JoeyBs contract comes first

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(06-05-2023, 06:49 PM)George Cantstandya Wrote: How so?  What's to stop a player from saying for example, "I agreed to 18% of the cap for 6 seasons but now after 3 great seasons I think I'm worth 19.5% and I'll demand a trade if you don't do it because someone else will pay me that."  

It doesn't solve anything about trying to renegotiate down the road if a player chooses to go there.  It just changes what is renegotiated.  So if player A took 18% and then 3 years later player B on another team takes 19% nothing stopping player A for asking for a bump to 19.5% if he thinks he is worth more than player B.

Well, all most renegotiations occur because the cap goes up so teams can afford to pay their QBs more money.  I'd also assert it would look worse on the player if he came out and said "I want a larger percentage of your cap", instead of "I want a raise". May be semantics, but semantics matter.

But folks need to make up their minds. Is a percentage of the cap good for the team or the player? 

IMO it's easier to sell long-term that we'll always give you x% of the cap instead of we'll give you x amount of dollars.