That’s btw. entirely depeding on if we’re extending Baker. We’ve got a considerable more to spend if we do. He’s cheaper right now as well if you do that *thanks* to the second half of the season.
Worst case we do not, he balls out and we take this hit while having to pay a lot more next year with free agency looming.
Entirely depends on how you personally see the future right now..
These are our current top cap hits for 2026. Several of these can be restructured to clear up more space and likely will. The $8M figure noted is a point in time reference. Nothing really matters until the new league year starts in mid March.
For those who don’t know what a void year is, it’s basically a “ghost” year added onto the end of a players contract to spread out their guaranteed money (signing bonus) for a lesser cap hit. So if you sign a guy to five years, $100M guaranteed that’s $20M per year of dead money on the cap. You can add several void years which would take it to $100M over 7 years or $14.3M per year. The downside of void years is you carry that money on your dead cap for a player potentially no longer on the team.
If anyone here follows Josh Queipo he’s the cap analyst for PR. He thinks we’ll see the Bucs rework Wirfs and Goedeke’s contracts to make our cap space about 50 million for this year. Push about 20 million to PS guys and drafted players and we should see about 30 million for free agents this offseason.
They’re going to restructure guys that they know they’re keeping. Like the gentleman above stated, Wirfs and Goedeke are getting re structured to create more space. Unpopular but trading AWJ and getting out from that salary and gaining a 2nd-3rd rounder would help a ton. Theres plenty of mid level guys we can get in FA that can match his production the last two years, he just isn’t worth the current price tag not even close.
I’d imagine targeting a starting level linebacker and edge or interior players in FA is the move. Need solid vets to rotate in on that line since we’re going to be heavily relying on Walker/Diaby and a rookie to spearhead the edge room. The draft will surely be defensively focused but our depth needs to be improved. All in all I think we’re in a good spot to improve, let’s hope the Glazers want to spend.
Salary caps are a myth.
I am very much in favor of us treating Winfield Junior if we can get a second round pick for him I would gladly do that there are plenty of corners and safeties in this draft and we can always have easy in play safety if need be.
Explain why I am looking at the Bucs cap space on Spotrac.com and it says $15m for 2026 whereas the image above says $8m?
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Where is all of our cap space going?
Shit roster no cap space gm masterclass
That’s btw. entirely depeding on if we’re extending Baker. We’ve got a considerable more to spend if we do. He’s cheaper right now as well if you do that *thanks* to the second half of the season.
Worst case we do not, he balls out and we take this hit while having to pay a lot more next year with free agency looming.
Entirely depends on how you personally see the future right now..
https://preview.redd.it/6stiudba9xfg1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d39e872f96e241e6f40cc778e6a37865990ed215
These are our current top cap hits for 2026. Several of these can be restructured to clear up more space and likely will. The $8M figure noted is a point in time reference. Nothing really matters until the new league year starts in mid March.
For those who don’t know what a void year is, it’s basically a “ghost” year added onto the end of a players contract to spread out their guaranteed money (signing bonus) for a lesser cap hit. So if you sign a guy to five years, $100M guaranteed that’s $20M per year of dead money on the cap. You can add several void years which would take it to $100M over 7 years or $14.3M per year. The downside of void years is you carry that money on your dead cap for a player potentially no longer on the team.
If anyone here follows Josh Queipo he’s the cap analyst for PR. He thinks we’ll see the Bucs rework Wirfs and Goedeke’s contracts to make our cap space about 50 million for this year. Push about 20 million to PS guys and drafted players and we should see about 30 million for free agents this offseason.
They’re going to restructure guys that they know they’re keeping. Like the gentleman above stated, Wirfs and Goedeke are getting re structured to create more space. Unpopular but trading AWJ and getting out from that salary and gaining a 2nd-3rd rounder would help a ton. Theres plenty of mid level guys we can get in FA that can match his production the last two years, he just isn’t worth the current price tag not even close.
I’d imagine targeting a starting level linebacker and edge or interior players in FA is the move. Need solid vets to rotate in on that line since we’re going to be heavily relying on Walker/Diaby and a rookie to spearhead the edge room. The draft will surely be defensively focused but our depth needs to be improved. All in all I think we’re in a good spot to improve, let’s hope the Glazers want to spend.
Salary caps are a myth.
I am very much in favor of us treating Winfield Junior if we can get a second round pick for him I would gladly do that there are plenty of corners and safeties in this draft and we can always have easy in play safety if need be.
Explain why I am looking at the Bucs cap space on Spotrac.com and it says $15m for 2026 whereas the image above says $8m?
How are the Seahawks so low
Seahawks dynasty incoming?