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I believe the cap should have some relationship to reality. Example- Last season the Eagles signed Fletcher Cox to a one year deal- fully guaranteed- for $14M. Because of four void years- the cap hit was $4M. This makes no sense. or- continue as is- a giant shell game. When you have a...

Indirectly. Teams use void years, dummy years and backloading contract's to reduce current cap at the expense of future cap. This is why the Eagles can have contacts worth $277M with a cap hit of 61% on those contracts, while the Patriots can afford only $184M of contracts because the cap hit is...

Yes. Dead money is a two edged sword. It keeps the owners cost certain, but it increases the variance between clubs on active contracts. The more clubs that use void years in contracts, the more dead cap will be incurred. The Eagles contract with Jalen Hurts is a prime example of why changes...

Before the Pats took the field, they were at a significant disadvantage. (data from OverTheCap contract files- early September, 2023) Comparing the two most salary cap extreme teams - the Eagles & Pats ** The Eagles have eleven players making $= > $10M, the Pats 2. ** The Eagles contracts with...

I am an avid football fan. The salary cap fascinates me. I am trying to educate people on how screwed up the cap system is. The myth is that the salary cap levels the field between teams. If so; (Numbers from OverTheCap contact file from early September) Why do the Eagles have eleven players...