(03-02-2018, 07:40 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: You have to remember,  we can be under the cap this year, but if it's because of past carry-forwards, then the same payroll could put us over the cap next year.  

For example, if the cap this year is $150 million, and we had $30 million in carry overs from last year, we could spend $170 million and still be under the cap by 10 million.  But next year, suppose the cap goes up to $155 million, and we carry over the $10 million from this year, that gives us a total cap of $165 million, which means with the same payroll, we are $5 million OVER the cap.  

This is why carryover cap room has to be bled off slowly over a period of years and not all spent in one year.   Or else you have to have a plan to cut your payroll in future years.  What I'm saying is, sometimes it's not wise to just spend all your cap room.  You have to have a payroll that is sustainable.