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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 878877">According to the rules of the rookie salary scale, all four years of salary must be guaranteed for 1st. rounders.  Signing bonus money is by definition guaranteed.  So, right away there is constriction on how much a team can squeeze out.If you're going to take the stance that you're going to hold onto a 1st. round pick through the 3rd. year to see if he develops into a decent player if he hasn't already, then the only thing that matters is the 4th. year liability.  Kyler Murray's #1 pick fully guaranteed contract has $200,000 in cap savings in the 4th. year.  Were he deemed a bust at the conclusion of year 3, relegated to the bench in favor of the next shiny new thing, there's an out.When looking at a 26th. pick at $12 mil, $3 mil per year, for the sake of argument consider last's year's pick, Montez Sweat.  As noted previously, only $500,000 of his contract is not guaranteed, a negligible amount.Even if the rules did not dictate substantial guarantees, how risky would he be at that price fully guaranteed?Taking an edge guy in the first round you're hoping for maybe at least a top 15 player, maybe not first year but probably in the second.  But what if all you get is a decent player by rotational standards, say a Fackrell at a 40% snap count.  The $3 mil per year doesn't look too bad.  Cheap contracts, guaranteed or not, are de-risked.</blockquote>

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