No what they're REALLY arguing over is deferring his money in case he gets injured or busts because they're trying to protect themselves over a matter of 3 million dollars that he'll get anyway.

There's no way around that this is a bad contract. The number 2 and 4 guys also signed a bad contract. You're siding with the Chargers on this who are obviously in the wrong.

I don't get the big deal. He wants what, 17mil up front?

The Chargers offer 10 this year and 7 next?

How is that so bad? Are the wheels going to fall off after year one and he's not expecting to be back?

Sure, its not what the Jones's do across the street, but ****, he'll still get the money eventually. He just has to be a little better than a sack of shit to be brought back for year #2

Exactly

Just because Wentz and Elliot are fine with getting dicked around doesn't mean Bosa shouldn't demand what literally every top 5 pick from 2011-2015 got.

ROFL bullshit. The offer is fine. It's pointless haggling on BOTH sides though.

The offer is not fine. At all.

Bullshit. He's getting what his slot dictates he gets and if isn't a complete bum will get every damn penny.

Dicked around?

I'd take it.

Are you a union leader?

They sure didn't waste time signing. Guess they have confidence in their abilities.

That, and nobody else on earth that's willing to pay them anywhere near that amount to do anything else.

Even if you take out the Jags, you are still left with the fact that most other top 5 teams have included either up front signing bonus or no offset language

Offering a contract with offset language and a deferred signing bonus for a top 5 pick is the exception, and certainly has not been the "precedent" of the huge majority of other teams that have picked high recently

Again this is the Chargers going the cheap route that they have done many times before
Tomlinson, Rivers, Merriman, etc...

I'm sure those guys all regret signing their rookie contracts.

Dude will be worthless if he sits out a year