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Posted on 12/25/14 at 6:02 pm to bonethug0108
Excellent work, as usual, Bone. Feel like I haven't seen you posting lately. Seems like maybe this sort of off-season stuff is more your forte 
I'm very uneducated when it comes to cap stuff so it's nice to see threads like this. Makes me feel better about our situation.
I'm very uneducated when it comes to cap stuff so it's nice to see threads like this. Makes me feel better about our situation.
Posted on 12/26/14 at 11:23 am to bonethug0108
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Easy answer. If they are signing bonuses to begin with they are guaranteed when they sign. Having them as roster bonuses and converting them protects us from injury and/or poor play.
Let's say Byrd looks like he won't heal. If we had given him $6 mil more signing bonus up front then that is gone(dead money). If we cut him because he can't play, we save the $6 mil.
That's a big reason we are giving Galette a huge roster bonus. Had he sucked or gotten seriously injured this year, we could save $12.5 mil.
Edit:
Double ninja-ed.
it also pushes the money out of year 1 of the contract. with byrd if it was signing bonus the hit last year wouldve been higher. doing it now runs the money year 2-6 instead of 1-5
Posted on 12/27/14 at 7:11 am to bonethug0108
Loften is the best player we have on defense...cut white, colston . Trade graham...
Posted on 12/27/14 at 7:27 am to ELT
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Lewis is the best player we have on defense..
FIFY
Posted on 12/27/14 at 11:35 am to ELT
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Loften is the best player we have on defense...
Behind lewis, Byrd, junior, and possibly Cam
Posted on 12/27/14 at 12:02 pm to TigerBait1127
Lofton is our best linebacker. Get some guys to play OLB on each side of him. Go back to a true 4-3 front. We don't have the linebackers to play a damn 3-4 anyway.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 12:03 pm to TigerBait1127
I actually prefer Haralson, too.
Posted on 12/27/14 at 4:05 pm to Rand AlThor
quote:Two fold reason. First, I don't like to "jinx" the season by talking about it too much while it's going on. Second, I definitely like looking at the team building aspect a lot more than the in season coaching aspect.
Seems like maybe this sort of off-season stuff is more your forte
And thanks!
quote:Definitely, especially in the case of Byrd and Galette who actually have 5 more years left(the max you can spread signing bonus money).
it also pushes the money out of year 1 of the contract. with byrd if it was signing bonus the hit last year wouldve been higher. doing it now runs the money year 2-6 instead of 1-5
Many teams that sign players to 6 year contracts have a roster bonus in year two that is planned to become a signing bonus spread over the final five years.
Also, I see people always talk about kicking the can but then think that it all just adds up one year. Not how it works.
As long as the player is signed and you have built in flexibility you can keep kicking the can and spreading out that hit instead of having it fall in one year.
Now you can plan to intentionally do a one year "cap hell" season, such as when Brees hangs it up and we have to reboot anyway. But I don't think we will go that route. We have good pieces that still need to be paid and we can keep adding as long as we remain flexible.
Edit:
And yes for the second year in a row Haralson was a huge bargain for us. Hopefully we can get him and Humber back cheap. They aren't flashy players and I don't see many teams pursuing them in the first place, much less for a large sum.
This post was edited on 12/27/14 at 4:14 pm
Posted on 12/28/14 at 9:14 pm to bonethug0108
Posted on 2/11/15 at 12:43 pm to Dead End
Wish this guy could do MY finances.
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