Matt Ryan Signs New Deal For $30 mil Per Year...............

I'll take the SBs pt but we also know there's no way to not pay Aaron.  All the Ryan deal does is reinforce the mark he was shooting for anyway.  Do you think he'll ask Guntekust to top it or will he be OK with whatever they offer that more or less matches it.

If any one player consumes so much of the cap that it impacts the competitiveness of the team I can't see what purpose it serves to do that.  No matter how you cut it a $30 mil annual salary will make a huge dent in anyone's cap but as long as the cap keeps rising by 5%-6% each year it should be survivable.

It's pretty easy to see why teams are lining up for rookie QBs whom they can control more cheaply for 4 or 5 years.

I don't know what clever structures may be legal now but maybe some kind of deferred comp plan based on a signing bonus that can be spread out will help at least for now.  The problem is eventually at least all of what's guaranteed will need to be accounted for in the cap and more if he earns beyond that.  All you can really do is stretch it out as long as possible.

That's a lot to hope for but Danica is worth about $70 mil so even if he accepts a hair cut they can still eat out once a week. LOL

I'll be keeping an eye on this one.  It's a crucial negotiation for GB.