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  • @audreyd7653
    @audreyd7653 3 роки тому +211

    Thank you. The Saints really needed this video.

    • @shandonrolle5589
      @shandonrolle5589 3 роки тому +8

      People who don't follow the saints needed this video

    • @michaelanderson4280
      @michaelanderson4280 3 роки тому +6

      The saints are always over the cap and they always get out of it there experts at the cap

    • @nicholasalexander9866
      @nicholasalexander9866 3 роки тому +6

      You haven’t been paying attention huh? The Saints always do this and always find a way out of it

    • @randoando5178
      @randoando5178 3 роки тому +2

      they r already in the positive idk where u at

    • @danielcoronado6483
      @danielcoronado6483 3 роки тому +2

      @@michaelanderson4280 BLEWDAT NATION

  • @AmazingManJr
    @AmazingManJr 3 роки тому +380

    I like that they’re explaining everything like this 😁

    • @100XPROBLEMS
      @100XPROBLEMS 3 роки тому

      @Fiqih Wanita wtf

    • @Hertacles
      @Hertacles 3 роки тому +1

      5 years ago nobody cared. As players are more public with their money the fans are more in to it.

    • @muddbrothers1708
      @muddbrothers1708 3 роки тому

      Because youtubers are doing their jobs

    • @gotshmoked1764
      @gotshmoked1764 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/pytV-MXt9ew/v-deo.html

    • @stefanlal3060
      @stefanlal3060 Рік тому

      @@Hertacles That's bullshit people always cared about the salary cap.

  • @wjcastillo0814
    @wjcastillo0814 3 роки тому +76

    This was actually really helpful. They should do videos like this with rules and other topics.

    • @MRVIDEOMASTER-yw1qw
      @MRVIDEOMASTER-yw1qw Рік тому +1

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  • @footballtalkwithfreddy8684
    @footballtalkwithfreddy8684 3 роки тому +133

    Thank you for making this. Some People don’t understand what it means

    • @ab3040
      @ab3040 3 роки тому +3

      😂 don't act like you do
      Many NFL GMs don't get it

    • @footballtalkwithfreddy8684
      @footballtalkwithfreddy8684 3 роки тому

      @@ab3040 I do have a good understanding of it. Do I know everything no. Will I ever find out everything who knows.

  • @MuggleKiller75
    @MuggleKiller75 11 місяців тому +10

    Tom Brady taking less money so he can create more cap space is one of the reasons why he will remain the GOAT

    • @ceocartel2120
      @ceocartel2120 3 місяці тому +2

      Real talk

    • @Nunya7211
      @Nunya7211 2 місяці тому +1

      Incredible that no one else does..

    • @RM-56
      @RM-56 Місяць тому +1

      @@Nunya7211 his wife was a millionaire so that was a factor

  • @RoddyMusic444
    @RoddyMusic444 3 роки тому +24

    one of the best videos yall ever dropped no cap

    • @Nunya7211
      @Nunya7211 2 місяці тому

      Actually there was a ton of cap content

  • @rmm3803
    @rmm3803 3 роки тому +9

    Excellent!! One of the most important topics to understand about football especially for newbies like yours truly. I've come to love the game so much that I always feel a little down when folks are discussing player acquisition strategies as I haven't the faintest idea what they're talking about. This information will allow me to enjoy the game even more and for that I thank you!

  • @FranciscoGarcia-yt2jm
    @FranciscoGarcia-yt2jm 3 роки тому +15

    Wow that was funny and educational, everything should be taught like this.

  • @top10nfl
    @top10nfl 3 роки тому +6

    this was a really informative video, I wish they made more like this

  • @hamzairfan7330
    @hamzairfan7330 3 роки тому +75

    Casuals: Saints are going 0-16 with almost -99 mil in cap
    Mickey Loomis: HaHa salary cap go brrr

  • @rrebelatl
    @rrebelatl 3 роки тому +14

    This should be helpful to people who think trading players like Wilson or Ryan is possible.

