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Originally Posted by SBXVII
FRPLG,
If that CAP space they took in 2011 would have taken up space in future yrs no matter how much it took up then they did exactly what we did. To a lesser extent maybe cause your talking about 18 mill per season with us vs. their 3-4 mill per season. But if it would have been 3 mill spread over 4 yrs now they are not having to worry about atleast 9 mill down the road cause it's getting pushed all into the 2011 yr with that yrs 3mill CAP hit to total 12 mill. The issue is they saved also. They have an advantage also. No matter how slight it is.
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If you don't understand the issue, please stop writing on the subject.
It is absolutely fine under normal circumstances to restructure contracts to shift salary cap hit from one year to the next year, either forward or backwards. If both years involved are capped, there is no unfair advantage to be gained. They can only shift future cap hit into this year as long as they still have space this year. In fact, since unused 2011 cap space can be used in 2012, it makes little difference.
However, shifting a ton of cap hit into an uncapped year has the effect of completely circumventing the cap in future years.