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money Ryan Anderson Jersey , money, money... money"Of The MondaysDaily SlopRedskins RecapsEDTShareTweetShareShareMarch 2019: A deeper dive on the salary cap - Rule of 51 & the Rookie PoolIsaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY SportsPeople have a lot of interest in salary cap right nowThis time of year, fans and journalists spend a lot of time focused on salary cap, but often struggle to really understand the nuances of how salary cap works. It relies on the principles of accrual accounting, which can be complex and difficult, and since some pretty smart lawyers are involved with crafting contracts that are controlled by the league’s Collective Bargaining Agreement — a document typically renegotiated every ten years or so — the player contracts and cap implications are often based on arcane principles that defy common sense.I have published a couple of articles previously aimed at explaining the basics of salary cap and NFL contracts:Click here to read A Primer on Salary Cap ManagementClick here to read Why calculating Total Contract Value, APY and Total Guarantee for an NFL contract can be really hardI thought I’d take the opportunity today, in this short window between the ‘frenzied’ part of free agency and the college draft, which is about 5 or 6 weeks away, to look in a bit of detail at some concepts that some people sometimes struggle with.Filling up a 90-man rosterMost teams enter the offseason, say, a week after the final game, with about 60 to 70 players under contract for the upcoming league year.For example, in early January, the Redskins had 66 players under contract, while, at the time of writing this article, about a week into free agency, OverTheCap lists 68 players under contract for 2019 (NOT counting the two most recent announced signings, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Ereck Flowers).Obviously, most of these players were on the 53 man roster in Week 17.Some of them were on reserve lists (Reuben Foster and Montae Nicholson, for example).Also, the Redskins have a half dozen or more players who were signed to futures contracts in early January.Click here to read A Primer on Reserve/Future Contractsfor one season.Fullyguaranteed money is $1.5m (comprised entirely of the $1.5m signing bonus).If heplays both years of the contract, his $3m cap hit should be affordable in 2020.The average person Troy Apke Jersey , when they read that Adrian Peterson signed a 2 year, $8m deal, reasonably assumes that the Redskins just lost $4m in cap space.As we’ve already seen, due to contract structuring (including incentives making up a large part of the reported $8m), and the Rule of 51, the actual impact on the Redskins available cap space is only $1.21m!We know that through some fancy structuring, the 6-year, $84m Landon Collins contract, with its $14m APY has a 2019 cap number of just $4m.In fact, because Landon Collins pushed Robert Davis and his $570K cap charge below the 51-player cutoff, the net cap hit impact for the Collins contract was just $3.25m!The Rule of 51 and contract structuring make free agents signed this time of year much more affordable than one would expect based on the Twitter reporting that provides the headline numbers on player contracts.Rookie Pool estimatesOne thing that every team must account for is the money needed to sign the draft picks that will be joining the team at the end of April.With the current CBA and its “slotting” of draft picks, teams can project with a great deal of accuracy the cost of each draft pick.Absent any trades, even as fans, it’s easy for us to know how much the Redskins are going to need for their draft class before the draft even starts.Again, though, the Rule of 51 makes the calculation less straighforward than it seems.Step One of the calculation is simply to identify the team’s draft picks, and the expected contract value of each of those picks.Fortunately, the people at OverTheCap do all that work every season for us, and it’s as simple as clicking the link to the Rookie Pool page at OverTheCap.Because of this handy tool, we can see at a glance that the 9 contracts for the incoming draft class are projected to total $7.928m.But that’s not the end of the calculation!Remember that the Rule of 51 means that we’re only counting the 51 highest cap hits for 2018.We won’t actually need to allow $8m for signing the rookies.To run the example, I’m going to account for the fact that the Redskins have signed Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Ereck Flowers to contracts (though their contract details haven’t been made public yet), and I will also assume that the team will sign 1 more veteran free agent between now (when I’m writing this article) and the draft, pushing 3 players off of the current top 51.So, let’s revisit the bottom of that list:Notice that the three veteran free agents signed pushed 3 players off of the top-51 list.Now Montez Sweat Washington Redskins Jersey , the lowest paid player on the list is Trey Quinn, last year’s Mr. Irrelevant.Let’s look at the expected 2018 cap hits for the 9 drafted rookies that the Redskins expect to sign:Rd 1 $2.621mRd 2 $1.174mRd 3 $745,803Rd 3 $700,541 (comp pick)Rd 5 $572,707Rd 5 $553,718 (comp pick)Rd 6 $526,958 (comp pick)Rd 7 $519,473Rd 7 $513,645The Round 1 pick will have a cap hit of $2.621m, but he will push Trey Quinn and his $587,268 cap hit off the list.Net cap hit for Rd 1 pick = $2,033,915The Round 2 pick will have a cap hit of $1.174m, but he will push Greg Stroman and his $588,944 cap hit off the list.Net cap hit for Rd 2 pick = $585,355The Round 3 pick will have a cap hit of $745,803, but he will push Shaun Dion Hamilton and his $608,252 cap hit off the list.Net cap hit for Rd 4 pick = $137,551The Round 3 compensatory pick will have a cap hit of $700,541, but he will push Shaun Dion Hamilton and his $609,048 cap hit off the list. Net cap hit for Rd 4 pick = $91,493Now the pattern breaks.The lowest remaining salary on the top-51 is Tim Settle’s $637 Montez Sweat Washington Redskins Jersey ,011.The final 5 draft picks from Rounds 5, 6 & 7 all are projected to have cap hits less than Settle’s 2018 cap number, so these final five draft picks are not counted in the top 51, and have no impact at all on the off-season salary cap.This means that the actual amount of available cap space that the Redskins need to reserve (in this example) is $2,848,314 (The net cap impact of the first four draft picks: $2,033,915+$585,355+$137,551+91,493).The Redskins will need $2.85m to sign their 9 draft picks.Of course, any trades (up or down) will affect these numbers, but, absent a big move in the first round, there will be very little change in the amount of money the Redskins will need to reserve for the rookie pool.Just in case you were wondering, each of these nine players is charged against the Redskins salary cap the moment he is drafted, regardless of when he actually signs his contract. Hogs Haven takes a look at 2019 NFL Draft prospects who could contribute to the Redskins"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Looks Like Someone Has A Sixpack Of The MondaysDaily SlopRedskins RecapsEDTShareTweetShareShareCan Cody Barton Help The Redskins As A Coverage LB?Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY SportsCody Barton, LBSchool: Utah | Conference: PAC 12College Experience: Senior | Age: 22?Height / Weight: 6-2 / 237 lbsProjected Draft Status: 4th or 5th RoundNFL Comparison: L.J. Fort College StatisticsPlayer OverviewCody Barton was 3-star prospect from Sandy, Utah. He’s the son of two former Ute alumni and athletes. His dad played football and baseball for the university. His mom played basketball. Barton is lauded by his teammates and coaches as the hardest working player they have been around, how his passion fuels the defense, and how his example and leadership keeps everyone focused. Barton didn’t get any offers until his senior year in high school and though Utah was the only power 5 school that offered he didn’t hesitate to play for the school that had been a part of his family. His brother Jackson played left tackle for the Utes and participated in the Combine with his brother and is considered a late round option at tackle. He loves studying film, he loves working out, and he loves coming to practice so that he can see the work he put it pay off on the field. This draft season has been huge for Barton. I think very few people expected him to come into the Combine and outperform some of the top prospects at the position. He did just that and has popped up on scouting radars. Barton has experience playing inside and outside linebacker but I think his greatest chance for success may be playing inside at the WILL position at the next level. StrengthsElite agility and strength with good athleticism and size for the position.Excels in coverage. Moves well in space and for the most part takes measures steps to gain good depth in zone. Shows good awareness in coverage and can recognize routes developing in front of him. Takes running backs out of the mix in pass coverage and makes QBs think twice before throwing over the middle. Has the athleticism to run with RBs and TEs in the seam or on the boundary. Can track the ball in the air and make a play on it. Has good pass rushing skills from the outside or inside. Has the speed to beat blockers and hurry the QB and finish. Disruptive once he’s in the backfield.Prolific and reliable tackler.Leader of the defense responsible for getting guys lined up in the correct place and relaying calls. Team captain.WeaknessesPlayed as light as the low 220’s this past season and there are some questions about if he can keep the weight he’s gained on.Needs to be more effective when playing the run. Instincts and play diagnoses are a step slow causing him to miss opportunities to beat blockers to the spot he needs to get to.One season of impressive production and bricks for hands. Let’s see his work:More Cody Barton videosHow Would He Fit On The Redskins?There are a lot of athletic linebackers that will likely be around on day 3 of the draft. Barton might be the best of the bunch in terms of his coverage ability. I don’t think he’s ready to start yet and he may never be considering what I saw with his instinct and read and react ability on some plays but he certainly has a future as a coverage linebacker likely in a sub package. Boy do the Redskins need one of these but it seems they prefer their 6-4 270 lbs EDGE’s drop back and cover TE’s. A smart defensive coordinator would find a way to get Barton on the field on special teams and on passing downs. It would be really nice if he could improve his hands and increase his impact by creating turnovers but his ability to take the guys he covers out of the equation is pretty impactful on his own. He also could be asked to rush the passer in these situations and I think he can be pretty effective when he knows all he has to do is go and get after the QB. He isn’t a complete LB but he has some versatility and would improve an area at the position that the Redskins have needed for a long time. On day 3 I think a depth/role player doesn’t get much better than this at the position.