Brian McFarland and Tony Lombardi from Russell Street Report do a deep dive into the Ravens current cap situation. Here are the topics discussed along with time stamps:
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:45 The Domino Effect of Lamar Jackson
0:01:30 The Concept of Cash over Cap
0:04:00 Lamar’s Impact on Cash over Cap
0:08:20 BREAKING: The Salary Cap is Real!
0:13:00 Ravens Organizational Philosophy
0:14:45 Mahomes Deal for Lamar?
0:16:07 Does Spending Cash Equate to Winning?
0:19:40 The Pandemic Left Cap Scars
0:20:32 Saints: Big Spenders, Big Trouble & Voidable Years
0:28:37 How COVID Proved Costly to Lamar’s Rookie Deal
0:32:45 The Influence of DeMaurice Smith on Lamar
0:37:00 A Larry Bird Exemption for the NFL?
0:38:30 If Lamar Accepted the Ravens Offer
0:43:10 Bridging The Gap With Lamar
0:44:45 NFLPA Encourages Collusion
0:46:00 Non-exclusive v. Exclusive Tag
0:47:00 Why Wait to Apply the Franchise Tag
0:51:05 How Dak Prescott & The Cowboys Could Help The Ravens
0:53:14 Ravens Current Cap Situation
0:56:15 Potential Cap Casualties & Calais Campbell’s Status
1:01:25 Extension Candidates to Create Cap Space
1:06:00 How to Get Lamar’s Deal Done
1:09:20 Which Side Will Blink First?
1:13:00 Will Hurts, Burrow and/or Herbert Get a 100% GTD Deal?
1:15:10 Can Insurance Bridge the Gap?
