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4. Like all highly paid QB's, his cap situation will very soon become a burden on the Ravens. It may end up being around $12MM this season, but that means that within 2 years it will start to exceed the $20MM/yr average and will only grow as time goes on as the team is forced to keep adjusting it to maintain some cap control.
5. The Pats QB situation will stay at a very stable $13-15MM/yr cap hit for the next 5 years, and until another top QB decides to actually take money OFF the table like Brady did with the last 3 years of his contract, no other team with an "elite" QB will be able to make the same claim....no matter what Mike Florio, Ron Borges, and their ilk want to say.
I agree with everything up until these final 2 thoughts, Ken.
This is the misconception that I am speaking of....here's the truth:
The ravens have set up Flacco's deal just like their other top deals to players like Suggs, Ngata, and Rice, which are actually a lot more frontloaded than they are backloaded. They agree to pay more up front now, but won't have to deal with unnecessary huge hits down the road, which actually tends to favor their approach, and could arguably be "just as good as ours." For the record I am not stating that they don't tier their contracts out and that the salary doesn't tend to climb like almost all NFL contracts, I'm just saying that when you consider more guaranteed money in the first few years, you can help to better avoid the definition of "backloaded" contracts, and that seems to be exactly what they've done.
From PFT's article:
Getting sixth year on Flacco deal was a win for Ravens | ProFootballTalk
"Per the source, the Ravens likely will pay out significant cash in the first 12 months, and likewise in the first three years. That’s the precedent they set in contracts given to players like running back Ray Rice, linebacker Terrell Suggs, and defensive lineman Haloti Ngata."
It would seem to me that they are okay with paying them more guaranteed money now and overall in the first couple/few yrs, which means that their backs wouldn't be up against the wall as much as many other teams if/when these players need to be moved on from. I'm not claiming that there isn't some gamble as there is with all big deals like this, but I am claiming that these thoughts of BAL having a crappy front office and their demise setting in quickly are extremely overrated, which is an enormous misconception around here lately.