Top 5 teams with players earning $5m+

Won’t Nabers hit that trigger?

Eagles are around 14 players and the Giants are at 7

Bryce Young could be a lot better in year 2 with a better o line and weapons.

I think Jason is wrong about the Giants number.

In comment 16509497 Pepe LePugh said:

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Won’t Nabers hit that trigger?

Oops. Now I see him on your list.

that's previously paid/earned, he's not getting any new cash. deonte banks was paid 7.6m cash last year, and will be at 9m total by the end of this year. so he may have qualified last year but not this year and just remained in the count. nacho was similarly 5.5m last year, this year 2.9m.

In comment 16509507 BleedBlue46 said:

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Bryce Young could be a lot better in year 2 with a better o line and weapons.

i agree. their OL is massive and massively experienced now. corbett is their only OL under 320 and he's at center.

diontae johnson and thielen are both crafty, mingo/leggette are both freakish athletes.

im not a big sanders fan but brooks, penny, hubbard give them some depth.

their defense lacks exciting impact players but they have experience everywhere. tuttle, ashawn, brown is a solid front. wonnum and clowney are experienced ends. horn, hill, fuller, jackson, woods experienced too. the DC is held in pretty high regard.

that looks like a roster that could push towards .500.

at the top of that list. Not sure what to take away from it.

That accounts for the Giants players with the biggest contracts. Other than DJ, they are all, at least arguably, decent deals.

The additional 5 or so contracts that are closer to that 5m/yr (except Okereke 10m - good value and Runyan 10m - not great value but necessary) are due to door drafting/development. Good teams have 2nd/3rd day draft picks being paid much less filling out their OL etc...

In comment 16509550 Metnut said:

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at the top of that list. Not sure what to take away from it.

i think the list needs some context layering. jets (o/u 9.5 wins), houston (9.5 wins), philly (10.5 wins) all have pretty loaded rosters.

like i mentioned Carolina added almost half their list this offseason so we don't know what that team is yet, i think they could have one of the bigger win increases this year. They won 2 last year, Vegas expects around 5 wins, I could see them get to 7 or 8.

had carolina not added diontae, hunt, lewis, wonnum, clowney, etc i would not think that so they are on the list mostly because they spent freely in FA (which can be risky, but i think they spent relatively smartly for where they are).

giants don't fit neatly into either group, id contend that they should closer to being a loaded roster if not for last year's OL disaster. but part of that would have been the luxury of not needing to spend as much on the OL this offseason and fortifying other positions. and waller not having been a bust, etc.

It's about guaranteed money, dead cap hits, and how long teams have without an out.

Paying players on a year to year basis is not the problem. Paying the wrong players over an extended period of time is.

The Giants were lucky enough to draft a few players under the last regime at absolutely critical positions - OT and IDL. They paid both. Rightfully so.

The other larger contracts do not inhibit this team long term whatsoever, besides Daniel Jones. It's the only blemish from this regime when it comes to contracts given.

Counting how maybe over 5m yearly players is truly a frivolous exercise.

"however many" on last line.

In comment 16509987 bLiTz 2k said:

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Counting how maybe over 5m yearly players is truly a frivolous exercise.

not really if you take it for what it is - how many players who are paid above average on a given roster (255m cap / 53 players = 4.8m per player). generally the players paid above average are done so expecting them to play above average.

i havent seen any comments about it as a reflection of cap health because that's an entirely different point. everyone knows guaranteed money, structure, etc are a big part of that.