Curtis Lofton restructres his deal (1 Viewer)

David Hawthorne need to restructure. Im sure he is next. He couldn't stay on field last season. I'm surprised Lofton accepted to restructure.

Don't understand why any player would refuse to restructure. They get their money upfront AND it helps the team out.
 
You only restructure guys that will see the length of the deal in full, so you don't have dead cap space if you do cut them.

So wht ur selling me is tht if the saints don't restructure with harper..or with any other player tht "needs"to restructure and CAN for that matter.....could that be interpreted as a sign that those players could be on the outs?

Or did i go far out with tht one?
 
This is my reply taken from a different thread.

Restructuring is so popular because it
gives a team cap space in their current
season, and it gives the player what they
really want - their money. Cap rules allow a
team to take most of a player's base
salary in the current year and convert it
into a signing bonus.
This converted money is paid to the player
when they agree to the restructure,
essentially paying the employee in
advance for his season's efforts. The
unconverted base salary is still paid out
to the
player on regular paydays. The team is
gambling on the player's health, but they
benefit by deducting the converted
amount from the cap ledger, and divide its
hit evenly across the remaining seasons
on the players contract. You'll never hear
a player complain about being asked to
restructure
his contract. A common misconception
among fans involves a player's
restructuring of their deal being some
token of their loyalty to their
particular organization. That is BS. Who
wouldn't want to receive their annual
salary up front? Get sick and need to
miss work? Who cares? You already got
paid. The second side of the restructuring
coin represents those remaining years on
the restructured player's contract. When
highly paid veterans miss majority portions
of regular seasons and post-season
appearances, the team must not only
replace the injured starter, but continue
to count their enormous salary against
the cap while doing so. When the injured
player returns, his cap hit for the following
years draw scrutiny and skepticism due
to uncertainties about the player's health
in those seasons.
When we restructure contracts, we are
guaranteeing their pay, receiving no
guarantees in return.
 
So wht ur selling me is tht if the saints don't restructure with harper..or with any other player tht "needs"to restructure and CAN for that matter.....could that be interpreted as a sign that those players could be on the outs?

Or did i go far out with tht one?

It's oversimplified to connect the dots but it could be a precursor.

Other factors can be at play though.
 
For me it shows that they are committed to the team concept................


it's great do be a Who Dat fan these days isn't it?:9:
 

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