Updated Cap Space 4/9

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(04-10-2020, 04:27 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: It's not about what starting jobs are open this year. It's about what starting jobs could be open in 2021.

At this point he's likely going to be a backup, but if he's a backup on a 1 year deal and his starter goes down (or his starter isn't very good) then he is just a couple good starts in a row away from getting that $20m/yr+ in 2021.

Not saying it's going to happen exactly like that, but the possibility isn't outlandish, so I doubt he'd lock himself down for a 3yr deal at $8-10m/yr when he could potentially make the low end of that in 2021 alone if he steps up when called upon by a team in 2020.


You just added "unless" before repeating the ENTIRE point of my post, McC. 


He's a backup for 1 year for someone, steps in and makes 3-4 good starts when they get hurt or suck, and then gets paid for 2021+.

Garoppolo got paid 5yr/$137.5m for 7 starts over a 2 year span while being a backup.
Tannehill got paid 4yr/$118m for 10 starts after being a backup.
Bridgewater got paid 3yr/$63m for 5 starts while being a backup.
Brissett got paid $2yr/$30m for 2 starts while being a backup.

That is just how the NFL is rolling these days.

I see your point, but that's a gamble Dalton would have to be willing to take, as there's no guarantee an opportunity would open up for Dalton to once again become a starter or him to play well enough to earn it.

EDIT - And most of these backups who became starters spent more than one year as a backup, and they got compensated as a backup. Tannehill was the only one who got paid for one year of backup work, and he led his team on an incredible run to get there. The likelihood of Dalton (or any other QB in such a situation) doing the same thing isn't high.

EDIT 2 - Dalton would also have to compete with Cam Newton and Jameis Winston to get that replacement gig. It's not like he'd be the only QB on the market.