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From overthecap.com: What we are talking about here deals strictly with the acceleration of prorated bonus money onto the current years salary cap. The NFL essentially breaks up its salary cap accounting for bonuses into two periods with June 1 being the trigger date. When a player is removed from a players roster prior to June 1st all his remaining unamortized bonus money immediately accelerates onto the salary cap. To illustrate this we see how the Kansas City Chiefs gave Steve Breaston a $5 million dollar signing bonus in 2011, which was accounted as $1 million in yearly expenses over the course of his 5 year contract. When he was released just the other day he had only completed 2 years of his 5 year contract meaning the Chiefs salary cap had only accounted for $2 million of the $5 million paid in 2011. The balance of $3 million dollars immediately accelerates onto the Chiefs 2013 salary cap. After June 1 the NFL changes the way the acceleration works. After June 1st only the current years expense remains on the books after the player is released. The balance accelerates onto the following years salary cap. So in Breastons case had the Chiefs waited until June 1st to release him his salary cap charge in 2013 would have been $1 million and in 2014 he still would be on the books at $2 million dollars. This rule is really another way in which the league holds tremendous power over the players. In some cases the acceleration of bonus money could throw a teams salary cap into chaos, if higher than the players current cap charge as an active player. Since teams need to remain under the cap at all times once the League Year begins the potential of the acceleration onto the current years cap would prevent a players release and allow them to continue earning their salary for the year. Instead they are thrust into a pool of summertime free agents when most teams are strapped for cap space and have made many of the decisions about their roster. I think where many people get confused, though, is when they hear that player x could be designated a June 1 cut and immediately jump to conclusions that it means a spending spree in March. The league allows each team to designate up to two players per year as a June 1 cut for cap purposes prior to June 1. Its the one concession that was given to the players as it allows a player to be cut in March and have time to explore free agency but have his cap hit spread out over two seasons, thus creating more cap space in the current year. The issue though is the mechanism by which this works. When you designate someone as a June 1 cut the player and his current contract remain on the books until June 1. Going back to the Breaston example has he been designated a June 1 cut his cap charge today would not be $1 million with $2 million on the books in 2014. His cap charge would be $5 million dollars, the same cap charge as if they never cut him at all. When June 1st hits his cap then moves down to $1 million and the other $2 million accelerate into the 2014 season. By that point in time free agency is finished and the extra cap room does not do the team much good. They would have been in a far better cap position during the important time of free agency by releasing Breaston outright as the Chiefs did. The real purpose of the June 1 designation option is to benefit teams that have poor salary cap situations and need to either create space for rookie signings over the summer months or to cut players from the roster whose dead money charges are greater than their charge to remain on the team. In recent years this would be teams like the Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders who have entered into some overpriced contracts for multiple players leaving them tight against the cap every season. The acceleration from one of these underperforming players would put the team over the cap or close enough to it to make it difficult to sign the draft class. Often waiting until June 1 is not an option because of offseason bonus money that would be due to the player if he is on the roster so the only option is to designate him a June 1 cut. So the rule gives the team the ability to avoid paying the player a bloated salary while also avoiding more cap problems. But by no means is it going to be a way to spend more money in the early stages of free agency and it does nothing to improve a teams cap position in March. So they save on the base salary, and accrue most of the cap hit the following season. For Dolphins, loading up dead money in 2016 is probably a bad idea.

Agreed.

That number doesn't include whatever extension they give Tannehill.

They can cut him at any time as a post June 1st designation so he can go find a job before training camp, but I don't think they see the cap savings until after June 1st.

I agree. Give him a deal where we take all the risk in year 1 with upfront money, but where he has the ability to make fair value down the road.

2 yr, 10 mil He does not have off field issues. One arrest, DUI in Sea, which was cleared. Forced his way out of Minnesota, because he wanted a raise, which based on his play, he was due. Didn't get along with some teammates in Sea, namely Golden Tate and Russell Wilson, who by all accounts appear to be a giant douchebags, moreso Tate than Wilson. Other teammates, like Lynch, had no problem with him. He has an aggressive personality, sure, but it's not like he's an off the field problem guy. Jerry Hughes got in arguments with coaches last year and was street racing with Dareus and we just gave him $40 mil.

I would think when Brees actually thinks about it he's going to realize that what's happening now us really going to go a long way to opening up a good SB window from 2016-18. They are taking alot of hits now, and will probably take more, but they are currently 50 million under next year's cap and could go to 60 million if they cut Evans, which will probably happen if they trade for Mathis which is rumored. They also now have 2 1sts in this draft. They are re-tooling now to have money to spend in the next 2 years IMO. They can have more room if Brees restructures.

They can add Mathis and cut Evans and save a few million. The thing with the Saints is they aren't just stripping it down and not competing this year. They are trying to trim payroll but still field a good team. So every million under the cap can count.

You know they just won't be able to help themselves. As far as the plan moving forward: Start looking for value. Save money on the cap and roll over the excess space into next year. We don't have to spend it just because we have it.

Can't go into draft with glaring needs at a position with intent to just fill it in the draft. Sign Fasano. James Casey is poor man's Charles Clay. At a certain point though, they will have to cut bait and formulate a new plan.

Slowing it down some, maybe Clay is taking these offers back to Miami to see if they will match the overall money. Then, if they are willing to, they can work out a cap friendly contract worth what the other teams are offering. If Miami balks at the contract value, then he signs with the team he wants and Miami let's him go. It's not like he's trying to get out of Miami and is desperate. He probably just wants a long term deal first and foremost.

Mario

Whoever trades for him just assumes his base salary. Bonuses are on the Saints. So his cap number is only 18.75 this year to the team trading for him. 19.75 next year. Plus, you get a year to work out an extension with him to potentially lower that already pretty fair cap number. Basically, you open up a window of 4 years of being a contender and you are not paying Brees astronomical money where it's destroying your cap. Still don't think they are moving him though.

He played SS when Pettine was here. Last year, the safeties were very interchangeable. I thought he had more impact in Pettine's D. Would think he'd move back to that position

AW plays SS

5 tech DE

Remember when they tried to play him at a position everyone said he was ill suited for and that he should move to safety.

Cheap too. Only 5.5 mil

This must happen.

But it's not like he is taking a pay cut? Just getting money dispersed differently. Maybe he has money problems.

So why hasn't he?

His 33 mil cap number is a problem. They have to be thinking about the possibility of trading him.

Just saying it doesn't save them huge money. Cutting/trading Evans saves something like $6 mil. They really don't have many other plays to try to save cap space. All their other big contracts don't really net them a savings. You'd have to think Brees isn't too happy what's happening though

They added a talented RB, a replacement level QB, and a very good FB and are striking out on positions of need like G and TE, which will likely be filled through the draft with guys we overdraft because we must have them. Yeah, I'd say we we've been having a version of this offseason for that past 10 years.

4 yrs 48 mil per Rappaport Edit : fake