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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 778999">That's not the option ever put on the table because teams do not fully guarantee contracts for good reason.  It runs more along the lines of settling on the guaranteed money and then haggling over how much gets paid out now vs. later with some adjustments to the guarantee if necessary.The realistic options are more like your 40% now vs. 45% in a combination now and later.If you are arguing that contracts should be fully guaranteed on some principle and this silly signing bonus stuff should be dispensed with, it ain't gonna happen unless it is ensconsed in the next CBA.  No such ensconsing will happen.The negative implications for management of fully guaranteed contracts due to injury or performance decline under a hard cap are several and serious.   It takes two to tango and management ain't dacing. For now, today, given current realities, I gave you the Rodgers example where your principle is applied which takes the team over the cap in 2018 and seriously impairs the ability to refresh the roster in 2019.   Full guarantees and opt outs are off the table.</blockquote>

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