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Post by jeffsiemon on Apr 13, 2024 12:46:50 GMT -6
Quote today from 16 year NFL Boston Globe writer Ben Volin
One of the most important lessons I have learned in 16 years covering the NFL is that teams donβt really care about the salary cap. They care about cash.
Cash comes out of the ownerβs pocket. But the salary cap is fungible. Money can be moved around and classified so that 2 + 2 can equal 3, 4, or 17. Whenever a team or general manager says it doesnβt have the cap space to make a move, what they are really saying is they donβt want to pay the cash.
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Post by taz24 on Apr 13, 2024 13:22:24 GMT -6
Be careful.
The CAP is kind of a holy grail around this board. Many, many experts will tell you that you are Wrong.
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Post by tavike on Apr 13, 2024 13:52:48 GMT -6
Quote today from 16 year NFL Boston Globe writer Ben Volin One of the most important lessons I have learned in 16 years covering the NFL is that teams donβt really care about the salary cap. They care about cash. Cash comes out of the ownerβs pocket. But the salary cap is fungible. Money can be moved around and classified so that 2 + 2 can equal 3, 4, or 17. Whenever a team or general manager says it doesnβt have the cap space to make a move, what they are really saying is they donβt want to pay the cash. Well, I think the wilfs are not adverse to spending cash with the ton of Void years the Vikings add to their star player contracts. |
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Post by Vikeroo on Apr 13, 2024 15:54:57 GMT -6
Quote today from 16 year NFL Boston Globe writer Ben Volin One of the most important lessons I have learned in 16 years covering the NFL is that teams donβt really care about the salary cap. They care about cash. Cash comes out of the ownerβs pocket. But the salary cap is fungible. Money can be moved around and classified so that 2 + 2 can equal 3, 4, or 17. Whenever a team or general manager says it doesnβt have the cap space to make a move, what they are really saying is they donβt want to pay the cash. Why the Rams disassembled a SB roster and Chiefs jettison everyone besides their best pass rusher and their HoF TE. No matter how much cash Jerry is willing to spend in Dallas he can only fit so many contracts under that said cap and they were basically unable to make moves in free agency this year. Yo can finagle space for a move or 2, but you cant load up like the Dodgers in baseball and put all stars at every spot. |
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Post by blackmagic7 on Apr 13, 2024 16:14:12 GMT -6
Donovan McNabb's phony 12-year deal happened in 2002 so... "16 years of covering the NFL"Β makes sense.
The salary cap being "fungible" isn't even a secret. Its the standard we have operated on following football together for near 30 years on the boards.
NFL Contracts are not real. Salary can be voided. Bonuses can be converted. Paid now or paid later. Years can be terminated. Contacts can be set up to provide clubs with outs written to their convenience. All of this certainly affects the total cash paid out year to year. The owners who pay certainly care about the cash liquidity they have available on hand... they don't pay guys with Salary Cap Coin.
This isn't baseball. Teams have always been able to clear space and finesse their way to being under. That doesn't make the cap irrelevant. Teams don't have to worry about it unless they find themselves in a position where they have limited ability to cook the books and are forced into decisions. The salary cap is as fungible as your books and existing deals allow it to be.
"Teams can get around it" is a boring insight as to why the cap is suddenly a conspiracy theory. We literally have always known without this superior analytical insight. The embedded OP doesn't even get to the better points most posters here make explaining why cash out is important on it's face.
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