  • @justinannesi4521
    @justinannesi4521 3 роки тому +4

    A part two that goes even more in-depth would be amazing

  • @thetruebolt133
    @thetruebolt133 3 роки тому +37

    still didn't say how the saints were 100m down in cap

    • @footballtalkwithfreddy8684
      @footballtalkwithfreddy8684 3 роки тому +5

      By giving players big contracts and releasing guys with big contracts

    • @paulcoover7057
      @paulcoover7057 3 роки тому +1

      They kicked Brees money down the road for so long, there dead money it's a record! !!!

  • @fanboy6584
    @fanboy6584 3 роки тому +3

    Very informative to us fans. If I can have a little request, maybe make an extra video on what voidable years are on these nfl contracts! Thank you!

  • @mikerandle9489
    @mikerandle9489 2 роки тому +14

    This was very informative. I’d be interested to see their take on voidable contract years. Jerry Jones always seems to have those up his sleeves so he can spread the Cap Hit of the Signing Bonus out over 7 years on a 5 year contract

    • @tzim8968
      @tzim8968 2 роки тому

      Can you give me an example of a player this strategy was used on? I'd like to research it further

  • @jengable4888
    @jengable4888 3 роки тому +13

    I find Patrick Mahomes's contract very interesting. Also, TB is stand up player and this information just reinforces the fact that he truly cares about the team that he plays for, and his teammates. Thank you for posting this, for this video explains the salary cap process within the NFL.

    • @jengable4888
      @jengable4888 3 роки тому

      @Fiqih Wanita ...What is that ? Can you explain what this is before I copy the link to open it up ?

  • @jad5802
    @jad5802 3 роки тому +1

    You the GOAT for this NFL. Please make more of this type of videos so that us fans can understand more about not just the league in general but also the more in-depth side of the game. 😁

  • @jitnaq7374
    @jitnaq7374 3 роки тому

    NFL Films is the best to be educated about everything about football! I LOVE it!

  • @tjanderson5892
    @tjanderson5892 2 роки тому +9

    10:35 the biggest fleece ever in the NFL was Tom constantly giving money back to NE and never gettin anything roster wise to show for it. We always heard about him taking less, but he was never rewarded w/ weapons that other teams would seemingly get. Other than Gronk, he had to make his WRs instead of being blessed w/ already established stud WRs. He got Cooks for a bit and Gordon for pennies. No Diggs, Cooper, Odell, or any #1 WR that were available during the yrs he was giving discounts

    • @bretthart5008
      @bretthart5008 2 роки тому +2

      Randy moss

    • @684avatar
      @684avatar 2 роки тому +4

      Are you forgetting that a lot of that money also goes to the defense? Tom has had some top defenses in his last 21 years. The WR he’s had are drafted to fit into the system he plays in that’s all they need.

    • @684avatar
      @684avatar 2 роки тому +1

      Plus also he’s a pocket QB I’m assuming most of that money goes into his O-Line. We’ve all seen it time and time again how frustrating it is for our favorite teams defenses not being able to sack this man or intercept his passes 😂

    • @tjanderson5892
      @tjanderson5892 2 роки тому

      @@684avatar skarnekia or whoever the O-Line coach was made the O-Line. The yr he retired NE gave up one of the most sacks ever for them and Tom got destroyed all season culminating in him barely surviving against Manning and the Broncos in the AFC championship I believe. So they brought his out of retirement. Plus how many linemen leave for larger contracts?

    • @tjanderson5892
      @tjanderson5892 2 роки тому

      @@684avatar would make sense if it were true, but it’s not. Pats went a number of yrs w/ the least amount of pro bowlers on defense during Brady’s tenure. Collins moved, Jones moved. Bill liked having an elite corner w/ Revis and Gilly, but other than that, the whole was always greater than the sum of the parts. The past 3yrs NE has been spending among the league highest in pass catchers yet they have no elite pass catcher to show for it. Brady covered up Bills poor job as GM and Bills great job at coaching has be able to excuse his terrible roster building as well

  • @adrianpena800
    @adrianpena800 3 роки тому +2

    Very well done video, and very informative as well

  • @aarushnair1
    @aarushnair1 3 роки тому +9

    This is a lot for me to process.

  • @GoodNews-px2im
    @GoodNews-px2im Рік тому

    I like hearing the voice of the weekly preview/picks in a different type of video.

