CMC signs extension

[WarHeel]

23 minutes ago, CarolinaNCSU said:

Kind of where I'm falling on this.  If he continues to be the 1000/1000 type guy and receiving while staying healthy, no problem with this deal.  If he's "just" a RB, we're going to regret it. 

When has he ever been “just a RB?”

[mrcompletely11]

For the guys that approve of this, when was the last time a contract like this worked out for a team?  In the past month Gurley was cut and the cardinals had to move on from David johnson. 

[theinstrumental]

1 minute ago, Smithers said:

We also don’t have a head coach anymore who notoriously rode players into the ground.  

Then we're paying the highest running back salary every to a guy whose most productive season is behind him. Not ideal.

[kungfoodude]

3 minutes ago, Eazy-E said:

Without McCaffrey, there isn’t a single player on the roster this team can promote and market. Tepper’s gotta sell tickets.

Ticket sales are a miniscule portion of the revenue and him playing well didn't help put asses in the seats last season.

[ChuckWag78]

2 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

David Johnson is 28 and Gurley is 25.  Age for a running back amplifies especially with the way we give him the ball.  This was so stupid and so unnecessary in todays NFL.  We held all of the cards.

And LT played until he was 32 and Emmit until he was 35. Both in a much less pass happy NFL.

"We held all the cards" is just a terrible way of negotiating. Proper negotiations should be win/win for both sides and there is no reason for them to be combative.

[mrcompletely11]

1 minute ago, theinstrumental said:

Then we're paying the highest running back salary every to a guy whose most productive season is behind him. Not ideal.

Look at Chris Johnsons stats after his record season.  RB's fall off the cliff fast. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, kungfoodude said:

Ticket sales are a miniscule portion of the revenue and him playing well didn't help put asses in the seats last season.

Unfortunately with our current PSL system, the ticket sales are practically guaranteed. What's our current "sellout" streak? We all know there's been games that were nowhere near full capacity, even with half the PSL owners selling their tickets to opposing fans.

[mrcompletely11]

Just now, ChuckWag78 said:

And LT played until he was 32 and Emmit until he was 35. Both in a much less pass happy NFL.

"We held all the cards" is just a terrible way of negotiating. Proper negotiations should be win/win for both sides and there is no reason for them to be combative.

He had 2 years left on a deal that the Players Association agreed upon.   We didnt have to do this.  Hurney gave up trump card that is the rookie deal.  Thats the entire point of it.

[Smithers]

2 minutes ago, theinstrumental said:

Then we're paying the highest running back salary every to a guy whose most productive season is behind him. Not ideal.

You must not understand how productivity is measured.  
 

why can’t his YPC or YAC go up tremendously under Rhule and Brady?  There’s a way to be more productive with less touches, you know?  

[CRA]

I love CMC.  But I have never endorsed paying RBs big money.  Having the highest paid RB in the NFL never actually ends up being a good thing. 

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Unfortunately with our current PSL system, the ticket sales are practically guaranteed. What's our current "sellout" streak? We all know there's been games that were nowhere near full capacity, even with half the PSL owners selling their tickets to opposing fans.

Yeah, that is my point. Continuing to lose will cause people to drop PSL's. Having a great RB on a losing team isn't going to sell a lot of tickets. 

Having a great RB on a good team will.

[ChuckWag78]

1 minute ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Look at Chris Johnsons stats after his record season.  RB's fall off the cliff fast. 

 

2 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Look at Chris Johnsons stats after his record season.  RB's fall off the cliff fast. 

Total Yards:

2009 - 2,509
2010 - 1,609
2011 - 1,465
2012 - 1,475
2013 - 1,422

Yea, he was awful following a HISTORIC 2009! /s

[NCBlu]

Hate the timing, still had next yr and 5th year op but the Panthers just lost ALL the big jersey sellers this year got to give fans someone they can know will be here long term.

Love the player he is just as much a WR as RB and ppl say pay big time WRs...

Worth it to the Panthers on alot of lvls

[Smithers]

4 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Look at Chris Johnsons stats after his record season.  RB's fall off the cliff fast. 

Or look at Adrian Peterson, who is still averaging over 4 YPC at age 34