PatsFaninAZ
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I just wish the reporting would be done accurately here about the true economics.
In order to understand whether Brady is giving up anything or getting anything, you have to ask a pretty basic question: What would Brady get as a free agent in 2014 if he had not done this deal, and is it worth more than getting a guaranteed front-loaded $27 million now for three years?
If you look at the Peyton Manning contract, you have an answer. Manning signed it when he was under a year younger than Brady will be when he would have become a free agent. He got $80 million, 5 years, $58 million vested if he played one year, and all after three surgeries. So, how would Brady have done in 2014, Florio?
Let's ask the question a different way. Suppose two years ago you had given the Broncos an option -- pay Peyton Manning $27 million right now and he'll play for you for three years starting in a year, or wait the year and then pay him $80 million for 5 years with massive cap implications. Which do you think they would have taken, Florio?
The only way this works out good for Brady is (1) if he has a career ending injury in the next two years, or (2) he sucks so bad in the next two years that he would be unable to have found a 3 year/$27 million deal in 2014.
That is worth something -- no doubt about it. Is it worth $53 million? Nope.
In order to understand whether Brady is giving up anything or getting anything, you have to ask a pretty basic question: What would Brady get as a free agent in 2014 if he had not done this deal, and is it worth more than getting a guaranteed front-loaded $27 million now for three years?
If you look at the Peyton Manning contract, you have an answer. Manning signed it when he was under a year younger than Brady will be when he would have become a free agent. He got $80 million, 5 years, $58 million vested if he played one year, and all after three surgeries. So, how would Brady have done in 2014, Florio?
Let's ask the question a different way. Suppose two years ago you had given the Broncos an option -- pay Peyton Manning $27 million right now and he'll play for you for three years starting in a year, or wait the year and then pay him $80 million for 5 years with massive cap implications. Which do you think they would have taken, Florio?
The only way this works out good for Brady is (1) if he has a career ending injury in the next two years, or (2) he sucks so bad in the next two years that he would be unable to have found a 3 year/$27 million deal in 2014.
That is worth something -- no doubt about it. Is it worth $53 million? Nope.