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Jonathan Stewart signs 1 year extension through 2018.

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5 minutes ago, joeyxfresco said:

Where's everyone that said they were sure Stew was going to get cut?

I think most people thought this would happen. IF he didn't restructure than he would get cut. But just look at the level of commitment. They basically have him on a 2 year deal now. Let's see how these numbers turn out. 

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3 minutes ago, Daeavorn said:

So does this eliminate RB at 8? What do you guys think?

No, they can still go RB at that position.  Which if Fournette is there, would not shock me if they did.  They can release him next year, and probably still not have that much of a cap hit.  

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9 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

It will be interesting to see the details.  Was this done to free up some cap space, or pay him more money up front to be able to cut him easier in the future, or for some other reason?

 

8 minutes ago, Daeavorn said:

So does this eliminate RB at 8? What do you guys think?

Basically, Stew was about to be paid the second highest salary for any RB in the league this year behind only Lesean McCoy. We all love him, but let's be real, he's not worth that kind of money. We could cut him and end up freeing quite a bit of money this offseason.

Having said that, he obviously still has some tread left on the tires and he is without a doubt our best available option at the position at this point in time. So what is a GM to do?

Since we could cut Stewart and save money, that means the remaining money he is to be paid isn't guaranteed. So we ended up converting some of the remaining money left on his contract to guaranteed money that he wouldn't see if we cut him, and added another year to his deal. This way he is guaranteed to see more money than he would if he were cut, and we're guaranteed a proven commodity at the RB position for the next few years. This would allow us to draft his potential replacement but still keep him on the team at a more reasonable price. It's a win-win for everyone. Stew sees more money guaranteed and we free up more money by doing it.

I hope I explained that well, I'm rushing to get this post in because the responses are flooding in. 

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1 minute ago, Cracka McNasty said:

 

Basically, Stew was about to be paid the second highest salary for any RB in the league this year behind only Lesean McCoy. We all love him, but let's be real, he's not worth that kind of money. We could cut him and end up freeing quite a bit of money this offseason.

Having said that, he obviously still has some tread left on the tires and he is without a doubt our best available option at the position at this point in time. So what is a GM to do?

Since we could cut Stewart and save money, that means the remaining money he is to be paid isn't guaranteed. So we ended up converting some of the remaining money left on his contract to guaranteed money that he wouldn't see if we cut him, and added another year to his deal. This way he is guaranteed to see more money than he would if he were cut, and we're guaranteed a proven commodity at the RB position for the next few years. This would allow us to draft his potential replacement but still keep him on the team at a more reasonable price. 

I hope I explained that well, I'm rushing to get this post in because the responses are flooding in. 

Thanks, sounds like a good deal for both sides.  

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