Lamar signs 5 year extension

[hawaiiansteel]

Only franchise qb that can't get his money from original team that drafted him. Hmmm . Wonder why he seems to be the exception? Gloat gloat gloat

you were saying?

yet another one of your time based predictions that aged well...lmao

first you predict Lamar will be a bust and flop in the NFL and he becomes a NFL MVP.

then you predict the Ravens won't re-sign him and they give LJ the biggest contract in NFL history.

gloat gloat gloat

[Steel Maniac]

The Ravens are planning on having Lamar run less and pass more. He is no longer the runner he was and has missed 10 games in two years do to injury becase he can not take the pounding! Can he be as much of a factor as a player IF he is healthy? The silly media only focuses on his winning percentages over his career NOT his last two years of play. What was his winning percentage there and how did he play for the last two years?

That is who he is NOW and its not goood enough. With a franchise sinking contact full of gurateed money the Ravens will find out the hard way! I say screw them and applaud their move.

As Steeler fans, we are ecstatic at this signing and hope he continues his running ways. And he will. Beckham is just the latest hood ornament on the Ravens offense. I feel bad for the poor rookie WR they just drafted. He too will want out of Ravensville. Ravens are a place where WR careers go to die. Hahahahaha

[feltdizz]

Nothing more pathetic than celebrating a big contract in hopes it wrecks a teams cap a few years down the line.

Every QB in our division is going to have a huge contract. Burrow will probably get close to $200M guaranteed. Hooray!!! Now we got them right where we wanted them all along!!

Pathetic.

I?m sure the rest of the AFCN was celebrating when we signed Ben to his 3rd contract.

[NJ-STEELER]

Nothing more pathetic than celebrating a big contract in hopes it wrecks a teams cap a few years down the line.

Every QB in our division is going to have a huge contract. Burrow will probably get close to $200M guaranteed. Hooray!!! Now we got them right where we wanted them all along!!

Pathetic.

I?m sure the rest of the AFCN was celebrating when we signed Ben to his 3rd contract.

you talk like posters on here weren’t looking forward of getting out of bens contract and having a Qb on a rookie deal.
even trying to point out that window should be a teams strategy

[feltdizz]

you talk like posters on here weren’t looking forward of getting out of bens contract and having a Qb on a rookie deal.
even trying to point out that window should be a teams strategy

No. That’s different. I understand fans of a team having concerns about their cap. I expect fans of a team to have various opinions on a huge contract impacting their cap down the line.

I’m talking about celebrating when a rival signs their QB to a huge contract. While it will impact the cap at some point you still have to deal with playing against that QB to win the division.

I just think its silly to celebrate another team signing a QB to big money.

[Joel Buchsbaum]

No. That’s different. I understand fans of a team having concerns about their cap. I expect fans of a team to have various opinions on a huge contract impacting their cap down the line.

I’m talking about celebrating when a rival signs their QB to a huge contract. While it will impact the cap at some point you still have to deal with playing against that QB to win the division.

I just think its silly to celebrate another team signing a QB to big money.

Not when they over pay for a mediocre player You think Arizona or Denver's QB is worth that type of contact on the salary cap?

[NJ-STEELER]

No. That’s different. I understand fans of a team having concerns about their cap. I expect fans of a team to have various opinions on a huge contract impacting their cap down the line.

I’m talking about celebrating when a rival signs their QB to a huge contract. While it will impact the cap at some point you still have to deal with playing against that QB to win the division.

I just think it’s if silly to celebrate another team signing a QB to big money.

but if the sane people who were happy about finally having a QB not eat up a good portion of the salary cap

of course they’ll be happy when a rival’s qb cap is eating up a good bit of their total cap hit.

that sounds logical

They’re in the belief that a team can’t win the title with such a large cap hit on the qb

[feltdizz]

but if the sane people who were happy about finally having a QB not eat up a good portion of the salary cap

of course they’ll be happy when a rival’s qb cap is eating up a good bit of their total cap hit.

that sounds logical

They’re in the belief that a team can’t win the title with such a large cap hit on the qb

if you are talking about Steeler fans we aren’t talking about Ben’s first big contract. He was almost 40.

Big difference between a QB on his first big contract vs one on his last. Totally get why some fans want to move a QB on his last go round.

[feltdizz]

Not when they over pay for a mediocre player You think Arizona or Denver's QB is worth that type of contact on the salary cap?

Jury is still out on Murray. Its only been 1 year on his new contract and he got injured.

You might be right about Wilson. He might be past his expiration date but also, they had a terrible HC who was in over his head. Wilson is in his 12th year.. could be over for him.

[NJ-STEELER]

if you are talking about Steeler fans we aren’t talking about Ben’s first big contract. He was almost 40.

Big difference between a QB on his first big contract vs one on his last. Totally get why some fans want to move a QB on his last go round.

there are plenty of people here ( again) that think we have to win something in the next 3-4 years before KP gets a big contract.
their belief is that is the script to winning a championship

[Steel Maniac]

there are plenty of people here ( again) that think we have to win something in the next 3-4 years before KP gets a big contract.
their belief is that is the script to winning a championship

This is true.......

Northern_Blitz is one of the posters who've said this repeatedly.

[feltdizz]

there are plenty of people here ( again) that think we have to win something in the next 3-4 years before KP gets a big contract.
their belief is that is the script to winning a championship

Sure, Kenny has to win a bunch of games.

Does he have to win a SB to get a big contract? Definitely not. Fans are pretty delusional when it comes to how the FO views player value.

Most will undervalue talent because they want championships when the reality is FO?s want players who can help the team reach the playoffs for a chance at a championship.

[feltdizz]

This is true.......

Northern_Blitz is one of the posters who've said this repeatedly.

and NB is wrong. He thinks its better to churn QB’s on rookie deals. No team is going to move on from a QB who can consistently win games and give their team a high probability of making the playoffs every year for the unknown.

[hawaiiansteel]

and NB is wrong. He thinks its better to churn QB’s on rookie deals. No team is going to move on from a QB who can consistently win games and give their team a high probability of making the playoffs every year for the unknown.

of course, that's ridiculous.

Chargers aren't going to move on from Justin Herbert and he's never even won a single playoff game yet.

[Northern_Blitz]

but if the sane people who were happy about finally having a QB not eat up a good portion of the salary cap

of course they?ll be happy when a rival?s qb cap is eating up a good bit of their total cap hit.

that sounds logical

They?re in the belief that a team can?t win the title with such a large cap hit on the qb

Yep.

Particularly if that QB didn't have any success while they were on a team that had the massive advantage of having a cheap QB.

But a team's number 1 job is to make money. So they pay Kirk Cousins', Kyler Murray, and D Watson big money because those big signings sell season tickets.

I think Lamar is in that boat too. I think his best performances were when he was cheap and their tactics were fresh. I think his deal is like Hurts' deal where they do the double option super-dooper can kicks so he's got a lower cap hit for a few more years before they get swamped with deferred cap money.

Baltimore was kind of set up to have success with a young QB, but I think they had worse injury luck than just about anyone over the last few seasons. Part of that was that Jackson plays a style that is likely to see him get injured more than most QBs. But lots of it was bad luck with RBs despite having strong depth at the position.

But he's the kind of guy that I wouldn't want to resign if it was purely a football decision. But...as I said above, it's about money first and winning championships second. Just like every team.