With those giant cap hits, it makes them less likely to be released. If that's the case, the only guy who will get replaced on this starting O-Line is Boothe, who is an UFA at the end of the year.
They need more cap space to get Will Hill active and possibly to IR someone. It's not that big a deal. There is always some dead money and the Giants are in good enough cap shape next year to absorb it.
pjacs - You misunderstand that rule. It only applies to salary increases. This is a decrease in paragraph 5 money. Players can restructure their contracts multiple times in a season. QB Matt Flynn is an example, as Joel Corry pointed out to me. Flynn has already restructured his contract two times since being traded to the Raiders this off-season.
A player can restructure his contract multiple times in a season. Matt Flynn has restructured his contract twice since his trade to Oakland.
I don't think Snee will be here next year. This is just further proof of that. If his hip continues to vex him I'd wager that he calls it quits after the season.
They're saving Eli's savings for his extension this coming Â
he would retire instead of being cut. Like a general or cabinet member being told that he was being canned but given the option of resigning instead of being fired to save face.
then their should be a fcking investigation as that would be the worst 3yr span of a player making that kind of money to ever play out his entire contract. he sucks... he sucked last year, and he wasnt very good the year berforfe
to Snee retiring after this season. I wouldn't be shocked if he fails the physical next year so he is able to at least say that his body couldn't hold up anymore. We've seen it before with his former linemates, O'Hara and Seubert.
the Bleacher Report is largely staffed by paint huffers, but is this entirely inaccurate? It says we can have near 30 million in cap space next year! How Giants Can Retool - ( New Window )
he retires, my understanding is that we still have to eat the rest of his bonus as dead money.
The Giants had to do this with Hill coming back, and the prorated portion of his salary counting against the cap. No other option, since they were only $60K under the cap.
It doesn't mean Snee will be here next year. I think he retires rather than be cut, and there will still be a net savings since we won't pay his $7.25M salary. We also have to cut Baas, even though it will mean a $6.45M cap hit. But I think there might be a net savings even with releasing him.
Can someone explain how retiring works vs just being cut? Â
If he retires does that clear his entire cap hit?
Unfortunately, it has to be done.
A player can restructure his contract multiple times in a season. Matt Flynn has restructured his contract twice since his trade to Oakland.
Chris Snee's contractual breakdown courtesy of overthecap.com - UPDATED as of 9/30/2013 - ( New Window )
Why not go to Eli or someone else who will be here.
Snee had better not be here in 2014 taking up $11 million in cap space.
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Otherwise... yuck.
The Giants had to do this with Hill coming back, and the prorated portion of his salary counting against the cap. No other option, since they were only $60K under the cap.
It doesn't mean Snee will be here next year. I think he retires rather than be cut, and there will still be a net savings since we won't pay his $7.25M salary. We also have to cut Baas, even though it will mean a $6.45M cap hit. But I think there might be a net savings even with releasing him.
At least Snee used to be one of the best at his position. Can't say that for Baas or Beatty whom the Giants are into for big $$$.
It is surprising that Snee has been so bad. He is not old enough to have really hit the wall from an age standpoint.