06-06-2023, 06:31 PM
(06-05-2023, 08:58 PM)bfine32 Wrote: All great points, but my point was one of the advantages of a % of the Cap deal is it makes it much harder for the player to demand a raise.
Say we give JB $1 Gazillion this year and in 2 years the Jags give Sunshine $1.2 Gazillion. JB's management can come back and say "JB's better than Sunshine; he deserves $1.4 Gazillion." That has 0 negative connotations. But come back and say "JB's more important to the team than the other players, he deserves more of their money". Then...
Any large amount of money a QB takes means less money for other players. If Burrow were to sign a 53 million per year contract then come back in a couple of years and say he is more important than other players and now wants 60 million, he deserves more of their money... You are in the same boat. QBs have never been shy about claiming they are more important than other players while wanting more of a teams cap.
As far as a percentage contract, you would have a player that signs a large contract but that contracts price keeps rising and takes more and more money from the cap every year vs a fixed contract. The percentage contract is just a horrible idea for everyone but the QB and his agent. I dont know how anyone could think this is a good idea. Instead of paying Burrow 53 million a year for 6 years, lets pay him 53 million this year then keep raising his pay every year. Is that the solution to helping the team? Pay a QB lots of money and just keep giving him more and more every year? How is that a good idea? How does that help the team?
