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[Biggdaddi1022]

What!!!!! Really that is really funny lmao 3 yr 12 mil. Yeah he won't get that nowhere. He would not even get that in oakland where they just throw money at players that walk into their facility. What does he think he has done to deserve that. I mean u got to be freaking kidding me.

that's about what Crabtree is getting and Stevie Johnson..... so I guess he based it off he market..... idk. that's what his agent is pushing for. I don't think 4 mil is bad if he can put up 1000 yards

[the untouchables]

Crabtree has not signed yet and I don't think he will get that. I would love to have Nicks but after the terrible year he had in Indy with Luck throwing him the ball, he cannot think he should get that much.

[jdpanther5]

I really don't know what Nicks is worth, the market is just so screwy right now. Both Cecil Shorts and Kenny Britt got two year deals, but one was worth $6m while the other $14m.

Compared to guys who got three year deals: I'd say he's not as good as Stevie Johnson (who got $10.5m) but better than Eddie Royal (who somehow got $15m).

So yeah, who knows.

[jdpanther5]

And I think I'd be fine with a 3-year deal just as long as there are few guarantees. If it doesn't work out then we can cut ties next offseason.

[Mr. Scot]

And I think I'd be fine with a 3-year deal just as long as there are few guarantees. If it doesn't work out then we can cut ties next offseason.

 

Nobody yet has gotten more than two years.

 

It'd have to be a pretty low salary.

 

[jdpanther5]

Nobody yet has gotten more than two years.

It'd have to be a pretty low salary.

Didn't Dickson get 3? I get what you're saying though.

[Mr. Scot]

Didn't Dickson get 3? I get what you're saying though.

 

Forgot Dickson.  You're right.  I think he's the only one though.

 

(Olsen wasn't a free agent)

[NJPanthers12]

So we went from being his number 1 choice because of his daughter to being out of consideration unless we offer 3 for 12?

[the untouchables]

Yeah the story keeps changing. U can't believe nothing anymore. lol

[Biggdaddi1022]

Nobody yet has gotten more than two years.

It'd have to be a pretty low salary.

Stevie Johnson

[jdpanther5]

Stevie Johnson

Johnson got $10.5m over 3 years. I could live with that, just no more than $3m in year 1 and no guarantees. That way he either lives up to it and gets a slight raise next season, or he doesn't and we cut him with no liability.

[top dawg]

The Nicks thing is probably more about the money than the scheme. Nicks miscalculated last year, and now he has to pay the price. He gambled on the one year prove-it deal with the wrong club and lost millions. If he is smart, he will sign a modest contract for a few years and prove his worth, then sign another one in a few years commensurate with his production. Or, he can try another prove-it deal at markedly less money, try it again, and risk taking even more of a financial hit. I don't think that Gettleman is interested in playing around with Nicks on a prove-it deal. Nicks' play was arguably decent, but his overall production was sub par for whatever reasons. He needs to face reality that he isn't the best receiver in the NFL, but far from it. He needs to accept the fact that the market just isn't there for him right now, and that depending on the situation, he could do more harm than good to his market, just like last year. If he gets three mil per year with a few mil guaranteed on a three to four year contract to play at home, he might should consider himself blessed. If not, he can always go gambling in Cleveland.

that's about what Crabtree is getting and Stevie Johnson..... so I guess he based it off he market..... idk. that's what his agent is pushing for. I don't think 4 mil is bad if he can put up 1000 yards

If Gettleman is willing to essentially give him another prove it deal, then why not take it and prove it? I just don't understand Nicks' reluctance to come home and grasp the bull by the horns. It seems to me that it would be fairly easy for a veteran receiver with his record of work to make himself invaluable to the team. Sure injury is always a risk, but, hey, with risks come bigger rewards. Otherwise, he just needs to be realistic, lower his salary expectations, and try to compromise for something that will allow he and his family a comfortable living.

The market is just not there for him. On some level he is a victim of his own hubris, fear, inability to be realistic, or whatever it was that sent him to Indy. I don't know. In any event he was marginalized up there in that offense. If he can't stand out at home, then perhaps more money and fame just aren't meant to be.

As for being a 1000 yard receiver, he essentially has to flip the script on the way his needle is heading. I don't know that he can do that, or would even need to do that in our offense to secure himself a modest $3 million per year and 5-6 guaranteed. That sounds about right for an injury prone WR3 (which reality says he is). But good luck to him, for real. Just tell him to live modestly and invest his money wisely, whatever he does. I know that he wished for more, but tell him there is something to be said for being a hometown hero. That goodwill could turn into some decent (and material) opportunities after all is said and done as well. But it all starts on the field.

I guess there's no need to rush significant life decisions, but it sure would be nice if he would sign, work and start to build up some chemistry with Cam.

[h0llywood]

 I just don't understand Nicks' reluctance to come home and grasp the bull by the horns. .

 

He still views himself as the best WR in the NFL and that probably what's keeping him from signing.

[Mol3m4n]

Stevie Johnson

I thought that you said you were done posting about it a whole page ago.