"Salary cap crunch"

[SErebel11]

(03-11-2021, 11:06 AM)Au165 Wrote: 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?

I could see that working with older guys with significant injury history or fear of a multi year deal due to age or declining performance. 
Players like Suh, Clowney, Dunlap, Atkins would be a candidate if made free agent. Teams that want to be competitive and aren't some huge number over the cap will find ways to sign players that they want. My premise is that people that think the Bengals can just scoop up 4-5 really good players for below market prices don't understand that money can be pushed back into other years.