Deems May on WFNZ ~ "KK should hold out."

[SCP]

And i tend to agree with him.  In the NFL the risk of injury is so high and the window to make money is so small.  If you are KK's agent, how would you advise him heading into camp?

[SmokinwithWilly]

Negotiate a team friendly deal now giving the Panthers the discount of the difference between what you think you should be paid this year and your rookie pay.

[Riverboat Ron]

Sign for vet minimum and have 5 straight 20 sack seasons.

[YoungPanthers89]

[Mr. Scot]

Holdouts just about never work, and I know it wouldn't fly with Gettleman, so that'd be a big "hell no" on the holdout idea.

[iamcline]

11 minutes ago, Riverboat Ron said:

Sign for vet minimum and have 5 straight 20 sack seasons.

[thefuzz]

Honestly, he can't really hold out, the penalties are too steep now.

 

DG isn't liking some of these defensive players contracts, and now has a promising rook backing KK up....DG has the leverage here, not KK.

[Darth Biscuit]

If I'm KK I want to get paid now... but, the Panthers gained a lot of leverage when they drafted Butler and both sides have to know that.

 

As a fan, sure I want KK at the cheapest rate we can get him for...

 

 

I'm so confused.

[nctarheel0619]

22 minutes ago, Riverboat Ron said:

Sign for vet minimum and have 5 straight 20 sack seasons.

Move him to Cornerback, sign him for super cheap for 5-7 years.  Move him back to DT.  Problem solved.  Madden 101.  

[ctrcat]

10 minutes ago, thefuzz said:

Honestly, he can't really hold out, the penalties are too steep now.

 

DG isn't liking some of these defensive players contracts, and now has a promising rook backing KK up....DG has the leverage here, not KK.

A lot of teams (read:most) are in cap hell and/or have far more pressing issues than to give KK insane money.  

[Benotheking]

Why would he? It is uncommon for a 4th year player to holdout why would kk? He has nothing to gain and a lot of money to lose

 

 

[Growl]

It may be on the horizon after watching Miller do it. He plays a tough position and its the best way to force the team to negotiate in good faith.

[Captain Morgan]

can you imagine what's going through Getty's mind as he looks at who he has to sign over the next 3 years?  Cam and Luke signed team-friendly deals because they want to win, but we can't expect that from everyone.  

This is the price to pay for having excellent players. NO ONE wants KK back more than me, but not at the expense of Trai, White Buffalo, Star and Benji, just to name a few.  I hated losing Josh, Smitty and Dwill.  

But 15 and 1 is not a small thing.  And we didn't get a ring.  Pats have multiple rings  because they stayed competitive for so long.  Sure some years they didn't get to the AFC championship game, but who really thinks you can do that 3 or 4 years in a row?

If DG and KK aren't close in a deal, then I'd let him play in his contract year and take it from there.  We'd get to see more of our 1st round pick.  With Love and our signing the best DT Atlanta had, we'll be ok if he sits out.  Not as good as with KK, but ok.

Gett needs to make more money.

   

 

[t96]

If I was his agent, since I'd have a personal financial incentive, I'd try to get him the most money possible from whatever team is willing to pay it. If I was his friend, family member or close confidant, I would tell him to sign a deal now for less than market value and get that guaranteed money now without having to play another year on the rookie contract. And on a team like the Panthers he'll win more and be well known and have the ability to bring in sponsor money instead of being unknown while stuck on some perennial loser like the Jags.