I’m also not convinced he won’t play against Pittsburg from this update. I may just be in denial
Let's humor everyone and talk this out.....
Let's just say $35 million for the sake of this discussion.
Above / at that number.....and likely to stay above / at that number:
Mahomes, Allen, Prescott, Watson, Wilson
Below that number......but likely to go above it:
Murray, Burrow, Herbert, Jackson.
So setting aside vets like Rodgers, etc. the Browns are pegging his value around the 10th most valuable young QB.
Would that be a fair statement?
Thats fair, and who of the 9 young QB's woul dyou not rather have, although I dont want to touch Watson, but that is for off field issues and his contract extension was before those issues came to light.
Ugh, I have a bad feeling about that. See Jared Goff & Carson Wentz....
The difference is each of those 2 signed their deals when the cap was significantly less. We are talking salaries equal to Goff and Wentz and it's been 3 years since those other two signed their contractsUgh, I have a bad feeling about that. See Jared Goff & Carson Wentz....
Ugh, I have a bad feeling about that. See Jared Goff & Carson Wentz....
I'm far from convinced that Baker Mayfield is worthy of a $35M/year contract. The guy has been consistently inconsistent. That type of contract could really handcuff this franchise and it's one we could live to regret.The difference is each of those 2 signed their deals when the cap was significantly less. We are talking salaries equal to Goff and Wentz and it's been 3 years since those other two signed their contracts
The difference is each of those 2 signed their deals when the cap was significantly less. We are talking salaries equal to Goff and Wentz and it's been 3 years since those other two signed their contracts
I'm far from convinced that Baker Mayfield is worthy of a $35M/year contract. The guy has been consistently inconsistent. That type of contract could really handcuff this franchise and it's one we could live to regret.
$35M is roughly 20% of the salary cap. Baker hasn't shown me that he's the kind of player that is worthy of that type of contract, which is why I say we wait. If he proves himself, fine. Once that deal is signed though there's no undoing it and, unless he proves himself worthy, it will be next to impossible to trade, without attaching draft picks.Yes...but it's also one we could look back on and think that we got quite the deal. I don't think expecting Baker to sign a contract based only on him meeting the lower end of projections is realistic.
$35M is roughly 20% of the salary cap. Baker hasn't shown me that he's the kind of player that is worthy of that type of contract, which is why I say we wait. If he proves himself, fine. Once that deal is signed though there's no undoing it and, unless he proves himself worthy, it will be next to impossible to trade, without attaching draft picks.