03-11-2021, 11:06 AM
(03-11-2021, 10:32 AM)SErebel11 Wrote: I described it above: Using your valuation of 9M. I am suggesting a team could sign Zeitler for 3 years 27M..... 2021 structured at 1M base 9M, 2022 8.5M guaranteed, 2023 8M, 2M guaranteed or something to that effect. Puts more risk on a team but would definitely be more attractive to a player than a 1 year deal.
That is 20.5M of the 26.5M. I was using the examples in the initial post to show how the Bengals cap side of it would work. I later explained to get a deal done they would have to offer a lot of guaranteed money. My main point is with these 1 year deals that people assume makes more sense that for this season with an older vet it makes more sense cap wise to sign them to a 2-3 year deal and stretch it out taking the risk of more back end money and with more guaranteed money.
That makes more sense, I honestly was struggling to follow the format there versus how you did it in the first post. I couldn't figure out where 27 was coming from as I kept coming up with 28.5.
After seeing how many of these voidable contracts we are seeing, there may actually be a 3rd option that combines both trains of thought. Do a three year deal with two years voided. FA's can jump back in and get paid again next year in a better market and teams can get really low cap numbers this year on a down cap. I wonder if the agents try pushing for those for more of the mid-tier guys?
