No.

Don't you mean "it's ok, AS LONG AS they're gonna use that money to pay Bowe"?

The fact that we have to rationalize the possibility of this team not signing him is clear evidence of what is wrong with this franchise.

DBowe is the best wide receiver this team has EVER had IMO.

So, you're saying you would sign him to a contract you don't intend to fully honor?

That's bad business.

I'd give up fair market value, maybe go over by 10%...but that's it.

About 11/yr with half fully guaranteed.

Those who didn't were the ones saying that we had/have enough money to sign both.

Yep.

What? You think Fitz is going to see $120M?

Bowe will be 28 this fall. So let's say he's signed to an 8 year, $140M deal. He's only going to see the first three, maybe four, years of that deal because he'll be an aging, descending player soon.

That's not bad business; that's called life in the NFL. And this is also how a lot of dipshits go broke. They somehow believe that the have $140M or whatever headline material the dollar amount is. No matter that anyone with common sense realizes the figure is never coming to fruition.

What about Andre Rison, dogg?

Gasp! Teams don't actually do this, do they?

You realize this happens on every single team, don't you? Everyone knows that the non-guaranteed money in nfl contracts is basically meaningless outside the first three/four years.

Need to know how the contract is structured. If year 6 7 and 8 are 20 million a year then sure,

When you see a contract figure of 120-140m, I'm thinking the guaranteed figure is 50-60m.

That's what most are thinking. That's why I said no way.

ROFL

I was ready for someone to bring up Otis Taylor, the guy we all love, but not Andre Rison.

He's not going to get paid like Fitz or Megatron, but Bowe is a #1 WR, and he should get paid like one.