Lawrence?

[Shane Falco]

Lawrence isn't paid anywhere near the $55M per year that people think he's being paid. That said I still wouldn't want to trade for him.

He's still 10th highest in the league average cap percentage. That's pretty insane for what he's shown so far.

 

[Ozzy]

He could, but he's the t-2nd highest paid QB in football and has not even approached that on the field. This isn't like a middling Geno contract - this is a legitimately massive franchise altering contract that is the same average yearly value that Josh Allen JUST signed.

I can't take something like that on while also paying big draft capital because he might eventually play like a top 12 QB.

Yeah I don't want to pay him all that money either and it wouldn't be my first choice. I was looking at it from the standpoint that if guys like Darnold, Geno etc can have a resurgance he probably has as good a shot as anyone and he was much better than those two early in his career too.

 

[Sol Duc]

No Fabio!

 

[flv2]

He's still 10th highest in the league average cap percentage. That's pretty insane for what he's shown so far.

I will repeat the same point over and over...cap numbers are pretty much what the team choose them to be. If a team wants a very low number on the 1st year of a deal the unaccounted money will be accounted for in addition to other year's cap figures.

If you sign a player to a 5 year deal at $42M per year and you only account for $12M in the 1st year then the other $30M will be spread over the remaining 4 years. This is still a plus. After 2 years you're paying the player $84M but only accounting for $61.5M. After 3 years you're paying the player $126M but only accounting for $111M...and so on.

What you're paying the player is important. The individual year's cap number?...not so much.

 

[chris98251]

Teams stuck in QB hell are those that settle versus love a guy and have him love the team and city. Otherwise they are not all in and the fans will see it. Wait till you find him and use picks until then for a supporting cast.

 

[Shane Falco]

I will repeat the same point over and over...cap numbers are pretty much what the team choose them to be. If a team wants a very low number on the 1st year of a deal the unaccounted money will be accounted for in addition to other year's cap figures.

If you sign a player to a 5 year deal at $42M per year and you only account for $12M in the 1st year then the other $30M will be spread over the remaining 4 years. This is still a plus. After 2 years you're paying the player $84M but only accounting for $61.5M. After 3 years you're paying the player $126M but only accounting for $111M...and so on.

What you're paying the player is important. The individual year's cap number?...not so much.

I thought that would get you. Well however you want to look at it, he's overpaid for the level of play he's provided imo.