09-17-2017, 04:52 PM
(09-17-2017, 03:14 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: It was mainly the years that bothered me on that deal. Whit won't be the same player in 2-3 years.
That said, it's possible the Rams set up that contract to be easily escapable in a year or two. If that's the case, I would've been for it.
Andrew Whitworth's contract by if he plays:
1 year played = essentially a 1yr/$12.5m deal ($5.83m dead cap space in '18)
2 years played = essentially a 2yr/$23m deal ($1.67m in dead cap space in '19)
3 years played = a 3yr/$33.75m deal
Would you have been okay with signing Whit to a 1yr/$12.5m deal? Or a 2yr/$23m deal? One would hope so after seeing how Whit played and how Ogbuehi played in '16. People too often hear "3yr/$33.75m" and go "I would have never given him 3 years!" when in reality it's easily a 1yr/$12.5m contract.
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