Quote Originally Posted by trailhiker85 View Post
You may well be right. But I guess my thinking is that under the status quo Boldin's contract ends at the end of the 2013 season. Even an extension means they would now have to allocate some cap money for him in 2014 and possibly beyond, right? And if he then retires anyway after 2013, wouldn't there be dead money to account for in 2014? Admittedly I don't have the best handle on these intricacies. I'm just assuming that even an extension isn't wholly without consequences.

That said, I hope Boldin will be a Raven at least for 2013.
Basically everything you said was correct. An extenstion that lowers his cap number involves a bonus. You use a bonus to push cap dollars into the future.

I just think we could give him 3 years(including the upcoming year) and at worst be left with 1/3 of the bonus we give him this year, assuming he plays two more years. that's acceptable if you ask me.