Brian Burns Extension possibility

[BEASTfromdaEAST]

If I was GM I would wait after this year to do a deal. Tag him . I believe the tag costs around 19mil this year for linebackers or Defensive ends so that's considerably less than what I believe Burns is looking for 

Edited March 26, 2023 by BEASTfromdaEAST

[PootieNunu]

2 minutes ago, BEASTfromdaEAST said:

If I was GM I would wait after this year to do a deal. Tag him . I believe the tag costs around 19mil this year for linebackers or Defensive ends so that's considerably less than what I believe Burns is looking for 

We dont have to do anything this season, he is under contract for this year. We could franchise him next season if he is asking for elite money.

It could go either way, he could finally be elite, and earn more next offseason, or we could pay him now and he still just get 10-11 sacks and sucks big time against the run....

Edited March 26, 2023 by PootieNunu

[BEASTfromdaEAST]

Just now, PootieNunu said:

We dont have to do anything this season, he is under contract for this year. We could franchise him next season if he is asking for elite money. 

Exactly the guy wants elite money probably anyway. Let's see if he can actually put up elite numbers before shelling that out 

[panfanman]

And this is exactly why you entertain trade talks.

[The Huddler]

i looked at that, and wasn't that was we offered Johnson many moons ago? 

[stan786]

16 minutes ago, razorwolf said:

You can’t compare him to Watt, and say he’s going to request that type of money. Burns sack average is 9.5! Watt sack average is 12.6, but he also had a season of 22.5 sacks! Crosby money the most likely contract that Burns will get!

Watt gets 28 a year and Crosby gets 23.5 my comment was he's for sure going to come in asking for Watt money and the most likely view we'll have is wanting to structure it like the Crosby contract. I would guess it would end up in some range between those two.

With the constantly rising cap in the NFL its rare a player can be the top paid player at his position for 3+ years like Watt is about to be, Burns is a young and ascending pass rusher in the NFL that will 100% be the highest paid edge rusher if he hit FA and teams were allowed to bid freely.

Thinking Burns isnt going to walk in and start his negotiation at a deal that would make him the highest paid edge in the league isnt grounded in reality, what number we meet at is going to be the real story. I would think we may be able to come to an agreement at 25ish, which beats the guys that signed last year but I'll be interested. 

We clearly value him as a cornerstone piece and the Franchise being so adamant they are going rookie QB shows they want any plan they have to allow them to keep some of the great young defenders we have, which a rookie QB deal helps accomplish.

[Ivory Panther]

2 hours ago, thunderraiden said:

Here ya go, what you can go ahead and expect.

 

Fitt did tip his hand and said the extension is prob coming after the draft.

He is pretty accurate on what he says he intends to do and does.

That is the one thing that many don't realize with Fitterer. The guy is an opened book...

If you want to know what the Panthers indeed to do, just listen to Fitterer. 

[MHS831]

In a 3/4, Burns might be everything Watts is in a 3/4.  It is going to be a 4-5 year, $120-130m deal. 

I noticed in free agency, our contracts were longer and seemingly at the top end of the scale for the most part, but the guaranteed $$ was about half the contract. 

 

[pantherclaw]

The great thing about fans feeling he's not worth it, is it doesn't matter. 

The professionals know he is. Stop acting like it's your money.  Pass rudhers get paid a premium. 

Edited March 26, 2023 by pantherclaw

[CPF4LIFE]

76 million..... LMMMMAOOOO 

[pantherclaw]

So many want to put off an extension,  which would only cost us more money. 

That isn't even a good idea. 

Edited March 26, 2023 by pantherclaw

[JawnyBlaze]

Doesn’t matter he isn’t as good as TJ Watt, his deal will be newer so the bar has been raised. 

[Matthias]

If he gets 15+ sacks, he will seek to be among the top 5 defensive players in the league.  If he gets 20+ sacks, he will seek to set the new market on defensives players.

[WhoKnows]

2 hours ago, panfanman said:

And this is exactly why you entertain trade talks.

So funny how much heat we got saying let’s use his contract extension $$$s on two solid starters and use the 1sts and 2nd (we’d have 36/39 for a TE and WR or Edge and TE or WR and CB, any combo  this year) and have the 2024 1st and 2025 1st of a team that shed Jalen Ramsey this offseason.

Now people are saying franchise him after this year to make sure he plays well in the 3-4. SMH, with the cap space we could have replaced his value or 80-90% of his value with two FA D starters and put some serious young, 4-5 year contract weapons around our rookie QB this draft and the next two drafts.

I still think we’ll regret not taking that deal. I’m also fairly sure the Rams are thanking their lucky stars that we didn’t take that deal so they could rebuild a bit.