- Thread starter
- #1
old duke
Well-Known Member
With the restructuring of McLeod's deal, maybe another signing of a veteran in the works? Stay tuned.
The deal evidently converts $3.25M of his $4M 2017 salary into a bonus that will then be for cap purposes charged off at $800k and change over the next 4 years. Same amount of money spent this year, just charged against future cap years.
Practically, it makes it a little less desirable to cut the guy any time soon as the cap hit comes back to the current year when you do.
McCleod was evidently rated as the 29th best coverage safety this past year by PFF....basically a middle of the road player.
Just another case where Howie is spending future money today to maintain a team predicted to finish between 15th and 23rd by most experts. According to Spotrac.com the Eagles are currently ranked 30th in cap space for 2018 and 32nd in 2019.
and I thought I was a negadelphian...
Just another case where Howie is spending future money today to maintain a team predicted to finish between 15th and 23rd by most experts. According to Spotrac.com the Eagles are currently ranked 30th in cap space for 2018 and 32nd in 2019.
Nowhere near former Eagles fan, DPD. A Chip lover.
Amazed people actually want to defend the record and performance of Howie Roseman! Spending the most money for an average team is always bad.
These teams have oodles of money to spend ... they don't spend more because there's a cap which the Eagles are great at maneuvering. Overpay is a relative term ... they're not losing any sleep over "eating" money (which again they have oodles of) on players like Chase D as long as they can work around things later (which they always do). We went into this off season supposedly not having cap space, yet still worked around it for free agents and trades without a problem.
Yeah. I must have missed something last year that caused all of this "cut him next year" talk.and I thought I was a negadelphian...
Reasonably up to date and well thought out analysis of the Eagles Cap.....
A close look at the Eagles 2018 salary cap situation
The Eagles know how to manipulate the cap. They are good at getting players they want. Nothing has stopped them since Lurie has purchased the team in obtaining their target and there is no reason to believe they won't continue to do so.
Joe Banner was excellent at manipulating the Cap and put them in an advantageous position with it for years. He negotiated good contracts, cut players not worth the money, and routinely found ways to fully use the dollars by carrying money forward in creative ways.
The pattern you see over the last several years is very different than the Banner years. They are now significantly forward spending on the cap to retain and pay average talent with average results. Its a different team playing the game in a very different way.
It is a strategy that can make sense when you need a couple of players or want to extend the competitiveness on a good team. It's not generally the right strategy to take with a young QB. It is a win now strategy with a 2nd year QB. If it works, they will not be in position to retain all the pieces they are paying for. If it doesn't they will find themselves in a Cap hole financially that will take a couple of years to square away.
I applaud Lurie for spending the money. I just think it is being poorly spent, and if that is so, Howie will likely pay the price with his job as will Pederson.