Burns is back in pads at practice

[Ricky Prickles]

2 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Agreed.

 

I do think Houston will help though. He's a situational pass rusher, but he still can rack up sacks even at 34 years old. Hopefully someone else on the roster steps up and fills that role.

Yeah we definitely need more people to step up this year and even more hep next year due to not having a 1st rounder to draft help. Hopefully some good free agents may want to come here and not break our bank in the off season. Some more diamond in the rough Frankie Luvu guys would be great

[mrcompletely11]

5 minutes ago, Ricky Prickles said:

I work in real estate and sellers constantly want to high ball while buyers constantly want to low ball but in the end they usually are able to meet somewhere in the middle and shake hands which is what I hope happens here. Both parties happy with what they got and both feel good about where they are

I think its more about setting precedent because we have a ton of guys coming up that are going to want big money as well,  Fitt cannot just roll over and give whatever so it is weird they havent found middle ground yet

[thunderraiden]

32 minutes ago, CamWhoaaCam said:

Some said he wanted 30-34 mil.

 

These rumors are making my head spin.

 

28mil seems reasonable given his age. He is our pass rush to be honest. I just want us to get this deal done so we have no distractions during the season.

Yeah 28m also gives him that "highest paid edge" name for however many hours/days it takes for Bosa to sign after him.

[Sgt Schultz]

11 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

I think its more about setting precedent because we have a ton of guys coming up that are going to want big money as well,  Fitt cannot just roll over and give whatever so it is weird they havent found middle ground yet

We usually don't hear about all the details in negotiations, but I would not be surprised if the actual sticking point is not guaranteed money (and how it is guaranteed) vs. base salary.  Seems like a lot of head-scratching contract situations come down to that. 

Burns may want $30M and the team may be at $24M, but if more of the $24M is guaranteed that could soften his position.....and vice versa. 

[Billy Love]

Should have traded him to LA Rams when we had the chance. 

[PantherKyle]

3 minutes ago, Billy Love said:

Should have traded him to LA Rams when we had the chance. 

To do what with those picks? Hopefully draft a Brian Burns?

[frankw]

6 minutes ago, Billy Love said:

Should have traded him to LA Rams when we had the chance. 

What a refreshing take.

[Billy Love]

3 minutes ago, PantherKyle said:

To do what with those picks? Hopefully draft a Brian Burns?

Yes, exactly. But Under rookie contract and get 2 pass rushers

[Carl Spackler]

Just now, Billy Love said:

Yes, exactly. But Under rookie contract and get 2 pass rushers

Or, you get two Everette Browns. 

[Sgt Schultz]

1 minute ago, frankw said:

What a refreshing take.

Hope you were sitting down when you read that insight. 

[Tbe]

5 minutes ago, Billy Love said:

Yes, exactly. But Under rookie contract and get 2 pass rushers

So you don’t want a pass rush until 2026? 

[Billy Love]

6 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said:

Or, you get two Everette Browns. 

We have to be better talent evaluators than that. We can’t be afraid of drafting players to build our team. 

[Carl Spackler]

Just now, Billy Love said:

We have to be better talent evaluators than that. We can’t be afraid of drafting players to build our team. 

Gonna probably need to dump the GM to increase your odds of hitting a Brian Burns. Even with the world's best evaluators, it's an inexact science. I'm not a proponent of giving away something guaranteed for the chance at something as good as what was being given away.

[Billy Love]

3 minutes ago, Tbe said:

So you don’t want a pass rush until 2026? 

Tell that to Philadelphia.