Redskins, Cowboys could go “nuclear” over cap mess

[HoopheadVII]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

Also remember that Goodell has admitted there was an agreement between the owners and a warning. If I could find it I'll repost it.

But that agreement wasn't to limit cash spending in an uncapped year. It was not to unfairly create future cap room by dumping cap hit into the uncapped year.

These are two different things.

[skinster]

Originally Posted by HoopheadVII

But that agreement wasn't to limit cash spending in an uncapped year. It was not to unfairly create future cap room by dumping cap hit into the uncapped year.

These are two different things.

are they? think about it. if the owners know that there will be a cap in the future, it is literally impossible for them to sign long term deals without being limited. They can't front load new contracts as that is the same concept as restructuring exiting contracts to dump a cap hit. The only loophole that differentiates limiting from dumping is signing a massive one year deal.

[HoopheadVII]

Originally Posted by skinster

are they? think about it. if the owners know that there will be a cap in the future, it is literally impossible for them to sign long term deals without being limited. They can't front load new contracts as that is the same concept as restructuring exiting contracts to dump a cap hit. The only loophole that differentiates limiting from dumping is signing a massive one year deal.

The concepts are different because they could have paid a player as much as they wanted in a one-year deal in the uncapped year. There was no restriction on how much they could spend in the uncapped year.

There was a restriction on how cheaply they could get players in future years by overspending in an uncapped year.