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<blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 818487"><p>Prior to the 2011 CBA, cap was "use it or lose it". Since 2011, unused cap is carried over to the next season. I don't think the implications of that change have been fully appreciated in the media. Contract discussions always seem to revolve around the implications for the next season and stop there.</p><p></p><p>So, here's the thing. If you reach in spending money now to win now (the Graham contract, for instance, for an aging player) with the associated "cap friendly" signing bonus and you don't win now, that's money you cannot spend later and that "cap friendly" prorated signing bonus then becomes quite unfriendly. Jimmy Graham is certainly not worth his $12.7 mil 2019 cap number, but what can you buy with the $5.3 mil in cap savings if you cut him? Not much. And yet, he's not getting any younger.</p><p></p><p>If you're going to reach for a FA, at least make it a second contract guy or a guy coming off a 5th. year option with a record of durability. While there are no guarantees, at least with the younger players there's a better chance of having a valuable player two or three years down the line if "win now" doesn't happen. Perry did not quite work out that way but then again he did not have a record of durability and in that respect his contract was higher risk. Of course, that means fewer and more expensive signings since those kinds of players come at a premium.</p><p></p><p>Is this a roster that's one aging star away from legitimate contention? No, it is not. So don't do that.</p><p></p><p>One name that keeps coming to mind who might be available is Adrian Amos. Like that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HardRightEdge, post: 818487"] Prior to the 2011 CBA, cap was "use it or lose it". Since 2011, unused cap is carried over to the next season. I don't think the implications of that change have been fully appreciated in the media. Contract discussions always seem to revolve around the implications for the next season and stop there. So, here's the thing. If you reach in spending money now to win now (the Graham contract, for instance, for an aging player) with the associated "cap friendly" signing bonus and you don't win now, that's money you cannot spend later and that "cap friendly" prorated signing bonus then becomes quite unfriendly. Jimmy Graham is certainly not worth his $12.7 mil 2019 cap number, but what can you buy with the $5.3 mil in cap savings if you cut him? Not much. And yet, he's not getting any younger. If you're going to reach for a FA, at least make it a second contract guy or a guy coming off a 5th. year option with a record of durability. While there are no guarantees, at least with the younger players there's a better chance of having a valuable player two or three years down the line if "win now" doesn't happen. Perry did not quite work out that way but then again he did not have a record of durability and in that respect his contract was higher risk. Of course, that means fewer and more expensive signings since those kinds of players come at a premium. Is this a roster that's one aging star away from legitimate contention? No, it is not. So don't do that. One name that keeps coming to mind who might be available is Adrian Amos. Like that. [/QUOTE]
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