Update On Burrow's Extension

[KillerGoose]

(05-22-2023, 01:44 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: 22%-23% would be an absolute horrible deal for the Bengals and football in general.  It would be as bad as the Cleveland Watson deal.  The reason these big QB contracts work for teams is because they start out high and gradually take up less space as the contract moves further out and the cap goes up.  22%-23% would be starting out high at 51 -52 million per year then staying high and going higher.  You wouldnt ever get relief and more cap room from the QB contract as years went on.   The Bengals would be in much better shape making Burrow the highest paid QB in the NFL at 53 million a year on a regular contract.  Its like front loading a contract knowing in the coming years you would have a larger percentage of the cap for other players.  Sticking the contract at a 22% - 23% is just a horrible idea.  You are guaranteeing the QB will take up a huge percentage on the salary cap every single year instead of getting relief in later years.

Sure, I agree. That was essentially what I was alluding to in my post. However, if you drop it to a lower percentage, then it ends up with Burrow making less money. You can drop it to 20% and now Burrow is making $45MM. That's definitely below his market value and would continue to be the case as the cap rises and normal QB contracts rise. Is he fine with that? Maybe so, but I tend to doubt it. Maybe they could make it very highly guaranteed to offset the cash value being below his market value.

The whole point of my post was "maybe the reason that teams haven't done this is because it isn't advantageous for the franchise". Or, at least, as advantageous.