upstater1
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If you're over the cap, you can't dole out bonuses for that year. You can only rewrite contracts and push money further into the future. This is -- in effect -- a guarantee. It is the VERY OPPOSITE of what I'm talking about. A guarantee is the opposite of an incentive. Unless an agent represented a bunch of middle class players, they would hate Belichick's system since the money is lower in guarantees, and it only arrives upon performance.Yes it is. Spreading out the cap hit and increasing cash spent up front is a conscious decision. Not sure why you don't think it is.
Those two issues are correct but we can still spend future cash dollars or not, which requires greater upfront cash. You are pointing out details without addressing the larger overarching spending decision. Borrowing $50M to $100M from future years does not negate having a strong middle class or incentives.
We can do that now. No reason to wait. Look at the defensive FA market - very strong this year. If we wait the perfect scenario may never arrive.
Yes now. Ideally the team is good every year, and the team should strike when the FA market is strong. Sign a lot of defensive FA players and draft all offense for 2 years. We will be back in the Championship game if management picks the right QB. Look at the Texans. Waiting around is for losers - literally for losers.
The word frugal to me means you're tight with cash. It lacks any strategic motivation, which is what I described in my 2 philosophies. That's why I said it's not a matter of frugality.