08-24-2023, 02:48 PM
(08-24-2023, 02:20 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: I am not a super capologist, but I do think there is some cap benefit to signing Burrow to the extension this year rather than next. It is that you can then pro-rate the signing bonus out over more years.
However, you are correct that spacing things out will help. We get s8me help on that already. Here is the schedule:
2023: Burrow $11.5, Chase $8.4, Higgins $3.96
2024: Burrow $29.5, Chase $9.8, Higgins FA/new deal around $20 mil
2025: Burrow new deal $45-$50 mil, Chase 5th year opt $20 mil, Tee $20+ mil
2026: all fully on new deals
We have around $22 mil or so in cap space. I think the plan is to structure the extensions so as much as possible gets pushed into this year, while attempting to have a lighter burden in 2024 going forward, where 2 or 3 of them will all be making $20-$30 mil. Or we could roll some savings into next year so our cap number is actually higher.
The main benefit of NOT doing it that way would be more $$ to use in FA, but that ship has mostly sailed at this point for this season.
2024: +40 mil. Burrow goes +$18 mil, Tee +$20 mil (ish), and Chase +$2.
2025: +34 mil. Burrow +$21 (ish), Chase +$10 (ish), Tee +$3 ish. (his raise).
2026: +16 mil. Chase gets his big bump (+$10 mil), Joe & Tee yearly's (+3 each?)
The cap will go up some ($15 mil, $20?). And we have some big tickets FAs: Jonah ($12.6), Reader ($15 mil), Boyd ($10 mil), Chido ($8). But everyone on contract will also get raises (Brown, Hendrickson, Wilson, Pratt).
Even if some guys take a haircut, keeping everyone is not an option. Unless Burrow takes the haircut.
Nice break down IC85. I appreciate your input and insight.
