(07-31-2019, 11:57 AM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(07-31-2019, 11:46 AM)imtheblkranger Wrote: I can see both sides, and I think Frangie said it the other day, if it doesn't get done, you can't blame either side really. As you said, the team offered him a very fair amount of money, offered it early, and in turn preferred to keep the deal shorter. 

Yan is looking for that long term deal to provide himself more security. The money is probably good at this point, or close enough, for him.

Neither side is wrong at this point. Just hope they come to an agreement.

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I still think a deal gets done. They don't offer him that money just to let him walk. The team wants him here, he wants to be here.

In a round about way, I also thinking keeping Yan will go a LONG way towards Jalen wanting to stay here.

I also wonder how much a greedy agent is factoring into this impasse.

I think that has to be a huge influence in any negotiation like this.  Agents are trying to market themselves to other players, and the best way to do that is to land above-market contracts for the players they already represent.   If Ngakoue settles for a below market contract, other agents will use that against his agent when they are trying to recruit the same player.  

"You're going to sign with that guy?  Did you see the crappy contract he got for Yannick Ngakoue?  Sign with me.  My players get much better contracts."

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(07-31-2019, 12:02 PM)iHaunting Raven Wrote: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001...ss-rushers

Again, he doesn't deserve top 3 money. He is delusional, he is nowhere near the best pass rusher in the league. He is not top 5 either so he should shut up and take what they are offering which seems fair.

How greedy can people get?...

He'd only be top-3 for a year.  Then every year, a couple of guys would surpass him as the salary cap goes up.  By the end of the contract, he wouldn't even be top-10.

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