(03-20-2019, 03:29 PM)JackCity Wrote:

(03-20-2019, 02:20 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: You can front load contracts or spread them relatively evenly over the life of the contract.  You can't back load them the way you've illustrated above.  Not only that but your example offers less than $6.5 million so it's not something to hold up as an alternative.

Ultimately, if you agree he could have negotiated a multi year deal then we can continue the back and forth here.  If you think he couldn't have gotten a 2 year deal or more with more than $6.5 million in guarantees then that's where our opinions of the situation separate and debating positions that stem from that point is, well, pointless.  If you don't think he could've gotten a multi year deal had he wanted one, I can see why you'd reach the conlusion you've reached.

 I think Blake could definitely have got a multi year deal but I was wondering if our cap credit is based on how much he's earning in 2019 or the total of that new contract he gets. So for example if he signed with the Ravens on a 3 deal is our cap credit for 2019 just based off how much he's paid that year or the total guarantees of the contract? Cap isn't my strong point as you may have noticed so just trying to understand your perspective