If you are GM of the team…do you re sign Foreman to a long term deal?

[WarPanthers89]

What say ye fellow Huddle make believe GM’s? Say another team offers Foreman a long term deal this offseason… Do you match a long term deal (say 3 years) for good money, or do you let him walk? I say Bozeman is priority 1 to re sign, then you have to decide if it’s worth spending money on Foreman.

When Darin Gantt was ask if we will re sign Foreman, this was his response:

“Foreman was genuinely wondering if he was ready to retire and get on with his life's work at a certain point, as injuries kept him from ever establishing himself his first three seasons.

But in the last two seasons, he's shown that if you need to replace an All-Pro running back in midseason, he's your guy.

The job he did last year replacing Henry in Tennessee, followed by his jumping in and becoming a bell-cow back after the McCaffrey trade this year, has been impressive.

He's a free agent this offseason, one of the few non-quarterback free agents the Panthers have. He's earned the right to see what the market bears for him, but I could see keeping him around if the price is right. He's a physical back, and I think because of the beatings he administers (and receives), you'd probably be wise to keep him in tandem with another back or two (like Chuba Hubbard and Raheem Blackshear).

He's a big Newton's second law of motion guy (Isaac, not Cam). If force equals mass times acceleration, having 235 pounds of faster-than-he-looks Foreman behind a literal ton of offensive linemen (when they go with seven or eight on the field at a time) sounds like quite a problem for other people to solve.”

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Edited December 15, 2022 by WarPanthers89

[panfanman]

No.  RB's have become almost an easy plug and play.  No to long term deals for them because their shelve life is way to short.

[Panthera onca]

2 year vet minimum type deal for sure. Nothing much more than that. Good running backs are a dime a dozen.

[ForJimmy]

Save the cap room and draft a mid/late rounder

[WarPanthers89]

1 minute ago, panfanman said:

No.  RB's have become almost an easy plug and play.  No to long term deals for them because their shelve life is way to short.

I don’t know if he would get a huge deal, but It will be interesting to see. I would love to have him back as he has been a bright spot, but it’s not a good idea to spend a lot on that position.

[uncfan888]

Long term for any RB should be no more than 2 years

[Basbear]

even tho 70% of the huddle wanted to cut chubba, he had his best game of his career......

To answer the question, i need to know who is the 2023 OC.

forced answer- whats the $$$$$, but heavily lead to "NO"

fyi look at the 2023 FA RBs.......plus there will be cuts, parents dont let your kids play RB....

[JawnyBlaze]

Absolutely. Not some bank breaking deal, he hasn’t earned that, but a mid range 3-4 year deal definitely. 

[KillerKat]

Never sign a RB to a long term deal.

[chbright]

AAV between 2.5-4 mill, years 2-3. That's closer to going rate. Same as a higher end rookie.

 

Personally if it goes over 3 mill per, think about passing and going with another rookie. Thankfully, the mid tier RB market isnt the crazy QB market. QB market: low end starter can get 20mill AAV.....

 

[Ricky Spanish]

We can get him for a fraction of the cost of CMC for 2 to 3 years. The Market will be saturated with RBs this offseason so there is no reason to break the bank. Plus, we no longer have Hurney so we don't have a GM willing to overpay a replaceable position any longer.

Let him test the market and give him a fair market deal (it won't be ludicrous).

I'd love to have him back.

[L-TownCat]

Market value and hope he likes it here.

This is the way.

[Lemory]

We could replace his production pretty easily. Id give him a 1 year contract and that's about it.

[Cullenator]

I love to watch him tote the rock and I think he has the physical tools to be that busing back that just wears down defenses a-la Deuce McAllister

But a long term big money deal, only if he agrees to help out with some things around the stadium.