Will We See Any Cuts Before FA Opens?

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(03-13-2021, 12:25 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: Fwiw, here is how Geno's cap hits look pre and post June 1st.

Pre-June 1st

9.5 mil in cap savings in 2021.  0 in dead cap in 2022.

Post-June 1st


12.1 mil in cap savings in 2022. 2.6 mil in dead cap in 2022.

Basically the only difference is that if you cut before June you're absorb all of his dead cap onto 2021 (5.2 mil).  But if you wait to cut him you split the dead cap across both remaining years of his contract. (2.6 mil in 2021 and 2.6 mil in 2022).

The overall savings and club payouts do not change.  And with the Bengals usually leaving 7 to 12 mil to rollover, the difference in absorbing 2.6 mil onto either year is pretty much inconsequential.  Not to mention, they can always move other bonus around to compensate for this.

I don't agree, in 2021 the cap decline is very consequential. So adding 2.6 million in cap savings is important on top of his 9.0 million so 11.6 in a year others are strapped for cash and good players will get cut and be available. In 2022, likely they go to 17 games and new TV contract so cap will be much bigger than 182.5 million in 2021, my guess closer to 210 million per team. 

So, yes cap savings in 2021 is more important than cap savings in 2022 based on this situation. Having said that, I hope they trade him for a 6th round pick and lose his entire salary with zero dead cap hit in 2021 or 2022.