Monday Field Gulls briefly noted that the NFLPA is expecting the salary cap to come in around the $180M level according to sources. In addition the post looked at how teams can use a signing bonus in lieu of base salary in conjunction with void years to defer the cap hit for a player signed to what is effectively a one year deal.
Fans seemed to enjoy and appreciate the discussion on how void years can be used in order to defer cap hits into the future and create cap space in the present year. In addition, at least one commenter had questions regarding whether other techniques would be developed in the future for managing the cap in aggressive ways, and the fact of the matter is that there are several other methods already in use by teams across the league that allow for the cap to be managed in an aggressive manner.