Interesting tidbit on Beason's restructure...FA at end of the Season?

[TheRed]

If indeed true, not sure how this has gone unnoticed this long.

At the end of the day it's a business, but Beason will always be a Panther to me regardless.

[Frank Hollywood]

I don't know if a player voids a contract if it is the same as if we cut him after the season is over. We clearly wouldn't be on the hook for his salary but his signing bonus bonus could accelerate and we would still have that as a cap hit. I am sure others know more than I do.

It does accelerate. He'd have eight mil in dead money but since he had a 10.5 mil cap hit, we save the 2.5 mil in cap space. I am not fond of only saving 2.5 mil for a recovered beason. I wanted to wait until 2015, when we would save 7.5 mil.

[Growl]

How did Joe Person mis...

 

 

Nevermind.

[Creep59]

I could see beason playing for the taints.

[rayzor]

I could see beason playing for the taints.

 

in a rob ryan 34? lol

[TheRed]

I could see beason playing for the taints.

Hold your tongue.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

I could see beason playing for the taints.

 

he'd be undersized at all 4 LB positions in that system

[panther4life]

He was never going to see a 10.5 cap hit next year anyway..... Unreal that Yas could say he got his hands on the contract and completely misfired on the info he relayed to everyone else.

[Creep59]

in a rob ryan 34? lol

 

 

From what Ive read Ryan likes what he sees in Vilma playing his defense and if Vilma canplay it ,I know Beason could as well - the two of them would make a hell of a middle for no if they could stay healthy. 

 

he'd be undersized at all 4 LB positions in that system

 

 

 

 

 

Vilma is 6 1 and 230

 

Beason 6 0 and 235

 

 

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

the reason vilma is with the saints in the first place is because the jets switched to a 3-4 and traded him off because he didn't fit the system.  sean payton wants to play him at weak ILB in their scheme because

 

 

 

"Yeah, I don't think anyone wants to place him over that guard bubble and have to take on that block," Payton said on Sirius/XM NFL Radio, via the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "And I think he's a guy that runs to the ball and has great vision, very instinctual football player. I think you take some of that away if all of a sudden he's playing over an uncovered guard and now his size becomes an issue

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000138615/article/sean-payton-jonathan-vilma-can-fit-in-saints-34

 

 

tldr vilma is undersized too.  so basically your comparison means dick.  an archetypal 3-4 stud middle linebacker is someone like patrick willis who's ten pounds heavier than both of them.  beason was a very good/occasionally great middle linebacker in our 4-3 because he has strong instincts and above average coverage skills.  he's rangy and can cover a lot of turf.  those skills are secondary for 3-4 ILBs in favor of pass rushing and the ability to shed blockers which are two areas where beason isn't really a standout.

 

 

[Proudiddy]

Seems to be, guy is a media dude who specializes in such information.

Apparently he talked about it on WFNZ weeks ago and it slipped through the cracks.

 

Thanks Kurb, when I posted that I was on my phone and for some reason his twitter profile wasn't loading up, so I couldn't see.

 

If this is indeed the case, then I hope he has a great year and re-signs with us for a reasonable rate, but I have a feeling that the Blackburn and Klein acquisitions were made with him leaving in mind.  I hope not though, Beason has always been one of my favorites.

[panthers55]

It does accelerate. He'd have eight mil in dead money but since he had a 10.5 mil cap hit, we save the 2.5 mil in cap space. I am not fond of only saving 2.5 mil for a recovered beason. I wanted to wait until 2015, when we would save 7.5 mil.

Saying we save 2.5 million when the fact is we have a cap hit of 8 million or 10.5 is the same logic my wife uses when she goes out and spends 200 dollars and wants to me to compliment her because she saved me 100 dollars.  I know it is a savings since you would be the hook for much more but it doesn't feel that great.  

 

He is going to have to play great this year to justify either number.

[ThatGuy]

I asked Darin Gantt on Twitter and he said "Thats my understanding, just like Gross. Void was part of their pay cut.

[Ivan The Awesome]

Would trading him be possible?