Official Redskins Free Agency Thread 2013

[BigHairedAristocrat]

I dont really understand "restructuring" moss. 2013 was the last year of his deal, so i dont see how you can restructure that. You can only EXTEND it with a new contract. I love Moss, but I dont understand why we'd extend a 33 year old receiver when we have good, cheap depth at the position and greater needs at other areas of the team.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

I dont really understand "restructuring" moss. 2013 was the last year of his deal, so i dont see how you can restructure that. You can only EXTEND it with a new contract. I love Moss, but I dont understand why we'd extend a 33 year old receiver when we have good, cheap depth at the position and greater needs at other areas of the team.

Apparently they converted salary to attainable incentives so he can earn all or most of it back fairly easily. No extension.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Apparently they converted salary to attainable incentives so he can earn all or most of it back fairly easily. No extension.

And attainable incentives dont count against the cap... nice. I hadnt considered that as a means to fee up space. We should do this with alot more players - but then the league would probably penalize us for violating the spirit of the cap.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

And attainable incentives dont count against the cap... nice. I hadnt considered that as a means to fee up space. We should do this with alot more players - but then the league would probably penalize us for violating the spirit of the cap.

They did the same thing with Carriker too, turned salary to bonuses.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

And attainable incentives dont count against the cap... nice. I hadnt considered that as a means to fee up space. We should do this with alot more players - but then the league would probably penalize us for violating the spirit of the cap.

Well, they don't count THIS year. If attained, they count against next year's cap. It's clear MS/BA don't want to push too much money forward. I think they would rather absorb as much of the hit in today's cap while still having enough to address certain needs (TE, DB & RT).

Cross your fingers on our 2nd and 3rd round picks this year - I have a feeling they will be starting sooner rather than later.

Watch, they'll take another QB in the 2nd round. lol