Horns 5th year option

[ncfan]

https://www.the33rdteam.com/2024-nfl-free-agency-5th-year-option-costs-for-2021-1st-round-picks/
 

have to make the decision by May 2nd

Horns option will cost 11.29 mil

 

keep in mind.  We have roughly 29 mil in Space (probably will open 10 more with restructures etc)

and have Burns+Luuvu as FA.

[mrcompletely11]

They don’t have a choice.   You got to pick it up and pray.   

[ncfan]

True.  Because if the plan is to cut Donte to save money.  It’d be like 2016 all over again.

Edited February 7, 2024 by ncfan

[CRA]

Nope.  No thank you.  I ain't investing money into someone that makes Jeff Otah seem reliable.  That's just a reality.  Jaycee Horn is only a dawg in Pantherland.   No one else talks about him for good reason.  He doesn't play.  3 years in and he frankly has yet to even show his stuff vs a legit good QB/WR tandem because he never is on the field for it. 

I'm focused on Brown and Luvu if I am the Panthers.  Building up a functional offense. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

4 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

They don’t have a choice.   You got to pick it up and pray.   

Hard call to make. Let him play and pay a big contract or sit injured and pay a lesser. Not a call I'd like to make. Feels like the wrong one no matter which you choose. 

[mrcompletely11]

4 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

Hard call to make. Let him play and pay a big contract or sit injured and pay a lesser. Not a call I'd like to make. Feels like the wrong one no matter which you choose. 

I think you bite the bullet and option the 5th year instead of potentially creating another huge hole to fill.  Do it and pray.  Say he balls out next year and plays 14ish games, then we are pretty screwed.  Its not that much money to play on the option

[CRA]

Just now, mrcompletely11 said:

I think you bite the bullet and option the 5th year instead of potentially creating another huge hole to fill.  Do it and pray.  Say he balls out next year and plays 14ish games, then we are pretty screwed.  Its not that much money to play on the option

creating a huge hole?  we would largely just be dealing w/ the same hole that has existed most of his 3 seasons.  

[PappyMay]

that 11.3 million is for 2025 season. Not this coming. We have 130 million in cap and by then can walk away from Hurst and Sanders so will go up even further. I'd take the gamble.  If he plays good you can walk away from Djax and save another 5million if needed.

[Steelo]

I initially wanted to say decline, but I’m leaning to picking it up. If you have to move him next season atleast he doesn’t walk for free. 

[Billy Love]

how many games has he played/missed?

[electro's horse]

he's gonna be like chris weinke where he hung around for years because it was less expensive than cutting him

[rayzor]

[CRA]

13 minutes ago, Billy Love said:

how many games has he played/missed?

he has suited up for 43% of our games.  So he misses nearly 6 out of every 10. 

 

[t96]

I didn't realize it was so low, only $11M makes it more of a decision. Was thinking no chance we'd pick it up but that was assuming it would be like $20M+ cap hit. I think we will and should pick it up honestly. We could trade him in a year too.