(07-26-2023, 07:25 AM)mikesez Wrote:

(07-26-2023, 06:55 AM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: Teams being smarter about it means they are devalued and less valuable now?   You probably also think a 4 year 40 mil deal is more than if a player played on 4, 1 year deals at 10 mil a year. If they continue playing at a high level they will get paid like they used to even if its not a long term deal.  They just have to continue to produce and stay healthy

Players want guarantees.  A 1 year contract sounds nice, but what if at the end of the year the team decides they don't want to renew it?
A 1 year deal at 10 million will have only 10 million guaranteed.
A 4 year deal at 40 million is going to have more than 10 million guaranteed and it will have a larger signing bonus.

I think you missed the 4, in front of the 1 year 10 mil deal.  If a player signs a 1 year, 10 mil deal all guaranteed 4 years in a row its the same amount of money as if a player signs a 4 year 10 mil deal all guaranteed.  Thats exactly what its about is the guaranteed money hence the teams tagging them and playing it smart.  They dont want to sign them to a huge contact and the player get a bad injury or fall off being the RB position is the position where the player's play falls off the fastest/youngest.

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