5 Wide Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Now with most of the top free agents off the market (not counting the June 1 cuts) would it be feasible to give Nate Clements a huge first year salary number as opposed to giving him a bonus that gets pro-rated out over the life of the deal. If you give Nate say 10 million for this season and a 5 million dollar signing bonus then you could have base salaries down around 3-4 million for the rest of the deal. Just a thought I had.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Now with most of the top free agents off the market (not counting the June 1 cuts) would it be feasible to give Nate Clements a huge first year salary number as opposed to giving him a bonus that gets pro-rated out over the life of the deal. If you give Nate say 10 million for this season and a 5 million dollar signing bonus then you could have base salaries down around 3-4 million for the rest of the deal. Just a thought I had.... 648170[/snapback] Salaries aren't guaranteed money. The players want those guaranteed bonuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 Wide Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 But if you give him 10 Million in base salary the first year then that's guaranteed money he'll be getting....same as a signing bonus just not spread out to screw us 4 years from now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermike Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Well, you could guarantee him his 2006 season salary at $10 million, or make it a week-1 roster bonus and make it function roughly the same. This wouldn't be a bad year to pay the salary cap down a little bit - try to get future salaries up into this year, etc, and get a big cushion for 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 But if you give him 10 Million in base salary the first year then that's guaranteed money he'll be getting....same as a signing bonus just not spread out to screw us 4 years from now 648181[/snapback] Not if he gets injured, suspended, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a player to be named later Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Basically hes just saying we should front load the contract.... Come on, take it easy, its a friday. I like the idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Since I don't want to start another Moulds thread, anyone find irony in this: The Bills offered him a contract that included a pay cut that would have allowed him to finish his career in Buffalo. However, after 10 seasons that saw him play under four head coaches, six offensive coordinators and nine starting quarterbacks, Moulds is eager for a fresh start somewhere else. So he's going to a new city, new QB, new HC, new OC, new RC. Guess he's simply decided it's time to ease on down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 But if you give him 10 Million in base salary the first year then that's guaranteed money he'll be getting....same as a signing bonus just not spread out to screw us 4 years from now 648181[/snapback] I like the idea myself, and suggested the same thing in another thread. What's funny about it is that Nate already counts 7+ mil on the cap for this year so we would still have a bunch of money left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnychemo Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Since I don't want to start another Moulds thread, anyone find irony in this:So he's going to a new city, new QB, new HC, new OC, new RC. Guess he's simply decided it's time to ease on down the road. 648227[/snapback] Yeah, and David Carr isn't exactly lighting up the league. Moulds may wind up in a "Buffalo South" situation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Now with most of the top free agents off the market (not counting the June 1 cuts) would it be feasible to give Nate Clements a huge first year salary number as opposed to giving him a bonus that gets pro-rated out over the life of the deal. If you give Nate say 10 million for this season and a 5 million dollar signing bonus then you could have base salaries down around 3-4 million for the rest of the deal. Just a thought I had.... 648170[/snapback] Nate...? Is that you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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