Voth: CJ open to coming back

[Jmac]

According to Voth on BBR, Johnson wants to test the market first and would be willing to return. So he is looking for more money then D.G was willing to fork over. The man has made MILLONS of dollars from this club and was unwilling to return for the money offered. How many of you would want him back if he decides to take the Gettie figure after testing the market? Or would you rather move on from him and start anew, regardless if he would return?

[bigdog10]

I don't blame him one bit for testing the market. He hasn't performed up to his pay level here but he will almost certainly get a bigger pay day elsewhere.  Pass rushers usually get overpaid in free agency. 

 

I'd have no problem with him coming back. He is a very good 4-3 end when healthy and also had five sacks in our last two postseasons (one per game average)

[pantherclaw]

3 minutes ago, Jmac said:

According to Voth, Johnson wants to test the market first and would be willing to return. So he is looking for more money then D.G was willing to fork over. The man has made MILLONS of dollars from this club and was unwilling to return for the money offered. How many of you would want him back if he decides to take the Gettie figure after testing the market? Or would you rather move on from him and start anew, regardless if he would return?

First of all, the majority here would take money over the other option, so i don't get the double standard.

I don't blame him wanting to find out his value. 

Stop acting scorned.

[SmokinwithWilly]

Don't get emotional when it comes to business. For the right price, CJ can come back and contribute to our next SB run. If he wants to chase the money, good luck to him.

[pepaw]

Just now, pantherclaw said:

First of all, the majority here would take money over the other option, so i don't get the double standard.

I don't blame him wanting to find out his value. 

Stop acting scorned.

The thing I don't get is, we are talking a few millions difference after he's made what 35-50 over the course of his career? At this point, my highest priority would be getting a ring.

[Jmac]

1 minute ago, pantherclaw said:

First of all, the majority here would take money over the other option, so i don't get the double standard.

I don't blame him wanting to find out his value. 

Stop acting scorned.

Scorned?  I don't give a shat either way if he comes back or not....just relating what was said on BBR. 

[R0CKnR0LLA]

I figured this would be the case, though I think another team is going to make him a big offer.

[SIGCHI222]

This is the fairest thing that could happen. 

It would be great if he came back for what Gettles thinks he is worth and Charlie has no hard feelings and agrees.

 

Win/win.

[NJPanthers12]

i don't get this. how much is he going to come back for? will the salary he comes back for plus the dead money allocated to him be that big of a difference? i don't see it happening but who knows. 

[Dilla]

Sounds smart to me. Gettleman has made his offer and Johnson is going for a wait and compare method.

[TheNewStandard]

He's obviously damaged goods or else we'd be sitting pretty with having our good old, guaranteed, 10-sack per season Big Money rolling strong on the field.

you can't tell me that we'd let go of a perrinial pro-bowler at a position as crucial to our success as is our DEs.

Its obviously more than just money as to the reasons he got cut.

[CarolinaNCSU]

Now it becomes a numbers game.  Is it worth a couple million extra to him to leave his team? Say Atlanta, or Jax, or whoever with space offers him 8 a year, and the Panthers are offering 5-6...why leave?  Me thinks he might be back unless some team goes stupid. 

[bleedsgreenandgold]

1 minute ago, CarolinaNCSU said:

Now it becomes a numbers game.  Is it worth a couple million extra to him to leave his team? Say Atlanta, or Jax, or whoever with space offers him 8 a year, and the Panthers are offering 5-6...why leave?  Me thinks he might be back unless some team goes stupid. 

His nickname is Big Money...he is going where the cash is.

[MHS831]

56 minutes ago, Jmac said:

According to Voth on BBR, Johnson wants to test the market first and would be willing to return. So he is looking for more money then D.G was willing to fork over. The man has made MILLONS of dollars from this club and was unwilling to return for the money offered. How many of you would want him back if he decides to take the Gettie figure after testing the market? Or would you rather move on from him and start anew, regardless if he would return?

Good question, Jmac.  I think you have to look forward and not in the past when talking contract.  Hurney used contracts to reward past performance, when only future potential is important.  This was most evident in the Jake Delhomme contract, after Tommy John surgery.  Nobody would have paid half what MH paid him.