Expert Analysis Great Mario Williams article(The Texans are fools)

[WG53]

What is this rollover crap? How do you rollover money from a non-cap year?

[Cyrus]

What is this rollover crap? How do you rollover money from a non-cap year?

You get to retroactively use unspent money from previous years. Think of it as money that can be used for one-year deals, franchise tags and front-loaded money since it's not reoccurring cap space.

[WG53]

There was no cap last year so how is there any rollover? How far back is the rollover going?

[Cyrus]

There was no cap last year so how is there any rollover? How far back is the rollover going?

There was a cap last year, there wasn't a cap in 2010.

[Starkiller]

Looks like Jacksonville is going to get into the Williams chase. They have more cap room than us.

I'm not convinced the Jags' new owner is going to shell out the big bucks yet. He just spent hundreds of millions on the team that in a small market (until he packs them up and moves to LA).

[CMJ]

No way Mario goes to Jax. No way.

[Cyrus]

I can't see the Titans being active in FA until they get a response from Manning. Chances are the Titans will only be engaged in preliminary talks with Mario Williams but I bet he signs with another team (Seahawks?) before the Titans can give him an offer. Bud Adams will likely want to keep as much cap space as possible holding out hope that he'll be able to "buy" Manning.

[reo]

I can't see the Titans being active in FA until they get a response from Manning. Chances are the Titans will only be engaged in preliminary talks with Mario Williams but I bet he signs with another team (Seahawks?) before the Titans can give him an offer. Bud Adams will likely want to keep as much cap space as possible holding out hope that he'll be able to "buy" Manning.

I disagree. They'll pursue Mario just like they would've w/o Manning.

[Cyrus]

I disagree. They'll pursue Mario just like they would've w/o Manning.

Why so? Bud Adams insinuated that he'd give Manning whatever he wants and signing a premier FA in the territory of $12-15M in the first year inhibits that. Will Adams be alright with the front office taking away what he perceives to be an advantage (lots of cap room)?

[WG53]

There was a cap last year, there wasn't a cap in 2010.

Brainfart.

[reo]

Why so? Bud Adams insinuated that he'd give Manning whatever he wants and signing a premier FA in the territory of $12-15M in the first year inhibits that. Will Adams be alright with the front office taking away what he perceives to be an advantage (lots of cap room)?

b/c you can structure the deal to pretty much whatever number you want this year and part of what manning wants is to play for a contender. Sitting on your hands and waiting for him wouldn't be a good way to get him to sign.

Titans will still be interested and pursue Mario.

[headhunter]

I say we'll purue Mario for sure doesnt mean we'll sign him.

[Jonboy]

Texans just cut T Eric Winston.

Trying to clear space for Mario?

[headhunter]

He'd have to take a hometown discount, just dont see that happening.

[Cyrus]

Is there any other reason that you'd cut a Top 5/10 Right Tackle? Something is up in Houston.