I'm so glad you're not the capologist or GM for the Cowboys. I don't know what planet you're thinking about but now on the planet earth you show me a starting offensive lineman who has been both a Pro Bowler and an All Pro EVERY year he's been in the league that will sign for less than 10 mil a season. There are FOUR guards that in 2017 made more than 10 mil and only 1 of them was once a All Pro and the other 3 haven't even been to the pro Bowl. Being a capologist or GM isn't in the cards for you.
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You must be from the DC board. I suspect you will quickly become one of the board's biggest nitwits.
Let's educate you on the cap and how cap figures don't necessarily reflect what one makes in a given season.
For the 2018 cap, Zach Martin actually counts against the cap for $9.3MM given the Cowboys picked up his option year.
In giving him a new deal, they could structure the contract so as to back load the cap hits in later years when they will have even more flexibility. Therefore, it's quite possible the Cowboys will actually save against the cap by resigning Martin. Here's an example:
- Kevin Zeitler signed a 5 year, $60MM contract. Yes, it averages $12MM per year but in the first year of the contract, is cap hit was only $8.4MM. His cap hit grew to over $14MM in subsequent years.
- Trai Turner signed a 4 year, $45MM contract extension. Yes, it averages out to over $11MM per year but in the first year of his contract in 2017, the cap hit to the Panthers will only be $7.7MM.
The Raiders, however, signed both their guards and front loaded the deals giving them lower cap hits in later years. It all depends on the structure of the contract and how you account for bonuses and guaranteed money.
Here's some advice. As a new poster, you might want to tone down the insults and over the top babble and actually educate yourself before you essentially start calling people stupid.