08-27-2023, 11:50 PM
(08-27-2023, 10:33 PM)TheFan Wrote: "2023 has been a terrible year for veteran running backs. The number of running backs with contracts averaging $12 million per year or more has been cut in half thanks to releases and pay cuts. There were eight at the end of last season. Four remain.
That affected a total of four of the highest paid RBs. Four. Im not even going to look it up, but I bet there were reasons why.
Quote:NFL teams exercised fiscal restraint with running backs in free agency this year. Nobody hit the $7 million per mark, which represents the top of the second salary tier for running back compensation, with a deal like what James Conner and Leonard Fournette did in 2022 free agency."
Numerous contemporaries also either restructured their own deals or were cut.
The top free agent RBs were franchised tagged. The remaining weren’t worth more than $7M/yr. It was a shit year for veteran RB FAs because there wasn’t elite FA talent available. And they were paid accordingly. Look at the list and tell me who you think should have been paid more.
Despite all of the above, your previous figures indicate the RBs market share only decreased by 0.7% from 2020 to 2023. So if you wanted to adjust Mixon contract based upon the RB market you would ask for a 0.7% pay cut. Not 40%.
Quote:You stating "Mixon is like the girlfriend who is way too much drama and high maintenance they gave an ultimatum to get their shit together or pack their shit and get out" Is clearly an indicator you think they don't want Mixon. They obviously do or they would have cut him. Asking him to take a pay cut doesn't mean they don't like him since that's what was happening to the entire RB market. Do your own Google searches to inform you opinion vs just continually saying the same thing over and over and telling people to prove you wrong.
To confirm, I never wrote the Bengals don’t like Mixon as you falsely claimed. But, I did suggest they essentially gave him a one year prove it deal. Which they did. Thanks for the confirmation. I’m sure they like every individual who makes the team as a player. Players are paid based upon a mix of value, ability, and production. They are not paid based upon feelings. And they are not asked to take a 40% pay cut based upon management’s level of affection toward them.
As to the bold, you made the claim about the decreased RB market, not me. It’s not up to me to Google your claims. That’s your job. I didn’t ask you to prove me wrong. I simply asked to see your evidence. I asked you to prove you correct. Your evidence doesn’t support your claim. The RB market has decreased 0.7% during the past 4 seasons, 4 RBs making >$12M/yr were released or had their pay cut for various reasons we haven’t discussed, and it was a shitty year for quality FA RBs so they didn’t get paid big bucks. Sorry, but that doesn’t indicate “the RB market has completely changed.” That indicates the RB market has changed 0.7%.
