He’s cheaper than SB plus you get at least 5 yrs w him if taken in rd 1
Interesting situation for Saquon.
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He’s cheaper than SB plus you get at least 5 yrs w him if taken in rd 1
Any of the three I just mentioned…he’s light years better than Pacheco. Barkley would take a lot of pressure off Mahomes and make continuing to win easier. The Bills and Dolphins wouldn’t have to draft a RB if they had Barkley. The key to this is what I put in my post and that is Barkley should sign for less money, but more sustained success and a shot at a SB.
They’ll be lucky to win 7 games next year. They caught a pretty good break this year with their schedule, a lot of teams weren’t prepared for all the running Jones did, and they only won two of their last eight regular season games. They were reverting back to their mean in the second half of the season.
So the contract is basically $82 mil for two years to find out if he's the one. That's not top tier money and after next year will be middle of the pack, which is what he is. How many Superbowls have the Giants won with middle of the pack QBs?
The Giants Could have signed Carr for less .....
My reservation about Robinson is that he played against crap defenses in the Big 12. He’s a physical specimen, but his tape may not be as good as advertised for the above reason.
Love Saquon… but if I’m an NFL GM, I’d never give a 26 year old RB a long term contract. I’d franchise tag him this year and draft his replacement this year. Giants need to upgrade the O-line and that’s where they should spend their money after signing Jones. BTW Jones isn’t worth $40/45 MM either.
Sluggo: Sanders ran behind the best OL in the NFL last season. Barkley? He ran behind, well, let’s just say it wasn’t a very good OL.
if you follow what you are saying, the Giants would be better served putting money into the OL than RB's as I suggested.
So, where does that put him professionally? (Not an NFL fan, so I don't really know).
In this situation:
If a player gets to July 15 without an extension, he has to sign the franchise tag in order to play and get paid. At that point, the only other option is to refuse to sign the tag, which isn’t unprecedented. But it means the player gets no money until he does sign.
Players can hold out if they want. But they’d be subject to hefty fines, depending on how long they are absent from camp. And despite the NFL franchise tag being “guaranteed,” you still need to play in order to get paid. Week 10 is the deadline for players to sign the tag in order to play and collect game checks.
he can wait to week 10 all he wants, but NFL running backs arent getting 'paid' any more. IMO the Giants should pay him about what MS got from the Panthers. Which is less then the current franchise tag amount. It seems for RB's right now, the best deal out there is the tag amount, around $10 mil for the year
The other issue right now for him is, that if he gets hurt working out, he is owed nothing by the Giants. Hope he has good insurance.
Don’t agree with that at all. QB play is pretty solid - never better - with several high end choices along with ~ 8-10 elite performers.
I believe it paves the way for Franklin to add him to the coaching staff.
on Aaron Joes who was to make $16 mil this yr as a RB for the Packers....
“It just made sense, deal-wise. The market for running backs, there was a huge gap between $16 million and Christian McCaffrey who’s at 12,” Jones told reporters. “It still has me as second-highest paid for backs, so it matches up with the market.”
NFL teams are increasingly concluding that running backs just aren’t worth a lot of money, and that limited salary cap space is better spent on other positions. Jones looked at that market and decided it was better to take a pay cut to stay with the Packers than to get cut and test that weak market.
SB may conclude that tag money at $10 mil looks pretty sweet, fully guarneteed at signing
in theory the Giants could remove the tag at any time, SB would become a F/A so who would bust the bank for a RB? as I said, that $10 mil might look pretty sweet
“It just made sense, deal-wise. The market for running backs, there was a huge gap between $16 million and Christian McCaffrey who’s at 12,” Jones told reporters. “It still has me as second-highest paid for backs, so it matches up with the market.”
NFL teams are increasingly concluding that running backs just aren’t worth a lot of money, and that limited salary cap space is better spent on other positions. Jones looked at that market and decided it was better to take a pay cut to stay with the Packers than to get cut and test that weak market.
SB may conclude that tag money at $10 mil looks pretty sweet, fully guarneteed at signing
in theory the Giants could remove the tag at any time, SB would become a F/A so who would bust the bank for a RB? as I said, that $10 mil might look pretty sweet
You're not wrong. But, could you imagine the Bills with him in the offense?
I have, but it’s not gonna happen. Bills have dipped into the cheap FA poll quite a bit, now time to get some offense in the draft. Bills may take the TE from Georgia if there at 27 or the LB, Campbell, from Iowa. Outside of Diggs, stats show the Bills really need another WR weapon.
They won one with a middle of the pack QB who could run a bit. Beat Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas as underdogs.
With mostly nonguaranteed contracts NFL is a what have you done lately league. If Saquon were to not sign the deal until later in training camp and it hurt his 2023 season's productivity, I would think his 2024 deal-with the Giants or another team_-would not be as good. Hope he gets this issue resolved so he can be a full participant in summer training camp. I am sure he works hard and keeps in shape. As most every one has pointed out NFL sees RBs as much more replaceable than QBs, LTs, DEs, and top CBs.
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