02-26-2022, 04:46 PM
(02-26-2022, 12:43 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I see the only thing you are missing is contract creativity to sign players to huge contracts while pushing the cap hit down the road.
No, I mentioned it here.
(02-25-2022, 11:56 PM)fredtoast Wrote: This is where the accounting comes is. All of the numbers I have listed above are "yearly average". Since free agents get a lot of cash in their pockets from signings bonuses they don't mind taking small salaries their first season, especially the larger contracts. If we sign 4 players to contracts of $7+ million (RT, TE, Saf, CB) we should easily be able to create $6-$8 million in cap space. Not that much if you sign the RT to a one year deal like I suggest.
I would never want to be in a position like the Saints where you are moving $20+ million down the road because you will eventually have to make some cuts.
But we could easily create $5-$10 million in cap space if we sign 3 or 4 players to large multi-year contracts.
