Cam's Contract Projection by Spotrac

[AU-panther]

It's very hard to compare basketball to football, very much like comparing apples to oranges... It's evident that you can win in the NBA using such a tactic, the Heat made 4 straight finals doing so but there are only 5 players on the court at a given time & football is more team oriented than basketball.

With different players playing offense & defense you have 22 starters instead of 5... Also football requires more depth so you probably need 35 good players, which it would be difficult for 35 players to collude their ways onto the same team.

Last year the Seattle Seahawks had only one player make more than $10 million (TE Zach Miller at $11 million) so you can make an argument of keeping a rookie QB at all times, but I doubt Seattle would've gotten out of the NFC without Wilson.

I'm for max contracts to create a more uniform distribution of contracts, to be able to keep the productive players on your team... We'll see what happens with Seattle, seeing as they've handed out huge extensions & have Wilson to still extend

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While I agree with you that a small group of players wouldn't have the same influence in football as they would in basketball my example was more to illustrate how max contracts are counterproductive to competitive balance.

 

Lets use Calvin Johnson as an example.  I think most people would agree he is the best receiver in football.  As it stands right now he is also the highest paid as he should be.  Because of this the Lions have to give up something at other positions to afford him.  This creates balance. 

 

If there were caps on contracts you would probably have 10 receivers making max.  At this point the lions would actually be getting more for their money then the team paying the tenth best receiver.

 

Also max contracts wouldn't guarantee that a player would stay on your team.  If a player is limited to the same contract no matter where he goes he will probably pick his team based on location and/or chance to win.

[Frizzy350]

I am curious to what everyone would think a team friendly deal would amount to. 

 

I would be happy with 6yr/130m.

 

Realistically I think a deal that would be team friendly AND be beneficial to Cam would be one completely loaded with guaranteed money over a long period of time and have a relatively low base salary.

 

NFL contracts rarely end up doling out the big number that is reported.  Most have little to no guaranteed money on the back end, allowing teams to part ways after a few years and many of these contracts are filled with escalators which are not all accomplished.

 

The Kaep and Dalton contracts are very interesting in that they give the team freedom to cut ties essentially whenever they want, with no repercussions (I think they miss out on standard Free Agency period though).  These two contracts are also loaded with DE-escalators. For instance every year Kaep misses all pro team and/or superbowl 2 million gets pulled from his guaranteed money EVERY YEAR.

 

Cam would not accept that kind of contract and I think it would be foolish for us to even insult him with something like that (same for Colts/Hawks with Luck/Wilson).  Players and agents are much more concerned with guaranteed money than the reported contract total, as they know it's unlikely they see all that money.  The only real risk with giving Cam a long-term guaranteed contract is if he has an unspeakable injury.  Either way though, we'd be fuged for a while if that happened.

[Kurb]

Cams deal would fall in around Stafford level. They have similar stats and records.

[saints4life25]

I forgot how silly Saints fans looked thinking Drew would take a discount because he was such a competitor and all about winning. These guys are all about getting paid. Just like everybody else in the world. You think they fight like they do in the CBA to say, "Oh, here owners, I know your multibillion dollar ass didn't want to give us a bigger percentage of the revenue, but I want to take some money off my contract so that you can build a better team." This is all business. At the end of the day, why would somebody worth what Cam is worth, give somebody who is worth what JR is a break? Because he loves football and the fans? He can love football and the fans somewhere else.

[Panthersguru14]

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[pantherclaw]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I think Cam will work out a team friendly deal. I'm convinced he wants to win a Super Bowl more than signing a ludicrous contract.

Cam will be the highest paid qb when he signs his extension.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

I am curious to what everyone would think a team friendly deal would amount to. 

 

I would be happy with 6yr/130m.

 

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[Thal]

I think he'll do 21m.

[Ruff]

It really isn't about the overall amount of his contract, it's about the guaranteed money. His guaranteed money is going to be ridiculous. 

[Luke Cage]

Ever heard the saying "treat your woman right, or someone else will"? Same concept applies here. Either we pay Cam or someone else does. And to those saying "Cam will do a team friendly deal" the answer is no. Like other people have said his agent is Bus fuging Cook. Cam will not do any of the negotiations. Cook is a bloodhound for the money.

[Oudaman90]

6 years, $90 million. Fully guaranteed. That way Cam is getting more actual money no questions asked, and the team is paying him a friendly $15 million a year.

Winwin

[AU-panther]

6 years, $90 million. Fully guaranteed. That way Cam is getting more actual money no questions asked, and the team is paying him a friendly $15 million a year.

Winwin

Until someone got hurt.

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[Oudaman90]

With his yearly salary that low, you could afford o-lineman to protect him. The contract would never happen but it is a pretty good middle ground...

[UpstatePanther]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I think Cam will work out a team friendly deal. I'm convinced he wants to win a Super Bowl more than signing a ludicrous contract.

 

this is one of the things i like the most about Cam. superstar that doesnt necessarily care about the money and only wants to win the big time, even if that means not making as much money