I need some help with the salary cap for the coming year. I read an article at 101sports.com by Tony Softli that gives all the players salaries for next year. After adding up all the salaries I got, $84,435,070. That would leave around 40 million in cap space right? I have been hearing around 10 million available. I realize this does not include draft picks but they will not take up 30 million. So am I missing something?

Corner Back Justin Tryon was released from the Colts.  Now I realize that we just signed a corner back.  It does seem interesting to check out Cryon.  Cryon started in six games last year for the Colts due to injury.  I can't say I have heard of him or seen him play but hopefully the front office is taking a look into this one.
 

Filler, filler, filler, filler, filler, filler, filler, filler.  Gotta love it.

Where to start? First off, let tell you this is not overreation Monday, this is me trying to blow off some steam because of a horrible game.

Lets start with the first possesion. Drive down the field to the one yard line. 1st and goal and we cannot punch it in. No blocking, no one can catch the ball. It was pathetic. Reminds me of the last three years. No offense in the red zone. Offensive line; how much are we paying you? Can you not make a hole push someone backwards when we get to the one yard line. Apparently not. Just like the announcers said, if the Giants are playing man coverage; somebody has to win again man coverage. You can tell we will miss Danny.

Salas, Salas, Salas...hold on to the ball buddy!!!

Next possesion, we drive down the field, get to the one yard line and again can't do anything. I must say I was jumping around like a mad man for kicking two field goals when we had the ball on the one yard line and the seceond inside the ten yard line. Horrible, putrid, dispicable, lousy, sickening.

Now I will harp on Bradford some. I realize there we drops. That sucks, but we had plenty of guys open and the ball was thrown way too low. If we are gonna harp on the receivers for dropping the ball, I am gonna harp on Bradford for throwing low balls. This is Bradford's second year and we need to see you step up. I think I counted five time that the receiver was open and Bradford threw horrible passes and wasn't even pressured. Again, we are paying Bradford how much? I want results!!!

Cadillac, bad luck on the lateral pass but I didn't see you trying to run and tackle when we realized it was a turnover. For pete sake, Bradford went running after the guy. He was the only one I saw running after them.

Jump to the second half and we are down eighteen points so we start our dink and dunk again. I mean c'mon really this crap again??!!!! We were blowing them away with the middle of the field and with Alexander. By the way, I will give props to DX; what an awesome game for you man. But again, we try to go conservative. Really down eighteen points and you want to get conservative??

Next, the officiating crew. Horrible calls. Pass interference on a guy holding onto King's jersey? Really, horrible call. Holding on Saffold??? No way!!! Rediculous!!!!! The giants were holding our guys all day in the red zone...no calls. Imangine that. I thinks the refs reallized they blew a couple of call and so they started calling them at the end of the game when it was too late. I think refs need to start being penalized for crappy calls. Defenses are penalized for being held by the other teams. It can't be tolerated in my opinion.

In the fourth quarter, we start to get some momentum back and I would think we would be in 4 down time. What do we do, punt. Punt? I just wanna ask a question to Spags: do you want to win a game? You don't punt when you are down two scores in the fourth quarter. I realize you are a defensive coach but I think it was pretty obvious we weren't gonna win on the defensive end. And to the last play of our last possesion. I believe it was 4th and 28. Punt with 1:28 on the clock and down by two scores. Again, I want to ask if we even want to win a game or just not look bad? I am inclined to say the latter. I will give props to the defense. Great game in my book. Congratulations to Quinn for his first sack.

I just want our coaches to know that we are not in the hunt to get Andrew Luck in next year's draft. But the way we played today against this beat up team, I guess Luck would be a nice back-up. I don't think the giants beat us. We clearly beat ourselves. Going against an even tougher team next week, I am just gonna pray. Again, I am blowing off steam because I can't go to sleep right now because of the lousiness. And I did refrain from cussing.

I thought this article was interesting.  Let get the spending started!!  And holy crap can Tampa Bay afford some big free agents!!

"With the new CBA comes a new salary cap, plus the requirement to spend closer to the cap than ever before in real dollars.

What makes this situation unique is that, after so long of being on the same side when it comes to compensating players, the owners are going to pull back the velvet rope. However, they will be able to do it to varying levels. It is safe to say that, if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wanted Peyton Manning, they could take care of his signing bonus in this cap year (they’re almost $60 million under the $120 million they need to be shooting for). It makes you wonder why the Glazer family was spending so much money on their soccer interests and not their “real” football venture.

The disparity between the free agency haves and have-nots is monstrous. Here is the latest guesstimate as to where the 32 NFL teams are at in terms of the new and improved CBA-approved salary cap.

Tampa Bay – $59.2 million under
Seattle – $39 million under
Arizona – $37.3 million under
Chicago – $37 million under
Buffalo – $35.9 million under
Cincinnati – $35.9 million under
St. Louis – $35.6 million under
Kansas City – $34.3 million under
Jacksonville – $31.4 million under
Carolina – $30.6 million under
San Diego – $19.4 million under
San Francisco – $18.9 million under
Detroit – $16.6 million under
Atlanta – $13.9 million under
Philadelphia – $13 million under
New Orleans – $11.7 million under
Washington – $10.6 million under
Tennessee – $10.3 million under
Houston – $7.6 million under
New England – $7.6 million under
Baltimore – $5.3 million under
Denver – $1 million under
Green Bay – $62,000 under
New York Jets – $1.2 million over
Indianapolis – $2.7 million over
Minnesota – $5.1 million over
Oakland – $10 million over
Pittsburgh $10 million over
New York Giants – $11.3 million over
Dallas – $18.9 million over

From the sounds of everything we’re hearing, it’s going to be “Game on!” in trying to sign the free agent and rookie classes out there and it’s going to be a Rebel Yell type of opening salvo when it all starts. Teams like the Vikings will be restructuring. Teams like Green Bay will be standing pat. Teams like Chicago will spending like drunken sailors."

 

http://min.scout.com/2/1089035.html

First, I wanted to congratulate the Carolina Panthers and their fans for the win on Sunday.  As a Rams fan, I know what it feels like to start winning after a great deal of losses. That said,  the Rams just came off a heartbreaking loss to the Bucs in the final 20 seconds of the game.  I am sure they are going to make sure this does not happen again, especially at home.  The Panthers coming off a win want to keep the ball rolling and gain momentum.  The game should be an interesting one.  Any comments, questions, or other generalities are welcomed.  Just play nice.

 

How are you guys feeling about Matt Moore?  He seemed to have a slow start to the season, but then had a hell of a game on Sunday.

Anyone think Jimmy Clausen will be playing again this season? 

Would a Bradford vs. Clausen game be good matchup?

Has Steve Smith slowed up any?  Doesn't seem that he has been giving 100% effort.

"Cross the St. Louis Rams for those interested in Terrell Owens.

 

According to league sources, the Rams have decided to take a pass in their pursuit of the free agent wide receiver, FOXSports.com has learned.

Reports over the weekend suggested that the team had intensified their efforts for Owens and that the team could make an offer as early as today. However, that was premature as team brass met this morning on the matter and decided to go in a different direction."

Glazer, Jay. "Rams decide to ignore T.O."

Fox Sports. 26 July 2010. Web. 26 July 2010.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/St-Louis-Rams-Terrell-Owens-free-agent-will-not-sign