I mean…
Nothing would phase me at this point. I'm so ready for this shit to be over one way or another. Its really gonna bum me out if we lose Lamar, see what we offered, and realize he made some stupid decisions.Wouldn’t it be so hilarious if the Ravens trade Lamar and use that money to get studs at WR for the incoming rookie
It was clear there is a mandate of some sort since the multiple teams jumped on with statements as soon as franchise tag became official.Pretty surprised there was only totally fake speculative news about other teams and Lamar today. I always thought Lamar's market on the nonexclusive would be small but I didn't expect it could possibly be 0. I assumed people would do some due diligence.
Obviously lots of time left to try but I would've expected to have heard some team contacted Lamar explicitly
The reports are Lamar’s mother is the one taking the calls .
This was the most confusing part of Financial Management 101... Getting paid now is more valuable than later and it's also cheaper for the payer to do it now than later. It's not intuitive, but it is correct. It's why you take the immediate lottery payment than the annuity. The idea that it's cheaper for the state to do it that way too is what's lost on most.And an agent would have gotten him the 2nd largest full guarantees a year or two ago. Which means he'd be richer, both short term and long term, than he is right now.
Pretty tough sell that he's "content" on a franchise tag that's probably $20M below market value, but simultaneously is in a stalemate over the 2nd most guaranteed $ ever not being enough. I don't think the world's best accountant could reconcile that thought process.
This situation kinda reminds me of when Lamar thought he should of been drafted sooner than he was.
I mean…
it's not that it's small, it's small or 0 when the player wants a fully guaranteed contractPretty surprised there was only totally fake speculative news about other teams and Lamar today. I always thought Lamar's market on the nonexclusive would be small but I didn't expect it could possibly be 0. I assumed people would do some due diligence.
Obviously lots of time left to try but I would've expected to have heard some team contacted Lamar explicitly
He's put a fork in himself. He gone.Not everyone does obviously.
And to the Lamar homers delight, this will be my last post here .
When the mods get irritated with my posts , it’s time to retire and move on.
Just like Lamar will be doing shortly.
Yeah the time value of money bro, well it's correct except that it assumes you invest/use it wisely which isn't always the case.This was the most confusing part of Financial Management 101... Getting paid now is more valuable than later and it's also cheaper for the payer to do it now than later. It's not intuitive, but it is correct. It's why you take the immediate lottery payment than the annuity. The idea that it's cheaper for the state to do it that way too is what's lost on most.
Lamar would have more money in his pocket now if he had signed an earlier offer. And he's be on the cusp of restructuring or a second deal by now.
It pains me to say the McJacket is correct, but he has been dead on with this. Nothing against Lamar getting what he wants, but he seems unable to compromise. Maybe that's out of principle on his part, but it's dumb, nevertheless. He should be striving to be the highest paid in his career, not in a window. He keeps closing the window and diminishing his returns.
Hey Arnie, long time.Turns down the second highest guaranteed contract in history. He must be an idiot to not realise the Watson deal is a total outlier that no team will come close to matching.
The Ravens could even be considering coming back in with a reduced offer now after another injury ending season.