Is Jackson going to get Kaepernicked

[NoGain]

if he wants something close to fully-guaranteed at ~45m, it's probably gonna have to be a short term deal, like 2-3 years.

Yup. You want guaranteed contracts, they're going to be shorter term, methinks.

 

[Hawkinaz]

Jackson probably is an interesting situation where on one hand it seems Baltimore organization rubbed him the wrong way in the 2021 season and then negotiations went south in the 2022 off season. That probably explains why Jackson chose to sit out a playoff game as he probably checked out way before the 2022 season and wanted out.

But on the other hand he could have increased his value by playing in the playoff game and winning.

Ravens have been trying to sign Lamar for the past 2 years but Lamar kept kicking the can down the road claiming he is in no rush this was pissing off Biscotti who wanted to get a deal done. I am assuming Lamar wanted the BIG payday and now is coming to bite him in the ass. It’s after the fact but if I was Lamar when Josh Allen got his contract I would have got a competent agent and tell him I want a similar contract Lamar would have gotten it. I consider Lamar and Allen in the same tier both got drafted in the same year and both successful

 

[Hawkinaz]

Is Quandre high?

Yes he is. Probably some Cheech and Chong edibles

 

[Hawkinaz]

if he wants something close to fully-guaranteed at ~45m, it's probably gonna have to be a short term deal, like 2-3 years.

That’s been part of what he has been offered the general consensus is 5 yrs $250 million $180-200 million total guaranteed with $133 million due at signing. Lamar claims it’s a 3 yr $133 million fully guaranteed. IMO it’s all semantics I have stopped believing in anything he says anymore

 

[OrangeGravy]

You have a point there, the owners are probably ganging up.

They don't need to gang up or collude though. None of them wants guaranteed contracts. Even the Browns who gave Watson one, have already adjusted the contract. The owners aren't stupid. They don't need anyone to tell them guaranteed contracts will hurt them more than any possible gain by getting Lamar. As good as he is, the odds are still against winning a SB.

 

[Hawkinaz]

They don't need to gang up or collude though. None of them wants guaranteed contracts. Even the Browns who gave Watson one, have already adjusted the contract. The owners aren't stupid. They don't need anyone to tell them guaranteed contracts will hurt them more than any possible gain by getting Lamar. As good as he is, the odds are still against winning a SB.

After Watson renegotiated ( moved some guaranteed money to a signing bonus) it’s a clause in the contract the Browns can do it anytime they want. Watson cap hit for the next 3 years is $64 million a year for the next 3 years

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[WmHBonney]

I think Lamar's biggest hurdle is the fact that he is a run first QB that has an injury history. This type of QB doesn't decline slowly over time. They go over a cliff.

 

[ivotuk]

He's a fool.

In order for a team besides the Ravens to have him as their QB, they would need to give up 2 each 1st round picks, fork out 200 million guaranteed, so that even if the Running QB gets hurt on day one, they are out 2 each 1st round picks and 200 million.

PLUS, they would have to change most of the personnel on their team to fit a running QB. That would waste tens of millions of dollars having to cut all of those players they've already paid.

There's no collusion, a team would be st00pid to trade for Lamar. I'm sure there's plenty of teams that believe he chose to sit out a playoff game. They won't touch him. He's shown zero common sense, especially with his tweets. I think he's backed himself in to a corner, and he and his mom are too stubborn to admit the error in their ways.

Also, there's a cap...what about the other 52 players on the team? They're supposed to take a pay cut? Lamar is not Rodgers or Mahomes. He can't carry a team by himself. Sure he won an MVP. But an MVP only means that they were an exciting player for one season. Zero guarantee of continued success. Win multiple, then come back and talk.

 

[jammerhawk]

There is a legal truism and it goes like this:
He who himself for a lawyer has a fool for a client.

The foolish greed of Jackson in not having an agent is biting him in the rear. Teams have and will have concerns that hold up any desire to give him a totally guaranteed deal with his injury history, despite his unquestioned talent. It is his stubbornness in wanting a totally guaranteed contract which is holding things up. In a sense Cleveland’s idiocy in giving their sexual predator Watson that ridiculous guaranteed deal that is the basis for his inability to move forward.

I predict he plays this year and maybe next on the guaranteed contracts provided by the franchise tags. He will then have his guaranteed money, but it will a lot less than he could get if he was able to sit down and negotiate a fair contract. Objectively he has already lost money he could have already had and a year going forward to be able have another kick at the money machine.

He needs to find an agent he can trust and listen to, it that could/would ease his problems.

 

[SantaClaraHawk]

What's the end game for Lamar Jackson and the Ravens? No one seems to know

If, as it currently appears, no other team makes a play for quarterback Lamar Jackson, his only viable option in 2023 will be to play for the Ravens.

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[WmHBonney]

He's a fool.

In order for a team besides the Ravens to have him as their QB, they would need to give up 2 each 1st round picks, fork out 200 million guaranteed, so that even if the Running QB gets hurt on day one, they are out 2 each 1st round picks and 200 million.

PLUS, they would have to change most of the personnel on their team to fit a running QB. That would waste tens of millions of dollars having to cut all of those players they've already paid.

