burningmetal

I agree that Loomis is very good. However, you can't just make a contract work however you want it to. These players aren't actually taking less money, they're just pushing their salary forward, as Crusader put it earlier. You can't make a player take less money, unless he's a lesser or aging player whom you have leverage against (i.e, Will Smith and Jon Vilma). So while you may be able to restructure in a number of ways and get around things for a while, you eventually have to take on the problem.

If they were doing what the Patriots did with Brady, extending the years and spreading out the money, then you'd actually be saving money. Brady is not losing any money, but the team is better off. But you can't just willy nilly extend contracts to just anyone, to save money. Therefore it remains to be seen how this works out long term. I'm not at all panicked about it, but I am a bit concerned. We shall see. For now, it's good.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.