Jalen Hurts gets paid

[tredadda]

Not sure why everyone keeps thinking a new contract for Mahomes here soon is such a foregone conclusion. Mahomes knew when he signed that his yearly contract would be eclipsed very quickly and still he signed a 10 year deal. Mahomes also makes a fortune on endorsements and does not need to maximize his salary. He knows that his contract would cripple the team if he was paid his value.

[Buehler445]

Good for him. He seems like a really ****ing good dude.

If I'm a Philly fan, I'm good with it. It will be interesting to see the structure. But I think it's where it needs to be.

I'd rather pay Hurts 50M per than the following:

Rodgers (50)
Wilson (49)
Murray (46
Watson (46)
Stafford (40)
Prescott (40)
Jones (40)
Carr (37.5)

So I think it's a good contract. Risk? Sure. But I'd do it if I were them.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Good for him. He seems like a really ****ing good dude.

If I'm a Philly fan, I'm good with it. It will be interesting to see the structure. But I think it's where it needs to be.

I'd rather pay Hurts 50M per than the following:

Rodgers (50)
Wilson (49)
Murray (46
Watson (46)
Stafford (40)
Prescott (40)
Jones (40)
Carr (37.5)

So I think it's a good contract. Risk? Sure. But I'd do it if I were them.

I agree. Seeing the kind of QB he was as a freshman at Alabama to now is unbelieveable. I never thought I would see him as a starting caliber QB in the NFL. He's far exceeded all expectations and he's a high character guy you want as the QB of your team.

[Chieftain]

Eagles had no choice. Hurts has had only 1 good year and now he's the highest paid ever. Crazy. I would feel more comfortable giving a deal like this to more consistently proven commodities like Herbert and Burrow. And I like Hurts. Not sure I like him at $51 mill per season though.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Chieftain

Eagles had no choice. Hurts has had only 1 good year and now he's the highest paid ever. Crazy. I would feel more comfortable giving a deal like this to more consistently proven commodities like Herbert and Burrow. And I like Hurts. Not sure I like him at $51 mill per season though.

What has Herbert ever proven? He has a talented arm, but he lacks the killer instinct needed to lead a team. Of all QBs in the league I swear that no one gets more hype for so little.

[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by tredadda

What has Herbert ever proven? He has a talented arm, but he lacks the killer instinct needed to lead a team. Of all QBs in the league I swear that no one gets more hype for so little.

Making him the perfect match for the Chargers.

[Chieftain]

Production. Herbert is consistently productive and durable. I feel the same way that he lacks killer instinct but again, he is a better QB than Hurts. I wanna see Hurts repeat last season and then he would be "worthy" of this type of contract.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by Chieftain

I wanna see Hurts repeat last season and then he would be "worthy" of this type of contract.

I say take him now. He'll only cost more as time goes on.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Chieftain

Production. Herbert is consistently productive and durable. I feel the same way that he lacks killer instinct but again, he is a better QB than Hurts. I wanna see Hurts repeat last season and then he would be "worthy" of this type of contract.

If he doesn't have it now, he definitely won't have it when he signs a 50+ million a year contract. Then he will have to do more with less as he won't have two #1 WRs and a stud, do everything RB. Hurts was so good last year that he was a shoulder injury from winning MVP, or at least making a strong run out of it. Herbert is never even close. I get taking a wait and see approach, but if he is even close to what he was last year he's costing more that $51 million a year.

[Red Dawg]

Goodbye SB dreams Eagle fans. Hurts go the big money and now you will need to him do more with less and he won't. He's not that guy. We have the only guy that can.

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by Red Dawg

Goodbye SB dreams Eagle fans. Hurts go the big money and now you will need to him do more with less and he won't. He's not that guy. We have the only guy that can.

I wonder if they will use void years to deflate the salary cap numbers. Cowboys, Packers, and other teams have been doing this recently.

[PHOG]

Who is this Nicole Lynn of Klutch Sports Group, and what is their function?/Lamar Jackson

[cmh6476]

Best qb in the nfc by far

[Megatron96]

Just curious, but we don't have the details about this deal, right? So we can't really say how team-friendly this contract is yet?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Just curious, but we don't have the details about this deal, right? So we can't really say how team-friendly this contract is yet?

No details but if 70% of it is guaranteed at signing and it's only a 5 year deal, it can't be SUPER team friendly; there's just not that much room for wiggle.

The question comes down to what type of guarantees. Sometimes mere injury guarantees get reported at the beginning when in actuality an injury that simply makes the guy less productive wouldn't be enough to trigger them. It may be that year 4 is guaranteed for injury and year 5 has no guarantees and both years have substantial base salaries.

In which case it COULD be pretty team friendly. But as presently reported, there's just not many ways to make that a very team friendly deal. In fact, it could be a cap nightmare as early as year 3 if you presume they have a relatively low year 1 hit as most do.