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Is there an authoritative source on "dead cap" anywhere?
I'd like to see where the Bills rank in terms of dead cap. One indicator of how well "cash to cap" actually works would be the amount of dead cap- theoretically, it should be close to zero.
The way "cash to cap" works is that the Bills don't amortize bonuses or guaranteed money over multiple years. The bonus is paid in the first year of the contract and after that the player's cap number is very close to their actual salary (Clump's page confirms that this is true in most cases).
Dead cap comes from players who have had bonuses amortized but are no longer with the team. For example, we had to eat about $5 million the first season that Bledsoe was cut. Given that this is our 3rd season of cash to cap, if it is managed properly we should have little to no dead cap if the cash to cap strategy is managed properly.
Clump has reported that we have about $5 million in dead cap. Given the salary cap for this year, that seems small. However, the only basis for comparison is to see where the Bills rank amongst the other NFL teams.
Long story short: Dead cap is one way of evaluating the effectiveness of "cash to cap." If we still have a lot of dead cap that can't be used to sign players, that means cash to cap isn't effective or isn't being managed properly. If we don't have a lot of dead cap, that's a sign that cash to cap is working in at least one area (and that appears to be the case, but I won't know for sure until I have time to look up other dead cap numbers).
One thing to remember is that cash to cap was started last season. So some deals (i.e. Tripplett) of released players will still count towards the cap until they are all weaned out.
So 5 million this season should (in theory) go down next year.
One thing to remember is that cash to cap was started last season. So some deals (i.e. Tripplett) of released players will still count towards the cap until they are all weaned out.
So 5 million this season should (in theory) go down next year.
Also, I remember that earlier in the offseason the Lions had the most dead cap in the NFL, over $15M. That was because they cut some expensive guys in the last couple years, and it will likely go up when they cut guys in camp.
The way "cash to cap" works is that the Bills don't amortize bonuses or guaranteed money over multiple years. The bonus is paid in the first year of the contract and after that the player's cap number is very close to their actual salary (Clump's page confirms that this is true in most cases).
Dead cap comes from players who have had bonuses amortized but are no longer with the team. For example, we had to eat about $5 million the first season that Bledsoe was cut. Given that this is our 3rd season of cash to cap, if it is managed properly we should have little to no dead cap if the cash to cap strategy is managed properly.
Clump has reported that we have about $5 million in dead cap. Given the salary cap for this year, that seems small. However, the only basis for comparison is to see where the Bills rank amongst the other NFL teams.
Long story short: Dead cap is one way of evaluating the effectiveness of "cash to cap." If we still have a lot of dead cap that can't be used to sign players, that means cash to cap isn't effective or isn't being managed properly. If we don't have a lot of dead cap, that's a sign that cash to cap is working in at least one area (and that appears to be the case, but I won't know for sure until I have time to look up other dead cap numbers).
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