Was Calvin Johnson's contract a smart move?

[Direckshun]

This is late, but all the contract talk with Bowe got me thinking.

I know the idiom is that you lock up the franchise players, etc etc. And that you can't let a guy with Hall of Fame potential walk.

That said: seven years, $132 million with $60 million guaranteed.

That's more than virtually every QB in the league gets.

It's one receiver -- the Saints put two corners on him at the goal line and compressed his space so badly, he just stood there instead of running an actual route.

I love Megatron -- clearly the most physically talented receiver ever.

But I think there comes a point where your team can get frozen into top-end contracts and force to scrape from the bargain bin everywhere else as a result.

Meanwhile, the entire Chiefs WR corps is less than that, even including the ostensible new contract Bowe will get.

Do you like this contract? Smart move by the Lions?

[-King-]

Originally Posted by BossChief

The franchise tag for a receiver is 9.5 million.

You can use the tag as much as you want, but you only get one per year and each year you tag one player, it goes up 20%.

Calvins deal was 8-150...if you franchise him every year for 8 straight, at a 20% bump each year, it comes out to 8-156.

86 million of that would come in the last 3 years.

Good luck with getting him not to hold out/demand a trade after 1 or 2 years of that.

[Quesadilla Joe]

Originally Posted by BossChief

The franchise tag for a receiver is 9.5 million.

You can use the tag as much as you want, but you only get one per year and each year you tag one player, it goes up 20%.

Calvins deal was 8-150...if you franchise him every year for 8 straight, at a 20% bump each year, it comes out to 8-156.

86 million of that would come in the last 3 years.

I think the franchise tag takes into account how much you already make as well. I'm pretty sure that I heard that the tag for Mario Williams would be much higher than it would be for another DE because of how much he got from his rookie deal.

[Quesadilla Joe]

Originally Posted by Cassel>Manning

I think the franchise tag takes into account how much you already make as well. I'm pretty sure that I heard that the tag for Mario Williams would be much higher than it would be for another DE because of how much he got from his rookie deal.

It would have cost the Texans $22M to franchise Mario while it only took the Lions $10.6M to tag Cliff Avril.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by tmax63

I think the Colts are a prime example. They paid out to Manning to the detriment of the rest of their team at the most important position in the game and it only got them 1 Super Bowl. They were in the hunt every year but only got one. If it didn't work for the Colts and Manning then why would you think it would work for Megatron and Detroit.

Shit I would do that deal everytime if it got us consistency of playing in the AFC championship and constant division crowns.. Hell Calvin is still young, once they get a running game consistently it is on.. Defend Calvin or stop the run..

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by -King-

Good luck with getting him not to hold out/demand a trade after 1 or 2 years of that.

I wasn't really suggesting that as a course of action as much as I was just comparing the amounts to show how out of whack the deal was.

It's basically an Al Davis deal.

[BossChief]

21 million next year...then 25 in 2013...damn.

What do you do when Stafford wants a new deal and demands a Calvin style premium?

What then? 8 years, 200 million?

Then Suhs deal is up shortly after.

Another 150 million?

That team better draft perfectly.

[O.city]

I would for sure give Stafford that money, outside of the qb it's tough to justify.

[Psyko Tek]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

This is late, but all the contract talk with Bowe got me thinking.

I know the idiom is that you lock up the franchise players, etc etc. And that you can't let a guy with Hall of Fame potential walk.

That said: seven years, $132 million with $60 million guaranteed.

That's more than virtually every QB in the league gets.

It's one receiver -- the Saints put two corners on him at the goal line and compressed his space so badly, he just stood there instead of running an actual route.

I love Megatron -- clearly the most physically talented receiver ever.

But I think there comes a point where your team can get frozen into top-end contracts and force to scrape from the bargain bin everywhere else as a result.

Meanwhile, the entire Chiefs WR corps is less than that, even including the ostensible new contract Bowe will get.

Do you like this contract? Smart move by the Lions?

this quote stands out, to me
what would jerry rice do , hell what would wes welker do
we know what bowe would do



how much do you want to be the best?


I think they over payed but I think WR are the lawyers of the NFL

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

I love the guy.

You can get the best WR corps in the league, not just one guy, for $130 million, though.

You can get the two best passrushers in the league. You can get an entire offensive line.

What was the Chiefs Red Zone Efficiency compared to the Lions? With Megatron it was almost always an automatic TD in the red zone. You can't put a price on game changers.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini

What was the Chiefs Red Zone Efficiency compared to the Lions? With Megatron it was almost always an automatic TD in the red zone. You can't put a price on game changers.

Jerry Jones and Daniel Snyder respectfully disagree.

[Setsuna]

I'd pay that much for him, anyone disagreeing are just mad he isn't on their team, simple as that.