Lets trade Robert Meachem to San Francisco for a nickle they need a WR

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  • Grinners
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    Lets trade Robert Meachem to San Francisco for a nickle they need a WR

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    #2
    not sure after last season meachem has any value really. what's he, our 6th stringer?

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    • Formula 21
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      #3
      I'll trade him in a minute. Give me one of SF's late round draft picks and I'm there.
      Now, if you excuse me, I have some Charger memories to suppress.
      The Wasted Decade is done.
      Build Back Better.

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      • Beerman
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        #4
        No one will take his contract more than likely. It's the ideal scenario IMO. I suspect he's showcased in preseason.

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        • Grinners
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          #5
          Why can't I see what others have posted?

          After I posted this then I could see your posts, STRANGE! First post for me on this site...........

          Also, I was looking at a post earlier and it has now disappeared, is there a TECH SITE for this place?

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          • Fleet
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            #6
            Originally posted by Grinners View Post
            Why can't I see what others have posted?

            After I posted this then I could see your posts, STRANGE! First post for me on this site...........

            Also, I was looking at a post earlier and it has now disappeared, is there a TECH SITE for this place?
            Ill troubleshoot this with Captain. Can you start another thread saying "test" and lets see if my responses show up. Ill remove the thread.

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            • QSmokey
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              #7
              Originally posted by pumpkinhead80 View Post
              not sure after last season meachem has any value really. what's he, our 6th stringer?
              Agreed. His money is guaranteed, so nobody in their right mind would assume his contract, as is. Hell, he doesn't even have to AGREE to a trade; he gets cut, he still gets paid. Then he can sign on with San Fran (or whoever) for vet minimum and STILL get his millions. The Chargers would have to pay his guaranteed salary minus the vet minimum (in this hypothetical scenario).

              MEACHUMP!

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              • Steve
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                #8
                SF is a legit contender and they want a decent WR. They aren't going to jump through hoops to make a contract work for him, unless he can play. They might if he had done anything for us, and we would still get stuck with some of that contract just to let him go, but they won't.

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                • Den60
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                  #9
                  It would cost us about $3.75M to cut him rather than have him on our roster. He ain't going anywhere this year.

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                  • Formula 21
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Den60 View Post
                    It would cost us about $3.75M to cut him rather than have him on our roster. He ain't going anywhere this year.
                    But if you trade him, doesn't the cap liability go with him?
                    Now, if you excuse me, I have some Charger memories to suppress.
                    The Wasted Decade is done.
                    Build Back Better.

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                    • Den60
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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Formula Two One View Post
                      But if you trade him, doesn't the cap liability go with him?

                      No. He has $10.8M in dead money this season. Cutting him would put us immediately over the cap ($3.75M immediate hit versus our current $3.128 cap cushion). Next year his dead money hit would be $3.75M but his cap savings would be $3.125M. If he doesn't play well this season then he stands a good chance of getting cut next year, but he still gets paid the last two years of his pro-rated bonus at $1.875M year. Well, technically he has already been paid that money, it is just that NFL teams spread signing bonuses over the full length of the contract.

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                      • maurile
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                        Originally posted by Den60 View Post
                        No. He has $10.8M in dead money this season. Cutting him would put us immediately over the cap ($3.75M immediate hit versus our current $3.128 cap cushion). Next year his dead money hit would be $3.75M but his cap savings would be $3.125M. If he doesn't play well this season then he stands a good chance of getting cut next year, but he still gets paid the last two years of his pro-rated bonus at $1.875M year. Well, technically he has already been paid that money, it is just that NFL teams spread signing bonuses over the full length of the contract.
                        The answer to Formula Two One's question is: kind of. Meachem's cap number consists of his salary plus a prorated portion of his signing bonus. If he were traded, the Chargers would have to eat a big part of his signing bonus this season, but his salary would count against the team that trades for him, not the Chargers.

                        Meachem signed a 4-year deal last season with a $7.5 million signing bonus (which prorates to $1.875 million per season). He's got a $5 million salary this season, fully guaranteed. So if the Chargers keep Meachem, his cap number for this season is $5 million + $1.875 million = $6.875 million.

                        If they trade him, his cap number this year for the Chargers is $1.875 * 3 = $5.625 million.

                        So the Chargers would save $1.25 million in cap space this season (and $3.75 million over the next two seasons) by trading Meachem.

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