Broncos in bottom 5 in the league in "dead money" and "wasted cash"

by CamboBronco on Sep 15, 2010 4:58 AM MDT

Hate to quote the DP, but must here:

"Not considered: Even with the wasted investment in Smith and Green, and the $600,000 in bonuses paid to Brandon Stokley before his release, the Broncos' "dead money" against the salary cap this year, if there were a salary cap, is only $8.2 million. Their wasted cash is $6 million. Both figures are in the bottom five of the NFL, according to two league sources. A far cry from a Broncos franchise that from 1998-2009 was No. 1 in dead money, according to the sources."

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Not bothered

Would be more concerned about this if it happens over a longer period of time.

by Hank44 on Sep 15, 2010 5:16 AM MDT reply actions

This is a good thing...

He’s saying that there are at least 27 teams with more dead money than Denver. Under Shannahan the Broncos were at the top of the league in dead money…think Travis Henry.

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by TD4HOF on Sep 15, 2010 5:45 AM MDT up reply actions 2 recs

Yes, "bottom" = less

Being near the bottom is a good thing.

Here’s a little tool I’ve developed for inverting listings that give the wrong impression. Statistics that list numbers in reverse order (28th rather than 5th) can inverted to give the correct impression if you remember that the numbers always equal 33. It sounds strange but there’s no zero team so it equals 33.

For instance: the 5th best team could be listed as 28th; 5 + 28 = 33

A good statistic that gives the appearance of being bad can be inverted, too — 30th in yards allowed ~ 3rd (30 + 3 = 33), and so on. It’s a nice little tool for changing listings where higher numbers are bad and thus should be listed in inverse order if you want being good in a statistical area to be near the top rather than near the bottom, or vice versa,

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by Colinski on Sep 15, 2010 12:17 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs

You know ...

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by Hank44 on Sep 15, 2010 1:55 PM MDT up reply actions

This is really surprising. The guaranteed contracts must be killing the owners right now. And this does not bode well for the upcoming labor agreement. Something else the owners are going to want to stand against.

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by Bob in Boulder on Sep 15, 2010 9:44 AM MDT reply actions

This is one of my all time favorite stats.

They are running a business, and effectively. When teams operate this way, they are able to do more with the money they have, and sustain it for longer periods of time.

by quinnsdad on Sep 15, 2010 10:47 AM MDT reply actions 2 recs

good point

they are able to do more with the money they have

it’s a sign that they’re doing things efficiently, and that extends to all areas of the business. By the same token, excesses during the Shanahan era were symptomatic of a poorly managed organization. We don’t want to carry this too far but but the dead money for Travis Henry’s contract was related to the fact that no one bothered to do a background check on him. In the end, the dead money was a symptom of somebody not doing their job, which in turn pointed to how Shanahan had organized things.

I was never down on Shanahan as a coach but being in control of everything is micro-managed incompetence. You can’t do everything so don’t try, but do build a structure of competent individuals around you.

by Colinski on Sep 15, 2010 12:31 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs

+1!

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by KaptainKirk on Sep 15, 2010 9:13 PM MDT up reply actions