Cappa is gone!

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(1 hour ago)Luvnit2 Wrote: I am flat out confused on Spotrac's numbers on Volson. He signed a 4.1 contract and they have hin at 3.5 million or more as a cap hit in 2025. I would love for a cap expert to explain how he is making in the final year almost the entire 3 year contract he signed.

Proven Performance Escalator

It's a CBA thing that increases underpaid rookie contract guys who are starters, mostly important for later round picks. Play enough snaps and you get an automatic pre-calculated raise.

https://overthecap.com/proven-performance-escalator
Volson played 55%+ of the offensive snaps in each of his first 3 years but didn't make a Pro Bowl so he's a category 2. His base salary becomes the right-of-first-refusal tender ($3.26m in 2025) + $250k.... there's your $3.5m.

It's basically a thing to make it so being a later round pick that ends up playing a decent or large amount of snaps doesn't pay significantly less in their 4th year than a UDFA in their 4th year getting tendered as a RFA.

[pulses]

(5 hours ago)BigRed75 Wrote: Hubbard's cap hit needs attention.  While he's certainly a candidate to be cut, I believe the Bengals will restructure his deal instead and let him be a rotational guy.

He's gonna be traded or cut.

[pulses]

(5 hours ago)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Guess I would be fine with Zeit coming back, but don't find it as likely. I heard his wife didn't like Cincy or something like that.

Would prefer Becton and Will Fries at this point to free up the Draft to go Defense while adding a TE and a RB.


Agreed. Restructure Hubbard's deal if we want to keep him around. He will work his ass off like always and as a backup he wouldn't
be hurting us. We need another starter opposite of Trey though.

Becton and Fries both would be amazing.  I like Daniels as well.

[pulses]

(5 hours ago)ochocincos Wrote: Best possible signing to replace Cappa - Trey Smith, but he'll be expensive.

More realistic but good option to replace Cappa - James Daniels.
Still should command $10+ mill though.

Bargain quality replacement for Cappa - Dalton Risner.
Risner should be able to be had for under $5 mill APY.

Rather have Will Fries and Trey Smith was tagged we're not touching him.

[phil413]

I still think they'll sign one legit guard early and see what falls into place. After the extensions and money is spent on the DL they may sign a bargain guard. More likely, I think they'll try to get Ford to backup tackle and possibly compete with a rookie and Volson for the spot. I want more but money is on this.

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(47 minutes ago)pulses Wrote: Fries both would be amazing.

(45 minutes ago)pulses Wrote: Rather have Will Fries

Isn't Fries basically just OL Dax Hill? Drafted at a position, moved to a different position, then was good for 5 games in 2024 before getting hurt but otherwise hasn't really done much in his career to make you confident? 

[Luvnit2]

(1 hour ago)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Proven Performance Escalator

It's a CBA thing that increases underpaid rookie contract guys who are starters, mostly important for later round picks. Play enough snaps and you get an automatic pre-calculated raise.

https://overthecap.com/proven-performance-escalator
Volson played 55%+ of the offensive snaps in each of his first 3 years but didn't make a Pro Bowl so he's a category 2. His base salary becomes the right-of-first-refusal tender ($3.26m in 2025) + $250k.... there's your $3.5m.

It's basically a thing to make it so being a later round pick that ends up playing a decent or large amount of snaps doesn't pay significantly less in their 4th year than a UDFA in their 4th year getting tendered as a RFA.

Thanks for the update. I knew they have escalators, but always thought it was money paid out of the league pool.

At 3.5 million, good chance he gets cut after the draft. This may have put him out of job in the NFL. The 55% number is very low in my opinion, to me it should be based on the position played. WR's for example the 55% number fair. Not so much for OG's who can be injured for 45% of the snaps and get a raise.

[*psychdoctor*]

This is a good sign. Volson should be next or maybe keep him as backup.