26CornerBlitz Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bills Fan Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I wonder how much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 that's awesome. Hope that means we have a few more decent FA's to bring in as starters. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickelCity Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Excellent. He's crucial. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills92 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I wonder if Richie was motivated to free up money to bring Pouncey here.. Long shot.. but you never know eh! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bills Fan Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Bills92 said: I wonder if Richie was motivated to free up money to bring Pouncey here.. Long shot.. but you never know eh! This would be nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kirby Jackson Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 (edited) This is my annual friendly reminder that “restructuring” usually means getting paid now instead of later. They convert salary to a signing bonus to amortize it. That’s why it is pretty much always a no-brainer. It isn’t a pay cut. Edited March 15, 2018 by Kirby Jackson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndirish1978 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Bills92 said: I wonder if Richie was motivated to free up money to bring Pouncey here.. Long shot.. but you never know eh! Pats just circumvented FA for McCourty by trading for him. Pouncey's salary is manageable, why to just ship a 7th to the Dolphins for him before they cut him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17islongenough Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Just now, Kirby Jackson said: This is my annual friendly reminder that “restructuring” usually means getting paid now instead of later. They convert salary to a signing bonus to amortize it. That’s why it is pretty much always a no-brained. It isn’t a pay cut. Thats usually done to spread that cap hit over a few years. However no years were added so I bet its a pay cut. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEN-CAL17 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Probably from $6M to $4M saving $2M.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kirby Jackson Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Just now, 17islongenough said: Thats usually done to spread that cap hit over a few years. However no years were added so I bet its a pay cut. Didn’t see that, might change things. They might have done what the Saints just did with Brees though and created a “fake year” next year to stretch it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 4 minutes ago, Buffalo Bills Fan said: This would be nice Why? What has pouncey done in the last couple years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebrastripes Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, jeremy2020 said: Why? What has pouncey done in the last couple years? Nothing he is the 27th ranked center by PFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuco Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said: This is my annual friendly reminder that “restructuring” usually means getting paid now instead of later. They convert salary to a signing bonus to amortize it. That’s why it is pretty much always a no-brainer. It isn’t a pay cut. Normally I would agree. But in the post above yours Sal says there were no new years added. You can't amortize if there's no new years added after this one. So that means either 1) he did take a pay cut, or 2) there are years added but they will automatically void at some point after the season, which would help push some cap to next year while technically not "adding" any years. Or maybe there's another scenario but it's lost on me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Tuco said: Normally I would agree. But in the post above yours Sal says there were no new years added. You can't amortize if there's no new years added after this one. So that means either 1) he did take a pay cut, or 2) there are years added but they will automatically void at some point after the season, which would help push some cap to next year while technically not "adding" any years. Or maybe there's another scenario but it's lost on me. I think that it is probably number 2 (or they should call it a paycut). Teams are getting creative though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsGuru4 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I don’t understand why we wouldn’t just add a year at a discount, but, im not a numbers guy. I do however know that he is our best olineman right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, BillsGuru4 said: I don’t understand why we wouldn’t just add a year at a discount, but, im not a numbers guy. I do however know that he is our best olineman right now It is looking pretty obvious that this is Ritchie's last year. It would seem they asked him to do this versus cutting him outright. I hope they take the savings along with Glenn's and sign an FA OL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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