Either Colts Cap is wrong or the media is wrong (and it could easily be the media). Everyone (including people like Adam Schefter) are reporting that cutting Marvin would only save the Colts’ ~6-7 Million, but would leave them on the hook for $6… According to Colts Cap, cutting Marvin would only put the Colts on the hook for 2 million, as the rest of his ‘guaranteed money’ is in the form of roster bonii, which are only paid if he’s, ya know, on the roster. So I’m not sure whose numbers are correct… I hope its Colts cap.

That Peyton has any signing bonus money on the books, does anyone know how resigning him would work? It would take the roster bonus and base salaries off the book and then you’d just divide the remaining SB $ (3.7 million) over the years of the new contract, right? Because he said he wanted to retire in 5 more years, right? So just sign him to a new 5 year contract and get that $21 million dollar cap hit down to something like 10 to 14 million. That would be huge.

Then start cutting people that aren’t earning their salaries. When Rick Demulling became a shell of himself, Polian looked like a genius for picking Diem over him, but Diem has sure fallen off a cliff in the past 2 years.

I’m pretty sure, if Bav’s numbers are right, that the Colts specifically worked the contracts of Sanders and Clark is such a way that the Colts will free up $10,310,000 towards next years cap. $3,750,000 from Sanders and $6,560,000 from Clark, if you’re interested in the particulars. This will come from converting next years’ roster bonii into signing bonii for both players.

Won’t they want to keep those guys too? Johnson’s our only traditional DT, I don’t think Clint Session’s worth keeping around, and Giordano’s been consistent as a backup. Doesn’t that mean you have to up the ante on those three also? Also, assuming Federkeil goes may also be a stretch, though I’d like to see new blood replace both him and Diem. Have they been able to sign offensive linemen at a clip that we can expect them to fill the spots with quality players?
I’m trying to keep my optimism in check, especially with the amount of young talent on the roster, but they’ve got to do something about linebackers and linemen, not to mention find a slot guy if Gonzalez moves to wideout, and I wonder if it’s possible resign Saturday and Hayden and still get everything done.

Saw your post that we have $6.7 Million in cap space right now for 2009. That is the 2008 remainder. According to Bav’s site, we are negative cap space right now (-$3.7 Million for 2009. Last year, they used a cap rule to carry over some remaining space from 2007. It is expected we do the same again but that would only open up a little space giving us plus about $3 Million. Hate to say it but Saturday is likely done for us. Love the guy. Polian’s first and main target is Hayden. Those of you who watch cap stuff should go to Coltscap and read Polians comments under Topics/News as the cap rules entering 2009 undergo some changes. We really are tight until we make some moves.
I believe Dallas Clark gets an $8.2 Million roster bonus that could be converted to a signing bonus opening up about $6.5 Million in space. The winds of change suggest we let Marvin go which would open up about $4 Million (less than most people think). We could rework Peyton but with the new rules, might find that a little more difficult than normal. as usual, don’t expect much action in Free agency. Come 2010, we will have the ability to be very active in FA if we want.