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Those of you saying no big deal because they'll just restructure every year are missing the long term ramifications of that. 

Hypothetically, if the Browns restructure every year of Watson's contract down to the vet min for his accrued seasons, in....

2025: Cap Hit minimum ~ $37,000,000

2026: Cap Hit minimum ~ $46,000,000

Not terrible, right?

Well, by then Browns would have pushed ~$90,000,000 into 2027 and beyond. That won't just disappear. Sure, they can extend him to keep that dead money from accelerating into 2027/2028, but those restructure bonuses will still have to be accounted for.

If they extended him until he's 35 years old in 2030, the new money would be added on top of an estimated....

2027: $35,814,000

2028: $26,847,000

2029: $17,899,000

2030: $8,940,000

In other words, they can't avoid those hits forever.

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1 minute ago, ECHornet said:

Those of you saying no big deal because they'll just restructure every year are missing the long term ramifications of that. 

Hypothetically, if the Browns restructure every year of Watson's contract down to the vet min for his accrued seasons, in....

2025: Cap Hit minimum ~ $37,000,000

2026: Cap Hit minimum ~ $46,000,000

Not terrible, right?

Well, by then Browns would have pushed ~$90,000,000 into 2027 and beyond. That won't just disappear. Sure, they can extend him to keep that dead money from accelerating into 2027/2028, but those restructure bonuses will still have to be accounted for.

If they extended him until he's 35 years old in 2030, the new money would be added on top of an estimated....

2027: $35,814,000

2028: $26,847,000

2029: $17,899,000

2030: $8,940,000

In other words, they can't avoid those hits forever.

They hit as soon as he isn't a Brown. If they truly believe he is a franchise QB and will be there 15 years then these games don't matter much.

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6 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

They hit as soon as he isn't a Brown. If they truly believe he is a franchise QB and will be there 15 years then these games don't matter much.

They do matter. It's just harder to see the effects if Watson does end up playing well and into his mid 30s. 

$35,000,000 in 2027 could snag a couple top end starters to help Watson. That will be much more difficult if they keep pushing money out. His contract is not something we've seen a ton of with all the guarantees.

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1 hour ago, kungfoodude said:

They hit as soon as he isn't a Brown. If they truly believe he is a franchise QB and will be there 15 years then these games don't matter much.

Oh, the buyer's remorse, you can just feel it in the air.

We were blessed by what we did not receive, truly.

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1 hour ago, ECHornet said:

They do matter. It's just harder to see the effects if Watson does end up playing well and into his mid 30s. 

$35,000,000 in 2027 could snag a couple top end starters to help Watson. That will be much more difficult if they keep pushing money out. His contract is not something we've seen a ton of with all the guarantees.

I wouldn't make predictions about salaries in 2027. $35 mil may not buy as much as you think at that point.

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