dead money kills us again

The average team has 26M in dead money. We were the 7th most with 36M in September and 9th most (see Over the Cap) as of yesterday, maybe. These teams making last minute trades may climb ahead of us on that list.

The problem is the league high 56M we are over the cap for next year. We can’t be sellers and don’t have picks/cap to be buyers. We will be forced to extend players with guaranteed money and make the following year’s cap just as bad. We will over pay for aging players while losing young talent, see this offseason. This is a recipe for a slow decline, especially without a QB on a rookie deal.