(03-09-2018, 08:16 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(03-08-2018, 02:47 PM)JackCity Wrote: So what's the absolute maximum all of you would pay to keep Arob on a long term deal?   Presuming he wants to stay here.

If push came to shove I'd be willing to pay 15 million per year and 35-40 guaranteed.  

In 3 years time that contract is probably outside of the top 10 Wars.

This is a total SWAG, but I think I'd offer him a 4 year, $50 million deal, with 2 years guaranteed. 

I know I'm beating a dead horse, but it all has to fit into a long range plan, with projected contracts for Ramsey, Ngakoue, maybe Fowler, and others.  Projected increases in the salary cap, how much signing bonus, AR's cap hit this year and next year, all that stuff has to be factored in.   Also, right now, not including rollover money, we are right up against the cap, and using all that rollover money this year will cripple our roster in future years unless we find a way to cut a whole bunch of salaries next year.  In addition to that, I'd like to spend some money on the offensive line. 

So, it's a tough question.  We are $27 or $29 million under the cap for this year only.   That point has to be reinforced.   Rollover money is purely temporary.   You only get it to use it once, and then if you do, you put yourself over the cap for the next season.

I think they changed the rule where you can roll over money every year. So right now we are projected to be at 16 million under cap in 2019. We can roll the 30 over and be at 46 next year. Say we spend 26 of that we can roll the remaining 20 million over to 2020. But I do agree with your point it has to make sense financially. You still only have X amount of roll over dollars and you have you smart with it.

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