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5 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

 Robby? Yes. Miles? No. 
 

Yes and no on what aspect?

that Miles' cap hit isn't way too big next year given what he has shown a half decade into his NFL career? 

or you think RBs hit some big improvement going into year 5 or 6? 

You could of put Hubbard in Philly and he would have had 1000 yards with the early down touches. 

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12 minutes ago, CRA said:

Yes and no on what aspect?

that Miles' cap hit isn't way too big next year given what he has shown a half decade into his NFL career? 

or you think RBs hit some big improvement going into year 5 or 6? 

You could of put Hubbard in Philly and he would have had 1000 yards with the early down touches. 

That miles’ contract isn’t going to impact our salary cap or limit us from signing any big deal players.  His highest cap hit (2 years from now) won’t even be 5% of the total cap. To be fair… it prolly will be around 2.5% at that point in time. 
 

 

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28 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

Dw?

 
if we cut Djax… it’s dead 9 but save 6. So it’s 3 million less. That’s if it is pre-6/1. It’s a hypothetical that I really think would be a waste of time to explore because it’s a year away and meaningless to discuss.

 

dw= dont worry... sorry I type like I text sometimes, bad habit!

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29 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

That miles’ contract isn’t going to impact our salary cap or limit us from signing any big deal players.  His highest cap hit (2 years from now) won’t even be 5% of the total cap. To be fair… it prolly will be around 2.5% at that point in time. 
 

yeah, that's generally how it has historically been justified.  Well, maybe this one contract isn't smart but it's just one.  When you consistently do it (which we do).....it flat out eventually impacts you.  It's not about Sanders in a vacuum.  It's about a franchise that consistently does it with players.  Miles is an example. 

So when you overpay Sanders, Ian Thomas, Robbie Anderson and all sorts of role players.....it all starts adding up and taking up more and more pointless cap space.  Because you can find guys that fill those roles for dirt cheap.   Then, with great management of the roster.....you might can get away with being stupid on a Brian Burns. 

 

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3 hours ago, uncfan888 said:

Argue over the contract all you want, but the truth is you just don't pay running backs anymore. Pay a damn dynamic receiver instead

The one thing fantasy football has done I think that has really hurt RB contracts is break down all the metrics of that position into excruciatingly painful detail including who tends to get hurt most (RBs), the usage vs injury, and at what point to expect the drop off. Guys like CMC, Saquan, Bijan have very unique skillsets that let them do more than the average back, but injuries still bite more often at the RB position than any other. There really are no more bell cow backs in the NFL anymore with only a couple of exceptions. It's just a sad fact that these guys take an obscene amount of punishment on often very low paying contracts vs other positions, and one injury and their career is over. James Robinson comes to mind. It's just all come down to numbers. 

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yeah, that's generally how it has historically been justified.  Well, maybe this one contract isn't smart but it's just one.  When you consistently do it (which we do).....it flat out eventually impacts you.  It's not about Sanders in a vacuum.  It's about a franchise that consistently does it with players.  Miles is an example. 

So when you overpay Sanders, Ian Thomas, Robbie Anderson and all sorts of role players.....it all starts adding up and taking up more and more pointless cap space.  Because you can find guys that fill those roles for dirt cheap.   Then, with great management of the roster.....you might can get away with being stupid on a Brian Burns. 

 

You are missing the point. Miles is not an overpay. If you look at % of cap… this year is the most expensive he will ever be because the cap yearly growth. You can’t bucket miles with Robby bc his contract is nothing like his bc of the TCV. 
 

if you want to propose miles contract is similar to what Robby’s was… we would have to sign 3 more Miles’s….

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3 hours ago, CRA said:

Yes and no on what aspect?

that Miles' cap hit isn't way too big next year given what he has shown a half decade into his NFL career? 

or you think RBs hit some big improvement going into year 5 or 6? we paid Miles Sanders a si

You could of put Hubbard in Philly and he would have had 1000 yards with the early down touches. 

yeah i don't think that some people actually realize just how good that Philly O-L was last year or still is for that matter...& then we or better yet let's say Scott Fitterer simply overpaid a mediocre  Rb this year as a result of it

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6 hours ago, TheCasillas said:

Lol “highest paid” blows my mind how many people trip on sanders pay. The guy is making less than the rookies taken in the first round.

Because people just parrot broad,vague, narratives while not doing any research. 

Whole rush attack looks limited due to lack of run lanes. That's not a Miles issue. That's an offensive issue. 

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