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  1. On 11/11/2023 at 6:49 AM, CPA_MM said:

    The Commanders Should Copy the Eagles in Cap Strategy

     

    The Eagle cap strategy is the following: If the quarterback can take the team to the Super Bowl, modify existing player contracts with void years and backloading to create extra cap space. Use this cap space to acquire more high-priced player contracts using void years to lower cap charges. The dead cap problem can be delayed six seasons or more- worry about it later.

     

    Over the last three years, the Eagle dead cap write-off was almost 3-times higher than the Commanders - $186M to $69M.

     

    The Eagles are pulling out all salary cap gimmicks (void years) to gain a competitive advantage over the competition. Compare the Eagle's opening cap to the Commanders in early September. (Data from OverTheCap contract files)

     

    • The Eagles have eleven players with contracts = > paying their players on average $10M of more per year. (APY)—the Commander's five.

     

    • The Eagles had $5M of cap space with contracts worth $277M (APY). The Commanders had $2M of cap space with contracts worth $218M (APY).

     

    • The Eagle cap charge on contracts that cost $59M (APY) more than the Commanders is $26M less.

     

    • The highest 15 paid Eagles players - 13 had contracts with void years. The amount of cap assigned to void years was $327M. Of the 15 highest-paid Commander players, only four had contracts with void years amounting to $21M.

     

    • The cap charge on the top 15 Eagle contracts was 53% of the contract value, and the Commanders 87% of the contract value.  

     

    • The Eagle quarterback (Hurts) has a contract worth $43.2M and a cap charge of $6.1M. The Commander quarterback (Brissett, replaced by Howell) has a contract worth $8M with a cap charge of $8.5M- $2.4M higher than Hurts.

     

    • Eagle AJ Brown- APY contract $20.8M- cap charge $8.3M. Commander Logan Thomas contract APY $6.6M, cap charge $8.7M. And on and on and on.

     

    • The Eagles have signed all 15 of their highest-paid players to 2024 with a cap charge of 40% more. The Commanders have signed ten of their 15 highest-paid players to 2024 with a cap increase of 60%.

     

    The use of void years on Eagle contracts is one major reason they’re successful.

     

    Six or more seasons from now, the Eagles may have a salary cap problem, but until then, they can chase the Super Bowl. If you are okay with artificially manipulated contracts to gain a competitive advantage over other clubs, then the current system is the system for you.

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    isn't this exactly how Vinney Cerrato used to do it?  just without the 'voided years?'

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