BringBackFergy

$50 says the girlfriend did it and staged it as an accident.

I guess it depends if you are a "strict constructionist" or a "soft constructionist" (Thanks for serving.)

If you take a detailed look at the Constitution, the separation of powers clearly vest military power with the President..."The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the United States". Interestingly, though, the Constitution does not grant military powers with regard to the Marines, the Coast Guard or the Army Corps of Engineers. So really, he can kick ass with the Army and the Navy, but he can't tell the Marines, the Army Corps of Engineers or the guys in the speed boats what to do. My understanding is the President is a veteran of the Army and Navy...but not for the other branches like the Marines, Army Corps of Engineers, the Coast Guard or the Postal Service.

Like referenced above by someone, Pegula is a millionaire and doesn't want to appear pushy or overbearing. So assuming he does have the extra 27 million that the league allows, he can trickle it into players with pool tables, gourmet lunches in the cafeteria and Evian waters instead of Mayer Brothers or Wegmans. See, those are just small examples of how he can re-work the cap without technically violating the 155 cap and the 27 million soft luxury use tax. Another option: put more starters on the practice squad. They don't count toward the cap so we could stockpile players on the practice squad and when we need them, deliver a few backpacks of cash and call them up. No cap money to report and they don't get injured as often.

Try horniness or thirst for beer...it might work.Tom - tried sending you a message but you haven't authorized idiots like me. #rejected

The menstrual cycle is a hormonal and biological phenomenon. A guy's horniness or thirst for beer is equally hormonal or, at a minimum, a byproduct of genetic forces that preoccupy his mind to the point where he is unable to engage in constructive work. I will need 20 days off per month.

So glad you guys are having a chuckle at my expense..but the fact remains, we have a 27 million soft luxury user tax that Pegula hasn't even thought to use yet. Who the hell is manning the ship over there?

So if the top 51 is a moving target, then it fluctuates....doesn't sound like a hard cap at all.

That's what I was saying. Use the extra 27 million after you use up the 155 million. Why is this so hard to comprehend. I guess the extra 27 million is the luxury tax component?

So the cap is 155.27 million...what you're saying is, once they spend 155 million, they have an extra 27 million to throw at other players including rookies and losses to injury? It makes sense to have that extra 27 million in case a guy sustains an ACL in Sept. I guess.

There's a lot of numbers being bandied about: soft, hard, luxury, cash to strap, cash to cap, hard cash, cold cash, deferred cash, IRA's, TSA's, SEP, Franchise fees, not to mention Use Taxes and the entire tax code. Most guys on here are more knowledgeable than me, so it's nice to get an answer now and then. I could email the Bills' front office and ask them why they don't take advantage of the luxury tax, but I don't want to tip off other teams that might be thinking the same thing.

That's a long and frustrating process.

No one has disproven the S L User Tax yet and I believe it is a viable option to give teams more freedom to pick and choose the best players (even if they go over the "cap"). If you google it, I think you'll find Jerry Jones has taken advantage of the Soft Luxury User Tax in the past. Those who maintain the NFL deals strictly with a hard "cap" may not understand how teams can finesse the user tax to get what they want and still abide by NFL guidelines.

Cops always be hasslin us.

You haven't even addressed the LT or the Soft Luxury User Tax that they were considering. I heard what I heard and read what I read. Sorry if it bothers you. If Brady is paid other ways (as you agreed) then is he not exploiting the Soft Luxury User Tax as discussed above?? Kraft is scum.

They pay a luxury tax. See other thread.

Joe Buscaglia said we need $9 million to sign our rookies....so there's that little gem.

You tellin' me some of these teams like the Patriots and Seahawks don't go over the cap?? Ever??

The NFL has what many interpret as a "soft cap" with teams going over the soft cap being charged with a per dollar tax for those amounts over the soft cap value. See Wikipedia and other sources. So the Pegulas could simply pay some large contracts and then pay a small tax for going over the soft cap threshold. I do recall there being discussion among several owners who wanted to move to a luxury tax model; just researched it and can't find the exact article but I believe the NFL By Laws were amended accordingly to impose a "soft luxury user tax" on teams over the limit. I'll keep searching and assume the Pegulas are putting their number crunchers on it as well.

I see so many teams signing their best players year after year (you telling me Bob Kraft isn't paying some luxury tax to the NFL for signing Brady to another extension)...what about the Steelers (Big Ben, L. Bell, WR's etc), the Broncos (with Manning, Von Miller, D. Thomas). The list goes on and on of teams that are paying a luxury tax because they go over the salary cap. The article I read awhile ago said the owners approved a bastardized version of the NBA and MLB luxury tax, so why not go ahead and spend money on our good players to retain them and to attract bigger stars. The rule is in place for a reason...pay a little tax if you go over the cap and, in exchange, you get good players.

Well, let's see who put the $9 million figure out there?? Ohhhhh, it was the J Bus Bus (Joe Buscaglia)...he should have just said "Need a lot of money to sign rookies" like he says "That Tyrod Taylor is a good player"

I could have swore Gugny had a thread a few years back proclaiming the benefits of a memory foam mattress. ????

<Enter "Little Gronk" stage left.>

So we're still about even??