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Since 2013 x the Salary Cap has gone up 8% a year.
$123M x 1.08 = $132.84M
$133M x 1.08 = $143.46M
$142.38 x 1.08 = $154.7
$155.27 x 1.08 = $167.7
$167 x 1,08 = [$180.36 — projected $178M]
$180M x 1.08 = [$194.4 — projected $190M]
$194.4m X 1.08 = [$210m — projected $200M]
The projections seem to be low if the 8% increase continues. This would give teams more dollar room under future Cap estimates. The Cap could be $210M in 2020.

If the Rams have in fact, offered Donald a 6 year extension for $120 million, plus extra for 2017 and 2018, he should take it. They could have a total payout of $157 million over 8 years and be ok with the Salary Cap and structure. imo
Donald would lose ~28 million if he didn’t take it. imo
I won’t walk anyone through this, so don’t ask. You just have to believe me or not.

zn wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

What they can do is takes his 1.8m, convert 1.1m to signing bonus over the length of the contract.

Couldn’t they do this? He has a 2017 salary of 1.8 M and a pro-rated bonus of 1.4. Since the cap doesn’t care, you take that entire 1.8 + 1.4 M, and convert it all a new pro-rated bonus. That keeps 3.2 M on the books for the 2017 cap, but at the same time hands him a 19.2 M bonus. You then guarantee 40-50 M in the next couple of years, sometimes in roster bonuses, sometimes in salary.

Either way, the idea that they don;t have cap space, as I know you know, is just dead wrong. The writer of the above article doesn’t seem to get that.

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That pro rated bonus was paid long ago(2014) and you have to a minimum wage to pay.
All I was showing was that they could write Donald’s contract and not affect the Cap for 2017 and 2018.

• This reply was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by Agamemnon.

zn wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

One of the more interesting parts of the Rams offer to Donald is their current salary cap situation. Right now the Rams are projected to have under $2 million after the preseason cuts come. Offering an average of $20 million a year to one player could make the opt-out clause that much more interesting. The contract would have to be back loaded as the Rams simply don’t have $20 million to spare at the moment. Back loading the contract could see his most lucrative years being in the final three. Making the decision to opt-out a little more difficult for the Pro Bowl lineman.

That’s not true. On this, the writer is just clueless. You can structure a contract that takes advantage of early cap years like 2018. You don’t just get 20 M a year.

What they can do is takes his 1.8m, convert 1.1m to signing bonus over the length of the contract. That gives you 1.1m/yr in bonus. Do it again in 2018. 6.8m minus the old 1.1m, the 5.7m minus the minimum salary lets you give 5m/yr in signing bonus for the rest of the contract. Then you are home free for 2019 and on. Make his salary whatever you want.
That way you have no impact on the Salary Cap this year or next. Donal gets 6 to 8 million cash this year and 25 to 35 million cash next year.

• This reply was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by Agamemnon.
• This reply was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by Agamemnon.

After thinking about the opt-out clause, I would consider it after 5 years. Another approach would be to make Donald’s salary a percent of the Cap instead of a set dollar amount.