Rams now 6 million over cap

[rams1fan]

Yes he had a horrible season last yr, and was replaced by a rookie who played decent and deserves more starts. Combine that with his cap hit and it makes sense that we move on. But he played pretty well for 3-4 years prior to last year so we should be able to net a mid to late round pick I would guess. Hav is about to turn 28 so should still generate interest.

My guess is late at best. Havenstein is the the 8th best paid RT in the NFL. Unless He is at least viewed as average then he is over paid.

 

[PressureD41]

Ya, I think a 5th is best class if they plan on "dumping him". But hey we sold a pyrite WR for a second a few days ago lol

 

[Tano]

Ya, I think a 5th is best class if they plan on "dumping him". But hey we sold a pyrite WR for a second a few days ago lol

Let's call Bill again

 

[LARAMSinFeb.]

Nah, some teams are trainwrecks on their oline and if they miss out on an OT, they will jump at a solid vet who has had good yrs and is still under 30.

...which is why we need to hang on to him. What got us into this mess is believing OL grows on trees. Visualize the defensive fronts around the league--the jag method's not going to work for OL.

 

[PhillyRam]

...which is why we need to hang on to him. What got us into this mess is believing OL grows on trees. Visualize the defensive fronts around the league--the jag method's not going to work for OL.

Well, seems like Evans did fine and you can replace Havenstein with a rookie who can develop into a LT in 21 or 22. Someone like Peart.

Again, it's about maximizing resources.

It clears cap space, which not only helps this yr, but also the next few yrs. Hell, you can always sign a RT in FA next yr if need be because you can find those types. Its LT that becomes tough to find.

 

[CGI_Ram]

Havenstein was a very good RT before his injury last year. Unless the trade upgrades the team, it’s a huge plus getting him back!

 

[oldnotdead]

The bottom line it's really hard to determine the actual status of the cap without the actual contract numbers. Guley was a release not trade so his dead cap would be a bit complicated. Technically, there would be a $20M dead cap acceleration this year with another dead cap of $8M next year. But I have to assume there was offset language in his contract which is why they released him instead of carried him. Assuming a $2.5M offset that would mean a dead cap of around $15M. Post June 1 designated and the dead cap will be about $7.5M for two years.

Looking at just the Cooks trade there is another massive dead cap amount of over $21M. But post June 1 that will be about $10.5M for two years. So it would seem to explain why Floyd is signed but not carried on the payroll because it's probably a contract dated after June 1. After all of the June 1 manipulations are said and done, the Rams should be back in the black cap wise. Not a lot of room but not in the red IMO. If they can pull off the Havenstein and Hill trade they will end up with about the same amount of free cap as they had last year, i.e. $4-$6M.

That is why the NFL cap is a soft ceiling, not a hard one. I'm no capologist but from what I know it simply seems a lot of excitement over not much impact.