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Schneed10 · 03-13-2005, 09:01 AM

Canuck, I think it's actually a pretty ingenious way that the Skins got around the cap.

The definition of an "Unlikely To Be Earned" incentive is that it's something they did not achieve the previous year. One of the eight incentives is that the team offense finishes 29th or higher in the league rankings (based on yardage gained). Last year the team finished 30th, so technically this was not achieved last year and thus it's labeled ULTBE. But this is a team incentive, so Brunell can be cheering from the sidelines rooting for Ramsey to take the team to a 29th ranking or higher, which is nearly certain to happen.

The result is the ULTBE incentive does not count against the cap like you mentioned. I'm not sure, but now that I think about it, I don't think it would count against the 2006 cap if the incentive were met. The best part though, this isn't an incentive that is necessarily based on Brunell's personal performance. He can be a cheerleader all season long holding the clipboard and still get his $1 million. I like that. If he's going to bitch about playing time, it's not going to be because of money. His financial motivation is to see the team do well, and not care about himself.

Brilliant contract work in my mind, they've aligned Brunell's financial interests with the concept of putting the team before yourself. Just another step in fostering the kind of attitude we need at Redskins Park.

03-13-2005, 09:01 AM	#8
Schneed10 A Dude Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 45 Posts: 12,439	Re: Cap Question Canuck, I think it's actually a pretty ingenious way that the Skins got around the cap. The definition of an "Unlikely To Be Earned" incentive is that it's something they did not achieve the previous year. One of the eight incentives is that the team offense finishes 29th or higher in the league rankings (based on yardage gained). Last year the team finished 30th, so technically this was not achieved last year and thus it's labeled ULTBE. But this is a team incentive, so Brunell can be cheering from the sidelines rooting for Ramsey to take the team to a 29th ranking or higher, which is nearly certain to happen. The result is the ULTBE incentive does not count against the cap like you mentioned. I'm not sure, but now that I think about it, I don't think it would count against the 2006 cap if the incentive were met. The best part though, this isn't an incentive that is necessarily based on Brunell's personal performance. He can be a cheerleader all season long holding the clipboard and still get his $1 million. I like that. If he's going to bitch about playing time, it's not going to be because of money. His financial motivation is to see the team do well, and not care about himself. Brilliant contract work in my mind, they've aligned Brunell's financial interests with the concept of putting the team before yourself. Just another step in fostering the kind of attitude we need at Redskins Park.