Post a question here for the G.M. and there is a good chance it will be asked on his show on SNY. The show airs Thursday at 4:30. He is in a good mood this week, as you might imagine, so fire away.
Does the new CBA still allow for increasing your salary cap in the upcoming year for "likely incentives" that have not been met in the current year? If so, do we plan to use any of our cap space at the end of the year as "likely incentives" that have no chance of being met?
Were barf bags distributed to the whole front office during press conferences when Herm was here? Did Bradway get a new car and a trip to bermuda when it was announced we received a 4th round pick for him? Wait..thats two..just pick the best one.
Do you think the weak running game is a product of the offensive line, the RBs we have, or that way our running plays are designed?
I think I can asnwer that(willyot see if Mike agrees). First off the OL is very young, they seem to be a decent pass blocking line but are struggling opening holes, w/ some experience playing together I expect they will get better. Secondly, I think Barlow is our best RB, even w/o much to work w/ Sunday he made something out of nothing. i like Blaylock but I think w/ his size and speed he's a change of pace back after Barlow or Houston bruises the D. Third I expect the ground game will get better b/c D's will have to respect the passing game as long as Chad is halthy and playing like he did Sunday.
Is the 4:30 show on Thursday live or taped??? PS....thats NOT a question for Mike T.; thats for anybody that knows the answer...
When are we going to see a cap on the salaries of first-round draft picks so that a - teams aren't financially penalised for having a bad season b - unproven players don't suddenly become multimillionaires, leaving their struggling teams in cap hell if they turn out to be a bust and c - quality veterans aren't forced out of the league to make cap room for those unproven multimillionaires? I really don't think the fans mind when bona fide superstars get big salaries, but out of college you shouldn't be looking at an $18 million signing bonus.
There already is a cap on rookies. Each year, teams get a portion of their salary set aside as the "rookie cap." They can't spend any more than that on their rookies and they can't use that money on veterans. The rookie cap is different for each team and is calculated based on where the team's draft picks are (and that's all draft picks, including trades and compensation). The amount you get for your first round pick(s) is very high, which leads to the problems you mentioned. But there is a cap already, it's just not low enough.
I meant specifically on first-round picks, but I see what you mean - if the overall cap was much lower it would force teams to spend less on their first-rounders.
I obviously don't know what Tannenbaum said, but I'd've thought we'd have needed to keep space clear in case of Pennington achieving escalators in the reworked deal that aren't currently taken into account?
Mangini just noted the importance of the home team fans yooping it up and being aa noisy as possible. A litney of Hot Cheerleaders roaming the sidelines and getting the fans going would seem to be in line with what Mangini says is important. OK, so when can we fans look forward to seeing some babes on the sidelines??? I'm just looking out for the team, really.
