(04-11-2024, 08:41 PM)Predator Wrote:

(04-11-2024, 05:14 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: And it worked because he got Burns money.  If that Burns trade didn't happen Allen would of gotten less. I think he was going initially going to get Watts contract, or just beat it like we did Burns and then Burns got his so we had to cough up that money. If you look at Allen's and Burns contracts they are pretty much the same contract.  Joe Schoen did all the hard work and Baalke just pretty much copied it. I think Burns is a really good player but Allen is a tier above imo.

If they were basing Allen's contract off of what Burns got, then I'm surprised it was so similar because I think most people would consider Allen a tier above Burns, and typically the better player would look at a what the lesser player's contract and negotiate with the expectation of it being x percentage larger.

I think Allen was very reasonable by not demanding his contract be significantly larger than Burns.

Go look at the 2, they are almost identical.   I think Allen is better but Burns has more career sacks and Giants overpaid a bit.  I'd put Allen and Hunter as the same level player and he got more than Hunter and also more than Watt, which Allen isn't better than Watt.  

  We had all the leverage, it was take our highest offer or play on the tag and risk injury and 88 mil guaranteed.  He did the smart thing and take the huge contract and it worked out for both side.  Don't be a Yannick and lose many millions

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