(03-16-2018, 04:44 PM)Predator Wrote:

(03-16-2018, 03:41 PM)Jaguarmeister Wrote: Yes the offset applies to his the portion of his base salary that is guaranteed for 2019 ($6.5 million) and not the signing bonus.  

I think you're glossing over the "why was the offset language put in there" question.  They've provided themselves flexibility with the deal, even in 2019.  They piss that away if they don't get a legitimate heir on the roster this year.  And Bortles doesn't have to play poorly necessarily for the front office to decide to move on, it could be just continued inconsistency.  

Also, you're grossly under estimating backup QB salaries especially for a guy that now has playoff wins under his belt and is still young.  Chad Henne got $3.25 million from us last year and $4.75 million the year before.  Chad Henne.  Nick Foles got $7.6 million last year to backup Wentz.  Chase Daniel just signed a 2 year $10 million dollar deal to back up Brees.  In Jet land, McCown just got a 1 year $10 million dollar deal to start and Teddy got $5 million to back him up.

There's a handful of vet backup QBs getting vet minimum or something close to it and those guys have never done anything in their career.  The rest are either on their rookie deals or they're vets getting $2 to $4 million.  I don't know that there are any with playoff experience let alone playoff wins.  In the scenario where Bortles is cut next year, vet minimum isn't happening for him.  He'll get at least $5 million to back someone up next year and probably more in a situation where he's holding the seat warm for a rookie in waiting.

He would get the vet minimum not based on his skill level but because it would be smart for the signing team to force us to pay the bulk of his salary in 2019.

6.5 mil is a high salary for a back up. It's higher than the salary than we are paying him this year.

Just look at the deal McCown got. A team could pay Bortles a base salary of 800k give him a 3.5 mil signing bonus and then we would be on the hook for 5.7 mil, effectively giving him a 1 year 10 mil contract.

So the offset language doesn't protect us unless Bortles signs a big contract somewhere.

Fair point, but all it would take is two teams or more to be interested in his services for the “let’s stick it to the Jags” strategy to likely go out the window. You make me question whether the offset is salary only and not just total guaranteed amount in a new deal, else why would anyone ever use offset language? The Jags front office would have thought of all this, right? So why would the Jags bother putting the language in the deal?


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