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Thanks for answer but I don't buy Bill Belichick tanking in the least.
Cam should be mad that he ended up signing for essentially the league minimum plus incentives . . . and NE could end up with $30 million in cap space. With Chung opting out, NE has gone from 32nd in cap space to having the 2nd most cap space in a matter of a few weeks.
This is what stuck in my mind. You mean I get to take one season off with a little bit of pay and my contract is still waiting for me when I come back? Who wouldn't take a sabbatical from Camp Evil Empire?
Another thing I was wondering . . . IIRC, for players that are considered high risk / medical, they get credit for a year of service time (while those in the general population opting to sit out do not). If that is indeed the case, what happens to their contracts for 2021? This was set to be Cannon's last year on his deal with NE. If he gets credit for a year of service time, does his contract still toll to 2021? After not playing as well last year and missing this year, NE might rather have his almost $10 million in salary cap space instead of having him back.
In the link Yenrub posted it said this...Anarchy99 said:
“But each of the five players' contracts will toll to the 2021 season, meaning the team still will have roughly triple the cap space it had at this point last week.” When referring to Cannon and four other.
No offense to you. This is directed at that NFL exec. That has to be the stupid idea I’ve heard. We want to have our best tackle, best linebacker, best strong safety, best fullback(likely) all sit out. Somehow this will make the team win a Super Bowl. The only exec this dumb has to be from the Jets or Browns.
It depends. If BB thinks there is little chance to finish the season this year and they won't be able to crown a champion AND this allows him to manipulate the salary cap and improve their chances of winning next year, then I don't think it is so outlandish a position to take.
How does this help manipulate the salary cap? It is the same contracts pushed into next year. All players are now a season older. Can be slow to get back to game play after sitting a year. I don’t see how this has any benefit.
I tried explaining the salary cap piece earlier. If they get salary cap relief this year (which they do) for a season that may never finish (TBA), they can take the cap relief from this year and push it into next year. So presto, chango, Cannon and Hightower could play next year with essentially close to no cap hit by applying the cap savings from this year to next year's cap charge.
I gotcha. I didn’t know you could roll it over. Thanks for letting me know. I am not convinced this is a plan though.
Any money teams don't spend to the cap can be added to the following season's cap. Some teams add things like incentives into contracts that can when they aren't met can also generate additional cap space that can then be added the following year. NE is also famous for adding team option years to contracts with no intent of keeping the player (but that still allows that player to earn a compensatory pick). Savvy teams can do a lot with contracts and creative cap accounting.
IIRC, an official season occurs in terms of paying players once a game has been played. If there are no games played, there is no season. The bigger question is can they FINISH the season and declare a champion. One would expect the league will move heaven and earth to accomplish that. I doubt BB has any insider information that the season won't end well, but that has been part of the game theory I have heard for hot takes on sports radio today.
Pfffft, I'm pretty sure you could convince at least a third of the posters here that BB actually developed Covid just to gain an advantage and "cheat for Lawrence". This board has been hoarding tin foil long before 2020.JetMaxx said:@ BB tanking for Lawrence. That dude manipulates everything including Covid to his advantage
Please. COVID is old news. BB likely has a mutant strain of Ebola percolating at his house ready to go when the time comes.
The pats know something that most other teamsdont....which is nothing new. There is an angle here.
I hope they spend it on signing players this year. Still decent free agents left...
They were trying to get them to go after Clowney on multiple talk shows and stations this afternoon. Except IMO he's not a good fit. He likes to freelance and get upfield. That's exactly what BB DOES NOT want pass rushers to do. He wants pressure up the middle and containment on the outside. They will probably dip their toes in other free agents, but I am guessing low dollar guys that they think they can develop into role players.
I think Belichick must have thought it was likely Chung and Hightower were not playing. He drafted safety and two LBs with his first few picks. Jennings I think is more traditional lb capable of playing Ilb as well. Uche is more of outside LB I guess. Dugger is a clone of Chung with a ton more athleticism apparently.
Because they don't have contracts that high and there is no guarantee they would make the roster.
I actually thought funchess might be able to shore. Up his career in Green Bay. Now he will maybe never suit up for them. Hard to. Believe he is still somewho only 26.
I guess the hard part I have wrapping around my mind, is that if this were the case (being orchestrated), you are still convincing guys who make millions to take 150k for the season. I have to be missing something, because I can't see a bunch of players agreeing to something like that.
150k loan to be specific. They're essentially getting an advance on next year's salary. (The ones getting the 350k because of legit opt out reasons is a stipend that doesn't have to be paid back).
Many of these guys live within their means, which 150k will not support
As far as the Pats go it is Hightower and it is not close...Cannon was not good last year and his Pats career is winding down...Hightower is one of the more irreplaceable players on the team...along with McCourty he is one their leaders on D, calls the signals and is a legit playmaker...not only that but the position he places is very thin as far as how their roster is constructed...if McCourty opts out as well this D is in trouble.
Cannon was above average over the last few years according to PFF.
