Like I said, you read something, you have no response, so you create their argument to where you can debate it.Doctor wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 3:40 pm You're chasing your own tail.
Overpaying is always bad. Here's a secret, you don't have to overpay. No one is saying to make Baker the next Jalen. But you know this. In your eyes paying ANYTHING for guys that can't win it for you is overpaying. Round and round we go.
Also the whole rookie deal thing is way overblown. For starters a players peak is not 22. Second it usually takes awhile before things get going. Even when you have a rookie hit the road running on fire, they usually stumble some soon after, hence why the term sophomore slump is a thing.
It's always awesome when players have great years and don't cost you much. It's not some magic bullet.
I never said anything about giving him Jalen Hurts money... I said "starter money". Let me ask you, as much backing you're giving Mayfield, do you think he'll want less than $30M AAV? Just as an f.y.i., Garoppolo's AAV is $24+M, which ranks 19th. He's the lowest paid "starter" in the NFL who's NOT on a rookie contact.
No, the rookie deal thing isn't overblown, it's misused more than anything. In this case, it's being used properly. The rookie deal thing is applicable when talking about players who are going to be paid more than what they're worth.
Agreed, it is "awesome when players have great years and don't cost you much." What's stupid is paying that person a lot of money to do the same and yield the same results (or worse, because you need to make cuts elsewhere because of that raise).
