Yannick Ngakoue - 2021 Free Agent

Originally posted by NTeply49:

Originally posted by 5_Golden_Rings:

Originally posted by NTeply49:

Originally posted by 5_Golden_Rings:

Originally posted by NTeply49:
Sounds like we have over 20 mil in cap space. Not sure what the plan is for Ford, but I still want this guy to be our pass rushing defensive end on passing down to compliment Bosa on other side. Armstead can play the big end and move inside on passing down and put Yannick on edge. He is a perfect fit for what we needed from Ford. Got lucky he was traded twice to teams that weren't the best fits and that might have kept his price tag a little lower.

We need to cut him June 1st to minimize his dead cap hit. It's 14+ million before June 1st. Only about 5 million in dead money after.

5.7 actually! I just wonder if anyone with cap space might be willing to give up a mid to late round pick for him like the Jets...

I thought it was 4.78. I'm pretty sure that 5.7 is the savings they'd get if they cut him pre-June 1st, with 14.4 in dead money; and if they cut him post-June 1st, it's 4.78 in dead money and 15.3 in savings.

BRB gonna look at Over The Cap.

https://overthecap.com/player/dee-ford/2962/

Change the drop down to post June 1st.

https://overthecap.com/player/dee-ford/2962/ Shows 5.7 mil. Didnt he restructure last year?

Click the thing I highlighted in the big red square. It's a drop down. Change it to Post June-1st.

Originally posted by okdkid:

Originally posted by 5_Golden_Rings:

Originally posted by okdkid:
Dead cap is irrelevant. Cap savings is all that matters.

Cap savings takes into account dead cap.

Using dead cap alone does not provide context nor the full picture of the transaction.

Cap savings is significantly less if he's cut prior to June 1st.

1.8m is immaterial.

1.8 is two depth players.

But where are you getting 1.8? As I understand it, if you cut a player prior to June 1st, it results in all his guaranteed money accelerating into the current year, instead of being distributed over two.

We have to pay the guarantee regardless, but do we want the entire thing to be paid this season while the cap is unusually low, or would we rather extend that to two years and pay the normal prorated amount this year?

It seems pretty clear the correct course of action is to cut him after June 1st so we can stage that guarantee over more than one season.