Source: Bills, Fitzpatrick move closer to long term deal worth between 9M-12M/year

[ChrisPozz]

Just posting for the heck of it.

Buffalo Bills, Ryan Fitzpatrick working on contract extension, according to sources - ESPN

 

[spacedoodoopistol]

Its nonsense what some of these QBs are making......these guys like Cassel and Kolb, average players at best, up around $12 mil/year. Larry Fitzgerald barely makes more than that. Seems like an inefficient use of resources in a salary cap world.

I know the alternative is taking your chances on the John Becks or Grossmans of the world, but I'd be interested to see the cost/benefit breakdown of getting a slightly worse QB for $1 million and spending the other $11 on other positions.

 

[Ray_Dogg]

I'm happy for him. It's nice to see the nobodies become somebodies.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

he deserves it, he's become a leader for us

now it's where the team is good when he's good and bad when he struggles.

 

[clyde_carbon]

I'm happy for him. It's nice to see the nobodies become somebodies.

He's a genius. I'm sure he would've made something of himself one way or the other.

What freakin' genes though. Great at football AND off the charts intelligence.

 

[threelittleturds]

I'd say Fitzpatrick is worth that. Especially when you consider how they've struggled to find a good QB since Jim Kelly. Oh yeah, if they don't... I'm sure Miami wouldn't mind paying to swipe him away from a division rival.

When I think of Kolb and Cassel making 65 Million, the first thing that pops in my head is how in the world is Rodgers still getting paid as much as those guys? Green Bay is cleaning up with that contract. #1 Selling Jersey, Super Bowl Champion, likely MVP this year... that's just crazy to me that he's so cheap.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

I'd say Fitzpatrick is worth that. Especially when you consider how they've struggled to find a good QB since Jim Kelly. Oh yeah, if they don't... I'm sure Miami wouldn't mind paying to swipe him away from a division rival.

When I think of Kolb and Cassel making 65 Million, the first thing that pops in my head is how in the world is Rodgers still getting paid as much as those guys? Green Bay is cleaning up with that contract. #1 Selling Jersey, Super Bowl Champion, likely MVP this year... that's just crazy to me that he's so cheap.

Rodgers is pretty smart though, I mean how many millions do you really need???

the fact that Rodgers has never complained might mean that's he's fine with the money getting spread around so he has better talent around him so he can win super bowls.

 

[threelittleturds]

Yeah, it's good for the team. Good for his legacy, but pretty stupid in a business sense. The only star QB I know of who played for less than he deserved consistently through his career was Steve Young, and that is only because he was, and still is, collecting on that 40 year 40 million dollar deal from his USFL days.

 

[mem49er]

When I think of Kolb and Cassel making 65 Million, the first thing that pops in my head is how in the world is Rodgers still getting paid as much as those guys? Green Bay is cleaning up with that contract. #1 Selling Jersey, Super Bowl Champion, likely MVP this year... that's just crazy to me that he's so cheap.

It's cause he knows that he'll get a 10% bump after his next employee eval.

 

[deep9er]

IF Alex Smith keeps playing basically the way he's playing now (i'm expecting a SMALL improvement), this board will have long threads regarding his contract.

it would be more on length of contract versus amount of contract.

 

[Dodub]

Fitz has been money for me in one of my fantasy leagues.

 

[deep9er]

Fitz has been money for me in one of my fantasy leagues.

i drafted Fred Jackson as my #3 back, hows that for luck? also added Steve Johnson as my back-up WR, but since Miles Austin hasn't played much, a solid fill in.

go Bills!