Panthers Cap Trouble, Link Of Contracts

[PantherBrew]

I say we restructure Charles Johnson's contract into one that gives him $1 million per sack in a season, plain and simple. Last season? $9 mil. 2010? $11 and a half mil. The year before that? $4mil. Then you could cap it at $15 mil a season so if he pulls a Jared Allen (I wish) we're not out like $20 mil on the year.

Probably not realistic but $76/6 years and being the highest paid player on our team is fuging ridiculous. That's Peppers money and he is no Pep.

This is not smart.

If he makes money, purely on the # of sacks he record's then you change his incentive on playing. He is going to stop playing the run, and go full speed at the QB every play.

Now if you want to say tackles at or behind the line of scrimmage then you may make a case.

However, he would never ever ever ever agree to this type of restructuring.

Bird in the hand.

[ginnitti]

Looks like Jansen's contract has been changed - just a type.

Also you can view base salaries by year here: http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/

And 2012 salary cap hits here: http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/cap-hit/

Seems pretty legit.

[KendrickPanther]

Part of signing your own and building through the draft is knowing who to release and who to restructure. You can't simple say "our fans love 29year old player X! Let's give him 40mil!"

[XClown1986]

Extending Smitty and tinkering with Gross' contract would open up some real wiggle room

[Car123]

a bit hard to fathom isnt it?

it was 36 mil earlier.

Must have changed it

[Kevin Greene]

Thread is getting weaker and weaker.

Better:

[Argus Plexus]

Jansen wouldn't be worth that much but pay the man, arguably the best LS in the game right now. I've never seen him f**k up a snap.

[Marguide]

I say we restructure Charles Johnson's contract into one that gives him $1 million per sack in a season, plain and simple. Last season? $9 mil. 2010? $11 and a half mil. The year before that? $4mil. Then you could cap it at $15 mil a season so if he pulls a Jared Allen (I wish) we're not out like $20 mil on the year.

Probably not realistic but $76/6 years and being the highest paid player on our team is fuging ridiculous. That's Peppers money and he is no Pep.

Top DE money is now in the $14 to $16 million range. CJ may be a little overpaid, but not by much.

[Gallagher]

Top DE money is now in the $14 to $16 million range. CJ may be a little overpaid, but not by much.

Is it? That seems crazy. I just find it odd how everyone on here is so up in arms about Deangelo's contract when it seems to me that CJ is the most overpaid player on the team. Or maybe I'm just biased cuz he's the highest paid player on the team.

[KendrickPanther]

CJs cap figure this season is right in line with his production.

Jared Allen has a cap figure of $14m

Demarcus Ware is $10m

Julius Peppers is a steal at $11m

Elvis Dumervil is $14.5m

Dwight Freeny has a $19m cap figure!

Tamba Hali $14.2m

Clif Avril (who?) $10m

So there are plenty of guys floating around with similar cap figures and similar production.

edit: Just to add to that we probably gave him a little extra to keep him off the Falcons. You guys would all be raging if CJ was sacking Cam.

[carpanfan96]

The NFL releases the salary cap information for teams and players once the contracts have been approved. If you have the media access from the NFL you can get the information directly from the league, that's how the sites like ESPN and Rotoworld get their information.

If you have access to the membership exclusive log in (certified agents/players) for the NFLPA site you can also get the information from the NFL from there by asking for it.