Chatter from NFL Owners' Meeting

[BrudLee]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

I don't see Brady getting a bigger deal than Manning, because the Patriots are a cheap team. They are not cash rich like other teams. Plus the Manning deal is crazy. I see the Colts in a year or two regretting this deal when they have to cut players to stay under the cap. I see it similar to Alex Rodriguez in Texas. The Colts are still a few players away from being able to win a superbowl. Manning's cap number in a few years will consume a large percentage of the cap and leave them with no options..

I don't think the Manning deal is as backloaded as other deals of it's size normally are. With a signing bonus of that size, you pretty much know how the cap hit is going to come when you sign the deal. This isn't like Stephen Davis's deal with us a few years ago, where no one thought it would go the length of the deal.