Free Agency Prediction Game

[BengalChris]

(02-29-2016, 10:34 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I was reading an article that claimed Gio should come cheap. They said that backs of his type (receiving backs that get 1000+ total yards but aren't relied on heavily as runners) aren't really getting paid much right now. I'm thinking he makes somewhere around 3-4 million per. People will be surprised.

3-4M is about right. Decided to look up some numbers.

Darren Sproles $4.5M
Mark Ingram $4M
Danny Woodhead $3M

Locking up Gio this year isn't critical as meeting those type of contract numbers isn't anything that's going to cause cap trouble. It's really if the team is willing.

Woodhead had 80 catches for 755 yards and 6 TD receiving compared to Bernard's 49 catches for 472 yards and 0TDs receiving. Woodhead carried the ball 98 times for 336 and 3TDs compared with Bernard's 154 carries for 730 yards and 2TDs. Total yards are about the same, but TDs are way off.

And, if Hill gets his act together there will be fewer carries for Bernard.

For me, the team just doesn't use Bernard very well for extended stretches.