I wonder how Cutler's contract will affect Cam's

[top dawg]

I just heard on Sports Nation that Cutler got $50 mil guaranteed with a 7 year, $18 mil per year contract. Cutler is 30, and people are still talking about his talent and potential. You'd think that he was Cam's age the way that they talk about his perceived upside, but he has been around the block, and, at least in my mind, hasn't played as well as Cam, considering that he has been in the league for so many more years. That being said, I think that Cam is going to be offered a similar contract (perhaps for a shorter span, say 5 years), because Cam's game has proven to be just as viable's as Cutler's (in reference to being a franchise QB).

[KJ89]

It won't

[Mr. Scot]

I wish other teams would stop paying elite contracts to guys with moderate to slightly above average results.

[top dawg]

Yeah. With every contract I am like "What the hell..."

[Kevin Greene]

The effect was a good laugh I'm sure as the Bears gave EMO all that loot. Sent from my SPH-L720 using CarolinaHuddle mobile app

[Kevin Greene]

D/P Sent from my SPH-L720 using CarolinaHuddle mobile app

[jfo89]

Cam is going to be making 15 million+/year, regardless of any other players contract. Especially with a deep playoff run this year.

[Mr. Scot]

Yeah. With every contract I am like "What the hell..."

 

The effect was a good laugh I'm sure as the Bears gave Em all that loot.

 

I admit to doing both of these on hearing the news :lol:

 

[mr beauxjangles]

The last few years seem to show that teams are increasingly willing to move on from quarterbacks (see Gabbert, Blaine; Weeden, Brandon; Ponder, Christian; etc.) that suck - partially due to the new rookie contracts - and more willing to handsomely reward the ones that aren't elite but well, at least they don't suck (Flacco, Cutler, Ryan, Romo, etc.). We can argue the merits of individual contracts and perceived value of individual players, but at the end of the day, Cam Newton is getting a big fat contract cause he doesn't suck. You don't have to be Manning, Brady, or Brees to get a monster contract. You just have to not be Blaine Gabbert.

[Mr. Scot]

You don't have to be Manning, Brady, or Brees to get a monster contract. You just have to not be Blaine Gabbert.

 

That's a pretty low standard.

 

[top dawg]

Speaking of Gabbert, just think what would have happened to us if we drafted him (on top of Clausen, at that).

[logic1977]

Honestly I expect Cam's contract to right along these lines as well.  my first thought was fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuug

[Vampire the buffet slayer]

Cam is going to be making 15 million+/year, regardless of any other players contract. Especially with a deep playoff run this year.

We should owe him 20 mil in back pay.

If I was Russel Wilson when my contract came up Id rake those cheap bastards over the coals.

[jtnc]

Cutler and Cam have the same agent. Bus Cook also represents Russell Wilson and was Favre's long-time agent.