Available salary cap

They traded for DeMeco Ryans but that was their biggest move.

The Eagles also re-signed DeSean Jackson and Evan Mathis and extended contracts for Todd Herremans and Trent Cole.

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$3 mill left? Thought they were less than that.

And the extensions may have improved their number for this year, but still always puzzles me how they always seem to have some much space available, meanwhile we are letting starters go and shifting contracts around.

I'll take the Giants method every time.

It's not like they aren't spending.

and short term contracts, but they show a reluctance to extend contracts of players that they draft or that have been with the team for a while. As a result, the makeup of their roster has very little consistency from season to season - it allows them to have a lot of flexibility with managing the cap but it has definitely been a huge disadvantage for them on the field.

This offseason was the first time in a while the Eagles have committed to multiple players for long term deals. They managed it so that their salary cap is in good shape so far this year, and maybe even going into next season, but by 2014 a lot of those new contracts will have a huge jump and they'll have to make some really tough decisions.

Over the next few years for sure.

will not look as rosy next year. They redid a bunch of their contracts, which always calls for kicking the can down the road. Nothing to see here.

Next year the Eagles are at 137 million. So, don't worry about their cap.
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since they drafted McNabb. They'll focus on one or two positions of importance, then completely ignore another position of importance. For years, they had McNabb at QB, and Westbrook, but decided to try and win with subpar WRs. The one year they went after a great receiver, TO, they wound up in the Super Bowl.

Nowadays, they seem to have quality starters at RB and WR, and but are going all in on Vick as their QB.

have actually mismanaged their cap. If you have that much cap room every year, you are not doing everything you can to win a title. Also, until recently their drafts have been pretty bad. So they didn't give that second contract to a lot of their picks. The Giants have been a much better managed team.

Remaining salary cap room can be carried over to the next year under the new CBA

Outside of Jennings, they have very little salary on the O-Line and until Ryans had no money tied up in LB or S. They have not developed anyone through the draft really at any of those positions.

They have paid their top players and have little depth. The Giants choose to operate slightly differently.

They still have ridiculous skill players

needed to spend a bunch of $$ to acquire good players the last couple of years because they stunk at the positions they filled.

That's coming off the books...that leaves 127 M

have so much Cap space for free agents because they have not been very good in the draft and most of their picks do not get re-signed for long term, high priced deals.

he has about 3 years left on his contract, and they owe him a very large sum of guaranteed money. They'll stick it out with him and prepare for him to return next year.

needed to spend a bunch of $$ to acquire good players the last couple of years because they stunk at the positions they filled.

Injuries.
Extensions.
Signing a Cut.

That isn't a lot of money overall but I'm glad we have it.