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<blockquote data-quote="sschind" data-source="post: 716750" data-attributes="member: 10247"><p>Very few players who go in for a restructuring of their contract actually lose money. In most cases they end up making more, at least more guaranteed. If the Packers plan on keeping Rodgers around after 2019 they could easily do a Brady type extension after this year, or next, where they take a large portion of his base salary, convert it to a signing bonus over another 3 years or whatever and reduce the cap hit for a season or two. It's what Brady has been doing all along and it has worked out very well for him and the Patriots. It's not without its risk however. Essentially they are pushing the money into the future. In 2018 Rodgers is slated to make around 20 million in salary, none of it is guaranteed and none of it is in the form of a signing bonus. He has a another million or so in assorted bonuses which raise his cap hit to around 21 million. Tom Brady is slated to make 15 million in salary but another 7 million will count against the cap as part of the signing bonus from his most recent extension for a cap hit of 22 million The numbers are similar for 2019. The bottom line is that if Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers play for their respective teams in 2018 and 2019 they will cost basically the same in their cap hit. Where the Patriots are taking a risk is that if for some reason both players end up unemployed in 2018 the Patriots will still have to count 14 million dollars against the cap whereas the Packers get off scott free. Eventually all the signing bonus money needs to be accounted for cap wise. Salary money may not be if it is not guaranteed. </p><p></p><p>Now obviously taking that risk has paid off handsomely for the Patriots. By pushing the money out and keeping TBs cap hit low they have been able to keep players that they may have had to let go otherwise. Its nothing new and teams do it all the time. It just doesn't work out all the time and eventually it will catch up. </p><p></p><p>Is it worth it. Its not as simple as saying just look at the Patriots, obviously its worth it because, like I said, all teams do it to some extent and it doesn't always work out. I tend to think it is worth it and it could be said that it comes down to a win now or stay competitive later philosophy. Who knows what the Packers could have done if they would have been able to lower Rodgers cap hit by 5 or 6 million the past couple of years.</p><p></p><p>The one number that really jumped out at me was the 196 million that Tom Brady has made playing football. Tom has been very much a team player when it comes to adjusting his salary but the fact is the Patriots have still paid him a ton of money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sschind, post: 716750, member: 10247"] Very few players who go in for a restructuring of their contract actually lose money. In most cases they end up making more, at least more guaranteed. If the Packers plan on keeping Rodgers around after 2019 they could easily do a Brady type extension after this year, or next, where they take a large portion of his base salary, convert it to a signing bonus over another 3 years or whatever and reduce the cap hit for a season or two. It's what Brady has been doing all along and it has worked out very well for him and the Patriots. It's not without its risk however. Essentially they are pushing the money into the future. In 2018 Rodgers is slated to make around 20 million in salary, none of it is guaranteed and none of it is in the form of a signing bonus. He has a another million or so in assorted bonuses which raise his cap hit to around 21 million. Tom Brady is slated to make 15 million in salary but another 7 million will count against the cap as part of the signing bonus from his most recent extension for a cap hit of 22 million The numbers are similar for 2019. The bottom line is that if Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers play for their respective teams in 2018 and 2019 they will cost basically the same in their cap hit. Where the Patriots are taking a risk is that if for some reason both players end up unemployed in 2018 the Patriots will still have to count 14 million dollars against the cap whereas the Packers get off scott free. Eventually all the signing bonus money needs to be accounted for cap wise. Salary money may not be if it is not guaranteed. Now obviously taking that risk has paid off handsomely for the Patriots. By pushing the money out and keeping TBs cap hit low they have been able to keep players that they may have had to let go otherwise. Its nothing new and teams do it all the time. It just doesn't work out all the time and eventually it will catch up. Is it worth it. Its not as simple as saying just look at the Patriots, obviously its worth it because, like I said, all teams do it to some extent and it doesn't always work out. I tend to think it is worth it and it could be said that it comes down to a win now or stay competitive later philosophy. Who knows what the Packers could have done if they would have been able to lower Rodgers cap hit by 5 or 6 million the past couple of years. The one number that really jumped out at me was the 196 million that Tom Brady has made playing football. Tom has been very much a team player when it comes to adjusting his salary but the fact is the Patriots have still paid him a ton of money. [/QUOTE]
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