Hurney and rewarding players for past performance.

[uncfan888]

17 minutes ago, chknwing said:

that you UncFan?

Igor was copying my name cuz he's insane. That guy may be igor though 

[Jon Snow]

It appears that a few posters here have the same mindset as Hurney.  Thank God there's only one of you fools in charge at the moment.  Hopefully your hero will be taken out with the other trash when the team is sold.

You never ever "reward" for past performance.  That value has already been accounted for in the last salary.  You only pay for what you think the future value will be.  Basic economics 101.

[Mr. Scot]

31 minutes ago, AceBoogie said:

You pay them based off what they did previous years absolutely. It’s called earning a contract. The past is the greatest predictor of the future. 

How'd that work out for Delhomme's contract?

[TheRed]

It's amusing seeing people just about twist their ankles posturing over the word "reward" considering this is the same franchise that paid Greg Hardy 13 million dollars to play one game.

[KendrickPanther]

You pay them what they are worth and manage risk/reward. I rather have cap space and Butker.

[pantherclaw]

Most teams reward players thay over perform their contracts. This is nothing new. 

Every vet contract signed is based on past performance. 

[SOJA]

Even if Hurney has changed, why the fug would you say that when you know that's one of your biggest past faults?

Not smart. 

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, Davidson Deac II said:

Dont care as long as by past, he means last year.  

 

[BigKing]

I believe they call it "The Patriot Way" and it is why they are at or near the top of the league every year.

[Jon Snow]

20 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

 

Same old Hurney continuing the JR family plan.   I can't wait until those two fools are gone.  It can't happen fast enough.

[Moo Daeng]

It doesn't sound good for sure.

But this is what we talk about with the UDFAs all the time and all the "PAY THE MAN!" Comments. That's discussing payment for past performance.

[Mr. Scot]

4 minutes ago, Moo Daeng said:

It doesn't sound good for sure.

But this is what we talk about with the UDFAs all the time and all the "PAY THE MAN!" Comments. That's discussing payment for past performance.

Not really.

When you want to pay somebody for the 2018 season, it's because you believe he'll be worth what you're going to pay him in the 2018 season.

A future contract is not, nor should it ever be, a way of saying "thank you" for what you did the past five years.

Ryan Kalil has done a lot for this franchise, but I don't want him signed to a new deal as a reward.  We went that route with guys like Jake Delhomme before and it was a huge mistake.

[frash.exe]

a lot of ppl on here that can’t tell the difference between paying someone based on current production and your assessment of how they’re going to produce based on current production and paying someone bc they made plays in the past and hurling ourselves into cap hell is our way of saying thanks for making that field goal in that one game in 2014. 

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, frash.exe said:

a lot of ppl on here that can’t tell the difference between paying someone based on current production and your assessment of how they’re going to produce based on current production and paying someone bc they made plays in the past and hurling ourselves into cap hell is our way of saying thanks for making that field goal in that one game in 2014. 

Thing too is if Hurney hadn't said anything, nobody would have known.

I'd say it's not so much the contract itself that's bothering people (outside of the valid criticism that Butker would have been the better choice).  In my mind, what makes people flinch is knowing that he still espouses this "reward past performance using current cap" philosophy and doesn't see any problem with it.