FINALLY! - A National Columnist Gets it Right

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Originally Posted by skinsguy

My question is, do these players willingly know this is going to happen to them down the road, and figure that getting any money at all is better than getting no money (hard to believe), or do they have the mindset to believe that this is an incentive for them to play "up to the contract" in hopes it won't get renegiotated down the road? I think it's great cap strategy, but if I was a player, I'm not sure I'd go for this. I'd like to know exactly what is being said to the players and their agents that make them go for this type of deal. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining one bit, but I just find it interesting that players and their agents don't pick up on this stuff.

Yeah the players know but they don't care. They know if they make a deal like this that either they will rework the deal to get the money if they have played well or will get released if they have only played ok. That backend money forces the skins to pay the guys who have played well and get rid of thsoe who haven't. Most players are willing to bet on themselves being able to "earn" that backend money. The skins build in the dead money from the players who don't "earn" the money on a yearly basis.