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I know philosophically you and I see how the NEP manage the cap the same way so this really isn't a debate on my end.
A couple of potentially clarifying comments.
Compared to some other teams, agree completely on toxic contracts but there are constraints and limits and I think they have them- but are self-imposed as opposed to being hamstrung from crappy decisions made in the past. For example, Tom is consuming $22m in cap space (which is a deal and a 1/2) . I think that is hindering the team a little in extending/signing players as they are proceeding with caution as he is an older player (or maybe Tom wants more $. I don't know). In 2019 will they be in a position to consume a Brandin Cooks $16m AAV deal? I'm willing to bet yes. However what I don't know is how would that impact A Trey Flowers or Shaq Mason extension. What if Tom is still "Tom" in 2018 (which he most likely will be) what does that $$ look like?
At the end of the day is the flexibility Bill values most (which is your point) he never, ever locks himself into a bad long term deal for a shot at one year of glory.
A couple of potentially clarifying comments.
That is exactly my point. The roster is so well designed that there are no constraints that limit us from signing whoever we want if the value is there. There are no toxic contracts or players that we have to string along for their dead cap hit.
There is a reason BB is among the best GMs since the salary cap came into existence. And unless you have unexpected things happening (e.g. Hernandez murdering people) there is a lot of flexibility to get things done as long as there is value.
The driver for BB's entire philosophy is value and not trying to get everyone as cheap as possible. They would sign a player for 20m APY if they determined internally that his impact would be huge enough to warrant that number.
Compared to some other teams, agree completely on toxic contracts but there are constraints and limits and I think they have them- but are self-imposed as opposed to being hamstrung from crappy decisions made in the past. For example, Tom is consuming $22m in cap space (which is a deal and a 1/2) . I think that is hindering the team a little in extending/signing players as they are proceeding with caution as he is an older player (or maybe Tom wants more $. I don't know). In 2019 will they be in a position to consume a Brandin Cooks $16m AAV deal? I'm willing to bet yes. However what I don't know is how would that impact A Trey Flowers or Shaq Mason extension. What if Tom is still "Tom" in 2018 (which he most likely will be) what does that $$ look like?
At the end of the day is the flexibility Bill values most (which is your point) he never, ever locks himself into a bad long term deal for a shot at one year of glory.