There's no collusion, a team would be st00pid to trade for Lamar. I'm sure there's plenty of teams that believe he chose to sit out a playoff game. They won't touch him. He's shown zero common sense, especially with his tweets. I think he's backed himself in to a corner, and he and his mom are too stubborn to admit the error in their ways.

Also, there's a cap...what about the other 52 players on the team? They're supposed to take a pay cut? Lamar is not Rodgers or Mahomes. He can't carry a team by himself. Sure he won an MVP. But an MVP only means that they were an exciting player for one season. Zero guarantee of continued success. Win multiple, then come back and talk.

Good point about changing personnel/scheme to fit Lamar. This was brought up by PacMan Jones on The PMS a day or two ago. I think Harbaugh has done a great job building his offense around Lamar. If Lamar leaves, then what will the new team do?

 

[Sgt. Largent]

All these players are running around Twitter acting like some great injustice is being done to Lamar.

The injustice is Watson and Wilson stinking up the joint, that's what they should be mad about. NO ONE wants to give up a king's ransom of picks and players AND give the dude 200M+ guaranteed, especially after Watson and Wilson have both crapped the bed on their monster deals.

So yeah, the owners are taking back some control over these insane contracts that perpetually stupid owners and franchises like the Browns keep handing out.

 

[Mix]

Jackson can't get Kaepernicked because he is unable to opt out of the contract he currently has, as he is currently franchised tagged.

 

[CalgaryFan05]

The ravens tagged him, if he wants he can sign the tag and show teams that he can be healthy and play 17 games. Kapernick never got an extension or interest from other teams. And also no teams is willing to give up 2–1st round picks

This.

And honestly, I never saw what was up with the hype for this dude. Just never saw it. Yea, he seems to be able to run - but I dunno -

If he thinks he's gonna set historical contract president with the league - methinks he's mistaken.

Just keep him away from the hawks please We're good. Well, separate from anal scoping every single QB in the draft, we're good.

 

[Glasgow Seahawk]

I think he is getting bad advice and needs to get an agent. I think Watsons contract was a one off and the fact they are a dumpster fire should be warning enough. He's a top 5 QB when healthy though, felt like he torched us when we played the Ravens. Wouldn't say he had a ton of elite weapons at Baltimore either.

if he was smart he would go to an NFC north or south team, that's probably his best chance at a ring given how stacked the AFC is. Failing that I think the Patriots. I think with him BB would make them contenders again and fast. Patriots have the cap space and some good pieces but Mac Jones has reached his ceiling. I think the Bills are in decline.

Guessing he'll chase the money and go to a place like Houston for the money and last a couple of years before wanting out as they are also a dumpster fire.

 

[Sgt. Largent]

I think he is getting bad advice and needs to get an agent. I think Watsons contract was a one off and the fact they are a dumpster fire should be warning enough. He's a top 5 QB when healthy though, felt like he torched us when we played the Ravens. Wouldn't say he had a ton of elite weapons at Baltimore either.

if he was smart he would go to an NFC north or south team, that's probably his best chance at a ring given how stacked the AFC is. Failing that I think the Patriots. I think with him BB would make them contenders again and fast. Patriots have the cap space and some good pieces but Mac Jones has reached his ceiling. I think the Bills are in decline.

Guessing he'll chase the money and go to a place like Houston for the money and last a couple of years before wanting out as they are also a dumpster fire.

He's doing the same thing an agent would do, act like Watson's contract is the new precedent for the starting point of his contract.

But yes, an agent can not only deal with the finer points of a hardcore contract negotiation like this, with multiple teams possibly........but the agent can also act like a mediator shielding the player from some VERY uncomfortable criticisms and negotiation tactics.

That Lamar is now finding out about, and not liking what he's hearing.

 

[SonicHawk]

Someone's going to get a great deal on a starting NFL QB.

 

[Glasgow Seahawk]

He's doing the same thing an agent would do, act like Watson's contract is the new precedent for the starting point of his contract.

But yes, an agent can not only deal with the finer points of a hardcore contract negotiation like this, with multiple teams possibly........but the agent can also act like a mediator shielding the player from some VERY uncomfortable criticisms and negotiation tactics.

That Lamar is now finding out about, and not liking what he's hearing.

Yeah definitely more for the latter but even now it feels like he is likely costing himself millions that even a Watson type contract won't recoup. Could have signed an extension 2? years ago.

 

[chris98251]

Jackson can't get Kaepernicked because he is unable to opt out of the contract he currently has, as he is currently franchised tagged.

Not signing the Tender would be opting out.

 

[Glasgow Seahawk]

Has any player without an agent negotiated a great deal for themselves? I think a few did with their 3rd or 4th contract but never on this magnitude. Even with Sherman and Wagners contracts, they sounded a lot but were more incentive driven than anything and I still think could probably have got better contracts with an agent. I get why they did it, to remove their agents cut and by that point they mostly knew how the business worked. Pretty sure Russell Okung even asked for his to be in bitcoin at the Chargers which, I dunno, maybe an agent would have asked for a mix of bitcoin and currency?