Westbrook/Delhomme contract similarities?

[unicar15]

http://www.prosportsdaily.com/comments/westbrook-option-declined-274122.html

Remember how everyone was shocked when the Eagles signed Westbrook to a long-term deal last year? It was something along the lines of 5 years and 30 million bucks. Well, the Eagles did the smart thing which was build in a sort of opt-out clause for the team. Players are allowed to opt-out all the time so why not a team? The deal was that if they wanted to exercise their option on him they would have to pay him 7 million bucks. Well...they didn't pick up the option so Westbrooks deal ends in 2010.

The reason I bring this up is because nobody knew about it (that I had heard) and maybe we did the same thing with Delhomme's contract. IMO that would have been the best move for Hurney and Fox to guarantee they had a QB if they wanted one but if he crashed and burned they could cut ties sooner rather than later.

[Guild]

It would be smart to have some sort of opt out I would think. No idea if we have one with #17 though.

[Blitz]

Its not the same. Bottom line is Jake was scheduled to make 11m this season. Panthers couldnt do that with peps tag. They were forced to rework jake. The deal is basically, based on three years and back loaded on the final two, to some extent. They can not release him this comming year, without major roster rework to eat the double digit millions cap hit.

Deal for westbrooke was based on what he is with thoughts of what he could turn out to be.

Jakes deal was based on cap reason and there belief he would make it atleast another three years.

[unicar15]

Its not the same. Bottom line is Jake was scheduled to make 11m this season. Panthers couldnt do that with peps tag. They were forced to rework jake. The deal is basically, based on three years and back loaded on the final two, to some extent. They can not release him this comming year, without major roster rework to eat the double digit millions cap hit.

Deal for westbrooke was based on what he is with thoughts of what he could turn out to be.

Jakes deal was based on cap reason and there belief he would make it atleast another three years.

Well...no matter the case it shouldn't be out of the question for us to bring in a young QB to learn the position. Even if we have Jake on the roster...

[CanadianCat]

blitz hit the nail on the head - it was a forced move more then anything else. Im sure that the FO is already looking towards the future, but in the mean time we need a vet at the position and a vet on the bench while the QB of the future develops. Im sure we will see the panthers draft a guy next year.

[bleys]

For any team to carry on success (to whatever extent), they do need to invest on a future QB and figure out who that is going to be... It's that time, even if Jake starts another 3 years. They need to be thinking heavily on a replacement in the future, now.. If it's Moore, then in 3 years, he better be ready without us holding our hands in the air like, "we don't know where we went wrong."