Shaq signed to 4 year extension through 2023

[Icege]

2 hours ago, Doc Holiday said:

If you’re a linebacker and I forget you’re playing the game that’s a problem. I forget Shaq is on the field often, despite him making many good plays on occasion.

Let's take a moment here tbh: How much of that is because Shaq isn't wowing you and how much of it is you're hammered before halftime because of how embarassing some of the L's have been this season?

Maybe a little bit of column A, little bit of column B?

[Davidson Deac II]

28 million guaranteed with a 16 million signing bonus.  Doesn't sound that bad in terms of NFL contracts.

[Basbear]

Heres another for people in this thread thinking in past sense. 

Back in the stone age, you know 2005, the NFL cap was 85.5 million

Now in 2019 its 188.2 million...... more than doubled in less than 15 years. 

[Pimpdaddy]

Money Money...its starting again....hes good at first round talent but sucks major balls at contract extentions....better hope the cap goes up, a lot!...mediocre player...cant remember ever when the game announcers said sht about him...

[rhyslloyd]

Yikes. 

[beastson]

Not a fan of this move. 

[bobowilson]

I can't imagine Tepper is happy with this

Analytics people have been howling in the wind for years about how fungible non edge, inside linebackers are, and how you should never give them big money because they're easy to replace for cheap

They're considered the running backs of defense from a positional value point of view to analytics guys

I imagine if Tepper had installed an analytics friendly assistant GM he would have tried to talk Hurney out of this move.  Huney decided to take his shot before his powers were diminished by overpaying one of the most popular locker room guys.

For all the talk of how meddling Tepper has become, he honestly needs to meddle more.

[Pimpdaddy]

1 minute ago, beastson said:

Not a fan of this move. 

same ol sht...but Money wants to put a new twist on it...

[TheRumGone]

1 minute ago, bobowilson said:

I can't imagine Tepper is happy with this

Analytics people have been howling in the wind for years about how fungible non edge, inside linebackers are, and how you should never give them big money because they're easy to replace for cheap

They're considered the running backs of defense from a positional value point of view to analytics guys

I imagine if Tepper had installed an analytics friendly assistant GM he would have tried to talk Hurney out of this move.  Huney decided to take his shot before his powers were diminished by overpaying one of the most popular locker room guys.

You know Tepper is the one who pays the players right? So like, he was in agreement to give him an extension.

 

some of you guys are acting like this was hurney going rogue

[sr20nc]

I'm late as fug, but can 916 please stand up!!! 

[GoPanthers123]

8 minutes ago, Pimpdaddy said:

Money Money...its starting again....hes good at first round talent but sucks major balls at contract extentions....better hope the cap goes up, a lot!...mediocre player...cant remember ever when the game announcers said sht about him...

Exactly.  In real world you earn it before you get paid. How has Shaq earned this contract?  

[Pimpdaddy]

Just now, GoPanthers123 said:

Exactly.  In real world you earn it before you get paid. How has Shaq earned this contract?  

had to get you off that 666

[kungfoodude]

I legit have no idea what we are doing. I like Shaq but this signing makes no sense with the uncertainty coming in the offseason. 

I hope there is some direction here. Admittedly, I am skeptical.

[Basbear]

Just now, kungfoodude said:

I legit have no idea what we are doing. I like Shaq but this signing makes no sense with the uncertainty coming in the offseason. 

I hope there is some direction here. Admittedly, I am skeptical.

I believe the HC has already been picked and all the movement of coaches was done with their blessing. Same for shaq signing. The guy in Minnesota worked with Scott Turner and their team is paying big money to LBs Barr and Kendricks.  Lots of smoke.