Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New resources
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Resources
Latest reviews
Search resources
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Open Football Discussion
Green Bay Packers Fan Forum
Lance kendricks
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="sschind" data-source="post: 714348" data-attributes="member: 10247"><p>I think one reason why teams shy away from big incentive laden contracts comes from the uncertainty of them for future cap hits. If we signed someone like Lacy to a deal that paid him a million dollars each if he had 10 TDs, 1000 yards and 50 catches We wouldn't know how that impacted next years cap until this year was over. Since he didn't get those numbers last season they wouldn't count against this years cap but if he reached them this year it would count against next years cap. You would have to plan for it and have the cap space available or you might find yourself forced to cut people you don't want to cut just to get under the cap. Teams have to do that now but they usually know in advance. It would suck to have to cut one of your core players just because some backup lineman got lucky and hit on several million dollars in incentives that you didn't plan for. In a similar way it would suck to not be able to sign someone who could help because you didn't know how much money you would have next season only to have none of the incentives met and you missed out. Those may be extreme examples but it is possible. What if you had 6 players with million dollar pro bowl incentives and they all hit. That's 6 million you didn't count on having to account for and now one of your best players is a FA and you either have to let him walk or come up with the money elsewhere. Its fine to have a few of them scattered throughout your roster but you wouldn't want too many of them because it could really impact your plans for the following year. I know some people say there is always a way but that doesn't mean that the way is the best way.</p><p></p><p>Obviously, as Poker said, they could change the rules for incentives and change the cap structure but until revenue starts to drop and the Salary cap goes down I don't see anyone willing to do that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sschind, post: 714348, member: 10247"] I think one reason why teams shy away from big incentive laden contracts comes from the uncertainty of them for future cap hits. If we signed someone like Lacy to a deal that paid him a million dollars each if he had 10 TDs, 1000 yards and 50 catches We wouldn't know how that impacted next years cap until this year was over. Since he didn't get those numbers last season they wouldn't count against this years cap but if he reached them this year it would count against next years cap. You would have to plan for it and have the cap space available or you might find yourself forced to cut people you don't want to cut just to get under the cap. Teams have to do that now but they usually know in advance. It would suck to have to cut one of your core players just because some backup lineman got lucky and hit on several million dollars in incentives that you didn't plan for. In a similar way it would suck to not be able to sign someone who could help because you didn't know how much money you would have next season only to have none of the incentives met and you missed out. Those may be extreme examples but it is possible. What if you had 6 players with million dollar pro bowl incentives and they all hit. That's 6 million you didn't count on having to account for and now one of your best players is a FA and you either have to let him walk or come up with the money elsewhere. Its fine to have a few of them scattered throughout your roster but you wouldn't want too many of them because it could really impact your plans for the following year. I know some people say there is always a way but that doesn't mean that the way is the best way. Obviously, as Poker said, they could change the rules for incentives and change the cap structure but until revenue starts to drop and the Salary cap goes down I don't see anyone willing to do that. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Members online
Capitol 8805
Latest posts
Brewers 2025!
Latest: Pokerbrat2000
37 minutes ago
Milwaukee Brewers Forum
Who Plans on Attending the Draft?
Latest: DoURant
53 minutes ago
Green Bay Packers Fan Forum
First Round Prospect Discussions Specifically
Latest: tynimiller
Today at 11:22 AM
Draft Talk
Prospects that I'm very bullish on...
Latest: tynimiller
Today at 11:20 AM
Draft Talk
A Players Perception Of Their Team Is Important
Latest: Pokerbrat2000
Today at 11:14 AM
Green Bay Packers Fan Forum
Forums
Open Football Discussion
Green Bay Packers Fan Forum
Lance kendricks
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn more…
Top
