of course he ends up in KC. Not like he was aching to go to Greg Roman in Los Angeles.
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of course he ends up in KC. Not like he was aching to go to Greg Roman in Los Angeles.
RaineV1
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They have looked good in the off-season a few times now, and it never leads to actual success. They need a new QB and a new HC.
I think they all went off fantasy football numbers
QtR Nevermore
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They need a fast guy who drops passes to fill the MVS role. They've got Toney to drop passes underneath but they didn't have anyone to drop them further downfield.
not for that cap hit
RaineV1
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Fields can't win big games, and he isn't going to get a team into the playoffs.
He isn't going to make a bad team competitive, and he isn't reliable enough to be a relatively cheap game manager for a decent team. He's a pure backup that the Bears are probably asking too much for.
I personally wouldn't even put Fields among the top 15 qbs right now.
rmcjacket23
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Because they're all backups.
rmcjacket23
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Well that's interesting. Basically they've decided to move off of him regardless of output, seemingly.
they've basically said - we werent gonna keep you with a 26m cap hit in 2025 (with 20m potential savings) anyway so we're just gonna remove that possibility now anyway - and now you get to be a free agent in 2025 rather than waiting for us to cut you...
idk why else ronnie would agree to this reworked deal unless they were truly willing to cut him in 2024
i think this makes it even clearer that OT is definitely on our minds this year in preparation for Ronnie's possible/probable departure in 2025
i think more that they were never going to keep him at 26m cap hit with a potential 20m in savings
would have had to redo the deal regardless of him being a free agent
but this definitely allows for a clean break in 2025 if desired by either party
rmcjacket23
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Right but if he played great in '24, they could look to extend him. In this case, they've basically decided he's just not going to be on the roster next year, as opposed to making '24 more of a "prove it" year.
And it allows them to spread the cap hit for this year out more.
they've given up their leverage if he plays well
that's probably the compromise to get him to take a paycut and allow them to smooth the cap hit out in 2024
rmcjacket23
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So if I read this correctly, it's a $4M base comp for this year, with $8.5M in playing time incentives, plus a shit load more of incentives.
So if he plays the whole season injury-free, he can earn $12.5M, which would be just a $2.5M paycut for him.
Today it's $9.6M in cap savings, but he could have more dead $ in '25.
Added $1.5M in dead money to 2025 from the bonus proration, plus whatever cap impact based on the NLTBE incentives he earns. A put up or shut up move.
Old Bay
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You know, I didn't even look at that lol. How bad is it?
that's why they traded him for a 4th round pick...