Free Agency thread for Raiders and league-wide

[RunOverByHubbard]

Free agency opens March 11. CBS Sports has their top 50 ranking. No Raiders on the list. I am surprised at a couple rated high - Aaron Rodgers and Daniel Jones. Lots of wide receivers

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/earl ... ng-top-50/

[chucker]

Unspent cap money carried over I assume. Atylla brought it up.

Unused cap space can be carried over to the next season. We don't lose it if we don't spend it. The only time you can lose it is if you don't meet that 4 year cash spending floor (which is about 90% of the cap). Nobody has every missed that minimum, and never will.

[GoodTimeCharlie]

more like 16 hours 14 minutes at 4:44 PM PST

My bad, I pegged it at 12am EST rather than the appropriate time of 12pm EST. I’m too f’n ready.

[DanKD]

Unused cap space can be carried over to the next season. We don't lose it if we don't spend it. The only time you can lose it is if you don't meet that 4 year cash spending floor (which is about 90% of the cap). Nobody has every missed that minimum, and never will.

I dont know, i hear some teams are looking to hire Chit to do their budget.

[raidersince63]

4 hours and 25 minutes.

Yup, I know we will just have to wait but I sure would like to know what Spytek is thinking right now.

[RippinJCo24]

Last years patriots had 125 million in cap space coming off a 4-13 record and filled 17 positions very well. Hopefully the Raiders can follow that blue print.

[GoodTimeCharlie]

https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles ... 0_43569203


Next Chapter

Time will tell, but on paper, the Raiders have officially turned the page on years of bad coaching and bad football. The hiring of Klint Kubiak and his coaching staff, along with the Raiders' possession of four first-round picks in the next two drafts, gives them maximum flexibility moving forward.

Las Vegas' front office is primed for a massive offseason Raiders general manager John Spytek recently explained how critical it will be for the Raiders to supply Mendoza with a solid supporting cast. Their recent moves only help make expedite the process.

"I think you want to limit the amount of pressure you have on that guy from the start. Now, if you have a young quarterback, I'm not necessarily in favor of running him out there right away either, so another quality player that can play the quarterback position if you have a young quarterback,” Spytek said.

“And obviously, a great offensive line, a run game, all the things that can limit his chances to really get killed. And a great defense too, because if he doesn't feel like he's got to go out there and score 35 points every week, I think that's helpful."

As he enters his second season as a general manager, Spytek noted that he is comfortable with the team he has surrounding him in the front office. How Las Vegas' front office works together to execute their plan in what is a pivotal offseason will be key.

"I try to be the same guy every day. I got a great group of people around me in the scouting department, so as we approach free agency, I feel like as a group, guys that were here when I got here, guys that have come in, we're all speaking the same language now,” Spytek said.

“We've got a great process in place, and to me, it's always been about the people that you surround yourself with, and so I feel great about the group that we have supporting the organization right now from the personnel side."

Oh man, let’s f[raiders_icon]cking go.

[JP808]

Spytek and Kubiak have a plan. Let’s let them work it out. Maxx was a remnant of the old Raiders. It’s time the team moves on with a new face in Mendoza. Judging from everything I saw from Mendoza this year, he is worthy of this bet. Building around him is the only way going forward. With the cap space and draft capital, Spytek and Kubiak can build this team in their vision with Mendoza as the centerpiece.

This kinda feels like the 90’s Cowboys when Johnson took over. There is now a competent GM and promising young coach in the. building. Just gonna sit back and watch where it goes from here.

[chucker]

[WNYRAIDER]

I didn't think of that aspect. It usually isn't a good sign when a good player is no longer wanted by the team. There can be other reasons but, I think the reason is fairly well known in this case.

...if it looks like a trd, and smells like a trd,.......

[raidersince63]

Last years patriots had 125 million in cap space coming off a 4-13 record and filled 17 positions very well. Hopefully the Raiders can follow that blue print.

Yup, It can obviously be done...and we don't need an all pro at every position.

Spytek and Kubiak had better be as good as many of us think they are.

[GoodTimeCharlie]

...if it looks like a trd, and smells like a trd,.......

Yeah, I’d love to have a DT/NT that kicks ass…and I hope we’re able to draft one. For the moment this team is as calm as a Hindu cow. Not a ripple on the water. It’s as clean a slate as a roster gets, and the guy we know is coming is as squeaky-clean and perfectly self-mobilized as a player can be.

We’ve been waiting for-f’n-ever.

[Cruisin with Tooz]

How much is Cade Mays expected to get? Is he restricted?

[chucker]

[GoodTimeCharlie]

That’s a shame.

See ya in the 6-7th Nowakowski.

[chucker]

That’s a shame.

Not really a shock that he reunited with McDaniel.