Nick Bosa signs - 5 years, $170 Million

[Draconator]

 

Edited September 6, 2023 by Draconator

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

I’m old enough to remember when that was considered QB type money 

[Starr Almighty]

And Nick didn't get signed? This is very strange

[Matt_In_NH]

holy shnikies

[GoBills808]

thats not joey bosa

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Does he play QB?

[BuffaloBillyG]

The Chargers must be pretty upset ..

[Draconator]

Ian got the Bosa's mixed up. 

 

 

[Mango]

That’s insane. I don’t know how you field a team with contracts like that. If they have to pay a QB at some point…sheesh. 

[Dablitzkrieg]

Just now, Mango said:

That’s insane. I don’t know how you field a team with contracts like that. If they have to pay a QB at some point…sheesh. 

Exactly

[msw2112]

I guess the QB money went to Bosa, while Purdy is on a 7th round draft pick's rookie contract.

[NoSaint]

1 minute ago, Mango said:

That’s insane. I don’t know how you field a team with contracts like that. If they have to pay a QB at some point…sheesh. 

In theory they are at least 3 years from dealing with that. Likely longer if you don’t think purdy is a franchise qb.

[mannc]

So Bosa won't be playing for the Jets on Monday night after all?

[Mango]

Just now, Dablitzkrieg said:

Exactly

The QB contract is starting to flirt with becoming prohibitive. 
 

The QB plus superstar WR1 combo is definitely prohibitive in modern terms. (Allen/Diggs are nearly $75M next season)

[Warcodered]

3 minutes ago, Mango said:

That’s insane. I don’t know how you field a team with contracts like that. If they have to pay a QB at some point…sheesh. 

I guess from there perspective they did just make a Mr. Irrelevant QB very relevant last season, so maybe they're not as worried about that. 🤷‍♂️

[Jerome007]

They guy is VERY good. But only QBs impact the game in a way that justifies this amount. Even him, Watt and Donald don't have as much impact as a Mahomes or Allen.

 

Well, not our problem

[Low Positive]

You can do that when you run the least QB-dependent offensive system in the NFL.

[Charles Romes]

It’s going to force Chris to sit or Brett to go broke, one or the other! 

Edited September 6, 2023 by Charles Romes

[cle23]

Myles Garrett at $25M per year is basically free at this point.

[Gregg]

8 minutes ago, Mango said:

That’s insane. I don’t know how you field a team with contracts like that. If they have to pay a QB at some point…sheesh. 

 

I doubt Purdy or Darnold break the bank anytime soon. 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

12 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

I’m old enough to remember when that was considered QB type money 

5 years ago. Guys like Bruce Smith must be wishing they were born 30 years later.

Edited September 6, 2023 by Buffalo_Stampede

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

2 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

5 years ago. Guys like Bruce Smith must be wishing they were born 30 years later.

maybe… but balanced with how it’s impossible it is to find stairmasters anymore …? 

[Charles Romes]

The Von deal with the upside of elite pass rushing on a sporadic basis is looking better and better.

[Gregg]

4 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

5 years ago. Guys like Bruce Smith must be wishing they were born 30 years later.

 

Could you imagine what Bruce or Reggie White would get with today's salaries. 

[Warriorspikes51]

Just now, Charles Romes said:

The Von deal with the upside of elite pass rushing on a sporadic basis is looking better and better.

It would be awesome if he recovers to still play at an elite level for 2-3 more seasons 

[GoBills808]

1 minute ago, Charles Romes said:

The Von deal with the upside of elite pass rushing on a sporadic basis is looking better and better.

i mean hes like a decade older

[The Jokeman]

Good luck to the Chiefs on getting Chris Jones signed. 

[BullBuchanan]

There's no chance he comes close to living up to that contract. Even if he gets 20 sacks a year, is 1.7M/sack even worth it? That would be like paying AJ Epenesa 10M last year.

It's far more realistic that he averages in the mid double digits ~15 for 2.8M/sack

[Marcus Aurelius]

24 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

I’m old enough to remember when that was considered QB type money 

I'm old enough to remember when $400,000 was Quarterback money.

[Big Blitz]

Wtf - this is before the Bosa deal.  

 

 

[BillsFan130]

29 minutes ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

I’m old enough to remember when that was considered QB type money 

Probably was top QB money like what, 10 years ago even?

 

Crazy how much the cap has skyrocketed 

[Buffalo_Stampede]

4 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:

Wtf - this is before the Bosa deal.  

 

 

It’s the zero qb plan.

 

If Purdy is actually good they’ll have to make a lot of tough decisions.

[BeavercreekBillsFan]

17 minutes ago, Mango said:

That’s insane. I don’t know how you field a team with contracts like that. If they have to pay a QB at some point…sheesh. 

That logic applies to 31 other nfl franchises where QB is the most important position. The Niners are one of one though, no other team is like them. QB is like the 15th most important position on the team. Once they got CMC for basically pennies, the qb spot became even less important for them. As long as a qb can be accurate on slants and hitting other wide open targets, the shanahan system will thrive. It’s insane but they can waste a top 3 pick on a qb, give up the farm to do that, and still thrive with the last pick in the draft at the helm. Their weapons are far and away the best in the league and the defense somehow got that much better with Hargrave in the mix. People say a rookie qb contract is the most valuable thing but actually the Niners have the advantage over everyone else because they can put anyone back there and their YAC monsters will win them games. It’s unreal but they keep going back to the NFC title game every year. 

[loveorhatembillsfan4life]

I’m pretty sure I came across some news stating that the Burrow contract  will be done this week and he will be the highest nfl paid player ever. 

Edited September 6, 2023 by loveorhatembillsfan4life

[AuntieEm]

10 minutes ago, Marcus Aurelius said:

I'm old enough to remember when $400,000 was Quarterback money.

 

I'm old enough to remember reading Ralph paid 40,000 for the rights to an NFL franchise in his 2nd choice of locations when he did not get the Miami franchise he wanted.

[BeavercreekBillsFan]

12 minutes ago, BullBuchanan said:

There's no chance he comes close to living up to that contract. Even if he gets 20 sacks a year, is 1.7M/sack even worth it? That would be like paying AJ Epenesa 10M last year.

It's far more realistic that he averages in the mid double digits ~15 for 2.8M/sack

Don’t be shortsighted though. He’s the best DE in the league. He commands attention at that position which frees up Armstead and now Hargrave to go to work. His value is off the charts and hard to measure. I’d be thrilled if the Bills have him. Outside of qB and maybe LT, having a guy that can consistently crush the qB especially on money downs is worth every penny. 

[ColoradoBills]

12 minutes ago, AuntieEm said:

 

I'm old enough to remember reading Ralph paid 40,000 for the rights to an NFL franchise in his 2nd choice of locations when he did not get the Miami franchise he wanted.

 

I remember when Rich Stadium opened my dad (worked at Westinghouse as a lathe operator) would work overtime on a Saturday 

to make more than enough money for him and me to go to 2 games including parking.  We brought food and drinks (you could do that back then).

 

I wonder how many hours the "average" worker has to work to do that today for the average NFL ticket/parking/food cost?

[Saint Doug]

1 hour ago, Over 29 years of fanhood said:

I’m old enough to remember when that was considered QB type money 

Sadly that wasn’t too long ago. 5 years?

[Brand J]

A lot of money tied up in a non-protected position like QB. For him and his team’s sake, hopefully he stays healthy, but that would be a “no” from me, dawg.

[4merper4mer]

1 hour ago, Draconator said:

Ian got the Bosa's mixed up. 

 

 

Schefter should learn to.  Write a sentence.