Anyway, this entry marks the first installment of "Tale of the Tape." I apologize to my non-Redskins readers, as this series (exclusive to Inside the Cap) over the course of the season will compare the Redskins' current guaranteed money commitments to their starters versus the current guaranteed money commitments to the Redskins' weekly opponent's starters. Hopefully, the numbers allow the reader to see how the Redskins compare to their opponents via the compensation metric that is most important in the NFL player contract landscape, guaranteed money. Guaranteed money is the chosen metric for this analysis because it's telling of the perceived quality of the player.
Couple of notes regarding the content below. The next to each starters' name you will see how the player was acquired by the club (thanks to Ourlads.com). Also, players whose contracts have been traded to their current team may or may not have guaranteed money that is the responsibility of the current team. For example, Donovan McNabb's contract contains 3.5M in guaranteed salary that is the responsibility of the Redskins; conversely, Adam Carriker's contract contained guaranteed money, but that money has been paid and was the responsibility of the Rams.
The second table takes a cumulative look at guaranteed money committed to position groups. The first comparison looks at a group seven players versus the opponent's group of seven; on offense this group of seven consists of the 5 starting offensive linemen, fullback, and quarterback versus the defense's group of defensive linemen (in the case of a 3-4 defense, three down linemen) and linebackers (four in the case of a 3-4). The second comparison looks at the four offensive and defensive starters on the perimeter; so for the offense the group consists of the wide receivers, running back, and tight end versus the defense's group of cornerbacks and safeties.
If guaranteed money is the indicator of perceived quality of a player, then Jerry Jones' Cowboys are perceived to be a better team than Dan Snyder's Redskins. It will be interesting to see over the course of the season, which team or teams consist of quality players with little guaranteed money committed to them.
Notes from the Individual Starters Analysis:
- I'd bet you'd be hard pressed to find another team in the NFL that has committed more guaranteed money to its starters than the Cowboys at $253M
- The battle between LT Trent Williams and OLB DeMarcus Ware represents $36M guaranteed versus $40M guaranteed.
- 8 of the Cowboys' 11 starters have contracts guaranteeing them in excess of $10M
- Players with $0 guaranteed represent players who have higher desire to perform well, as they're seeking the all important next contract with some level of guaranteed money. To this point, the Cowboys have 2 players with no money guaranteed, while the Redskins have 10 players (inclusive of their K, P, & LS).
The second table takes a cumulative look at guaranteed money committed to position groups. The first comparison looks at a group seven players versus the opponent's group of seven; on offense this group of seven consists of the 5 starting offensive linemen, fullback, and quarterback versus the defense's group of defensive linemen (in the case of a 3-4 defense, three down linemen) and linebackers (four in the case of a 3-4). The second comparison looks at the four offensive and defensive starters on the perimeter; so for the offense the group consists of the wide receivers, running back, and tight end versus the defense's group of cornerbacks and safeties.
If guaranteed money is the indicator of perceived quality of a player, then Jerry Jones' Cowboys are perceived to be a better team than Dan Snyder's Redskins. It will be interesting to see over the course of the season, which team or teams consist of quality players with little guaranteed money committed to them.
TALE OF THE TAPE: GUARANTEED MONEY | |||||||
REDSKINS | COWBOYS | ||||||
Pos | No | Player | Guar $ | Guar $ | Pos | No | Player |
Offense | $87,975,500 | $147,061,368 | Offense | ||||
LWR | 84 | GALLOWAY, JOEY U/Pit | $0 | $27,000,000 | LWR | 11 | Williams, Roy T/Det |
RWR | 89 | MOSS, SANTANA T/NYJ | $10,000,000 | $18,000,000 | RWR | 19 | Austin, Miles CF06 |
LT | 72 | Williams, Trent 10/1 | $36,750,000 | $425,000 | LT | 68 | Free, Doug 07/4 |
LG | 66 | DOCKERY, DERRICK 03/3 | $8,200,000 | $5,000,000 | LG | 63 | KOSIER, KYLE U/Det |
C | 61 | RABACH, CASEY U/Bal | $4,200,000 | $10,000,000 | C | 65 | GURODE, ANDRE 02/2 |
RG | 75 | HICKS, ARTIS U/Min | $1,000,000 | $17,750,000 | RG | 70 | DAVIS, LEONARD U/Arz |