  • @danielcoronado6483
    @danielcoronado6483 3 роки тому +11

    Now people can stop asking about how the Rams make it work every year

  • @Migliore8895
    @Migliore8895 3 роки тому +3

    This is really some quality content to have during free agency. PFF proposés a similar article and it really helps making that period of the season kind of entertaining in its own way

  • @jeethha1
    @jeethha1 3 роки тому +2

    Top 5 free agent signings in NFL history:
    1) Reggie White to Packers
    2) Tom Brady to Bucs
    3) Drew Brees to Saints
    4) Peyton Manning to Broncos
    5) Deion Sanders to 49ers and Cowboys

    • @GeauxTigers7189
      @GeauxTigers7189 2 роки тому

      3 should be 1 in my opinion. The Saints went from a meme to good immediately after Drew Brees signed back in 2006

  • @thechocolatelabs8124
    @thechocolatelabs8124 Рік тому

    10:14 No clue how I remember this but I remember seeing Dak and Jerry go into that meeting to sign the contract while at the Star

  • @abangdape
    @abangdape 3 роки тому

    Liked how you present this.. Great work!

  • @skaoaooakkzkksnowpack5905
    @skaoaooakkzkksnowpack5905 3 роки тому +5

    1:40 that was my exact reaction lmao

  • @Rell_abn
    @Rell_abn 3 місяці тому

    They put in the cap as a way to stifle the players contract and the amounts any given player can recieve which in term mean more money for the league and owners.

  • @vipahman
    @vipahman 3 роки тому +2

    If I'm the 2020 Patriots, it's better to go all in for 2021 which is exactly what they did. Pats now have a great OL, TE, WR, DL, DB, S. They are short on RB and QB so one hopes they dip and trade in the draft.

  • @RemoveYouTubeShorts
    @RemoveYouTubeShorts 3 роки тому +2

    we need this video to understand the rams in the past 4 years

  • @BlankScreenSessions
    @BlankScreenSessions 3 роки тому +14

    I love how they threw Derrick Henry's stiff arm in there just because lol. That poor man will see himself getting owned in highlight reels for years to come 🤣

  • @carzzn
    @carzzn 3 роки тому

    Best NFL video y’all have ever posted

  • @DBHPN
    @DBHPN 3 роки тому +2

    If you play Franchise in Madden this will make alot of sense.

  • @popcornblast5348
    @popcornblast5348 3 роки тому +5

    So Pats can do this
    In the draft:
    NE gets:
    Deshaun Watson
    2022 4th
    2023 6th
    HOU gets:
    2021 1st and 2nd
    2022 1st and 2nd
    2023 1st and 3rd
    Cond. 2025 3rd/2nd/1st (85/94/97% of snaps played)
    Gilmore
    Jakobi Meyers
    Bentley
    Damien Harris
    Newton (Sent to Washington after for cond. 2022 3rd)

    • @simbamafara6391
      @simbamafara6391 3 роки тому +1

      That’s what too much for the pats to give up, those 2 round picks and Gilmore who still has 2 seasons of pro bowl left in him. The Texans aren’t in the best position either cause Watson will sit out if he doesn’t get traded and everyone knows that.

  • @antonionunez3759
    @antonionunez3759 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you NFL for this. As a Giants fan I was wondering how did Dave Gettlemen handle the cap so poorly for 2022. Which resulted in Joe Schoen trying to fix this mess. Now with this I have a better understanding on it. So again thanks. 🙂

  • @GoodNews-px2im
    @GoodNews-px2im Рік тому

    Tremaine Edmunds: “I need it all, I need it all!”
    Prophetic 😂😢

  • @JT-qj2lj
    @JT-qj2lj 3 роки тому +2

    We needed this video

  • @ashleyhansen6150
    @ashleyhansen6150 2 роки тому +1

    I was hoping to hear more about contract restructures. The Saints were $80 million over the cap starting the 2022 season and were still able to field a pro NFL team for the season.....how? They should have a high school team out there.

