Redskins News & Notes Chapter 6

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

Brian Orakpo, Redskins not working on long-term deal - NFL.com

what money are we going to use to sign him long term now anyways? is he okay being paid in mcdonald's coupons?


redskins = broke = cannot sign a big, long-term deal.

now, i'm not sure they would if they could right now due to the injuries, which is what the article is saying, but that whole point is (s)moot.

[Skinzman]

Originally Posted by That Guy

what money are we going to use to sign him long term now anyways? is he okay being paid in mcdonald's coupons?


redskins = broke = cannot sign a big, long-term deal.

now, i'm not sure they would if they could right now due to the injuries, which is what the article is saying, but that whole point is (s)moot.

Orakpo counts something like 5 mil against this years cap. They could very easily sign Orakpo to a long term deal and actually have his cap number go down this year. The salary cap is not stopping a new deal for Orakpo.

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by Skinzman

Orakpo counts something like 5 mil against this years cap. They could very easily sign Orakpo to a long term deal and actually have his cap number go down this year. The salary cap is not stopping a new deal for Orakpo.

only if you want to give him a backloaded/high bonus vinny type contract, which we've been steering away from lately.

[Skinzman]

Originally Posted by That Guy

only if you want to give him a backloaded/high bonus vinny type contract, which we've been steering away from lately.

Not at all. You only need to have the first year with a lower number. A lot of the contracts tend to have a lower first year salary anyways due to bonus money being paid early, even from Shanny and Allen. Look at Garcons contract. 2.1 mil base salary last year with a cap hit of 4.7 mil, 5.6 mil base salary this year with a cap hit of 8.2 mil. Most teams do it that way. They escalate the annual salary so that if they cut the player before they finish the contract, they are paying out less than if they had the annual salary stayed the same through every year.