2024: $13.8m
Purdy on his rookie contract means the Niners are getting a solid QB for a huge discount. Once his rookie deal is up, if he maintains this level of production, he'll get paid way more than Geno.
While I agree Geno is not worth holding onto for the long term, I think he is for the short term. And depending on what you mean by "not particularly good", someone could infer that you're disparaging him since his numbers are good, they just aren't great.
I'm not saying it's necessary. I'm saying it may be a smart move toward our real goal -- of rebuilding a championship caliber team. One has to stop focusing on this year and focus on the next three to five.
Disparaging is not saying someone's skills are mediocre. It's calling him a jerk or a bum. People are free to agree or disagree with another's opinions but when you use a term like "disparage" you're assuming bad faith and ill will.
They either will or they won't. The 49ers are usually pretty smart. Blew it big time on the move up to get Lance but they don't screw up often. I wouldn't be surprised if they drafted another rookie and gave him a shot. If they re-sign Purdy, it will probably be done in a smart way that maximizes their chances of having continued success. Though it's challenging because success makes it more difficult to hold together the core of the team. Plus the stars are in their peak years but aging every day.
Again, you're saying his skills are mediocre (i.e. moderate to low value) when in fact his skills are above average by several different metrics. By saying this you are by definition disparaging (i.e. regarding as of little worth) his skill as an NFL quarterback.
If I don't agree with your cherry picked statistics, I'm disparaging Geno?
Yep. Geno will cost 22.5M this year. Release today, or trade by 3/16, and the cap savings is 22.5M. Whether realized fully in 2024 or split between 2 years, the cap savings is 22.5M.
That's not true.
Not sure the word "just" should be put in front of 13.8 million. The added benefit would be he would be off the books 2025 entirely making for a better cap situation 2025 also.
It would. However, releasing him next offseason, would only add an additional $8.7m (Dead $$) towards 2025.
Whether YOU accept it or not has no bearing on it being the truth.
22.5 million savings over the next two years ticks my Austerity box.
Agree. It's not like anyone expects Geno to take the Seahawks to olayoff success or even to win the division. He's a dead end and better to have the cap space and a rookie prospect with a higher ceiling. Having a QB with a rookie contract is one of the big advantages to build a better roster, don't screw that up by paying 30 plus million for mediocre.
