Mixon's Migrane Should Be Good Now

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(09-02-2020, 05:29 PM)fredtoast Wrote: We got him for 5 years for $48 million (if he plays enough to earn the bonuses).  That is $9.6 million per year.  Based on his production I said he was worth around $9 million per year.  So it is not a bad deal.

I don't understand how people believe that talent makes no difference at the RB position.

We already had him for this year, though.  With the new CBA, he can't sit out while under contract.  We paid $48 million to get him for four more years.  Sure, we get to spread out the cap hit from the signing bonus into this year and save a little per year, but that's the only advantage the team got.  Even then, they only ate $3 mil of the deal this year.  His cap hit is $10.7 mil in '21 and '22 and goes up to $12.1 the final two years.  If you want to split hairs, it's basically 4 years, $45 mil because they ate $3 mil of the cap hit this year.  

I'm a big proponent of talent at RB, and I'm certainly not one of those guys that thinks they can count on getting a starting RB on day 3 of the draft.  However, Joe is a good, but not elite RB in my view.  He was 9th in rushing yards, 33rd in YPC, and 12th in Yards per Game last year.  Those aren't elite numbers, but starting next year his cap hit will be that of an elite RB.