' cap space.

The good news is that restructures and releases could create some additional cap space.

The rookie pool is included in the cap so to speak.

If they have 45M in cap, the rookie pool will be a part of that final 51....eventually 53.

They also have to some moves that can open up space. Darious Williams can clear over $3M with a pre June cut or $6M with a post June cut... the post June cap room could be used to sign your rookies.

Parkinson could be moved to save $3M, however I am willing to give him another year to step up in the offense. Kupp can be restructured or let go. Dotson could be restructured to open up more cap room.

So they could end up with $60M or more in the end if they want to go all in for 2025.

 

[RamsinNV]

I don’t see this being a big comp pick year for the Rams anyway. No one wants to replace Alaric at LT. Other than him the only Rams free agents I can see returning a comp pick are Hoecht, Jimmy G and Akhello; maybe Noteboom and Demarcus as well. I think the Rams try to bring the majority of these guys back next year.

 

[fearsomefour]

Wanted to see what kinds of ideas are out there.
As I look at who's available I have some names that are interesting for me.. and want to hear from others.

At WR... one name that's jumping at me is Darius Slayton. He feels like exactly the kind of guy to put opposite of Puka who can be a more reliable piece. And he's still young enough.. but should be a plug and play upgrade. He won't break the bank either.

At Corner.. I'm just not sure where to go. This is where I think I'd rather keep the guys we have and add a first rounder. But, if you're going to go big.. I like Byron Murphy.

At ILB.. how about Cody Barton?

These seem to me to be the three biggest positions of need.

They also may need to find a big run-stuffing kind of D tackle if they let Bobby Brown walk.

At CB I would resign Witherspoon.
He played well for the Rams this year and played through a dinged leg in the playoffs.
He is not a shutdown corner....are there any anymore?....but, he is a solid, versatile player that shouldn't cost a ton to keep.
I would use the first round pick on CB.
The Rams CB room would have a good mix a veterans, a couple of solid "younger" veterans (like Durant, Kendrick) while adding two first round talents in Forbes and the new draft pick.

 

[fearsomefour]

Nick Motherfucking. Bolton.

That is all I'll ask for.

What do you think Bolton will cost?

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

And if they decide to move on from Stafford with a post June 1.. it’s up to 96 mil.

Why would they do that? Is there a better option available? I don’t see one.

 

[Kupped]

Why would they do that? Is there a better option available? I don’t see one.

I’m not advocating.. just mentioning

 

[RamsOfCastamere]

4 pages and I don't see Tyreek Hill. Pipe dream but imagine him with Puka.