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Of course it is, you already agreed to pay the man $24M, so why shouldnt things start there and move forward. The Carr contract has already set a new floor for starting QBs with experience. $25M a year. Do you think Stafford is going to settle for a $22M a year average deal??
Hell if we let Kirk walk, and some how we are talking to Grap or McCarron.... BOTH their agents are going to shoot for $20M a year with the first three years fully guaranteed.
See thats the thing, people learn from others mistakes. So no one is going to take an Oswieler type deal where the team can bail after a year if they arent happy. So those guys are either gongi to get one year prove it deals (in the 20-22M range) or long term deals in the $19-21M a year with the first three locked in type of deals.
At the end of the day, unless we draft a QB, the position next year is going to cost us between $19-34M..
$19 if its Grap, McCarron or some other unknown who shakes loose. $28-34 if we tag or sign Kirk long term.
The only way we get under that $19M number at this point is to draft a QB or roll with Colt McCoy.
Osweiler still has a fair amount of money owed