Contract numbers for Shockey

[BountyHunter]

per Yas

1 yr 3 mil ... 1 mil guaranteed.

812k bonus if on opening day roster.

Not a bad deal for a guy with his experience and possible benefit

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/18963/crunching-shockeys-contract-numbers

[vorbis]

agreed. the dolphins must not have offered him a contract because that is not a very high number. hard to argue with this signing.

[Stumpy]

^I would!

[TheRealDeal]

VY laughs at competition because he is already an elite QB. He will be showered with offers of 50-70million dollars. We would be lucky to have him grace us with his excellence.

[Stumpy]

I heard that one of the main issues in the CBA talks is whether to rename the Lombardi Trophy either the Vince Young Cup or the VY#10OMG Trophy.

[GritsRgreat]

VY = paid like Brady!!

BTW thats not a lot of cash for Shockey, good deal 4 Carolina.

[TheRealDeal]

THe point is VY said he is elite and he laughs at those types of things (incentive based contracts, competing for the starting job, etc) because for lack of a better word he is already great and an icon.

Even though every GM in football said they don't want him, he still laughed at being a backup. No way he would sign that deal was my point. He's still a headcase and thinks he's a better football player than BCG is a poster. Both pretty outrageous, both headcases.

[brandon_87]

THe point is VY said he is elite and he laughs at those types of things (incentive based contracts, competing for the starting job, etc) because for lack of a better word he is already great and an icon.

Even though every GM in football said they don't want him, he still laughed at being a backup. No way he would sign that deal was my point. He's still a headcase and thinks he's a better football player than BCG is a poster. Both pretty outrageous, both headcases.

anybody who makes the cover of madden is elite.... duh!

[TheRealDeal]

Or just ignore him and be better off as a whole

[teeray]

VY laughs at competition because he is already an elite QB. He will be showered with offers of 50-70million dollars. We would be lucky to have him grace us with his excellence.

[teeray]

Too big??

[BountyHunter]

How in the hell can a thread about Shockey's contract turn into a pissing match about whether a numb skull like VY should be a Panther.

Jeez guys haven't you talked about this enough? This same crap is on almost every page of this forum.

You don't need to hijack a thread just to rehash this garbage. Do you?

[Phil Dees]

agreed. the dolphins must not have offered him a contract.

They didn't. - http://www.rotoworld.com/recent/nfl/981/jeremy-shockey

It's not THAT great of a deal (Panther wise). He was scheduled to make $4.2 mil base with the Saints, so he was cut. - http://www.neworleansprofootball.com/2011/02/te-shockey-4-million-salary-cut.html

PFT/Rotoworld says "Jeremy Shockey's one-year contract with the Panthers has a maximum value of $3,812,500.It comes in the form of a $3 million salary and $812,500 roster bonus for making the Week 1 roster. $1 million of Shockey's salary is guaranteed, meaning the Panthers could cut him before the season and "only" have blown $1 million. We're betting he'll make the team, meaning Shockey would receive all the money. It still doesn't seem like an especially good investment for Carolina." - http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/981/jeremy-shockey

[Stroupe-a-loop]

We have cap room and it's a one year deal, so I could really care less that we may have paid over market value for a tight end that represents a substantial upgrade. I'm more excited by the fact that we at least consider the position a priority under Rivera's watch. No more committee of third string guys.