No, Tippett can nominate exactly the terms he wants, year by year, and the club that signs him must draw a contract up on those terms and are so charged against the salary cap.Probably just needs an extension because he has been jerked around.
It is my understanding that PSD contracts can't be front or back loaded. It's just a contract divided by years. That means the offer we made isn't suitable and he (perhaps with us) needs to come up with numbers that work. We may only have $700k in our cap for next year so he can't ask for $3.5m over 4.
PSD rules;
5.3 Nominated Football Payments
A Player (other than a first year draft choice Player or such a player in his
second year), nominating for the Pre-Season Draft may specify in his
nomination the Football Payments which he will require if he is drafted.
The provisions of Rule 4.5.2 will apply to any Player wishing to so nominate to any
Club which selects him at a Pre-Season Draft Selection Meeting.
4.5.2.2 Payments actually paid
For the purposes of the Total Player Payment provisions
contained in these Rules, the Football Payments nominated
under Rule 4.5.2.1 (whether or not such payments are made)
shall be treated as Football Payments of the Club which drafted
the Player for the period specified by the Player in the
Nomination Form unless the payments actually paid to the
Player exceed the amount set out in the Nomination Form in
which case such greater amount shall be treated as Football
Payments for the purposes of the Club's Total Player
Payments.