Trey Hendrickson Update

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(3 hours ago)Southpaw Frerotte Wrote: Yes, the downside of dead cap is you're kicking the can down the road.  My argument against that would be: 
1) The cap consistently increases.  So $XM of dead cap may represent 10% of total cap space in 2025 but will only represent 7% in 2026, 5% of 2027, etc.
2) You have key, elite players in the prime of their careers.  If there's ever a time to "mortgage the future" (and I still don't think that's an appropriate term), the time would be now.
3) Who are the current players that are worthy of an extension beyond Trey?  Or said differently, how else are they going to spend this money?  

I think this all goes back to how Mike Brown, Katie Blackburn and Troy Blackburn (who I think is the real cheap POS in all of this) view a P&L.  I can only imagine the looks on their faces after you explain there are current year expenses being attributed to services provided by players from prior years.  

Browns/Blackburns:  "You're telling me 5% of my current year cap space is being attributed to Antwan Odom?"  He's not even on the team!  Why are we paying him anything if he's not providing me with anything?"  

CFO: "You're correct, sir. Mr. Odom is no longer on the roster.  But just to clarify, we aren't paying Mr. Odom anything this year.  We paid out all of Mr. Odom's contract several years ago.  We're simply amortizing the remaining bonus from Mr. Odom's original contract that we prorated.  This is strictly a non-cash expense in the current year."

Browns/Blackburns:  "But his expense is still hitting our current year's P&L!  If you ever try to screw me again, I'll amortize your ass back to the A/P desk!  Now go fetch me a Spindrift you peasant."  

So in theory you're right. Yet, legit every other team that wins pushes things down the road and restructures contracts.

People are always like: Wait until the cap catches up with the Ravens. Yet they draft so well, that it never does.