03-16-2021, 10:38 AM
(03-16-2021, 10:34 AM)spazz70 Wrote: I think I mis typed what i meant...that was pay up front vs spreading it out (cap space).... I think you are mistaken if you believe that the Bengals do not have the cash to pay a signing bonus up front and spread out the cap hit for future years in this instance. I believe and agree that I would not guarantee Lawson's contract just on the simple fact that he HAS NEVER BEN HEALTHY, even going back to college. Missed a year and half in college with ACL and hip injury and the same thing continued in the pros. Odds are he misses time this year.
I am not mistaken, I follow the finances of the NFL very closely. There is a misconception that all NFL teams are "rich" and that isn't true. While they are highly valued the actual liquidity of each team is vastly different. I am not sure you actually understand how the finances work here as you keep describing "cap hit" as if it is related to cash but it isn't, it is actually more of an accounting term that isn't really tied to actual cash paid in any given year.
