Why Fitterer is ‘the man’ look at the value signing of DJ Moore

[TheBigKat]

DJ gets a lot of grief on this site and nationally he isn’t recognized but the guy gets YARDS. Yes hasn’t gotten the ball in the end zone as often but how much of that is a team function vs reflection on DJ.

 

look at the past 3 seasons yards leaders then look at what DJ is getting paid and he did it with a carousel of horrific QB play. 
 

great work by Fitt getting a top 7 WR at a market fair rate

[MillionDollarCam]

Overall that’s great value, in order for it to be a steal, D.J. needs to start putting the ball in the end zone. Hopefully that begins to happen now that he’ll have a somewhat competent QB throwing him the ball.

However, D.J. deserves just as much praise as Fitterer. He could have easily told the Panthers he wants more or held out for the market to set itself, but by all accounts he’s a team guy. Four of the top five guys on that contract list have switched teams in the past few years… that says more about them than it does the teams that traded them. D.J. deserves just as much credit for taking a team friendly deal while still getting paid.

Edited August 2, 2022 by MillionDollarCam

[top dawg]

Hell, I brought this up when he signed his contract. 

He needs to score more which will hopefully happen. He has scoring on his radar per earlier interviews.

[NCBlu]

I would take a little less just to play out the whole deal then take a max deal then cut 2 seasons later in a cap saving move. 

[PandaMan]

Poor DJ.  I love the connection he and Baker seem to be growing.  Even Robbie is making plays.  After Christian Kirk robbed Shad Khan blind, we really got DJ for a damn good deal.  
 

Tight ends are probably going to explode next.  Guys like Kelce at 14.3M a year are worth so much more than they’re getting compared to some of these WR contracts 

[Tbe]

31 minutes ago, NCBlu said:

I would take a little less just to play out the whole deal then take a max deal then cut 2 seasons later in a cap saving move. 

Just about to say the same thing. A reasonable contract gives him a better chance to actually get the money.

Plus, he knows they won’t be in a position to replace him for a long time. Better to stay here vs be more expendable somewhere else.

 

 

[DMathematics]

DJ lovey robbed us

[ncfan]

He got ahead of the market.  
 

 

Now he needs to do the same with Burns before Bosa, Allen, and Sweat get their new deals 

[Waldo]

Add in the Jackson and Thomas contracts along with the Anderson extension and it's looks like a tell of highs & lows. 

[AggieLean]

Those are last 3 years numbers? Are they right; the numbers posted?

[Shocker]

People across the league are seriously underrating Fittys work at building this teams talent level in a very short time period 

Edited August 2, 2022 by Shocker

[kungfoodude]

To be fair, it's hard to judge payment AFTER production. That's like saying CMC has been a killer deal for us.

I love DJ but he will still have to live up to his current contract. That's a future thing. not a past thing.

[mc52beast]

Maybe if DJ wasn’t forced to play with sub-average qb’s his td’s would be higher. Pretty sure he’s second to only Moss in consecutive 1000+ yard seasons before the age of 26.

[CPantherKing]

Then you consider the number of targets he has needed to get those yards. Puts him near the bottom of the league.

WRs make their money on 3rd down, in the end zone, and producing GWD receptions.

Yards are meaningless when a player gets all the touches/targets. That goes for any position. A WR could have an 80 yard reception every game putting the team in FG range and do nothing to win a game. Are you going to celebrate that? A RB could average 3 yards a carry and get 1200 yards in a season. Are you going to celebrate that RB as a 1000 yard rusher?