(08-09-2018, 11:21 AM)Kane Wrote:

(08-09-2018, 12:58 AM)Jags02 Wrote: I'll try to clear this up...

Basically, Spotrac says the Jaguars are $31.4 mil over where Overthecap says they are $19.4 mil over. So let's work this out...

For starters, let's figure out the Jaguars total cap for 2019. According to Spotrac, it's $218.36 mil where Overthecap has the Jaguars at $217.9 mil. These are close, so to be safe I'll use the higher figure of $218.4 mil. 

Next up, we need to look at their salary cap estimate for 2019. Spotrac uses $187 mil which is where they are this year, but it's more likely to increase a little. Overthecap uses a $190 mil estimate which I feel is closer to what it will be. So in this case, I'm ditching the safer route for what appears to be the more accurate route and I'll use $190 mil. This, in turn, brings Spotrac's figure to $28.4 mil over.

Next, we have to consider that only the top 51 contracts count against the cap in the offseason, which means they don't have to account for the entire $218.4 mil. Overthecap figures the Jaguars top 51 contracts to account for $209.4 mil. I'm contemplating if I should add the $500,000 because of the total cap difference, but actually, that amount is more likely the addition of another minimum wage contract which would not count under top 51 rules. So I'm going to say this $209.4 mil figure is correct for the top 51.

The difference between their total cap of $218.4 mil and the top 51 amount of $209.4 mil is $9 mil. Taking $9 mil off my latest Spotrac figure of $28.4 mil brings us to $19.4 mil under the cap.

The lower Overthecap figure is correct, and this is not accounting for any turnover money. So, if there is $18 mil in rollover money, this would bring the Jaguars to $1.4 mil over the cap.

There is a lot Spotrac doesn't factor in it seems. Almost like they use "raw" numbers not accounting for all the loopholes (prorating signing bonuses, rollover, etc etc)

Thanks for doing the work many of us are too lazy to do lol