Salary Cap issues are a Farce

[az jam]

I’ve come to the conclusion that salary cap issues are a total farce. GMs can finagle the cap with restructured contracts, voidable years etc. to get under the cap.
The Saints were $75 M over the cap and the Packers were $45M and both teams are now in decent shape and have not really lost any significant players. All GMs can play this game and the bottom line is they ARE NOT mortgaging their future. Plus the cap is going up now every year.
Bottom line for me is if a team says it can’t get into the free agent frenzy because of the cap, that is total BS.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I’ve come to the conclusion that salary cap issues are a total farce. GMs can finagle the cap with restructured contracts, voidable years etc. to get under the cap.
The Saints were $75 M over the cap and the Packers were $45M and both teams are now in decent shape and have not really lost any significant players. All GMs can play this game and the bottom line is they ARE NOT mortgaging their future. Plus the cap is going up now every year.
Bottom line for me is if a team says it can’t get into the free agent frenzy because of the cap, that is total BS.

It all depends on the players contract and how it is written.

 

[Goodyear Card]

They should ban voidable years. It serves no purpose but to get around the salary cap.

 

[Shane]

They should ban voidable years. It serves no purpose but to get around the salary cap.

That I agree with

 

[dreamcastrocks]

They should ban voidable years. It serves no purpose but to get around the salary cap.

Then they should make players contracts fully guaranteed.

 

[Dback Jon]

Then they should make players contracts fully guaranteed.

100% they should

 

[dreamcastrocks]

100% they should

Yep. 100% they won't. We'd have a forever lock out if both sides stood their ground on this one.

 

[Arizona_Steve]

They should ban voidable years. It serves no purpose but to get around the salary cap.

I thought any cap space from voidable years became dead cap against the team once the contract is voided. Or am I missing something?

 

[Dback Jon]

Yep. 100% they won't. We'd have a forever lock out if both sides stood their ground on this one.

No doubt.

 

[WisconsinCard]

I thought any cap space from voidable years became dead cap against the team once the contract is voided. Or am I missing something?

You're not missing anything.