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Originally Posted by BossChief
The cap is going to continue to rise the next 3 years, above projections.
Over that period of time, some big contracts fall off the books.
Even as soon as 2016, the Chiefs only have salary commitments of 85 million...and 18 million of that is from Bowe and Fasano.
Chiefszilla is absolutely correct.
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85 not counting Hudson, Houston, Poe, Sean Smith, 2015 rookies and 2016 rookies. Our cap position is not that rosy.
Hudson, minimum 6/year; Houston, minimum 15/year; Sean Smith, minimum 8/year; Poe, minimum 13/year.
2015 Rookies: 6.5
2016 Rookies: 6
That's only another 55m/year to factor in. 140 may leave us like 10-15 mill in cap space in 2016.
If you project backloading contracts to make room for a couple free agents in 2015, we are cramped. That said - 2015 is the year to sign free agents given that we will not lose potential comp picks in the process, and it may be worth backloading slightly.