TheOak

Tactics are what agents do, if there were no tactics there would be no need for agents but there would be a whole lot of players getting screwed over by teams because they do not understand the fine print. Nearly all negotiated contracts are two parties trying to screw each other. When the contract is signed that means they have agreed to screw each other equally.

"If" I were the 32 owners I would change the way the league pays and go to a structured pay scale. Let them make the lions share in endorsements, which would also clean the league up a good bit. You wouldn't have someone making 40 million and running his mouth in public because the company he would be endorsing would keep a lid on his arse.

EG - A starting QB would make 10m a year salary period. He gets a bonus for perfect record, playoffs, SB etc... It does away with all the over and under paid BS. Each and every position would have a price tag, and the salary would be paid out weekly per game so if the QB went to crap and got benched he would receive BU money the next week. But thats a pipe dream.

The FO has already telegraphed its punch and Jimmy will receive no more than the Franchise Tag this season.

I just cant wait for all the threads and news articles stating "The Saints and Jimmy are close to a deal".. Anyone and i mean anyone that knows the contract process knows there is either agreement or non-agreement and there is no degree of done for contracts. You can get 19 of 20 items agreed upon but the 20th kills it and there is no contract or you can have 1 of 20 done and that 1 being the most sticky and the remaining 19 items take 5 minutes.

95% of an NFL contract is standardized and cookie cutter, they just fill in the blanks _ years, _dollar amount. Its the guaranteed money and distrobution that is the sticky wicket.