kungfoodude

I think assuming any QB playing beyond 40 is a big assumption. It's obvious these guys can play longer now in the modern era but I don't think a lot of them will want to.

I would like to see him get a 2-3 year deal here. Seems like a great guy to have around and ridiculously talented. Also, interesting to see him doing some boxing training. Perhaps he plans to make that switch after football.

It better be to vet minimum contracts....

He shouldn't be. He is 36.

I puked in my mouth.

Marty Hurney gets confused during the Zoom draft call and selects Micah Parsons for us at #8.

Roy is a backup, Kerr is a starter. That is the difference to me. Doesn't mean I want to get rid of either. But if you made me make a choice right now, I am taking Kerr.

Well they are both relatively cheap. Obviously the rookie deal is better.

I'd keep Kerr over Roy, TBH. We don't have to make that choice, however.

Kerr was legitimately a very good player.

Contract Language Guaranteed money: Media outlets typically announce and talk about the "guaranteed money" in a player's contract. However, much of this money is only partially guaranteed. Compensation in NFL contracts can be guaranteed for three purposes: skill, cap and/or injury. Compensation in a player contract can be guaranteed for one, two, all or none of the guarantees (subject to some rules). If money in a player contract is protected for skill, cap AND injury, that money is fully guaranteed at signing and will be paid to the player. If money is only guaranteed for one or two of the three protections, that money is only partially guaranteed. Here is a quick breakdown of each guarantee category: Skill guarantee: If a player contract is terminated because, in the team's opinion, he does not have the requisite skill (due to a loss or lack of skills comparable to others on the team at his position), the player will be entitled to any money that is protected by a skill guarantee. Cap guarantee: If a player contract is terminated so that a team can get under the salary cap, sign a free agent or re-sign one of its current players, the player is entitled to any money that is protected by a cap guarantee. Injury guarantee: If a player is released but is currently unable to perform football duties (i.e., doesn't pass a physical) as a result of team activities, the player is entitled to any money in his contract protected against injury. An injury-only guarantee is the most common in terms of partially guaranteed money. If it that $10 mil is fully guaranteed, we owe it to him. If it isn't, we may not owe it to him. Neither of us has access to his contract so we don't know. Hence why I talk in uncertain terms. Take a look at the articles from when he signed with us. There were about 3-4 different amounts of guaranteed money that were cited. Because those terms are rarely ever disclosed publicly. So they are all relying on "sources." Maybe it is is fully guaranteed, maybe it isn't. IF we do move on from him, the manner in which we do will tell us what the nature of the guarantee was/is.

You literally don't know those are the exact terms. Read the fine print on that page you pasted. NFL contracts aren't permanent record. It may be fully guaranteed, it may not be.

Well you apparently don't. You are just copying and pasting from Spotrac's website. It's the same info that OTC has. The issue is that the specifics of the language of the structure of the guarantees are rarely disclosed. By all means, you are welcome to try and find that information but unless you plan on calling Teddy's agent and asking him, I doubt you will find a source. Do yourself a favor and research the different types of contract guarantees in the NFL. The NFL actually goes into some depth on this on their website.

That is a problem that spanned both our terrible GM's during that span. I am beginning to think there is a curse on the franchise that refuses to let the team see the value in competent OL play. I hope Fitterer is the antidote to that.

His big payday was also before there was universal recognition that if John Elway likes you, it's a stone cold lock that you aren't going to be a good NFL QB.

And this is precisely why you don't understand that there are three different types of guaranteed money in NFL salaries. There is Salary, Cap and Injury guarantees. It is extremely rare for all three guarantees to be in a contract, typically they are just Injury guaranteed. It is possible, although unlikely that Teddy's contract is Salary, Cap and Injury guaranteed. If it is, it would further prove how bad that contract is. I suspect, however, given the caliber of player he is that it was just an Injury guarantee. We'll find out if we cut him.

Brock Osweiler says "Hey."

Link?

Incorrect. If we cut him prior to March 13th, we owe him no new money unless his contract has a Skill Guarantee in it. I suspect that his $10 mil in guaranteed salary in 2021 is only Injury Guaranteed and not Cap or Skill Guaranteed. So, although our dead cap charge would be larger in 2021, we shouldn't owe him any more actual money. However, if it is fully guaranteed for 2021, we owe him that $10 mil, regardless and it makes more cap sense to wait until post June 1st to cut him. If it were my decision to make, I'd give up a 3rd round draft pick to a team like Jacksonville to take him.

I didn't need Twatter to show me how bad Kalil was. I just had to watch actual Panther games. If you'd take Kalil again, I question how much you are actually a Panthers fan.

Just another in a long line of idiotic moves by Bill O'Brien.

Too bad that didn't happen. fug the Bucs.

Short, Weatherly and Apple were more effective than Matt Kalil. Actually Apple was way more effective because he didn't hurt us every game he played. And to your point about cost. Matt Kalil cost us $1.52 mil/game played in his Panthers career. Short has cost us $713,000/game played, Weatherly has cost us $728,000/game played, and Teddy Bridgewater has cost us $1.6 mil/game played. Kalil's contract was horrific. It was unbelievably horrific. He wasn't even remotely capable of being an NFL starter and he was signed to a $55.5 mil deal. That is INSANE. How bad was he? Even after landing a 1 year, $7.5 mil deal with Texans, he has never played an NFL game since he left here. That is how bad he was. Teddy's contract is awful, but we can also cut bait from him this offseason and be rid of his contract. If we cut him prior to June 1st, the dead cap will be massive but we also won't owe him the $10 mil in guaranteed salary(unless it is guaranteed for more than injury which would be a rarity) for 2021. So we can walk with no more actual money going to Teddy Bridgewater. Basically the same situation as Kalil. The biggest difference is that Teddy will continue to make money in the NFL afterwards and likely be an effective backup for many years. Matt Kalil had to retire after 7 years in the NFL. Partly due to injuries but mainly due to being terrible.

Teddy was a far better QB than Kalil was a tackle.

One of the top 5 worst signings in Panthers history.