  • @augiemelian5430
    @augiemelian5430 3 роки тому +2

    It is actually useful, thanks

  • @FlintGiven
    @FlintGiven 3 роки тому +1

    Really most of this people should know and the people who are ignorant wont even bother to watch this

  • @ShootersShootPodcast
    @ShootersShootPodcast 3 роки тому

    This video was amazing, I finally have some understanding

  • @Sophiuhhhh
    @Sophiuhhhh 3 роки тому +3

    Why was I thinking about this yesterday

  • @icetray2727
    @icetray2727 3 роки тому +2

    I’ve been watching the NFL since I was 8 and I never understood the salary cap and contracts until now

  • @chris-dd6uq
    @chris-dd6uq 3 роки тому

    I have never fully understood this stuff. Thanks.

  • @yourbrotherjoeproductions9326
    @yourbrotherjoeproductions9326 3 роки тому

    Thank you NFL, I used to sound so dumb when Id try to make up an argument without knowing. This was really helpful and entertaining

  • @ppumpkin3282
    @ppumpkin3282 3 роки тому +1

    Raised more questions than it answered.

  • @floridagator1765
    @floridagator1765 3 роки тому +2

    Basically, a player's signing bonus is his only guarantee. The big numbers the players get make them look greedy in the fan's eyes. Even though the players will NEVER see ALL of the money put in the media press release. The league and owners are geniuses. If a player makes 1 million dollars a year, most fans figure, "That's a lot of money per year!" That's TOO much for playing a game. The NFL is a BUSINESS FIRST. If you don't produce, you are gone!

  • @yyhayyha1636
    @yyhayyha1636 3 роки тому +19

    finnaly someone exlplained me

  • @davidsullivan3021
    @davidsullivan3021 2 роки тому +2

    Got a question
    How do you keep track of your teams cap space??

    • @tjanderson5892
      @tjanderson5892 2 роки тому +3

      Still a great and relevant question lol. It’s forever changing. Every yr we get a list showing teams w/ the most cap space, but then the teams w/ hardly any cap space sign Dak for hundreds of millions. Or pay Mahomes half a billion lol. Like it just doesn’t make sense. Unless ya just believe that any team can sign any player they want if they they really want to. They can find a way to make it fit if need be

  • @bomigaruba4433
    @bomigaruba4433 3 роки тому +1

    i knew this video was coming when in ever new signing video i saw "voidable years"

  • @darkchocolate3390
    @darkchocolate3390 3 роки тому +1

    After watching this and The Ringer's video about the salary cap, it makes more sense but I'm still kind of confused lol.

  • @vanthaonguyen1992
    @vanthaonguyen1992 3 роки тому +1

    what happen if you go over the cap?

  • @jaye739
    @jaye739 Рік тому

    The editing was pefect.

  • @monkeymayhem481
    @monkeymayhem481 3 роки тому

    I watch a lot of NFL and this helps me understand more.

  • @joeydirt69
    @joeydirt69 2 місяці тому

    as a Lions fan i couldn’t help but notice that absolutely zero footage of them was used aside for a split second when a Lions uniform can be seen rushing against Kirk Cousins. we really were the dregs of the league in 2021. Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes saved this team

  • @benb7727
    @benb7727 3 роки тому +1

    Well that clears it up for me cause I didn’t know all of this

  • @JAWS_164
    @JAWS_164 2 роки тому

    Oh now I know what the salary cap is well thanks for explaining NFL

  • @geejay7633
    @geejay7633 3 роки тому

    Thank you for this video

  • @JBTriple8
    @JBTriple8 2 роки тому

    Thanks I needed to know this Sports Economics 101

  • @tjanderson5892
    @tjanderson5892 2 роки тому +1

    Know it’s complicated, but I always thought it’d maybe be a good idea to have veteran contracts (guys 10+ yrs or so) to have contracts that impact the cap at 2:1 ratio. Or something like that. Where a 10 million dollar contract is really only 5 million against the cap. Maybe do something similar w/ running backs too since they have such a short shelf life. But that would incentivize teams to roster older players that may otherwise be pushed out to younger and in many ways cheaper contracts. Feel like if they wanted to, the players could negotiate something like this into their CBA. Majority of players aren’t the names we all know about. They’re guys fighting for roster spots that aren’t guaranteed anything. And older thay are being pushed out bc of cheaper alternatives doesn’t necessarily need to be the case I don’t think. Maybe the idea is impossible, just somethin I always wondered about in all salary cap sports

