No the cap hit comes from the guarenteed money

ETA think about what youre saying

The money that is guaranteed = Team has to pay the player that no matter what so cutting him would cause the cap hit

The money that is not guaranteed = Teams can cut without repercussion because the player did not hit the incentive or bonus to earn that part of the contract

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Posted by landrywasbeast30

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Posted on 3/2/13 at 4:19 pm to wildtigercat93

So then wouldn't it be better for teams to give as little guaranteed money as possible? Doesn't it seem like the trend is going the opposite way? It looks like we are basically headed for 100% guaranteed contracts. What you are saying is owners are basically screwing themselves.

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Posted by landrywasbeast30

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Posted on 3/2/13 at 4:27 pm to wildtigercat93

quote:
ETA think about what youre saying

The money that is guaranteed = Team has to pay the player that no matter what so cutting him would cause the cap hit

The money that is not guaranteed = Teams can cut without repercussion because the player did not hit the incentive or bonus to earn that part of the contract

Think about what you are saying. In monroesaintsfan's scenario, the team would take a $40 million cap hit by your logic. Have you ever even heard of a team taking a $10 million cap hit for one player? I'm guessing there has been cases where teams have cut a guy 1 or 2 years after giving them a huge signing bonus. The Titans thought about cutting Chris Johnson. Or you saying they would have been hit with like a $20 million cap hit? From what i can tell, the highest a cap hit tends to be is between 3 and 5 mil.

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