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Yup, and unless he signs a long term contract with the Panthers that contains no signing bonus, which he won't do because he isn't stupid, they probably aren't going to trade him in the last capped season where bonus accelerates...and because even beyond cap consequences it would be the equivalent of paying him to play for someone else...
I have never seen a season where fans were so confused about the tag or the cap.
If he signs the tag Carolina can put him on the trading block. They would still need to find a team willing to either absorb his tag or sign him to a pre negotiated long term deal on the day he's traded and compensate Carolina sufficiently with draft picks to allow them to walk away from the cornerstone of their defense.
can't new england kick in cash on the deal?
let's say carolina pays him a 5m signing bonus --- new england sends 5m their way to cover that and they're just on the hook for 5m in dead money instead of 17m in peppers comp.
maybe new england even kicks in green on the deal, and they've got an end for 2m, or whatever his salary is.
meanwhile, new england guarantees pep a completion bonus in 2010.
what you don't seem to get about 'getting compensation for pep' is that a thing is only worth what you get paid for it.
every year in fantasy football I've got some guy *****ing me because he thinks I owe him x value on whatver player he wants to unload.
NOBODY is giving you a ton of pick value to get peppers at 17m for one year.
there're supposedly only a handful of teams he'll sign a deal with, and I've heard a couple are division rivals, making this a strong buyer's market.
go ahead and stay at the cap, holding out for 2 firsts, or whatever, and see what you get.
look at how the pats handled cassel --- that's success.