Lamar signs 5 year extension

[hawaiiansteel]

Exactly what I've been saying. Huntley is right there with LJ in my book. Why break the bank when they can roll with Huntley on a much lesser deal?

Ravens record since 2019 without Lamar Jackson: 4-8 / with LJ: 39-15

Ravens PPG since 2019 without LJ: 17.2 / with LJ: 28.3

but yeah, Huntley is just as good as LJ

[hawaiiansteel]

gloat gloat gloat

it's time to shut your pie hole Steel Maniac.

Boom..........

Ravens give Lamar Jackson biggest contract in NFL history

https://triblive.com/sports/lamar-jackson-ravens-reach-5-year-agreement/

[Northern_Blitz]

As the first reply to that tweet asked how do they have more cap room now.

with the tag he was counting $32M towards the 23 cap.

185 guaranteed thru 5 years is 37 per.
I know they can mess around a bit with yearly bonuses vs signing bonuses but how much less can it be

Getting guaranteed money that's 20% more than the cap number for 5 years without even counting the other $70 M or whatever he's owed in the same time frame sounds like a really big win.

Lamar played the contract game pretty well. Got a great contract. And probably paid way less in admistrative fees than someone like Hurts.

Really hard to argue that this isn't a big win for him.

[hawaiiansteel]

LAMAR JACKSON PULLS OFF BRILLIANT MOVE, ALLOWS JALEN HURTS’ AGENT TO BASICALLY NEGOTIATE HIS CONTRACT WITHOUT PAYING ANY COMMISSION

https://www.outkick.com/lamar-jackson-pulls-off-brilliant-move-jalen-hurts-agent-nicole-lynn/

[Northern_Blitz]

LAMAR JACKSON PULLS OFF BRILLIANT MOVE, ALLOWS JALEN HURTS’ AGENT TO BASICALLY NEGOTIATE HIS CONTRACT WITHOUT PAYING ANY COMMISSION

https://www.outkick.com/lamar-jackso...t-nicole-lynn/

That's an interesting way to phrase it. Make sense.

Saved almost $8M in agent fees.

Originally I thought him not having an agent was a really bad move. But he seems to have played it well.

[NJ-STEELER]

Lol

talk about a positive spin. Where we these spins when raven fans themselves were turning on him with his alleged contract demands

[feltdizz]

Lol

talk about a positive spin. Where we these spins when raven fans themselves were turning on him with his alleged contract demands

is it spin or did he just “win” and now folks who called him an idiot refuse to admit he did a good job negotiating his contract?

Of course some fans would be frustrated because they didn’t like the drama but in the end Lamar got an impressive contract without an agent.

its only a spin if he didn’t get signed or signed for a much lower number than he wanted.

[Northern_Blitz]

Lol

talk about a positive spin. Where we these spins when raven fans themselves were turning on him with his alleged contract demands

I think trying to say this is somehow a big "L" is the spin, no?

He got one of the best contracts in the history of the NFL without an agent.

Certainly not bad.

I was wrong on this one. Thought that representing himself would be a big mistake. That it made sense as a rookie (I don't think any rookie needs an agent because contract are now slotted), but that a massive contract like the one he was going to get would need an agent to work out well.

But it worked out pretty well for him without an agent.

He didn't get everything he wanted. But he also didn't go full Leveon. Instead, he did what grown ups do during negotiations (unless they are politicians). He conceded in some places and got some benefits in others.

And it's probably good for us to (in the medium term). Because eventually the cap hit will be very big...although I wonder if they'll have the same structure as Hurts to do the mega can kick.

And if he keeps breaking down physically, this contract will be a big issue for them.

[Chadman]

I don't get the investment in Jackson. Don't get me wrong, he's an NFL starting quality QB. But his TD per year is heading in the wrong direction, and he's getting less rushing yards at the same time.

Looking at his stats, it's 2 years of regression. And then you make him the highest paid QB? Does he keep the Ravens competitive? Sure. But for mine, he's the 4th best QB in the division.

[feltdizz]

I don't get the investment in Jackson. Don't get me wrong, he's an NFL starting quality QB. But his TD per year is heading in the wrong direction, and he's getting less rushing yards at the same time.

Looking at his stats, it's 2 years of regression. And then you make him the highest paid QB? Does he keep the Ravens competitive? Sure. But for mine, he's the 4th best QB in the division.

maybe.. but I think Lamar was “holding out” with some of these “injuries” the last 2 years and didn’t want to risk serious injury without a deal in place.

and honestly, I think franchises want to be competitive because it gives them the best chance at the playoffs. I seeing people ask why teams are paying QB’s big money who won’t get them a SB like there is a real formula for recognizing a future SB winner.

[Eich]

I'm both thrilled and surprised the Rats gave him that kind of contract. Good for him. Though you have to wonder if the relationship between player and team suffered. Normally, you want a middleman doing the dirty work, the tough negotiation.

[Northern_Blitz]

I don't get the investment in Jackson. Don't get me wrong, he's an NFL starting quality QB. But his TD per year is heading in the wrong direction, and he's getting less rushing yards at the same time.

Looking at his stats, it's 2 years of regression. And then you make him the highest paid QB? Does he keep the Ravens competitive? Sure. But for mine, he's the 4th best QB in the division.

I think teams are generally terrified of hunting for a new QB

[Northern_Blitz]

maybe.. but I think Lamar was “holding out” with some of these “injuries” the last 2 years and didn’t want to risk serious injury without a deal in place.

and honestly, I think franchises want to be competitive because it gives them the best chance at the playoffs. I seeing people ask why teams are paying QB’s big money who won’t get them a SB like there is a real formula for recognizing a future SB winner.

If he was faking injury to avoid playing, I don't think of want him on my team.

I think the reality is that his style of play makes him more likely to get injured.

Which is why the super athletes at QB tend to have short careers if they aren't average to above average passers. Just like Ben lost his magic when he stopped being able to carry multiple DL while throwing bombs.

[NJ-STEELER]

is it spin or did he just “win” and now folks who called him an idiot refuse to admit he did a good job negotiating his contract?

Of course some fans would be frustrated because they didn’t like the drama but in the end Lamar got an impressive contract without an agent.

its only a spin if he didn’t get signed or signed for a much lower number than he wanted.

wtf are you talking about.

that contract was there from day 1 of he didn’t insist on a fully guaranteed contract like watson got.
everyone was saying watsons deal was an outliner and he would never get that kind of deal.
he finally listened.

[feltdizz]

wtf are you talking about.

that contract was there from day 1 of he didn’t insist on a fully guaranteed contract like watson got.
everyone was saying watsons deal was an outliner and he would never get that kind of deal.
he finally listened.

its called contract “negotiations” for a reason.

knocking a guy for being patient and getting almost everything he wanted is weird.

I understand the frustration with the back and forth but its not like he held out for a year.