Somebody explain this nonsense to me.

[Direckshun]

As we all know, I am not a very smart person.

So in a recent thread, with Just Passin' By posted a link about Brandon Flowers' contract specifics (to answer the question "how much would we save against the cap if we cut Flowers"), I, of course, became flummoxed.

Here's the link.

So, I want you to pretend you're talking to your 12 year old son (I like to think of myself as ChiefsPlanet's 12 year old son, anyway):

What do these words mean?

• Base Salary
• Prorated Bonus
• Roster Bonus
• Workout Bonus
• Other Bonus
• Cap Number
• Dead Money
• Cap Savings

Also:

• What's the difference between Cap Flow and Cash Flow?
• What's a Cash Bonus?
• What's a Cash Number?
• What's Cash-To-Cash?
• What the hell is on this page?

I thank you for your time.