Clinton Portis on WFNZ yesterday....

[Mr. Scot]

I don't know why you keep throwing this idea around like it actually has a chance of working.

Other teams desperate for a QB will throw a kings ransom at a guy of his caliber. One team can try and bully a player into that type of contract, but they will look like fools when another team comes in and takes that player out from under them while the former team gets nothing in return.

Unless a player is willing to make that sacrifice himself, contracts like Kaepernicks will never become the standard.

 

Some teams may indeed go ahead and continue to throw big, guaranteed contracts at players, but if it blows up in their faces (as it's had a tendency to do) then those teams won't be looked at as making the smart moves.

 

The league has already seen several guys signed to 100 million dollar plus contracts followed up by a failure to achieve prior glory again.  Contracts like this give teams flexibility.  players may not like it, but I'm pretty sure teams love it, so I think that's what they'll likely start offering.

 

It's a copycat league.

[Hammerin'Cameron34]

Losing Cam would be the biggest fail of any sports team ever 

[KendrickPanther]

I love Clinton but NFL Franchises are day to day in terms of success and failure. Cam won't have that option for at least 17 months.

[CBDellinger]

I love Clinton but NFL Franchises are day to day in terms of success and failure. Cam won't have that option for at least 17 months.

17? More like 40.

[KendrickPanther]

17? More like 40.

 

At least 17.

[Jacob]

Cam deserves much better than what he is playing with now. Would bolt as soon as I could if I were him.

[Davidson Deac II]

Cam deserves much better than what he is playing with now.

 

Why?

[Semaj]

I like Gett, but if he can't see that not only Cam is a franchise Qb but a face of the NFL potential Hall of Fame QB, then he is an idiot. I choose to believe that he's not and will make signing cam to a long term deal the priority.

[ickmule]

Honestly I see Cam testing the market and I don't really blame him.

[Cary Kollins]

Before I switch over to airplane mode, I thought I'd mention this little nugget. Did anybody hear Clinton Portis on WFNZ Primetime yesterday? He is a great listen and is a weekly guest with Moose on Kroeger's show. He seems to think Cam will test the free agent market because of the state of our franchise. Mentioned St Louis/L.A. Rams as a great fit. Discuss.

This entire thread is a mistake.

Portis didn't say "Cam would test the open market." He said "Ham would taste good from Boston Market."

SCP has selective hearing.

[RJK]

Yea I see no reason to resign. Team is a perennial loser...seems to be getting less talented and they've done NOTHING to build around him

[Mage]

How do you trade a player with no contract?

 

By franchise tagging him like I just said.

[raleigh-panther]

What planet do you live on?

Gettleman picked up the fifth year option which almost every first round player in that draft got to. The reason dalton and Kaep didn't is because they were taken in the second round. Gettleman has been clearly space for cam.

I don't think you actually know what you are talking about here

There is no reason in this world that deal could not get done with Newton long term

Yes, the panthers could do x and y for a first round pick, but was that the right thing to do

My feeling is no

There are things that can be done in good faith and the panthers have failed that with Newton

Should Newton decide to test free agency, I will find you and remind you of your comments here.

[jtnc]

I'm not so sure Gettleman is willing to 'overpay' anybody, Newton included.

That said, there's a lot of debate on what constitutes 'overpaying'.

I'm pretty sure he overpaid Roman Harper.