So pushing money into the future, you end up with the same players using the same amount of cap space as you would paying as you go.


If you stick with Tex’s plan of always pushing out, it’s true, you do no worse, but this clearly shows that you do no better after a few years of doing it, it catches up. The big downside of always being max pushed is that you can run into situations where you can’t take advantage of a really good opportunity because you’re always stretched thin.


The better strategy would be to stay in a spot where you have flexibility. As you can see above, the person pushing out gets no more talent than the person who’s responsible. So if you stay in the flexible area as your normal operating position, you have the option to make a push when you love your window or to just take advantage of good opportunities as they arise. Pushing ahead as a regular strategy has absolutely zero benefit.