    • @zachariah8917
      @zachariah8917 2 роки тому

      That makes sense actually. As the system is set up now, signing any proven good players to long term deal basically always fks over the team's cap/money situation long term, forcing teams to choose between staying loyal to their proven players and paying them top dollars, or trading them away to gamble on young unproven guys to replace them. If a player's cap hit, went down by like 5% every year they were in the league, it would make it a lot more affordable for teams to be able to keep the talented good players on their teams with big contracts, while also leaving them with enough money to bring in young unproven guys.

  • @Ogspotlite
    @Ogspotlite 3 роки тому +27

    You’re “early enough” congrats you found this

  • @atheistmindtricks
    @atheistmindtricks 3 роки тому

    That was awesome thank you

  • @kitcarandang
    @kitcarandang 2 роки тому

    Perennial Contender = footage of Brady hoisting his 6th Lombardi
    All-in One year = footage of Brady hoisting his 7th Lombardi
    lols

  • @Djsoluiuc
    @Djsoluiuc 3 роки тому

    I already know this but yet I still am watching it. After all I want to be a contract manager

  • @makhadomphaga6962
    @makhadomphaga6962 3 роки тому

    Glasses up to the video editor... we appreciate you

  • @perfection02
    @perfection02 3 роки тому +1

    the player sound bytes are golden!

  • @xRageAgainstMachines
    @xRageAgainstMachines 3 роки тому

    Shoutout to the editor for the clips!

  • @paulidson1483
    @paulidson1483 10 місяців тому +2

    clear as mud

  • @themoneyman1752
    @themoneyman1752 2 роки тому +1

    Mahomes got a $63M signing bonus and he could see the end of that 10 yr deal its possible

  • @JonathanPerez-tj6xc
    @JonathanPerez-tj6xc 3 роки тому +2

    Now I understand 🙂

  • @byronrhodes1659
    @byronrhodes1659 2 роки тому +1

    I have it all straight now. 😳

  • @marcuslecoure8962
    @marcuslecoure8962 Рік тому +1

    I wonder if NFL players watch this video to help them understand too 😂

  • @vipahman
    @vipahman 3 роки тому +1

    ROTFL at 1:53 explaining the salary cap going down when Derrick Henry stiff arms Josh Norman to the ground. Evil!

  • @camowolf4975
    @camowolf4975 3 роки тому +2

    Who else wanted to know?

  • @dnflp3871
    @dnflp3871 3 роки тому +1

    As a giants fan I have a love hate relationship with Dave Gettelmen

  • @wedolittletrolling1997
    @wedolittletrolling1997 3 роки тому +2

    When you realize we don’t have cap *aka* falcons because thomas Dimitroff go crazyyyyyyyyyyyy

  • @quantumspinup7418
    @quantumspinup7418 3 роки тому +1

    What happens if they go over the cap?

    • @Snookbone
      @Snookbone 3 роки тому +1

      Fines, loss of draft picks, and the League has the authority to cancel contracts if necessary.

  • @manuel1846inla1
    @manuel1846inla1 3 роки тому +2

    This...... Is...... Complicated :(

  • @cmann517
    @cmann517 2 роки тому

    lot of pancakes, lot of syrup 🤣😂🤣 5:27

  • @aliali-ce3yf
    @aliali-ce3yf 3 роки тому

    so trading a player is like cutting a player in terms of cap hit? is that why trading russell would be disastrous for seattle evening if they wanted to trade him?

    • @laurinnn
      @laurinnn 3 роки тому

      Idk about Wilson but in Wentz case, the Eagles have to pay all guaranteed money that was initially spreaded over multiple future seasons now while the Colts only have to pay the base salary as well as bonuses

  • @Backendralph
    @Backendralph 3 роки тому +1

    My head hurt after watching this

  • @theshawshankinception1220
    @theshawshankinception1220 2 роки тому

    Wait so the signing bonus is given in full to the player when they sign, but in the contract it is spread out?

