Quote (xnozx. @ Feb 18 2013 06:30pm)
The Giants' rookie pool number for 2013, according to Jason from overthecap.com, is estimated to be $4,614,587.http://corner.bigblueinteractive.com/index.php?mode=2&thread=465396http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy121/optimus2g/2013GiantsRookiePoolallocations-estimated-2-18-2013-1of2_zps8f959786.jpg
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NOTES:
• The Giants rank 20th out of all clubs in this category, ranging from biggest rookie pool allocation to smallest, with their total of $4,614,587.
• The total range is from approximately $7.84 M to $2.92 M.
• The Eagles have the biggest rookie pool allocation estimate, with $7,836,357.
• The Colts have the smallest rookie pool allocation estimate, with $2,917,155.
• Estimates will change after compensatory picks are awarded, and according to the amount of picks that teams have.
• Changes in estimates will of course be made to reflect trades and transactions involving draft picks prior to the draft, during it, and after its conclusion, at which point speculation will cease, since the numbers will be concrete at that point.
• Click on the link below for the rest of NFL clubs.
The Giants have to clear more money for the rookies and their RFAs who include Cruz, S. Brown, and A. Brown.
1.) Cruz would cost $2.879 M against the cap, if tendered at the 1st round tender rate, which he undoubtedly will be.
2.) S. Brown would cost $2.023 M against the cap, if tendered at the 2nd round tender rate, which he most likely will be.
3.) A. Brown would cost $1.323 M against the cap, if tendered at the original round tender rate, which he most likely will be.
**On a sidenote, A. Brown’s original round was the 4th round of the 2009 draft, so that's what any team that would agree to sign him would have to be willing to give up to the Giants to keep him, which is VERY unlikely since RBs are a dime a dozen.
The Giants will need another $6.225 million in cap space to make room for their Restricted Free Agents (RFAs).
If you add that amount to the rookie pool money $4,614,587, then the Giants will need to be $10,839,587 under the cap.Right now they're supposedly a little over about $4 million under the cap. This means that they need to clear close to about another $7 million in cap space. This means more players have to agree to paycuts, and some more who have to be released if they don't do so, thereby creating the requisite room under the cap.
The good news is that the timetable works out for the Giants well with respect to the draft, since it's a little over 2 months from now, giving them plenty of time to make the necessary room under the cap. The problem lies with the RFAs. They'll need to clear a little more than 2 million bucks more to sign Cruz, S. Brown, & A. Brown, at the RFA tender rates mentioned above. They will need to do this within the next calendar month, which gives them time, but the clock is definitely clicking.
I didn't even count the money that the Giants need to make under the cap for re-signing their own players in Unrestricted Free Agency (UFA), which include: Beatty, Bennett, Boothe, Hixon, Carr, and maybe even guys like a Chase Blackburn and Keith Rivers to fortify the LB corps--God knows that they're short on bodies at that particular position.
With the cap being tight like it is, the Giants may have to re-sign guys like Blackburn and Rivers because of circumstances due to the salary cap and lack of depth at the Linebacker position. Those 2 would not cost much, and the Giants are know what they can do (which is rather be limited, unfortunately). I didn't even bother to mention Osi, Phillips, or Tynes because it's widely assumed that they're gone, and would cost too much to keep.
Don't forget that the Giants need money to sign other players too, if they would like, so that means guys on the roster whose performances don't match their high cap numbers, like a Diehl or a Webster, or even a Tuck or a Snee (although unlikely for these latter two), could be targets for paycuts or being released. The option to restructured some deals for guys on the team, not in danger of of being released in order to create more cap room this year--although at expense of creating more in later years--is also there. Ideal candidates for that include guys like Eli and Rolle.
All in all, the Giants will be forced into making more hard decisions with respect to the cap in order to make room for the RFAs (Cruz and the 2 Browns), rookies, and in order to re-sign their own UFAs. They'll have room to probably a select couple of guys from other teams in UFA, but it won't be many. Don't bank on any splurges for a FA RT if they re-sign Beatty to play OLT, or another similar player at that position to take his place, like a B. Albert. Like many years past, the Giants will be up against the cap, and won't be splurging on FAs.
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Wow I haven't actually read our situation to this extent yet.