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shopson67
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6 years, $90M + incentives, but contains team options. I'm sure the guaranteed money will be conservative for the second half of the contract as well.
That's an awful lot of money and term for someone who has started 14 career games.
Yeah, considering the market precedent, this actually looks pretty darn good on Buffalo's end assuming Taylor doesn't implode.True, but when you look at what a guy like Osweiler got, it almost seems like a bit of a bargain for a starting NFL QB...(4yrs 72mil(18 per) vs 6 years 90mil(15 mil per))
Wow! That's Brock Osweiler money.That's an awful lot of money and term for someone who has started 14 career games.
wait till the contract comes out, kaep comes to mindThat's an awful lot of money and term for someone who has started 14 career games.
From what I am reading, 7.5 mil raise this season is all he gets. IF they pick up his team option for next year, 40.5 mil guaranteed (50 mil for injury). So he needs that team option in 2017 to be Osweiller money (2 year take of 37 mil with that option, so exactly Osweiller money).
So he really needs to play well this year to get anything beyond the raise this year. Pick up some of that situational play (3rd down, red zone, 2 min drill), and he's got a chance at it... The big risk is if he plays well but the Bills fall apart. Change head coaches for one who isn't invested in him, and have a pick to grab an elite prospect QB.
The guaranteed $ is important since NFL contracts aren't guaranteed. Osweiler got more and he has abt same amount of game experience.
Taylor actually has double the experience and played better in those 14 games compared to the 7 for Osweiler at least stats wise. Very surprised that Taylor took this deal but he was playing for pennies on the dollar and maybe thought with the season nearing that this is better than nothing. If he had been on the FA market this year though man he would be making bank after the promise he showed last season.
I think you are right on the inability for him to hit FA. I don't know if he would have made Osweiler money, depends on how they felt about him with the team, as that's a tiny sample size there of their play on the field. Plus lots of one hit wonders who do it with great athleticism and soon after fail to match as teams learn to defend them, or get hurt and can't be that same guy.
But I think he got the best he can. He gets a 7.5 mil raise this year and either becomes a free agent next season (like he would have without the deal) or gets paid big time.