How are Bengals/Browns $104 mil under the cap in 2013!!??

[robert pancake gallery]

the browns have the youngest team in the league and according to the collective espn.com conversations hivemind, no free agent would be caught dead in cleveland on account of lebron leaving, so their extra cap space is no surprise

[Big_Pete]

My understanding is that team's have the option of carrying over residual cap space from previous years.

so for example if on 2011 they were

If they do carry over the cap room, then the salary floor comes into

Teams like Cleveland, Cincinnati etc have a history on not being big spenders, I don't think it is automatic that they carry over all their potential cap money.

[Iamcanadian]

Originally Posted by Bengalsrocket

Mike Brown is pretty cheap. There is no argument against that. However, in the last 5-6 seasons he has been willing to sign some free agents (though it has made him look like a fool to sign guys like Antwan Odom and Antonio Bryant [who they cut only months after signing because of an injury he had lol]).

The Bengals are in bad hands with Mike Brown, I won't defend him. But he's been doing a lot better lately with roster decisions. A lot of it has to do with the current success they've had in the draft, but there has also been some smart free agency choices as well.

Nobody can say we didn't make the most out of that Cedric Benson signing anyways :P

He signs very cheap FA's who nobody else really wants. His drafts have been saved by Zimmer who is able to get the most out of some real characters who nobody else wanted and didn't cost him a whole lot to sign.

[I_C_DeadPeople]

Originally Posted by Iamcanadian

He signs very cheap FA's who nobody else really wants. His drafts have been saved by Zimmer who is able to get the most out of some real characters who nobody else wanted and didn't cost him a whole lot to sign.

Your thinking is about 5 years behind the times. look at the last few Bengal drafts, they have been solid to very very good. And the Free Agents picked up have been the value guys that have played well.

I am a Bengals fan and it was a long time coming but things actually do look favorable these days with good drafts, no idiots or prima donna's on board and good coaching.