JOE PERSON: Panthers will not pursue Lamar Jackson

[SmokinwithWilly]

1 minute ago, Smithers said:

He doesn’t deserve a fully guaranteed contract.  That being said, we are stupid if we aren’t calling and offering 45M per year with at least half the total contract guaranteed.  Sure, the Ravens would likely match the offer.  But you gotta friggin try.  Jackson makes this a team that can compete for a SB next season 

That's less than he already turned down

[Smithers]

3 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

That's less than he already turned down

I understand, but the situation has clearly changed 

[top dawg]

1 minute ago, Smithers said:

I understand, but the situation has clearly changed 

Yeah, but has it changed that much?

[Smithers]

1 minute ago, top dawg said:

Yeah, but has it changed that much?

Well - they went from an offer of 49M a year to a tag worth 32M a year.  So I’d say yes

[Chief Keek]

Let some other team take the gamble, Lamar is good but the injuries are starting to accumulate. Unless he makes a adjustment to the way he plays, he want hold up much longer.

[top dawg]

1 minute ago, Smithers said:

Well - they went from an offer of 49M a year to a tag worth 32M a year.  So I’d say yes

This is just a part of a game. I've heard  a few people say on the boob tube today say that there's no way he's playing for that.

[Smithers]

1 minute ago, top dawg said:

This is just a part of a game. I've heard  a few people say on the boob tube today say that there's no way he's playing for that.

Maybe he doesn’t.  But sitting out hasn’t worked out well for players in the past.  He may very well have to take less than what the Ravens have previously offered 

[top dawg]

1 minute ago, Smithers said:

Maybe he doesn’t.  But sitting out hasn’t worked out well for players in the past.  He may very well have to take less than what the Ravens have previously offered 

Perhaps. But unlike what some believe here, I don't believe that he's anywhere near done, and even if he sits out a season, he's still a top franchise QB in his prime. 

[Mr. Scot]

19 minutes ago, Smithers said:

He doesn’t deserve a fully guaranteed contract.  That being said, we are stupid if we aren’t calling and offering 45M per year with at least half the total contract guaranteed.  Sure, the Ravens would likely match the offer.  But you gotta friggin try.  Jackson makes this a team that can compete for a SB next season 

That's kinda the thing.

Any reasonable offer we make they'd likely match. At that point, all you've really done is negotiate the deal for them.

If you seriously wanna get him, you've gotta offer something they won't match. But then you've gotta pay that amount.

[Smithers]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

That's kinda the thing.

Any reasonable offer we make they'd likely match. At that point, all you've really done is negotiate the deal for them.

If you seriously wanna get him, you've gotta offer something they won't match. But then you've gotta pay that amount.

Too bad Gettleman isn’t their GM.  He’d rescind the deal and Lamar would be a FA

[sonburst4]

5 years, 250 million w/200 guaranteed.  Go big or go home.

[Mike in Raleigh]

3 hours ago, bythenbrs said:

There are more QB's worth drafting than just 'the four'...

[Mr. Scot]

5 minutes ago, sonburst4 said:

5 years, 250 million w/200 guaranteed.  Go big or go home.

Lemme think about it...

 

 

No

[panfanman]

3 hours ago, Smithers said:

If the Falcons are interested, we should at least call his agent and let him know we determine his value to be 100M per year 

He doesn't have an agent.  He's representing himself.