02-07-2024, 11:50 PM
(02-07-2024, 10:35 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: It's a ridiculous structure even if you had a dramatic increase in the cap in the next few years. You have to consider Joe Burrow's cap goes from 29.7 this year to 48.2 in 2026 and 52.2 by 2027 so that will take over 20 million additional of the expanded cap. Ja'marr Chase is currently making 9.8 million this year. If Chase demands 30 million a year that's another increase of ~20 million off the cap space. That is to say nothing of all the other players on the team with increasing cap hits. Its just not wise to have that much cap space devoted to Burrow, Chase and Higgins.
Higgins 32.75m + Chase 30m + Burrow 52.25 = 115 million. Even if the cap did increase dramatically to 300m that is still 38.3% of the cap space being taken by just 3 players
It's a structure that has been done before to win the Super Bowl.
Burrow + Higgins + Chase:
2025 = 30.96%
2026 = 34.15%
2027 = 35.35%
Colts with Manning + Harrison + Wayne:
2006 = 21%
2007 = 25%
2008 = 35%
What the Rams did to win a Super Bowl was ridiculous, but they are totally ok with the way it worked out for them.