RT | 77 | Brown, Jammal T/NO | $0 | $11,500,000 | RT | 75 | COLOMBO, MARC SF05 |
TE | 47 | Cooley, Chris 04/3 | $14,000,000 | $12,000,000 | TE | 82 | Witten, Jason 03/3 |
QB | 5 | MCNABB, DONOVAN T/Phi | $3,500,000 | $29,294,118 | QB | 9 | ROMO, TONY CF03 |
FB | 45 | SELLERS, MIKE CF98 | $1,000,000 | $92,250 | FB | 34 | Anderson, Deon 07/6 |
RB | 26 | Portis, Clinton T/Den | $9,325,500 | $16,000,000 | RB | 24 | Barber, Marion 05/4 |
Defense | $70,900,000 | $102,847,000 | Defense | ||||
LDE | 94 | Carriker, Adam T/SL | $0 | $0 | LDE | 96 | Spears, Marcus 05/1 |
NT | 96 | KEMOEATU, MA'AKE CC/Car | $300,000 | $8,000,000 | NT | 90 | Ratliff, Jay 05/7 |
RDE | 64 | Golston, Kedric 06/6 | $0 | $8,000,000 | RDE | 99 | Olshansky, Igor U/SD |
LOLB | 98 | Orakpo, Brian 09/1 | $12,100,000 | $6,407,000 | LOLB | 93 | Spencer, Anthony 07/1 |
LILB | 59 | FLETCHER, LONDON U/Buf | $10,500,000 | $8,000,000 | LILB | 56 | James, Bradie 03/4 |
RILB | 52 | McIntosh, Rocky 06/2 | $0 | $2,500,000 | RILB | 51 | BROOKING, KEITH U/Atl |
ROLB | 99 | CARTER, ANDRE U/SF | $9,000,000 | $40,000,000 | ROLB | 94 | Ware, Demarcus 05/1 |
LCB | 22 | Rogers, Carlos 05/1 | $0 | $21,895,000 | LCB | 41 | NEWMAN, TERENCE 03/1 |
SS | 30 | Landry, LaRon 07/1 | $17,500,000 | $1,000,000 | SS | 43 | Sensabaugh, Gerald U/Jax |
FS | 37 | Doughty, Reed RFA/2 | $0 | $0 | FS | 20 | Ball, Alan 07/7 |
RCB | 23 | Hall, DeAngelo SF08 | $21,500,000 | $7,045,000 | RCB | 21 | Jenkins, Mike 08/1 |
Special Teams | $0 | $3,448,500 | Special Teams | ||||
P | 6 | BIDWELL, JOSH CC/TB | $0 | $2,500,000 | P | 1 | MCBRIAR, MAT SF03 |
PK | 4 | Gano, Graham SF09 | $0 | $148,500 | PK | 18 | Buehler, David 09/5 |
LS | 57 | Sundberg, Nick SF10 | $0 | $800,000 | LS | 91 | Ladouceur, LP SF05 |
TEAM TOTAL | $158,875,500 | $253,356,868 | TEAM TOTAL | ||||
Notes from the Individual Starters Analysis:
- I'd bet you'd be hard pressed to find another team in the NFL that has committed more guaranteed money to its starters than the Cowboys at $253M
- The battle between LT Trent Williams and OLB DeMarcus Ware represents $36M guaranteed versus $40M guaranteed.
- 8 of the Cowboys' 11 starters have contracts guaranteeing them in excess of $10M
- Players with $0 guaranteed represent players who have higher desire to perform well, as they're seeking the all important next contract with some level of guaranteed money. To this point, the Cowboys have 2 players with no money guaranteed, while the Redskins have 10 players (inclusive of their K, P, & LS).
TALE OF THE TAPE, POSITION GROUPS: GUARANTEED MONEY | |||
REDSKINS | COWBOYS | ||
Offense | Defense | ||
Trenches + QB | $54,650,000 | $72,907,000 | Front 7 |
Skill | $33,325,500 | $29,940,000 | Back 4 |
Total | $87,975,500 | $102,847,000 | Total |
Defense | Offense | ||
Front 7 | $31,900,000 | $74,061,368 | Trenches + QB |
Back 4 | $39,000,000 | $73,000,000 | Skill |
Total | $70,900,000 | $147,061,368 | Total |
Special Teams | Special Teams | ||
Total | $0 | $3,448,500 | Total |
Team Total | $158,875,500 | $253,356,868 | Team Total |
Definitions: Trenches + QB = OL, TE, FB, QB; Skill = WRs, TE, RB; Front 7 = DL, LBs; Back 4 = DBs; Teams = K, P, LS | |||
Notes from the Position Group Analysis:
- based solely upon guaranteed money, the only position group the Redskins have an advantage is their skill players versus the Cowboys' secondary; this comes in large part to Cowboys safety Alan Ball currently playing on an exclusive rights 1-year tender, and cornerback Mike Jenkins and safety Gerald Sensabaugh both have a million or less in guaranteed money.
- the Cowboys' offense easily doubles the Redskins' defense in total guaranteed money.
- the Cowboys have committed 63% more in guaranteed money to their starters than the Redskins have to their own starters; the HUGE caveat being that Albert Haynesworth's $41M guarantee is not included in this analysis.
- the difference in guaranteed money between the Redskins offense and Cowboys defense is only approximately $15M, so one could assume the the Redskins offense should be able to fare decently well against the vaunted Cowboys defense. However, if guaranteed money is an indicator, then Redskins defense simply doesn't have the horses to compete with the Cowboys offense.
- the difference in guaranteed money between the Redskins offense and Cowboys defense is only approximately $15M, so one could assume the the Redskins offense should be able to fare decently well against the vaunted Cowboys defense. However, if guaranteed money is an indicator, then Redskins defense simply doesn't have the horses to compete with the Cowboys offense.
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