  • @nielsouverain8747
    @nielsouverain8747 3 роки тому

    Yup

  • @dannyrusso4542
    @dannyrusso4542 3 роки тому

    so what i dont get is how for an example the saints are now barely under the cap, but just signed winston to 12 million for 1 year, how did they do that?

  • @sinnohanvictory
    @sinnohanvictory 3 роки тому

    Good video

  • @EPhotoAlbum
    @EPhotoAlbum 3 роки тому +1

    Clear as mud.

  • @matthewbrown2028
    @matthewbrown2028 3 роки тому +1

    I love this! They need to do this every year lol

  • @sarcasticspongebob1270
    @sarcasticspongebob1270 3 роки тому +1

    Money

  • @b2k-boomer
    @b2k-boomer 3 роки тому +2

    SAINTS GO BRRR

  • @ericsmith6823
    @ericsmith6823 3 роки тому +1

    I really thought dak would be kirk cousins part 2 and leave Dallas and thought my packers were grooming aj dillion to be the next feature back and probably lose both Jamal williams and Aaron Jones and if anything keep Jamal cause he's cheaper and have jj watt in green bay but idk anymore lmao

  • @EdwardSalyers
    @EdwardSalyers Рік тому

    When it has the player cut the other bad player how did that happen ?

  • @josetoasa7095
    @josetoasa7095 3 роки тому +3

    It does not matter if you are first and why does it matter

    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 3 роки тому +1

      I argree with you. They don't get anything for a pointless comment. Who cares . It doesn't matter since we all watch the same thing.

  • @Samchampion765
    @Samchampion765 3 роки тому +3

    I wanna know how the bucs are over the cap but still able to sign players

    • @vinnyschoell1646
      @vinnyschoell1646 3 роки тому +1

      I know it’s so werid

    • @footballtalkwithfreddy8684
      @footballtalkwithfreddy8684 3 роки тому +1

      Well you technically have until the start of the season to get under

    • @swishy__
      @swishy__ 3 роки тому

      it’s bc they have Tom Brady and Tom Brady is a cheater

    • @nickrodriguez7245
      @nickrodriguez7245 3 роки тому

      @@swishy__ keep crying 🤡

    • @matthewh4747
      @matthewh4747 2 роки тому

      @@swishy__ Tom Brady loves deflated balls and roughing the passer calls when the other team slightly touches him. The guy has had one of the most impressive careers of any professional athlete, ever. I can give him that, but I will always effing hate Tom Brady with the heat of a thousand suns.
      To be fair I grew up in buffalo when TB and the pats wiped the floor with us almost every single year for a decade plus. Screw Tom Brady, he should have stayed retired the first time.

  • @Joc_GoLive
    @Joc_GoLive Рік тому +1

    Helpful but lost in some ways

  • @Thesportsking1
    @Thesportsking1 3 роки тому

    Like the part about the video is when I saw them Titans talk

  • @ThePadi94
    @ThePadi94 3 роки тому

    Why was the cap uncapped in 2011?

  • @kayodeakinwumi6182
    @kayodeakinwumi6182 3 роки тому

    What is the 'cost of benefits' in simpler terms

    • @FreakinFred08
      @FreakinFred08 3 роки тому +2

      The NFL offers benefit packages to their players (medical, dental, vision, etc.). The money spent for those benefits come from the players' share of the league revenue, therefore it has to be subtracted from the players' share to figure out what money is left to spend on contracts. For example, let's say the players' share of League Income is 100 Million. Let's say the benefits that the players receive costs 15 million. What's left over is 85 million. Now, let's say there are 10 teams in the league. Divide 85 million by 10 teams, and that means each team has a salary cap of 8.5 million.

    • @kayodeakinwumi6182
      @kayodeakinwumi6182 3 роки тому

      @@FreakinFred08 Thanks for this

  • @littlebilly8747
    @littlebilly8747 3 роки тому

    Now all those random phrases I've been hearing for years make sense (ish)

  • @Imfromtheyear3452
    @Imfromtheyear3452 Рік тому

    Brady understands the long game. Winning a Super Bowl will payoff more than selfish contracts in the long-run.