It may be starting sooner than I predicted.

A few weeks I ago I wrote a post about a nightmare scenario called Salary Cap Hell. I discussed a scenario where a team can spend so much money, that they have to cut big name players each year to stay under the cap. The trap is entered when the penalty for cutting that player rolls into the following season and cuts the funds the team can use on the rest of the salaries. The following year the team is worse off than before. It turns into a horror show of a cycle until the team slashes the roster and brings in low paid zombies just to stop the increasing penalties from building every year.

Now enters a report from ESPN. RB Rhodes is out because (you guessed it) because the raiders have gone over the cap limit. Rhodes departure will hit oakland in the form of a salary cap penalty.

There had been speculation from some that oak owner Darth Davis didn't cut Rhodes before because he was afraid Denver would snap him up. Rhodes has some personal issues, and frankly I wouldn't want him. But he is an excellent RB that could fit our system, and it would be hard to pass on him if he hit the market.

Hat tip to Disco Stu and MN Bronco for breaking the story in the comments section of this post by LucasBrazil.