01-03-2021, 11:33 AM
(01-02-2021, 11:03 PM)Forever Spinning Vinyl Wrote: Gio will still be here . . . they'll lean on him to extend to knock the number down, but he wasn't signed for his production. He was signed because he's a Hell of a team mate. Reggie Kelly was there for years because of that exact same reason. Pat MaCafee has talked about the value of having good locker room guys for years. Gio is one of the "Old Heads" that keeps the locker room from splitting when things go bad. There are no stats for that
There's a reason these guys below bounce around, because they're not leaders like Gio. Whether you guys like it or not, guys on this team look up to Gio. Some guys are leaders and some guys are merely followers. Who looks up to these guys other than practice squad players?
Latavius Murray - 3.6
Matt Breida - 3.2
Raheem Mosert - 2.9
Carlos Hyde - 2.7
Leonard Fornette - 2.0 - Went from a top player to an afterthought in an instant. Attitude isn't everything but it is a big chunk of being a professional athlete where the average career lasts 2 to 4 years.
Gio is overpaid, but not by enough that would justify cutting him or demanding he renegotiate his contract.
He will cost us $4.1 million next year. On free agent market he gets 3 million.
