Offence and Alex Smith

[SFREDSKIN]

I don’t how this affects the salary cap, he’s due $13 mil this year, $15 mil on 2019 starting January 5th. Then what if he retires?

https://www.nbcsports.com/washington...tract-redskins

[metalskins]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

I don’t how this affects the salary cap, he’s due $13 mil this year, $15 mil on 2019 starting January 5th. Then what if he retires?

https://www.nbcsports.com/washington...tract-redskins

I'd like to know the same thing. What if he's forced into retirement due to injury? What does that mean for the team in terms of the money? At least one thing we can take solace in, if the 'skins found a great QB in the draft, they have a lot of players playing on rookie contracts. It might be that by the time they have to offer "real" contracts to the likes of Allen, Guice, or Payne, any effect from the Alex Smith deal would be null.

Call me crazy, but I believe the 'skins have a lot of pieces in place.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by metalskins

I'd like to know the same thing. What if he's forced into retirement due to injury? What does that mean for the team in terms of the money? At least one thing we can take solace in, if the 'skins found a great QB in the draft, they have a lot of players playing on rookie contracts. It might be that by the time they have to offer "real" contracts to the likes of Allen, Guice, or Payne, any effect from the Alex Smith deal would be null.

Call me crazy, but I believe the 'skins have a lot of pieces in place.

71 million is injury guaranteed. I think that means we'd be fucked if he's forced out via injury.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

71 million is injury guaranteed. I think that means we'd be fucked if he's forced out via injury.

Does that $ count against the salary cap if he decides to hang it up? Not that he will, just curious how that works. Anyone know?

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

Does that $ count against the salary cap if he decides to hang it up? Not that he will, just curious how that works. Anyone know?

Probably not if he retires. If doctors tell him not to play that might be a different story.

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

I don’t how this affects the salary cap, he’s due $13 mil this year, $15 mil on 2019 starting January 5th. Then what if he retires?

https://www.nbcsports.com/washington...tract-redskins

The way the contract is structured makes it a huge cap hit till after 2020. We are basically married to the guy for three years. If he retires? IDK how that works.

[SFREDSKIN]

Although the teddy Bridgewater injury was really bad, he sat out the next year. Could it be same for Smith? Smith was also just as bad but different.

[metalskins]

Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN

Although the teddy Bridgewater injury was really bad, he sat out the next year. Could it be same for Smith? Smith was also just as bad but different.

While both injuries are gruesome, you're still talking about two totally different injuries, and two players who were about tens years apart in age. Trust me, age is a factor when it comes to healing from injury.

[SFREDSKIN]

Originally Posted by metalskins

While both injuries are gruesome, you're still talking about two totally different injuries, and two players who were about tens years apart in age. Trust me, age is a factor when it comes to healing from injury.

I know that, basically what I’m saying could this be a retirement factor? Teddy was 23, Alex is 34.