Taylor Motons Contract

[Jon Snow]

1 minute ago, Jackie Lee said:

It's $30m again next year as well

He is not actually getting paid 30m. His actual salary is only a fraction of that. The rest is cap charge for all the signing bonuses he's already gotten over the years. I would speculate that his actual pay is less than 10m.

[jb2288]

4 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

It's $30m again next year as well

12 dead vs 27 this year. I’d ride it out next 2 years we aren’t paying anyone else besides hunt and brown

[csx]

At least we didnt throw 30 million per at half assed Burns.

Edited April 10, 2024 by csx

[Jon Snow]

1 minute ago, jb2288 said:

12 dead vs 27 this year. I’d ride it out next 2 years we aren’t paying anyone else besides hunt and brown

I stand corrected.  Either way he's not getting paid 30m per for this and next season like I was saying to JL.

[Jon Snow]

Just now, csx said:

He's under contract through 2025 isn't he?

Yes. I thought it was up after this season. The point still remains that doing anything to it now only makes it worse not better. 

[Jackie Lee]

4 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

He is not actually getting paid 30m. His actual salary is only a fraction of that. The rest is cap charge for all the signing bonuses he's already gotten over the years. I would speculate that his actual pay is less than 10m.

Yeah Fitt backloaded the contract, base is like $14m. Still $30m cap hit both years regardless of whether it's base or bonuses

[Jon Snow]

Just now, Jackie Lee said:

Yeah Fitt backloaded the contract, base is like $14m. Still $30m cap hit both years regardless of whether it's base or bonuses

Exactly. You can't make this any better. Just eat it not and get it over with. 

[PappyMay]

Would not make sense to move on from him this year. It saves a little over 17 mil next year if we walk away from him at that time. Maybe if our offensive line looks better this year they can throw 5-7mil at Brady in an extension the. Use the other 10 million to address another position of need.  Would love to keep him long term if we could lower that hit down to about 20mil a year. Plenty of tackles seem to be doing well into their mid 30’s.

[csx]

6 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Yes. I thought it was up after this season. The point still remains that doing anything to it now only makes it worse not better. 

Agreed and saw someone who addressed it so changed to my initial thoughts.

 

[Panthero]

If we restructure, it adds enough for another big free agent.....playoff bound yall! Yeehawwwwww!

[pantherclaw]

I am not concerned about the cap number on who has been our best; and most consistent offensive lineman since he's been drafted.

Find something else to cry about. 

[Jackie Lee]

At the same time he's 29, why not just add a couple years extension? Tackles can play a while

[mrcompletely11]

4 minutes ago, Jackie Lee said:

At the same time he's 29, why not just add a couple years extension? Tackles can play a while

Because he is average and expensive and no need to hitch your wagon to him long term.   Get out from under his current deal and go from there

[Basbear]

1 hour ago, top dawg said:

A paycut? That would just ultimately create another hole, and possibly a hole that takes seasons to fill with a player that's comparable. Perhaps we can sign him to something more reasonable next season. He's now the 15th highest paid OT. Keep in mind that he only allowed one sack last season.

https://frontofficesports.com/the-25-highest-paid-nfl-offensive-tackles/

 

Most of those are LTs, I just never been a huge moton supporter. I view him as the 10-16th best RT, but he's never missed any games that I can recall and very solid though out his career. Plus he never could make the switch to LT. I've never been in his corner, but glad for him locking down the RT spot(just believe it should be at 13th RT rate, but far more pressing issues...)

Honestly this draft maybe the right time to draft his replacement, if not for the many other needs/holes/wants. Maybe Ricky Lee can pull it off, they carried him on the roster for a reason. Looking at numbers, it does seem could be "set". Chirst is another player to think about too.