The "Inside Word" on the QB Search

[CrazyCanuck]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

So a $40 million incentive that was likely to be earned this season but wasn't, is credit back to next season, meaning you're $40 million more under next year's cap simply by an incentive not reached in the prior season?

On the flip side, If that player exceeds all expectations, and looks like he could possibly earn those incentives "unlikely to be earned" - and those incentives were spread out throughout the life of the contract, a team could possibly turn those incentives into guaranteed money if they wanted to free up salary cap space for a future season?

Not sure I totally understand your questions so I'll use an example.

A. We give Peyton a $10M incentive if he throws 20 TD passes in 2012. This would be deemed "likely". $10M would count against our 2012 cap. If he failed to throw 20 TDs then we would get the $10M back on our 2013 cap.

B. We give Peyton a $20M incentive if the Skins win the Super Bowl in 2012. This would be deemed "unlikely". Nothing would count against our 2012 cap. If we did win the SB in 2012, then the $20M would come off our 2013 cap.