A difference a year makes

[Moab]

I agree that teams really don't have a choice but to extend these kids. I'm just not a fan of the outrageous numbers involved. As for taking injury issues out of the equation, I'm not sure you can do that. Tua is a ticking time bomb at this point. For a guy that's just solid but nothing special (basically mid), how is that not a consideration? And he's getting paid elite QB money.

You might not be a fan of the market price, but that is the current market price. The market itself is probably a little bit deflated because of the salary cap and bargaining rules in place. There isn't really anything any team can do about that, unless they'd really like to find out and let one of those "maybe franchise" guys become an UFA. Let's say Lawerence or Love are UFA's this year and a real bidding war happens, where would it do then?

 

[PDay8810]

Let's say Lawerence or Love are UFA's this year and a real bidding war happens, where would it do then?

next man up...hate on

 

[Moab]

next man up...hate on

What? What is hate in my post? The question is what would the market be if one of these unproven but potential franchise QBs hit the open market.

 

[VikingFan2k2]

It's amazing to me how many people just don't understand reality. If you believe you have somebody that can play QB you have no choice but to ante up for the 2nd contract, if you don't you're giving away a franchise QB without compensation? If it doesn't pan out you're hung out to dry for 2 or 3 seasons max, if you don't give them a good extension you end up like the Cowboys with a 70m cap hit with Dax next season and whatever it is after that. If you just take injury issues out of the equation you don't really have too much of a choice if the guy you have appears to have real upside in year 4. Look at it this way, how stupid would the Browns look if next year Baker puts it all together and leads Tampa to the obelisk. I know it's not likely, but they hamstrung themselves with Watson after kicking Baker to the curb and compounded it with that contract. What do they have now? So yes, we can all talk about how smart we are in hindsight and the world is unicorns and cotton candy. It's really not that easy to make those decisions, because you don't get to say, "damn I missed that one but I'll get the next one right", because you don't get a 2nd chance if you're the guy making the actual decision.

Paragraphs bro. Please.

 

[redseat]

Class of 2020 looks pretty solid. Class of 2024 could end up being equal or better. Only time will tell.

How many QBs are coming out? I know Shedur but who else?

 

[MileHigh64]

How many QBs are coming out? I know Shedur but who else?

Not talking about 2025. Referring to Caleb, Jayden, JJ, Michael, Maye and Bo Nix.

 

[redseat]

Not talking about 2025. Referring to Caleb, Jayden, JJ, Michael, Maye and Bo Nix.

My bad....

Wonder what JJ will do when he comes back next year...

 

[PDay8810]

too soon

so much to still see

yet...we still want to pronounce someone as __________?

onward!