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02-07-2013, 03:20 AM #313Steve Flacco, Apparently
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Heard an interview on 105.7 with Linta. The best things to come out of it from a fan's perspective were:
Both sides are deeply committed to Joe staying in Baltimore. That's the goal on Joe's part too.
Linta and Flacco are not interested in getting a deal that will line Joe's pockets but strip his trophy cabinet. They are cognizant of the cap needs of the team and willing to work with them to maximize Joe's deal without keeping the team from surrounding Jim with weapons.
Hearing that from an agent was refreshing and also quite heartening. Makes me think the two sides aren't terribly far apart financially or in terms of where the franchise is headed long term.My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging. -Hank Aaron
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02-07-2013, 03:49 AM #314
Re: Ongoing Flacco Contract Negotiations (Merged)
Joe needs to tell Linta to shut his yap. Let it stew a lil bit. Linta is trying to become Drew R. Which maybe the biggest douche bag agent in the biz. Let the media do the work for you. Sales 101 first one that speaks LOSES!! If Joe gets the tag and gets hurt he loses MILLIONS!!!
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02-07-2013, 08:55 AM #315Legendary RSR Poster
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Re: Ongoing Flacco Contract Negotiations (Merged)
I think there's a better chance then many would think that we may get a deal done before the franchise deadline. Jonboys deal seems like a good one.
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02-07-2013, 10:58 AM #317
Re: Ongoing Flacco Contract Negotiations (Merged)
The only limits on splitting the guaranteed money into option bonus is what the player and team will agree to.
Reed and McGahee got bonus/option bonuses of $7.5M/$6M/$1.5M
Heap's splits were $4M/$7M
Suggs' were $10M/$23M
Ngata's - $25M/$10M
Rice's - $15M/$7M
So, while I doubt $1M/$1M/$53M happens, the splits really could be anything. Given the expceted flat cap for 2013 and 2014, it could very well have a higher 2nd option than what would normally be.
Not that it's going to happen, but if Joe was released afte 2013, he's still due all the guaranteed money - assuming it's fully guaranteed - and it would all hit the cap at once. So, there's no way they would release him. In fact, on a contract of this size, there's virtually no way he's going to be released before the 4th year of the deal. That's why often the base salaries are included in the guaranteed total because (1) it pumps up the total "guaranteed money" and sounds better for the agent (2) the player isn't going to be released anyway, so it's essentially guaranteed anyway.Last edited by B-more Ravor; 02-07-2013 at 11:03 AM.
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02-07-2013, 10:59 AM #318
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02-07-2013, 11:00 AM #319
Re: Ongoing Flacco Contract Negotiations (Merged)
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02-07-2013, 11:02 AM #320
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02-07-2013, 11:10 AM #321Veteran Poster
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02-07-2013, 11:36 AM #322
Re: Ongoing Flacco Contract Negotiations (Merged)
my "deal" was actually structured wih $60m guaranteed and $60m 3 year payout... for those exact reasons.
And for simplicity's sake, I used Bonuses that were divisible by 5.
Basically, my contract as I laid it out, was a simple proof of concept that we could have an affordable first couple of years while producing a contract tht Linta's agent could brag incessantly about. It hits all his buttons... $20m per year average, big guarantee, big 3 year payout, largest contract in league history, etc. To me,it's actually harder to have a team friendly contract for 5 years $100m... I think the team should make the contract as long as possible so as to make it "easier" to get to $20m per year or nearly there.
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02-07-2013, 12:02 PM #323
Re: Ongoing Flacco Contract Negotiations (Merged)
I'll take a shot at this -
7 years/ $126M base deal (yearly average $18M), with $50M guaranteed.
2013 Signing bonus - $20M
2014 Option Bonus - $10M
2015 2nd Option Bonus - $10M
Base Salaries:
2013 - $3M (guaranteed)
2014 - $7M (guaranteed)
2015 - $10M
2016 - $12M
2017 - $15M
2018 - $19M
2019 - $20M
That would produce Cap Numbers of:
2013 - $7M
2014 - $13M
2015 - $18M
2016 - $20M
2017 - $23M
2018 - $23M
2019 - $22M
Deal - like his rookie deal - would include escalators that would increase his base salary for the next year for Pro-Bowls made ($100K), playoff games won ($200K), MVP ($500K), SB wins ($500K), and certain statistical rankings.
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02-07-2013, 12:32 PM #324
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