AsylumGuido

I don't understand why some are always thinking the Saints are in "cap hell". Every year they have plenty of cap available. The difference is in how the cap is accounted. Contracts are constructed to hold available cap in the form of base salary and annual bonuses such as roster and workout bonuses. All of these can be easily converted to free cap if and when needed. This is the growing trend in the NFL due to the ever increasing cap. It just makes sense to account for current expenditures in future periods when the amount is a smaller percentage of the overall cap.

When Khai Harley moves on from his position with the Saints it will be to install this same financial system with the acquiring franchise. Before long this is going to be the standard method of maintaining the cap across the entire league.

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill