Comments on: Bucs’ big contracts are cash-flow friendly

By: tropboi11

tropboi11 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:29:42 +0000

Conormacleod? The only teams to win a super bowl since the Bucs are the Giants, Packers, Saints, Colts, Steelers and Patriots which are all still at the top of their game besides the Colts, unless you are a fan of one of those teams what do you have to brag about?

By: pb420

pb420 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:08:33 +0000

nyyjetsknicks says:
Mar 14, 2012 3:17 PM
Insert bucs fan crying about owners here.

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Jets fan insert foot into Rex Ryan’s mouth here.

By: robatopia

robatopia — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:57:23 +0000

This actually could be effective for managing player motivation in two ways:
1. Salary is in play for suspensions while signing bonuses aren’t. When half of a multi-year contract is a signing bonus, missing a few weekly game checks isn’t very consequential.
2. Waaa, I’m only making 1M this year, even though I signed a deal last year that included a 20M signing bonus.

By: yogikenobi

yogikenobi — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:56:53 +0000

I thought any guaranteed money was treated as signing bonus-spread over the life of the contract.

By: denverwally

denverwally — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:27:15 +0000

Yes, Tampa vs Buffalo in the Super Bowl. Because as the Redskins have proven over the past 10 years, you win the Super Bowl in April with all the big name signings.

By: chargerzz

chargerzz — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:18:42 +0000

Bucs still will not make playoffs in that packed division

By: conormacleod

conormacleod — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:02:13 +0000

Buffalo and Tampa also haven’t won in ages. Anybody else going to copy this formula?

By: azheat

azheat — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:52:42 +0000

@fitzmagicformvp

You just talked about 2 teams that dont have cap issues, Tampa and Buffalo.

They dont have cap issues BECAUSE they havn’t signed any BIG TIME free agent’s before this season…

By: onebucplace

onebucplace — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:51:46 +0000

This doesn’t have to mean it’s a cashflow issue — it’s also a much wiser use of the cap. So instead of giving Jackson a $18-million signing bonus spread of 5 years you provide the money up front and take the hit now so you don’t have millions of dead salary down the road if the player doesn’t finish out his contract. If you can afford the upfront cost in terms of cap room this is a much better way to sign players since it doesn’t mortgage your future with millions in dead salary.

Also to the morons who say this saves money so somehow the Bucs are being cheap, contracts like this often end up costing more over the first year or two of the contract. For example if Jackson got say an $18-mil bonus his first and second year salarys would probably be around 3-4mil, working out to maybe $22-23 million total in that same time frame.

By: buc1

buc1 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:50:18 +0000

Remember you’re dealing with the Glazers and there is only 1 reason they would want to do this…to make more money!!! By not giving the money up front they can put it to use in other investments and make interest on the player’s money until it has to be paid out.

By: fitzmagicformvp

fitzmagicformvp — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:47:39 +0000

I dont mind this strategy that Tampa uses….
Buffalo does that same sorta cash to cap strategy and they never have any issues with being over the cap or cutting players to free up space!!!

Watch out NFL…

Tampa Bay vs. Buffalo Bills SUPER BOWL!!!!

By: mikebe1

mikebe1 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:38:40 +0000

No signing bonus?? Where they do that at?

By: shian11

shian11 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:31:33 +0000

What a awful explanation since it is missing 1 huge factor. The main reason the Bucs are not doing signing bonuses is because a signing bonus is used to circumvent the cap. A signing bonus cap $ is spread over the length of the deal and. Of just the 1st year or also termed as back loading the deal which can be a cap killer! I.e. Pittsburgh, raiders. This is smart business because the Bucs will still be able to sign free agents and ther own players in 3 years.

By: Mary Jane

Mary Jane — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:27:04 +0000

It is amazing to me that the Bucs owners (don’t they also own Manchester United?) have a cash problem.

By: nyyjetsknicks

nyyjetsknicks — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:17:54 +0000

Insert bucs fan crying about owners here.

By: conormacleod

conormacleod — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:13:25 +0000

So, they have no cash available in the winter months? This just seems weird. Seems like they are post dating checks. “We’ll sign you, but don’t cash this check until September”.

By: jdandcoke

jdandcoke — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:12:45 +0000

they still arent ready to take down the saints. they better hope freeman takes a step forward instead of another step backwards.