I have always been interested in the cap structure of the CFL and player salaries etc.  In 5 minutes i put together a 46 man roster with a 10 man practice roster that costed out each position and backups.  * = starting non-imports.  For practice roster i included a 750$ allowance per week for all 10 practice roster players for the 18 week season.  For the 2 non-dressers, i put them both at league minimum ($53,000) for the year.  Be interested to see what other people put down for fun.  This was a great procrastination game while i stare down project work i have to submit tomorrow .  BTW, my salaries came up to $5,149,000.  
EDIT: Included a 250,000 allowance for 1 game injured list.  

 

QB1	450,000	160,000	52,000
WR1	180,000	75,000
WR2	130,000
SB1	140,000	53,000
SB2	110,000
SB3*	90,000
RG	110,000	53,000
RT*	150,000
C*	180,000
LG*	160,000	53,000
LT	160,000
RB	75,000	53,000
FB	63,000	53,000	53,000
K/P	110,000
DE	90,000
DL*	140,000	53,000
DL	100,000	53,000
DE*	175,000	75,000
SLB	85,000
MLB	160,000	75,000	53,000
WLB	110,000	53,000	53,000
CB	120,000
HB	75,000	53,000
S*	115,000	60,000
HB	110,000	53,000
CB	84,000
PR	135000
2 Man	106,000
1 game	250,000

Edited July 21, 20178 yr by peggars

Have to figure in 1 game injury guys in too so you would have to cut back 

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Edited July 21, 20178 yr by peggars

I think there would probably be about a 150k-250k buffer for injuries and late signings.

It's an interesting hypothetical breakdown.  But it is hard to make it so pretty like that when you factor in Canadians.  You're going to have backups making 100k and some American starters making minimum to 80k, with exceptions for stars like Randle, Dressler, etc.

Like for example look at defensive tackle.  Nevis probably got a pretty good contract in free agency but Cory Johnson may be closer to the minimum.  Then the backups, Jake Thomas and Faith Ekakatie are both making closer to 100k+.  And a lot of those backup Canadians we have on the roster are the same way.  Thomas Miles, Mike Miller, Trent Corney, Michael Couture, Patrick Neufeld.... high draft picks or veterans on their 2nd or 3rd CFL contract so they're closer to 80-100k+ each.  So that would throw off the whole hierarchical structure of the starters making the most, and each backup making less.

i would encourage you copy, paste and tweak my 5-minute cap structure, be interesting to see if morningbigblue could develop as realistic of one as we think is possible.  

Without knowing what they make this will be tough, I'll just go with starters for now with the above listed prices and ratio options;

BLM (QB1)  - $450K

Arceneaux (WR1) - $180K

Carter (WR2) - $130K

Dressler (SB1) - $140K

Zylstra (SB2) - $110K

Demski (SB3*) - $90K

Bond (RG) - $110K

Federkeil (RT*) - $150K

Sorenson (C*) - $180K

Chungh (LG*) - $160K

Olafioye (LT) - $160K

Sutton (RB) (though I'd take Harris first and foremost, and offer him more instead of having 3 FBs listed) - $75K

anyone for FB - lets go with Lumbala as i think he blocks well - $63K

Medlock (K/P) - $110K (would need to give him some off the books incentives)

Butler (DE) - $90K (hoping hes on a cheap contract atm since he's a rookie/first contract)

Evans (DL*) - $140K

Nevis (DL) - $100K

There's not a whole lot of NI DE's to take, most are DTs. Corney? but he wouldn't command $140K I'd take Lemon for that price

Pruneau (SAM*) - $115K (I'm switching my NI from safety to SAM)

Elimimian (MLB) - $160K

Hebert (WIL) - $110K

Randle (CB) - $120K

Heath (HB) - $75K

Stephens (S) - $110K

Lee (HB) - $85K

Evans (CB) - $84K

so that totals; $3.437m for my starting 24 + Kicker and a FB of my 46 man roster;  20 players / remaining cap space of $1.712m = $85, 600 salaries per player or some top ups on a few and a some min. contracts for the back ups and teamers

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 21, 20178 yr by Taynted_Fayth

8 hours ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

Bond (RG) - $110K

Federkeil (RT*) - $150K

Sorenson (C*) - $180K

Chungh (LG*) - $160K

Olafioye (LT) - $160K

 

don't mean to nitpick too much... but Bond is currently our LG, while Chungh is the RG... otherwise, nice breakdown

Also your safety, Stephens?... Is that supposed to be Courtney Stephen? If so, he is Canadian...

Not huge in the big scheme of things but the OP left out housing, medical, and per diems from the SMS cost.

1 hour ago, bearpants said:

don't mean to nitpick too much... but Bond is currently our LG, while Chungh is the RG... otherwise, nice breakdown

Also your safety, Stephens?... Is that supposed to be Courtney Stephen? If so, he is Canadian...

with regards to LG and RG the OP put the RG as an import and LG as a NI, so it's just roster shuffling, and their salaries move with them. As for Stephen, if he's a NI even better! more ratio flexibility lol  That may have me reconsider Pruneau at SAM for Leggett then

29 minutes ago, gcn11 said:

Not huge in the big scheme of things but the OP left out housing, medical, and per diems from the SMS cost.

Included in the overall number for these purposes I would assume

On ‎2017‎-‎07‎-‎21 at 10:11 AM, Atomic said:

Included in the overall number for these purposes I would assume

Yea...perhaps.