hawks85
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Well i was just watching the news and going over Seahawks off season. They said Kam may have to retire completely because of his neck injury. Its not confirmed but thats what they were talking about.
Sports Hernia":xxmonq6b said:I love the guy and selfishly hope he plays, but for his health and his after football life he probably should retire.
He’d probably make a great coach.
I’m sure he’s saved his money, and he has something no one can take away, being a Super Bowl champion.
original poster":1040c3uw said:There's basically 4 options with Kam -
Option 1 - He retires, in this situation his dead money would only be $7.5M. You can take all of that hit in 2018 if you want
OR
Option 2 - do a post June 1st cut and make the dead money in 2018 $2.5M with cap savings of $7.3M for 2018 but with $5M in dead money in 2019 ($2.5M dead money in 2018 and £5M dead money in 2019 totalling $7.5M) That's option 2.
Option 3 would be to cut him. This is not going to happen as his $12M injury guarantee plus his $7.5M dead money mentioned above would come off the cap, some $19.5M lost in cap space.
Option 4 - He stays on the team unable to play and collects his salary and brings nothing to the table.
I guess you could technically get another team to pay for his contract by offering them Kam + whatever draft pick in return for the teams 7th round pick, not sure where the league would stand with that but as far as I know there's nothing stopping that from happening. Doubtful, though.
As it stands, I see option 4 the most likely or maybe he and the team come to some agreement and he retires.
A-Dog":sfx6cj8k said:1. Kam is still an elite player when healthy
2. Kam's presence in terms of leadership and running the defense is severely underrated here
3. McDougald is adequate but not even close to being at Kam's level, much less better than Kam
4. Without Kam, the LOB loses its teeth and intimidation is no longer a factor
5. I'm convinced that Kam's holdout, subsequent "undeserved" extension, and injury troubles have caused fans to sour on him in general, leading to armchair performance assessments that are way off base and lacking any real rigor or objectivity. That is a shame because Kam is a unique player in the history of the NFL and quite possibly the best SS to have ever played the game. He will be in the HOF someday.
original poster":1q2lud4s said:There's basically 4 options with Kam - <snip>
Steve2222":7ygw616y said:A-Dog":7ygw616y said:1. Kam is still an elite player when healthy
2. Kam's presence in terms of leadership and running the defense is severely underrated here
3. McDougald is adequate but not even close to being at Kam's level, much less better than Kam
4. Without Kam, the LOB loses its teeth and intimidation is no longer a factor
5. I'm convinced that Kam's holdout, subsequent "undeserved" extension, and injury troubles have caused fans to sour on him in general, leading to armchair performance assessments that are way off base and lacking any real rigor or objectivity. That is a shame because Kam is a unique player in the history of the NFL and quite possibly the best SS to have ever played the game. He will be in the HOF someday.
McDougald is without a doubt better than Kam in coverage. And if Kam retires tomorrow, he’d be waiting a long while to make the Hall. And he is not better than Troy Polamalu. Take off your rosy Seahawks glasses for a second.