Bryce Contract Extension - Hypothetical

[ECHornet]

If you could extend Bryce’s contract right now for 3 years, $30mil per year, would you do it?

Geno Smith is currently paid as the #19QB at avg of $25mil/year. 

#18 is Baker Mayfield at ~$33mil/year. 

You’re essentially betting on Bryce being a top 20 QB for the next 5 years. 

Upside: If Bryce plays as a top 10-15 QB, you have a steal and can surround Bryce with more weapons. Probably saving somewhere between $15-30mil per year by then. If you wait until after next season, and Bryce plays like he did at the end of last year, the price goes way up. 
 

Downside: If Bryce plays like Year 1 or early Year 2, you’ve locked yourself into 5 more years of it on the cap. 
 

So, if Bryce and his agent were ready to sign off on it, would you? 

[GoingsGoingsGone]

Yes.

[Jon Snow]

No. Risk outweighs any rewards. If he's balling by the end of year 3 you pay him market rate and don't look back.

[Joe Bear]

No need to consider this until after the season IMO. I mean, you can consider it, but it's not a priority yet.

[PNW_PantherMan]

No

[Donald LaFell]

I’ll probably never trust him fully because I’ve seen how awful he can play so I’m fine not paying him unless he can prove it. 
 

you are better off extending the other guys now 

[LinvilleGorge]

Hell no. For the first time since he initially took the field as a rookie I'm legitimately excited to see him and somewhat hopeful he may actually pan out. But hopeful enough to give him a nearly $100M contract? Hell no!

And honestly, if he and his camp were willing to sign it that would be a massive red flag. That would pretty much tell you that they think they caught lightning in a bottle late last season and his value is maxed out.

[mrcompletely11]

1 hour ago, ECHornet said:

If you could extend Bryce’s contract right now for 3 years, $30mil per year, would you do it?

Geno Smith is currently paid as the #19QB at avg of $25mil/year. 

#18 is Baker Mayfield at ~$33mil/year. 

You’re essentially betting on Bryce being a top 20 QB for the next 5 years. 

Upside: If Bryce plays as a top 10-15 QB, you have a steal and can surround Bryce with more weapons. Probably saving somewhere between $15-30mil per year by then. If you wait until after next season, and Bryce plays like he did at the end of last year, the price goes way up. 
 

Downside: If Bryce plays like Year 1 or early Year 2, you’ve locked yourself into 5 more years of it on the cap. 
 

So, if Bryce and his agent were ready to sign off on it, would you? 

Pass the joint brother 

[pantherclaw]

 

 

1 hour ago, Jon Snow said:

No. Risk outweighs any rewards. If he's balling by the end of year 3 you pay him market rate and don't look back.

This right here. 

No agent is going to have his player sign an extension only 2 years into the league.  The OP is hypothetical poo that on works when playing madden. 

[The Lobo]

I wouldn’t. We need to see more of the last game of the season from him before that happens. I understand he can’t do that every game, but high level play consistently for a majority of the year would warrant an extension in my eyes. Until then, they should roll with the contract he has currently. 

[Khyber53]

Let's get a performance extension first.

The last half of the prior season was an eye-opener and a hope maker, but can it be repeated in 2025? But with wins?

 

[jb2288]

Absolutely. In a heartbeat. Scrub QBs are pulling $40M now. 

[CanadianCat]

It never works to under pay elite players.

So pay BY his contract now and see where he is in a year from now. 

[MHS831]

What has he won, maybe 5 games in 2 years?  His play has improved, but you have to consider that he REQUIRES a $100m OL to be successful, so it seems.

He had a good November and December.  Before that, he was going to be cut.  We have time to see more, and I realize the cost goes up.  In my view, any player who sucks for 2 years and then the light comes on should give that team a hometown discount.  We could have traded him away for a conditional pick.  We could have benched him permanently and ruined his brand.  Instead, they showed faith in him and we took losses while he was figuring it out making over $500k per game.  It hurt the fan base, it hurt merchandising, ticket sales, etc.  We had more jerseys from visiting teams in our stands humiliating us at home while a first overall draft pick is figuring it out. Then after everyone sacrificed for him, if he were to demand top dollar I would take that personally.  I know, twisted thinking.  Not how bizness works, but I do not think I can give him $30m per right now when I feel slimy giving him $10m on his rookie deal.  Still, I am hopeful that his growth continues.