Alright, fix the defense. (In-season version.)

[O.city]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Yeah, he has those silly 'void' years on his deal as part of a restructure for 2021.

I'm not actually sure how the dead cap figures work on void years. I think they trigger when the trade is made and thus end up as dead cap on the trading teams figures the following season. Mostly because they're fake years - he's already been paid the amounts 'due' in those seasons, they exist solely for the purpose of pro-rating the deal out. If he's already been paid the money, then the cap hit falls to the team dealing him.

But it's not impossible that they follow the player to the acquiring team and then hit that teams cap the following season. In which case I'm disinclined to trade for Barnett and carry a $7 million dead cap charge next season due to the voided years.

But I think for that to be the case, those amounts will need to have not been paid yet - in which case it's not a 'voided years' situation but rather a situation with guaranteed salary still due.

So I'm fairly confident the Eagles would take the cap hit if they traded him, but not 100% positive.

EDIT: The 'career earnings' tab on Spotrac says he made $10.1 million this year, which means he got all that in a lump sum with the void years there for pro-rating purposes, in which case it's on the Eagles cap, not the Chiefs if they trade for him.

So would you think we're talking like, a 3rd or 4th ish?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by O.city

So would you think we're talking like, a 3rd or 4th ish?

{shrug}

5th year option is only guaranteed for injury - they could've walked away from him in the offseason and instead decided to pay him $10 million in a way that hurts their cap next season.

So they clearly put some value on him.

I still say you peddle LDT, but that ship may have sailed at this point - just too far into the season to get up to speed on the offense. But the Eagles are having OL issues right now and might just listen.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

{shrug}

5th year option is only guaranteed for injury - they could've walked away from him in the offseason and instead decided to pay him $10 million in a way that hurts their cap next season.

So they clearly put some value on him.

I still say you peddle LDT, but that ship may have sailed at this point - just too far into the season to get up to speed on the offense. But the Eagles are having OL issues right now and might just listen.

Like a straight up trade? I mean thats an easy one.

I'm figuring Howie eventually figures out its' time to tear it down and starts selling off pieces. If so, I would be interested in Barnett for sure. Maybe Kerrigan for a late pick but they could have signed him off the street.

It's wild to me that we're at this point at DE.