| I have been discussing the possibility of a trade on the Chargers MB as well. The Bolts GM actually reads that MB occasionally. Consider this response from one of their better posters:
"Dollars left to pay are never a big deal. The problem with dumping some players is the dollars previously paid, and how it was structured. If it was all signing and option bonuses, then those are amortized over the remaining years once they're paid. That causes the cap crunches down the road.
Yet, a guy like Olivea was mostly paid in base salary and roster bonuses. Roster bonuses are not amortized over the remaining years of a contract, but rather, they are treated like base salary and fully included into the year's cap in which they are paid. It's a "pay as you go" type system that SD has used with many of their extensions (and some FA signings like McCree).
I have not read anything on Benson's contract, but I'd bet the problem lies in previous bonuses paid, and the mega-hit of the cap dead space in order to cut him. If he's cut after June 1st (or the Bears use the 2 designated June 1 rules allowed under the new CBA) then his dead space can be amortized over two seasons (2008 and 2009). The 2008 hit would remain at the level it's currently scheduled for this season. Any (and all) remaining non-amortized monies paid in previous seasons would then be fully incorporated into the 2009 cap." |