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With Matt Kalil�s contract being a hot topic among Panthers fans Stitched Mario Addison Jersey , we reached out to Jason at Over the Cap for his perspective."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Keep Sounding PodcastPanthers 2019 NFL DraftCSR Film RoomCarolina Panthers free agency 2019Five questions with Over the Cap about Matt Kalil�s contractNew,191commentsWith Matt Kalil�s contract being a hot topic among Panthers fans, we reached out to Jason at Over the Cap for his perspective.ESTShareTweetShareShareFive questions with Over the Cap about Matt Kalil�s contractThe Panthers have a decision to make regarding the contract of left tackle Matt Kalil. Kalil�who is now in the shape of his life�spent the 2018 season on injured reserve and has been the focal point of discussions between fans on how the team should handle his just over $12 million cap hit for the 2019 season.I reached out to Jason from Over the Cap to get his thoughts on how the Panthers should approach Kalil�s contract situation this offseason.What are the cap space implications of cutting Matt Kalil pre-June 1 vs post-June 1?If the Panthers cut him pre-June 1 they will lose $3.5 million in cap space, assuming he cant pass a physical. If he can pass a physical then it will be $2.5 million in cap space. The difference is because of a $1 million injury guarantee. That guarantee does have an offset so they will get that money back eventually even if he qualifies for it but it be given back to the team in 2020 rather than 2019.If they use the June 1 they will gain no cap space between the start of free agency and June 1, but would gain $6 or $7 million (the difference is that injury guarantee) on June 2. They would take a $9.8 million dead money charge in 2020 using the June 1 whereas without the June 1 all the money is taken this year. It is our understanding that if a team cuts a player and designates it as a �post-June 1 cut�, they can�t actually use any saved cap space until after June 1. Is this correct? Can you expound on the post-June 1 process regarding �cap savings�?Yes that�s correct. The way it works is that if cut before June 1 all future prorated money accelerates to the current league year as dead money. If after June 1 only the current years prorated money stays with the team as dead money with the future dead money going into the following season.Basically it�s protection for teams in the summer months to allow them to have players compete for roster spots and be able to move on from higher priced veterans with big dead money numbers if they don�t earn a spot. If the June 1 didn�t exist then teams would potentially need to carry much more cap space in August if they had to potentially account for all accelerated money on the cap. The post-June 1 designation was implemented to basically protect salary cap strapped teams from having to pay out offseason bonuses to players that they want to cut but can�t because of the cap consequences. Kalil is a good example. If the Panthers had next to no cap space they could not afford to cut a player whose release would actually increase his cap charge because of dead money. If they are forced to keep him until June 2 he would earn a $1 million salary guarantee thus making it more costly to cut the player. So by allowing a team to designate a player a June 1 they avoid that pitfall.What do average left tackle contracts look like? Is Matt over paid or is it still an expensive position?Left tackle is an incredibly expensive position. Last year Nate Solder signed for over $15 million a year as a free agent. The average tackle earns in the ballpark of $11 million.What does the left tackle market look like this year? Both from a money range and a who is available perspective.It�s pretty lackluster. The best available is probably Donovan Smith from the Buccaneers who is not a standout at all. My guess is he will cost $11 million or so. The next up is Trent Brown on the Patriots. He may be a little cheaper since he didn�t stand out in San Francisco and there is question as to whether he is a left or right tackle. Still probably looking around $10 million a season. After that are names like Kendall Lamm, Ereck Flowers, and Greg Robinson. What do you think the Panthers should do with Kalil�s contract?It�s tough because even the lowest paid left tackles earn around $8 million a year and that is what Kalil�s salary is this year. So its not like they even have a great opportunity to reduce it. I guess what they do is try to convince him to bring down his salary to a guaranteed $4 to $5 million and a chance to earn back the difference in incentives for playtime.In a sense its sinking more money into a bad deal but it�s probably worth giving it a shot especially since the rest of the prospects are not good in free agency.What this means for the PanthersBasically Youth Cameron Artis-Payne Jersey , what Jason is saying is that cutting Matt Kalil this year doesn�t make much financial sense. Yes, the Panthers can split the cap hit into two separate years to save money, but they would still have to find someone in free agency who is making around the same amount of money as Kalil is right now. Even if the Panthers re-signed Daryl Williams and moved Taylor Moton to left tackle, the Panthers wouldn�t come out ahead. For one, Moton is much better at right tackle than he is at left tackle. There�s no reason to move him. When you already have a certified beast at right tackle, you should find a left tackle and leave the right side of the line alone.Also, I�m not a betting man but it�s safe to say that Williams will cost more than the $7 million cap savings the Panthers would get from cutting Kalil this season, so even if they wanted to move Moton over to the left they wouldn�t save any cap space by doing so. Additionally Stitched Cameron Artis-Payne Jersey , if we are valuing future cap savings with the current release of Kalil then we should also consider the future losses in such a scenario. We would all but have to resign Daryl Williams or some other valuable free agent. This would take away a compensatory pick in 2020. With the contract Williams is poised to sign, that pick could be as high as a third rounder.Of course, the other option is to cut Kalil and draft an offensive tackle in the first round. That�s also not the best move. The Panthers would have two options there: Draft a left tackle in the first round, or draft a right tackle and move Moton over to the left. Either way, you�re depending on a rookie tackle to protect your franchise quarterback. It�s just not an efficient use of resources.Signing a lower-tier free agent like Chris Clark or Marshall Newhouse is also an option to save some cap space, but we saw how that worked out in 2018. Depending on an unknown quantity or a flat-out bad option at either left or right tackle saves money, but also brings the potential to invite another shoulder surgery kind of disaster. Consider that the odds of finding someone as good as Kalil�as low a bar as that may seem�who would cost less than Kalil are less than zero. Then consider that the Panthers would still have to carry a significant amount of dead money from Kalil�s contract regardless of how they release him. In a year where the roster is full of holes and the Panthers don�t have a whole lot of cap space, adding a hole and decreasing the amount of money they have to work with just doesn�t make sense. The Carolina Panthers have decided to part ways with 14-year veteran linebacker Thomas Davis Youth Fozzy Whittaker Jersey , ending his tenure with the only team he has ever played for since being drafted in 2005. Davis announced the news tonight on his Twitter account.Here�s a portion of Davis� message, transcribed by Max Henson:The Panthers selected Davis with the No. 14 pick in the 2005 NFL Draft. In 2012, Davis became the first player to resume playing after suffering three separate ACL injuries. He is a three-time Pro Bowler (2015, 2016 and 2017) and is the 2014 recipient of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.Davis leaves the Panthers among the franchise leaders in tackles, interceptions, forced fumbles and sacks. But more important than any statistic he has ever accrued during his time in Carolina, Davis leaves as an unquestionable leader and positive influence on his teammates and fans across the globe. Davis is the human embodiment of the phrase �Keep Pounding� and Panthers fans should consider themselves fortunate to have the privilege of watching him play for our team for the last 14 years.