Official 2023 OFFSEASON Thread

dizzle88 · 03-14-2023, 02:48 AM

Annoys me that they can't find 7M per year and adjust the defense to include Kaden as a starter, yet they can pay Jameis 8M to ride the bench.

AsylumGuido · 03-14-2023, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

Annoys me that they can't find 7M per year and adjust the defense to include Kaden as a starter, yet they can pay Jameis 8M to ride the bench.

The defense is what it is because of the five DB's. Changing it to accommodate a third LB could defeat the whole purpose. I feel Elliss excelled because he was playing in the Werner role while Werner was out. Besides, we could be in line for another compensatory pick with Elliss leaving.

As for Jameis, who's paying him 8M to ride the bench? He's getting 4M if he rides the bench. He doesn't get 8M unless he earns incentives and those surely require NOT riding the bench. They call those incentives not likely to be earned (NLTBE) and they do not count against the current year cap. If earned they are applied to the following year's cap.

03-14-2023, 02:48 AM	#1
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,534	Re: Official 2023 OFFSEASON Thread Annoys me that they can't find 7M per year and adjust the defense to include Kaden as a starter, yet they can pay Jameis 8M to ride the bench.

03-14-2023, 08:33 AM	#2
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: Official 2023 OFFSEASON Thread Originally Posted by dizzle88 Annoys me that they can't find 7M per year and adjust the defense to include Kaden as a starter, yet they can pay Jameis 8M to ride the bench. The defense is what it is because of the five DB's. Changing it to accommodate a third LB could defeat the whole purpose. I feel Elliss excelled because he was playing in the Werner role while Werner was out. Besides, we could be in line for another compensatory pick with Elliss leaving. As for Jameis, who's paying him 8M to ride the bench? He's getting 4M if he rides the bench. He doesn't get 8M unless he earns incentives and those surely require NOT riding the bench. They call those incentives not likely to be earned (NLTBE) and they do not count against the current year cap. If earned they are applied to the following year's cap.
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