Re: Flacco asking for Brees type money
Don't pay much attention to RavensRule (Joe Linta) he puts Flacco before the team.
What GM WOULDN'T pay Suggs and Ngata at the time? They earned those contracts just as Flacco has earned the contract he's about to get, stop whining about re-signing elite players, we wouldn't have had this success without them.
I think Flacco deserves a top 3 deal, not sure about the highest paid QB ever, that's too much of a stretch.
Re: Flacco asking for Brees type money
Quote:
Originally Posted by
bt12483
You are paying him in part for what he has done and in part for what he is capable of doing.
No, he doesn't have the stats the other guys do, but a lot of those other guys don't even have 1,000 yard RBs. Hell I think I read a stat where the Packers haven't had a 100 yd rusher in like 40+ games. Flacco could easily throw for 4000+ yards and 30 TDs in a system designed for such production. And maybe we will morph into that somewhat. But right now we still choose a more balanced offense, and have some darn good RBs to utilize.
Barring injury to either Joe or the key parts of his OL, next season could be the one in which he racks up those big numbers - even with two very productive running backs. This guess is based on the dual assumption that Cam held him back, and that (at least this year) his OL pass protection was poor until Jah Reid got hurt.
Re: Flacco asking for Brees type money
Quote:
Originally Posted by
RavensRule21215
And as others have already pointed out, Suggs didn't give any discount; Ngata didn't give any discount; why should Joe, huh?
There is guaranteed money...and then there is how it is structured to support a team's cap position (which allows them flexibility down the road, if needed).
Flacco and his agent are not going to give a discount on the former (nor should they) and I don't think the Ravens will have a problem cutting a check....but their should be (I hope) enough mutual interest to negotiate the latter.
Re: Flacco asking for Brees type money
Suggs and Ngata weren't asking for over 20 million a year either rofl
Its going to be a huge huge challenge for the FO.
Re: Flacco asking for Brees type money
Quote:
Originally Posted by
RavensRule21215
Inside knowledge? Are you joking? All one has to do is look at the past 5 years. It doesn't take any inside knowledge or any crystal balls; just common sense and an awareness of what's happening on a football field.
It's not a big deal, settle down Francis. I was more or less joking. But since you asked.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
RavensRule21215
Yes, Joe IS a smart guy. And that's exactly where the issues already raised about how the Ravens chose to treat him, especially with the whole Zorn/Cameron incident, enters the picture. The Ravens, through their actions, paid huge money to Ngata, Suggs, and they also chose to re-sign Rice. They did not choose to re-sign Flacco. (And please don't start with "they offered him a lot of money", okay? They offered him less than he was worth, and never budged from that spot, betting they'd put the squeeze on him. They bet. And they lost.)
How do you know what they offered him? How do you know it was the Ravens that lost? Joe could have gambled as well he could have not had this postseason and had to settle for less.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
RavensRule21215
They also continued to saddle Joe with Cam Cameron, despite the documented difficulties between those two. Joe also can see the Falcons going out and getting Julio Jones, after already having Roddy White, Michael Turner, and Tony Gonzales. What that all adds up to is that as far as building an offense around Joe, it never really happened. The O-line was a joke as well. So because Joe is smart, he's smart enough to look at all of that and take that into account.
While there is much that would fall inline with the "inside knowledge" comment. It goes along with my joking that you were Joe Linta. The Falcons did a lot to help Ryan and so did the Ravens to help Joe. Brought in Boldin, resigned Rice, got a deep threat in Torrey, two young athletic Tight ends. Resigned the best guard in the game, Got a stud tackle who is now a guard. So looking at it through an objective view point (not one of Joe's agent) the Ravens have made moves too.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
RavensRule21215
Everyone keeps talking about how much better it will be for Joe here vs elsewhere. That's all well and good, but that's also filled with a certain amount of hype. There are going to be a lot of changes next year. Harbaugh has already come out and said he wants to keep Ed Reed. Ed Reed does not help Joe Flacco, OR the Ravens all that much. A LT DOES. The Ravens are going to have to make some tough choices. And based on their track record, it's not nearly as bright and rosy for Joe as some of you are making it out to be. So the notion that Joe should take less for the privilege of playing for the Ravens, while well intended, really doesn't carry that much weight. And he knows it. Because he's smart. IF some of the other factors had been dealt with differently, then it would be different now. But the Ravens made THEIR choices, now it's Joe's turn.
Again, this comes with a view that the Ravens have made no attempt to sign Joe. Or that they are treating him differently than every other franchise player they've signed to a big deal. This is one of the fanbase's main gripe is not signing guys earlier when you could potentially get them cheaper. i.e. Suggs, Ngata etc.
Re: Flacco asking for Brees type money
He is only in his fifth year and already setting records. He hasn't entered his prime yet and he's already talked about as one of the best in the league. He's 6, count em', 6 years younger than Brees, and that's nothing compared to Brady and Manning.
Who wouldn't want to be Joe Linta right now?
Somebody actually has Ozzie by the balls (Negotiation wise)
The Ravens have waited and waited for their franchise QB, hitting and missing on several occasions. He may not be the first guy. Then again, he may very well be the first guy in some arguments. However, the Ravens finally get their franchise QB and he's the one that gets old Oz by the balls in negotiating. There is absolutely no way for Ozzie to escape paying him $20 million a year without losing him and crippling the franchise.
Re: Somebody actually has Ozzie by the balls (Negotiation wise)
Quote:
Originally Posted by
The Excellector
There is absolutely no way for Ozzie to escape paying him him less than $20 million a year without losing him and crippling the franchise.
Overpaying would also cripple the franchise. It's a fine line, but I have to believe that the front office will get something done without this dragging into the summer months.
Re: Ongoing Flacco Contract Negotiations (Merged)
Quote:
Originally Posted by
StingerNLG
Guy, can we please keep all of these in 1 thread? Seriously we don't need to, 3, 4 different thread on the same thing. We already have a Joe Flacco contract thread.
Agreed .... beat ya to it! ;)
Re: Ongoing Flacco Contract Negotiations (Merged)
20 million at the maximum, we can't afford to pay anymore than that, no player on this earth deserves more than 20 million a year in the NFL. Even if itw as Joe Montana in his prime, paying him more than 20 million would cripple a franchise.
Re: Somebody actually has Ozzie by the balls (Negotiation wise)
All we can do is hope Joe is willing to to meet in the middle. But he did decline a very reasonable offer and his agent is now campaigning for him to be the highest paid quarterback :eyes: