Ramius Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Since Fletcher is a hot topic, Chris Brown was talking about what Fletcher may be worth on the market in his blog. Jacksonville just signed their MLB, who had better #'s than Fletcher, to a 5 year 25 mil deal with a 10 mil SB. Just some food for thought regarding Fletcher. SMITH DEAL IMPACTS FLETCHER: Jacksonville LB Daryl Smith just signed a five-year extension with the Jaguars Thursday. It's reportedly worth $25 million and includes $10 million in bonuses. If Fletcher was hoping to get more than that he might be out of luck. Smith moved to MLB this season after the season-ending injury to Mike Peterson, and it's believed he will remain in the middle and that Peterson will move to the weak side next season. Smith finished with 170 tackles this past season (Fletcher had 157) and he's averaged 144 tackles the past two seasons. He's also just 24 years old. Fletcher will be 32 next season. If Fletcher hits the open market a lot of teams will use Smith's better tackle stats, younger age and subsequent contract figures against him if he asks for more money than Smith got. I'm not saying it's right, I'm just saying it will probably happen. Fletcher is also not likely to get a five-year deal anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Something tells me Fletch would love to kick the crap out of Daryl Smith right about now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermike Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 So, maybe three years, $12 million, including a $4M signing bonus for Fletch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDawkinstein Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 8 year age difference means one is just starting to get good, and one is just about to fall apart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 So, maybe three years, $12 million, including a $4M signing bonus for Fletch? I was gonna say that Fletch should expect 3 years 13-15 mil, with a 6 mil SB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clumping platelets Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I would consider $3 million/ yr or more if I remembered him making a tackle behind the line of scrimmage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Maybe we bring back Fletcher! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millstone twnsp nj bills fan Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I would consider $3 million/ yr or more if I remembered him making a tackle behind the line of scrimmage Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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