Correct and that is why we will run the fan base away with no plan and being terrible while doing it. We are paying more unnecessary money for the same results we would have had if we had "tanked".
If we gave Jameis 5 million a year to be the bridge QB, not paid Derek Carr or Chase Young we would have been basically positive on the cap and in a similar situation.
ML decided to go all in and put us in debt for a Derek Carr/DA led football team that lacks depth. Operating against the cap while being a bad football team is just silly. Having the option of using this method when it makes sense would lead to a great situation for a future coach but the mismanagement post-brees does not instill confidence in future coaches that we know what we are doing.
Continuing down this path without ripping the band aid off and not making bigger moves in the front office will lead to some very dark times for the organization. Mickey needs to take a step back. We should not have Khai Harley and Mickey in such important positions. We need to replace one of them with a football guy from one of the better drafting teams like San Francisco, Kansas City, Baltimore and also replace Jeff Ireland.