02-01-2023, 02:46 PM
(02-01-2023, 01:27 PM)Housh Wrote: To your second paragraph that is what the Dolphins did. They signed Tyreke Hill to an extension after they traded for him which gave them one year of Hill at his current contract. Then next year his Dolphins money starts coming in.
The idea i think is to get Burrow to help out in some way. Either he lets us backload his deal to where in years 4 and 5 he’s making something insane like 65 million per OR he does the unthinkable(in my opinion) and just doesn’t take what he’s worth.
Honestly I’m in the boat of thanking Burrow for getting his ass beat behind our line by just giving him 30% of the cap. His contract wouldn’t have a set number, whatever the cap is you get 30% of it. Period.
He’s only gonna get better
(02-01-2023, 02:17 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Would that be better for Joe? Like if he signed a traditional, elite-QB-level contract would it be a higher percentage of the cap? Or what?
(02-01-2023, 02:30 PM)Housh Wrote: Well the cap ain’t gonna go down and if the cap is 224$ that(30%) would get him 67 mil per. Since that is insane I’ll go down to 25% which is 56 million per. Mahommes cap hit is like 46M so Burrow getting 56 per would make him highest paid QB and would account for the new cap. It would also account for future cap raises.
Now that’s just me cause i love Joe Burrow a little more than a normal fan should. I don’t think Miley would ink that deal but i would. You not gonna sacrifice your knee and get your ass beat 3 straight years and i don’t compensate you
(02-01-2023, 02:30 PM)Bengalbug Wrote: I’m in this camp, and not sure if it’s possible.
Give him the average of the top 5 qb salaries each year and guarantee it for 5-6 years. This allows him to continue to ride the wave of increasing contracts, but allows the bengals a slight discount in knowing he is taking a discount.
Percentage of the cap would be very difficult. Mike Florio started this reasoning but the one major flaw is that guaranteeing a percentage of the cap each year of the contract could require 100% up front into escrow and since no one knows the cap number years in advance it would be difficult, not to mention way too expensive for the Bengals.
Also this does NOT help the team in any way.
One of the reasons we extend Burrow as soon as possible is to sign him before even higher deals are done, as they rise every year.
If we sign Burrow to deal that is 20% of the cap the 1st year, that percentage decreases each following year as the cap always increases allowing for more dollars to other players.
