Cam not interested in pay-as-you-go Kaepernick/Dalton contract, wants huge money upfront

[cardiackat88.]

Look like dat franchise tag gonna b useful

[jayflip]

Well, I feel terrible for Colts and Hawks fans. Gonna be cap strapped.

We prefer the term "cap challenged"

[Carl Spackler]

Just once I'd like to have a GM that gave players what they were worth and didn't overpay every player by 500% (Hurney) or let everyone who asks for more than $1 million a season walk (Gettleman)

[Jeremy Igo]

Cam wants to be the highest paid QB in the league. If you don't think he does.... Then.... Welp

[fieryprophet]

Cam wants to be the highest paid QB in the league. If you don't think he does.... Then.... Welp

Nothing wrong with that. If he's the franchise QB, pay him like it.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

The day Cam does sign his major money contract, I'm not sure the Huddle will survive.

[ok2h8pep]

I think it would be a neat "thought experiment" to offer a franchise QB say, $45 million per year of which perhaps 1/2 is guaranteed money but the caveat is that the QB has to pay the salary of his five starting linemen out of that money.  That would truly make the QB part of the franchise as they are now making management decisions.  How much would they pay the OL for the awesome protection that would allow the QB to command even higher pay down the road?  

 

Or would the QB keep almost all of the dough to himself and go with an OL full of UDFA's?

 

The way the CBA is structured leads me to think that going forward it will be normal to  see six or seven players accounting for 85% of the cap.

 

A healthy Cam is worth $24 million per year.  If we get him for anything under $20m/year we are stealing.   

[Jeremy Igo]

Nothing wrong with that. If he's the franchise QB, pay him like it.

 

Didn't say there is anything wrong with it at all. I am sure we would all do the same.

[Sapper]

What really sucks is the fact that anyone would need 21+ a year.

Unless he's a huge Faberge Egg collector.

Pay him with a smile though.

[Mr. Scot]

The day Cam does sign his major money contract, I'm not sure the Huddle will survive.

If it's with someone else, I guarantee it won't.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

If it's with someone else, I guarantee it won't.

*shudder* I'd have to swear off the internet for at least two weeks.

[TheGreatestOfAllTimeCam]

I think it's absolutely true.

[KintnerBoy]

Last year I felt that Gman didn't want Cam but now I'm pretty sure he does. Nothing happened to change my mind other than Cam has shown much improvement so now I see him with a very nice contract to stay here.

[Squirrel]

If it is anything over 25 mil a year they better let him walk.  I like Cam but not at the expense of hurting the team,