"Bloody Thursday" has started on Wednesday

elchalje · Post by **elchalje** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:04 pm

Broncos cut Jed Prulzyer, Trevor Price, and Mike Anderson.

Panthers cut B. Buckner, Rod Smart, and STEPHEN DAVIS.

Dolphins allegedly cut Sam Madison.

John Clayton is reporting the 2006 cap will be $92 million, much lower than the usually accepted $95-96 million estimate.

Irn-Bru · Post by **Irn-Bru** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:09 pm

In a sick and twisted way I think I'm going to have a lot of fun watching all of this unfold. I still happen to believe that the Skins will be OK in general, and it will be kinda fun to see what stars are hitting the market.

What I wouldn't give to have a fumble-problem and injury free Stephen Davis in his prime here in Washington. Wishes. . .

SkinsFanInHawai'i · Post by **SkinsFanInHawai'i** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:27 pm

We are getting rid of depth, while other teams are getting rid of big name guys,
yet we are in the worst shape?

gay4pacman · Post by **gay4pacman** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:13 pm

yeah all of the people that we are letting go arent starters...i mean matt bowen cmon he barely saw the light of day last year. I think the skins will be a lot better off than most people are thinking. I mean cory raymer...bye

SkinsJock · Post by **SkinsJock** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:51 pm

This is going to be a very interesting off season if there is no agreement.

The players and the fans will suffer the most.

If the players think they will be able to force the owners into any sort of scenario that is not making these guys a lot of money then everyone is in for a dose of harsh reality. This scenario is going to be allowed to happen by the owners because they think that they are bigger than the players and the players better be very careful about how greedy they are trying to be.

I really am surprised that this got down to the last day. Not a pretty picture!

dabear · Post by **dabear** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 9:10 pm

sure, you cut bowen. i expect that, though he will be scooped up by another team quickly. clark is going to hit the market, and taylor is on trial. depth is a good thing my friend. who plays saftey now? doesn't sound very smart to me, but what do i know, i live in chicago. just sounds funny.

Kentucky Fried Hog · Post by **Kentucky Fried Hog** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:01 pm

Broncos cut Jed Prulzyer, Trevor Price, and Mike Anderson.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2350136

Kentucky Fried Hog · Post by **Kentucky Fried Hog** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:02 pm

Dolphins allegedly cut Sam Madison.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2350370

1niksder · Post by **1niksder** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:05 pm

Safety Lawyer Milloy and tight end Mark Campbell also were released in moves that saved the Bills an estimated $9.1 million in salary cap space. The team has not determined whether to release veteran receiver Eric Moulds, who rejected the Bills' offer to restructure his contract earlier this week.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/5371676

1niksder · Post by **1niksder** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 11:14 pm

ESPNews reports the Tennessee Titans have released OT Brad Hopkins

MiamiDolphins.com reports the Miami Dolphins have terminated the contracts of S Tebucky Jones and CB Reggie Howard

The Sun-Sentinel, reports the Miami Dolphins have released OLT Damion McIntosh, who was due to earn $4.425 million in salary for 2006. The move saves the Dolphins about $4.48 million in cap room.

hkHog · Post by **hkHog** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:36 am

Wouldn't it be funny if at the last minute the CBA got extended?! From a couple things I have read it's still a possibility!

gay4pacman · Post by **gay4pacman** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:40 am

Im still hoping!

gibbsfan · Post by **gibbsfan** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 12:05 pm

the owners have called off talks from the lastest nfpa,s offer this morning.

they met for 57 minutes....this according to the lastest on espnews.

Irn-Bru · Post by **Irn-Bru** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:37 pm

There is going to be a lot of trash thrown around, and a very large portion will be directed at the owners. However, the fact that the owners voted unanimously to reject the NFLPA's offer tells me that the NFLPA wasn't willing enough to compromise either.

Only a few cuts so far, but I bet the team's offices are buzzing today.

Salary Cap of all teams:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2349505

ESPN's take on who might get cut:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2341755

ESPN's report (I think it'll update automatically) on who has been cut:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2350202

hkHog · Post by **hkHog** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:45 pm

I just don't understand how every year the Titans are so far over the cap. Especially since every year they cut loads of guys and purge their talent. Their team is terrible and they have no good players and yet they're still $15 mil over. I don't understand how everyone trashes the 'Skins for the way they handle the cap when they have never ACTUALLY BEEN IN CAP HELL until this year when they only got put into a bad situation because of the nonrenewal of the CBA but nobody talks about how incompetent the Titans front office is.

NikiH · Post by **NikiH** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:25 pm

Wow our list of casualities doesn't look half as bad as I thought it would. If Noble is cut can we hire him to coach? Raymer and Hall might hurt without replacements but hopefully sometimes soon the parties involved in these talks will stop acting like 3 years olds and this issue will actually be resolved.

gibbsfan · Post by **gibbsfan** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:21 pm

right on nikiH they are all greedy and acting like 3 yr olds.

i,m with you if they would come to their senses and meet in the middle and get this resolved asap but from this morning they said it will get done it,s just a matter of when it will get done,say like next year.

it needs to be resolved i agree but we are better off than what some have said in the media.

SkinsJock · Post by **SkinsJock** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:23 pm

The owners seem to be saying we can take everything but we are not in agreement with ourselves first about how we (the owners) will split up the revenue AND we are not going to increase the cap from 56.2 to 60.3 (or whatever).

The first thing that happens now is that the initial increase of the cap to $115mill (from $95mill) which is now NOT going to happen - means that the players just "lost" $10mill per team in salaries that they would have made this year if they had kept the current agreement!!

The players it seems to me are hoping for something to happen down the road rather than take the sure thing and keep everybody on the same page as it has been. This could be a big mistake.

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 5:16 pm

This whole situation reminds me of when hockey returned. Teams had to adjust to a salary cap and big name players relocated all over the league.

skinsRin · Post by **skinsRin** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 6:13 pm

Man! every team has to make big cuts, this off season is so wierd. I guess evey team is gonna have to get under the 92 mill this comming year. LOL it's funny to watch all these teams scramble. I'm sure the Skins will start cutting soon, who will get the axe first.