cbssports.com La Canfora: Panther's highest offseason priority? Sign Cam

[Goondal]

I would probably put protect Cam as my top priority and extend him second. I obviously want to do both but if I can only do one I want him healthy

[rippadonn]

If your going to pay your franchise QB then this can't be a rebuilding process every other year. From that point on you gotta play to win before the salary cap catches up with you.

We've got to be in win NOW mode, which is why they need to retain their talent for runs at that championship at this juncture. TD, CJ, Kalil can't wait much longer.

[CarolinaCoolin]

Cam getting paid and the team not getting cap fugged are not mutually exclusive ideas. Both can and will happen. Everyone needs to take a page out of Rodgers book and .......R-E-L-A-X

[AU-panther]

How do we know we haven't tried to sign Cam?  Maybe he wants more then we are willing to pay.

 

For those that want to keep Cam (myself included), do you have an upper limit in what you would pay him?

 

 

 

Players don't care about the yearly salary as much as they do the guaranteed money!

5yr/80mil with 50 guaranteed is fair. Puts his cap hit at 16 mil avg a year.

 

Do people honestly believe he would sign for this amount?

 

[TheSpecial1]

Gettleman will take his time, expect this to get done sometime near training camp.

[London Loves Luke]

Cam getting paid and the team not getting cap fugged are not mutually exclusive ideas. Both can and will happen. Everyone needs to take a page out of Rodgers book and .......R-E-L-A-X

Don't normally agree with you but this is a good post. This offseason is not a one or other situation.

Last thing Gettleman wants is negotiating a contract next off season with all the pressure of Cam potentially facing free agency. Think that's what this article is suggesting.

[top dawg]

How do we know we haven't tried to sign Cam? Maybe he wants more then we are willing to pay.

For those that want to keep Cam (myself included), do you have an upper limit in what you would pay him?

Do people honestly believe he would sign for this amount?

No. Not those who deal in reality.

Cam wants a long term deal that will probably amount to somewhere with at least 5 and 70. And even that may be a pipe dream.

[The Huddler]

i've said it before. i hope we lock him up sooner rather than later.

i'm afraid he will explode in his fifth year after getting healthy and bringing more pieces in. cost will rise more that way than just the way it naturally does in the market.

Bingo

[PantherFanOne]

Gettleman needs to sign Cam Newton sooner, rather than later. The price on frachise QB's is only going to increase, the longer he waits.

[gettlemanjack]

Meanwhile:

The Dolphins are discussing a long-term extension with fourth-year quarterback Ryan Tannehill , a source told the South Florida Sun Sentinel , with the "framework being a seven-year contract worth about $105 million (depending on incentives)."

The paper said the general idea is a $15 million annual salary with only the first two years guaranteed.

Miami has three options regarding Tannehill, per the paper. The team can let him play out the last year of his contract at $2.1 million and allow him to hit free agency; pick up his fifth-year option for 2016 at roughly $15 million, money that would be guaranteed in case of injury; or negotiate an extension.

http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasyfootball/update/25063617/report-dolphins-discussing-long-term-deal-with-ryan-tannehill

[hepcat]

Talk about a no-brainer

[Gin and Juice]

He's already said he won't take a deal like Dalton's or Kaepernick's. And to say they are on par with each other is ridiculous. Cam has carried his offense every year with trash around him. Dalton sucks even with an elite WR, solid TEs, amazing run game and amazing offensive line every year. And we want to be handcuffed to Cam (just not at a too high cap hit per year). He's our guy until he retires. Offering him a deal like Dalton's would be insulting.

If that were to come true, this mega deal, then prepare for Cam to never have any legit help

[Gin and Juice]

How do we know we haven't tried to sign Cam? Maybe he wants more then we are willing to pay.

For those that want to keep Cam (myself included), do you have an upper limit in what you would pay him?

Do people honestly believe he would sign for this amount?

50 guaranteed is pretty solid! Him hoping for more is a pipe dream!

[top dawg]

50 guaranteed is pretty solid! Him hoping for more is a pipe dream!

I bet he gets more