Updated: Where we're at with the Cap

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@bigbone62 said:

@Kentis said:
Kind of interesting that the Vikings didn’t designate the Thielen cut as post June 1st, could of had alot more space this season. Are the Vikings clearing space for 2024?

I read somewhere that after the cuts of AT and Cam they were nearly $120 million under the cap for 2024.

Rogers deal is gonna take a lot of cap space to fit in.

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It'll be an interesting ride.  Probably going to have to start getting better at drafting soon.

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@JimmyinSD said:

@bigbone62 said:

@Kentis said:
Kind of interesting that the Vikings didn’t designate the Thielen cut as post June 1st, could of had alot more space this season. Are the Vikings clearing space for 2024?

I read somewhere that after the cuts of AT and Cam they were nearly $120 million under the cap for 2024.

Rogers deal is gonna take a lot of cap space to fit in.

Rogers?

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@MaroonBells said:

@El_Padre said:

@Kentis said:
Kind of interesting that the Vikings didn’t designate the Thielen cut as post June 1st, could of had alot more space this season. Are the Vikings clearing space for 2024?

One last run with the Captain and then retool next year?

It's possible. I read the Vikings rank 5th in most cap space in 2024. 

Well that's assuming our only veteran player is like ONeill right?

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Vikings can do create a lot of cap space.  Here is a Q&D plan ...

https://overthecap.com/calculator/minnesota-vikings

Season  :  Cap Space2023  :  ($7,436,216)2024  :  $120,221,739

Cut H. Smith: Saves $7,379,999Cut Hicks: Saves $5,000,000Cut Ham: Saves $3,050,000Cut Reed: Saves $2,500,000Trade Cook: Saves $7,898,727Trade Z. Smith: Saves $12,156,861Extend Hockenson 4 yr 58M: Saves $5,500,000Restructure O'Neill 12M: Saves $9,000,000

Season  :  Cap Space2023  :  $45,019,9592024  :  159,534,562

Extend Jefferson 4 yr 130M: Costs $7,000,000Extend Shelley 2 yr 8.5M: Costs $1,330,000Extend Schlottmann 2 yr 2.7M: Costs $580,000Extend DePaola 2 yr 2.875M: Costs $664,167

Season  :  Cap Space2023  :  $36,445,7922024  :  $125,279,562

Sign DL Greg Gaines (26.8 years old) 3 yr 15M: Costs $2,210,000Sign EDGE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo (27.8 years old) 3 yr 18M: Costs $1,710,000Sign CB Cam Sutton (28 years old) 3 yr 27M: Costs $2,210,000Sign LB Germain Pratt (26.8 years old) 3 yr 30M: Costs $3,130,000Sign S Taylor Rapp (25.2 years old) 3 yr 22.5M: Costs $3,210,000

Season  :  Cap Space2023  :  $23,975,7922024  :  $82,099,562

Extend Hunter 3 yr 88M (with 2 void years): Costs $5,000,000

Season  :  Cap Space2023  :  $18,975,7922024  :  $68,339,562 (only 36 players)
2024 Cap HitsJefferson: $26,000,000Hunter: $25,00,000O'Neill : $22,689,111Hockenson: $14,171,000Cousins: $12,000,000 (dead money)Pratt:  $12,000,000Sutton: $10,920,000Phillips: $8,833,334Rapp: $7,920,000Okoronkwo: $6,420,000Gaines: $5,920,000Shelley: $5,420,000

I figure the team could get 3.98 or 4.110 for Z. Smith from the Browns. 
Not sure about Cook but Miami seems like a good candidate as they have no backs under contract.
I would want to offer this:  3.84 and a future 6th for Cook and 4.118

How would you draft if this was the scenario?

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@medaille said:

@MaroonBells said:

@El_Padre said:

@Kentis said:
Kind of interesting that the Vikings didn’t designate the Thielen cut as post June 1st, could of had alot more space this season. Are the Vikings clearing space for 2024?

One last run with the Captain and then retool next year?

It's possible. I read the Vikings rank 5th in most cap space in 2024. 

Well that's assuming our only veteran player is like ONeill right?

Dunno. Just know it doesn't include Cousins, Harry, Thielen, etc. But you can bet the salary picture will change dramatically between now and then. 

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@bigbone62 said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@bigbone62 said:

@Kentis said:
Kind of interesting that the Vikings didn’t designate the Thielen cut as post June 1st, could of had alot more space this season. Are the Vikings clearing space for 2024?

I read somewhere that after the cuts of AT and Cam they were nearly $120 million under the cap for 2024.

Rogers deal is gonna take a lot of cap space to fit in.

Rogers?

you know,  Aaron, after he takes his obligatory 1 year in NY,  he announces his retirement and in Aug 2024 the boys jump on Vikings 1 and head to some hippy commune and beg him out of retirement.

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@mgobluevikes said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@StickyBun said:
I think Harrison Smith has to be a part of the cuts. 

leaving you with zero leadership on D.   not that I disagree,  but unless you are going for a full rebuild,  I dont think you want to completely remove all the veteran faces.

That leadership on D got us a 31st overall ranking. Can it get a whole lot worse? 

Yes!!!  32nd!!

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@AGRforever said:

@mgobluevikes said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@StickyBun said:
I think Harrison Smith has to be a part of the cuts. 

leaving you with zero leadership on D.   not that I disagree,  but unless you are going for a full rebuild,  I dont think you want to completely remove all the veteran faces.

That leadership on D got us a 31st overall ranking. Can it get a whole lot worse? 

Yes!!!  32nd!!

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I’ve heard Harrison Smith is taking a team friendly deal. Still waiting for actual confirmation, 

I too am surprised they didn’t make Theilen a post June 1 cut. That would have gone a long ways in addressing the cap.