Somehow, some way, Howie Roseman out-Veach'd Veach.

DJ's left nut · 04-25-2023, 10:46 AM

I have no earthly idea how those option bonuses work.

Congrats, Howie - you've confused the shit out of me. I typically have an awfully good handle on these things but man, this one is strange. Even the option bonuses don't seem to align with their future cap hits. And if those bonuses are triggered in 2027 and 2028, what are they doing being applied to later years?

Best I can figure is you're looking at 4 year, $160 million deal with a couple of team options at around $50 million/season in years 5 and 6? And realistically you're picking up that 5th year because the 5th year has substantial guarantees that lock in March of 2026 (so you're not walking away from him in 2026 to pay him that $50 million salary/bonus figure plus $20 million for 2027 to play elsewhere).

So you're looking at 5/$210 as an almost certainty (with 4 and $205ish of it being 'new' money). But how those options end up hitting the cap and when is really a mystery to me.

This deal is bizarre.

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DJ's left nut Sauntering Vaguely Downwards Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, Mo Casino cash: $-850901	I have no earthly idea how those option bonuses work. Congrats, Howie - you've confused the shit out of me. I typically have an awfully good handle on these things but man, this one is strange. Even the option bonuses don't seem to align with their future cap hits. And if those bonuses are triggered in 2027 and 2028, what are they doing being applied to later years? Best I can figure is you're looking at 4 year, $160 million deal with a couple of team options at around $50 million/season in years 5 and 6? And realistically you're picking up that 5th year because the 5th year has substantial guarantees that lock in March of 2026 (so you're not walking away from him in 2026 to pay him that $50 million salary/bonus figure plus $20 million for 2027 to play elsewhere). So you're looking at 5/$210 as an almost certainty (with 4 and $205ish of it being 'new' money). But how those options end up hitting the cap and when is really a mystery to me. This deal is bizarre. __________________ "If there's a god, he's laughing at us.....and our football team..." "When you look at something through rose colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags."
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