03-02-2017, 05:09 PM
Please note I am not taking a side, also that I pulled in three years not two.
The reason I pulled what I did was not to take a side, just to provide some context. For example, dead cap money CANNOT be spent by the team. On the other hand, rollover can be so spent. Additionally, once spent a rollover dollar is gone - it doesn't come back.
So....
Each year the Bengals rollover money they obviously did not spend to their adjusted (Base plus rollover) cap. Now because dead money counts towards the cap it also cuts the rollover to a future year. So let's set up an example:
The base cap is 150 million
The rollover from the prior season is 10 million
However, they are also carrying 5 million in dead money that counts against the cap.
In this scenario, the total cap is 160 million, out of which they can actually spend up to 155 million. If they actually do spend up to 155 million, then they could rollover the unspent 5 million to the next year (weird yes but because of the way cap is calculated it is how it works). If they spent less than 155 million, say 150 million - then even though they are 5 million "under the cap" they can rollover up to the 10 million difference between what they spent and their total cap.
What does this all mean?
Basically that if you want to see if a team is "pocketing" money, you need to compare the rollover to the dead money. If the rollover is higher then they are "pocketing" (a better term is not spending up to the cap) money. If it is not higher than they are spending up to the cap.
The reason I pulled what I did was not to take a side, just to provide some context. For example, dead cap money CANNOT be spent by the team. On the other hand, rollover can be so spent. Additionally, once spent a rollover dollar is gone - it doesn't come back.
So....
Each year the Bengals rollover money they obviously did not spend to their adjusted (Base plus rollover) cap. Now because dead money counts towards the cap it also cuts the rollover to a future year. So let's set up an example:
The base cap is 150 million
The rollover from the prior season is 10 million
However, they are also carrying 5 million in dead money that counts against the cap.
In this scenario, the total cap is 160 million, out of which they can actually spend up to 155 million. If they actually do spend up to 155 million, then they could rollover the unspent 5 million to the next year (weird yes but because of the way cap is calculated it is how it works). If they spent less than 155 million, say 150 million - then even though they are 5 million "under the cap" they can rollover up to the 10 million difference between what they spent and their total cap.
What does this all mean?
Basically that if you want to see if a team is "pocketing" money, you need to compare the rollover to the dead money. If the rollover is higher then they are "pocketing" (a better term is not spending up to the cap) money. If it is not higher than they are spending up to the cap.
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