Fanatics":12ugxxlq said:
Reports are they have much more than that. I read they have something like 116M available, hell you could build an entire roster for that.
66 of that 116 is carry over, meaning it's not real cap space that exists beyond next year.
That of course still leaves them at 50 million under the cap in real cap space that can be projected beyond just next year, but I'd much rather they exhibit more long-term financial prudence than just burning it to burn it.
If Marvin reads this, he actually said something on the Zone a few days back that I've been thinking of too, but it seemed too crazy to actually propose (although now that I know Marvin has been thinking the same thing it feels a little less crazy :lol: )
The idea is that the 9ers basically have a one-time shot at having this much cap room, have 66 million in cap room that just disappears after 2018, and also now have a potential QB of the future that they want to sign long-term.
Let's say JGQ is angling for 5 years at 125 million, or 25 million per year, with let's say a 50 million dollar signing bonus (which spreads over the first three years, which is standard).
Instead of doing that standard deal they give him 60 million in in GUARANTEED BASER SALARY in 2018 in exchange for him signing for five years at only 100 million total, and getting 60 million guaranteed right away rather than 50 million guaranteed over three years. (you can adjust these numbers however you want, but the basic idea still holds).
That means that the carry over cap that can only be spent in 2018 goes all to JGQ, and he has four more years on a deal for which on the cap he's only getting 10 million per year.
That means they get the full 50 million under the cap (minus the carryover) to play around with this year, and a 25 million dollar a year QB for 10 million on the cap for the next four years.
If he flames out, so what, you gave him a ton of money that was going to disappear after 2018 anyway, and if he doesn't, you get to keep roster building to the tune of an extra 15 million per year in cap space you wouldn't otherwise have.
I don't think it happens because it's too unorthodox, but it's 100% what I think they should do.