OT: Chargers extend Herbert 5/262M

[sb1]

Man these guys are really getting paid. Herbert is good but what has he won?

Can’t wait to see what Burrow gets next.

 

[PatsWSB47]

The quarterback is obviously believed to be the most important player on the team

 

[Guts]

Great player, too bad the Chargers are cursed due to the curse that the @captain stone placed on them

 

[Ring 6]

The quarterback is obviously believed to be the most important player on the team

Now that some are being paid based upon that belief we will start to see if it’s true.

 

[BaconGrundleCandy]

Now that some are being paid based upon that belief we will start to see if it’s true.

Yes we need more proof QB are the most important position on the field.

This is a very smart thing to say.

 

[TheRainMaker]

They can’t do that because of the salary cap!

 

[TheRainMaker]

The quarterback is obviously believed to be the most important player on the team

Believe or not, there is one person that disagrees.

 

[Ross12]

Man these guys are really getting paid. Herbert is good but what has he won?

Can’t wait to see what Burrow gets next.

Who knows how exactly this is structured, but on the face of it, that's over $52M per season which is... yeah. I agree with you that this makes me very curious to see what Burrow gets, since they're in the same draft class. Mac is due next year, but so are Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields, so the market may transform in strange ways. You have to figure Mac gets the lowest deal of those three next year, but is the "lowest" deal in 2024 as high or higher than this deal for Herbert?

 

[XLIX]

Who knows how exactly this is structured, but on the face of it, that's over $52M per season which is... yeah. I agree with you that this makes me very curious to see what Burrow gets, since they're in the same draft class. Mac is due next year, but so are Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields, so the market may transform in strange ways. You have to figure Mac gets the lowest deal of those three next year, but is the "lowest" deal in 2024 as high or higher than this deal for Herbert?

I would be surprised if Mac gets extended. He'll want more than NE is willing to give, and NE can control it through 2025 - or 2026 if they franchise him.

 

[Ross12]

I would be surprised if Mac gets extended. He'll want more than NE is willing to give, and NE can control it through 2025 - or 2026 if they franchise him.

They certainly can just control him via the 5th year and then the franchise tag (which was only about $32M for QB this year, comparatively) through 2026, but that makes things pretty messy, and they'll have to come up with a succession plan. I feel like that probably won't happen personally. As long as Mac looks solid this year with BOB, Kraft will want to build the franchise around him as the long term "guy" at QB.

 

[ahmed]

We have Mac for a min of 3 years if we want him on the cheap. Not worried about his contract as this year is a make or break for him.

 

[Boomer B]

Who knows how exactly this is structured, but on the face of it, that's over $52M per season which is... yeah. I agree with you that this makes me very curious to see what Burrow gets, since they're in the same draft class. Mac is due next year, but so are Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields, so the market may transform in strange ways. You have to figure Mac gets the lowest deal of those three next year, but is the "lowest" deal in 2024 as high or higher than this deal for Herbert?

For Mac to get close to Herbert’s deal he’s gonna have to have a hell of a season

Herbert avg TDs per season: 32
Mac avg TD per season: 18

 

[Ross12]

For Mac to get close to Herbert’s deal he’s gonna have to have a hell of a season

Herbert avg TDs per season: 32
Mac avg TD per season: 18

One must only look at what Daniel Jones is making to know that’s probably not true.

 

[Triumph]

One must only look at what Daniel Jones is making to know that’s probably not true.

The Giants are stupid and going no place fast.

 

[Boomer B]

One must only look at what Daniel Jones is making to know that’s probably not true.

It’s a head scratcher, but Daniel Jones is still $12m less per year than Herbert.

To get to Herbert type money Mac would have had to put together 3 really good years and be the QB for the foreseeable future. Even if he has a great year this year (30+ TD passes) the ceiling is probably Daniel Jones contract. The Pats do not like to pay big QB salaries.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

They certainly can just control him via the 5th year and then the franchise tag (which was only about $32M for QB this year, comparatively) through 2026, but that makes things pretty messy, and they'll have to come up with a succession plan. I feel like that probably won't happen personally. As long as Mac looks solid this year with BOB, Kraft will want to build the franchise around him as the long term "guy" at QB.

The Dalton Plan

 

[Ring 6]

Yes we need more proof QB are the most important position on the field.

This is a very smart thing to say.

What I meant was if the importance justifies the cap hit.

 

[farn]

The Giants are stupid and going no place fast.

Giants could easily be replaced by Chargers. I’m a card carrying Herbert hater. Overhyped / has done nothing but go approx .500

 

[Pape]

Giants could easily be replaced by Chargers. I’m a card carrying Herbert hater. Overhyped / has done nothing but go approx .500

I don't think the Spanos family actually cares, as long as the team seems competitive... It's been like that forever... They squandered those rivers/Tomlinson teams by ignoring the need for a good coach... No reason to think that will change for Hebert

 

[RIpats88]

Sad thing is you Know even if Mac has a great bounce back year hes gonna get paid. Unless Bill changes his philosophy about paying players he will be gone in 2 years.

So will Rhamondre Stevenson