03-08-2022, 11:42 AM
(03-08-2022, 10:33 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Assuming you mean Hitchens and autocorrect got you. He was probably gone even if they had a ton of cap space. I think they were just finally able to get out from that contract. They signed him as a FA for 5yr/$45m and he put up (if you care about PFF)... 39.8, 48.8, 50.5, and 44.1 graded seasons. They signed him coming off a 73.0 season. His share of the defensive snaps on the Chiefs has decreased each season.
Nobody is willing to take a $12.6m cap hit for a bad part-time LB, regardless of cap scenario. Doubly so when the Chiefs spent a 1st and a 2nd round pick on young LBs the last two years.
Extending Hill would actually create a ton of cap space, and how many more great weapons do you need when you already have an All Pro WR and an All Pro TE?
They'll be fine. "Cap hell" is a vastly overblown thing for people toeing the company line for teams who don't want to or are incapable of manipulating the cap at will. They are about to start cashing in on a $10b/yr broadcast deal, the cap is going to rise to over $250m by 2024. There will be plenty of cap space down the road.
What is the consequence for teams that convert salary into signing bonus for the purpose of circumventing salary cap restrictions?
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