Timing is everything (re: Gettlemagic again)

[Dunn]

Im sure it has gone through most of our minds here but once again the timing in which things happened this off season couldn't have come at a better time.  Especially with Newton's contract. He is now locked in with us for 5 years at a VERY reasonable salary compared to how he is performing right now (MVP caliber)...could you imagine if we had held off until after this year and tried to sign him to the same contract (if we do indeed go very deep into the playoffs)?  Would he be wanting that 25/year deal?  While I think Cam really does care to have talent surround him and isn't out to be greedy, I could only imagine what his agent would be saying right now with this kind of a start and the way he has been performing this year.

Steal of the year, signing wise.  Gettleman & this organization really saw the writing on the wall with this guy.

[Cary Kollins]

I think Cam deserves a lot of credit too.

 

I think he ultimately was the one that said "get the deal done" because he didn't want this to be a distraction all season.

[PanthersBigD]

We have all-pro offensive and defensive leaders locked in for the next 5 years. We have money to retain most of our FAs next year, money to sign some of our DTs to long term contracts and we'll have 5 or so draft picks to bring in behind the starters. This team is being built to last. I am so excited about the future thanks to the current GM and coaching staff. They see the long game and have had the patience we lack, and it's starting to pay off. 

[propagandamachine]

Cam has a fantastic team around him that understands the economics of the game.  Don't worry too much about squeezing your team for a couple of mill when you can give them Pennies and earn Dimes out there in the marketing game... you know MR 19 - 0 <3 

 

[Captain Morgan]

32 minutes ago, Cary Kollins said:

I think Cam deserves a lot of credit too.

 

I think he ultimately was the one that said "get the deal done" because he didn't want this to be a distraction all season.

 

 

Cam does deserve some credit.  I'm so happy he wants to stay in Charlotte and win here.

I remember right after we drafted him he had a meeting with Michael Jordan, who probably advised him to value the endorsement deals.

[Mr. Scot]

I doubt anybody back in the early part of this year would have believed that we'd be going into this season with our two most important players locked up to long term deals.

[Moorgan]

2 hours ago, JakeR6 said:

Cam is earning over $11mil this year in endorsements, second to only Peyton Manning among NFL players. 

I doubt he would've squeezed the team for extra money. I mean, his contract is still one of the biggest ever and the most upfront guaranteed money ever ($67mil first 3 years). He wants to win and he's making a killing in endorsements alone.

He's very well paid while also having a team friendly deal. Boosting his contract would hurt the team far more than it lines his pockets. Besides, isn't Cam the one that pushed the negotiations along and said to get just it done? 

Not being snarky but do you have a source for that amount relative to other players? I'd like to read that article.

[ecu88]

3 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

I doubt anybody back in the early part of this year would have believed that we'd be going into this season with our two most important players locked up to long term deals.

Hurnia experience is almost over so I can't blame anyone hesitant to believe this.  DG deserves a major award for being best GM hands down this year.

DG and Ron Rivera have transformed the culture here.

 

[LinvilleGorge]

To be fair, if you give Gettleman credit for great timing on Cam's contract, you gotta knock him for not getting Josh Norman locked up this past offseason before he had a DPOY worthy season.

[VerticalThreat]

3 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

I doubt anybody back in the early part of this year would have believed that we'd be going into this season with our two most important players locked up to long term deals.

Crazy, huh? I remember when we didn't even know who our two most important players were. Now we have two of the most important players in the NFL. My how times have changed.

[Kuhndog94]

1 hour ago, LinvilleGorge said:

To be fair, if you give Gettleman credit for great timing on Cam's contract, you gotta knock him for not getting Josh Norman locked up this past offseason before he had a DPOY worthy season.

I love Josh Norman, he is a fantastic player and I've been wanting him to start since last preseason. With that being said, Gettleman offered him 8 Mil a year and he turned it down. It was a very reasonable offer considering Norman only started half of the year. 

It would have been a Hurney like move to rush into paying the man top CB money after a half of a season. 

And with that being said, pay the man. 

[LinvilleGorge]

"$8M a year" means nothing without seeing the structure of the contract.  Colin Kaepernick signed a 6 year, $114M contract for a $19M per year average.  In reality, the 49ers can cut him and regain a huge chunk of cap space at any time during that deal.

[KendrickPanther]

I still think Josh Norman got a fair contract offer at the time it was given. Gettledude would have looked like a genius if he signed it. But credit to Josh, he believes in himself and wants to make a great business decision. If Josh leaves us for big money though, I won't blame Gettleman or J No. They both played the best cards they could deal. 

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, KendrickPanther said:

I still think Josh Norman got a fair contract offer at the time it was given. 

To my knowledge, no real details on that contract ever emerged so how can you say that?