1000% yes. If you can sign Barkley, then target a RB on Day 2, you're pretty much allocating ~$14M to the position while drastically improving it from a talent standpoint. That still leaves you ~$58M to potentially bring in a game-changer in the secondary as well as re-sign your other players and bring in rookies. I do think if we decide to bring in a pass rusher or a LB instead of a DB, it will be difficult fill out the depth on the roster with actual talent, but I'm also not a cap expert.
If they cash in on another sign-and-trade, oh brother! IMO, Andy Reid seems confident they will reach an agreement with Chris Jones.
Yeah, I'm not a big fan of spending a bunch of $ on a RB, but if that's all it takes, for 3 years? Hell yes.
Not to mention, he’s gone in 3 years right when you need to start talking to Stroud and WAJ… feels like people don’t understand that. We can make any contract amount happen as long as it’s done before those guys are up.
A 3 year contract is risky at his age, so I'd definitely be looking at snatching the top RB in the draft next year or the following year. Saquon will be on the decline year 3, unless he beats the odds, but those treads might be wearing thin. For RB1 (top-12) production, a shockingly high 85% of peak seasons are from players between the ages of 22-28. For truly elite (250+ PPR points) production, of elite seasons 96.6% take place prior to a player turning 29.
Just because the contract is 3 years, it doesn't mean his guarantee is 3 years. It'll probably only cover 2 years of guarantee money, then they can cut bait and draft a RB in the next few years as his replacement. For Barkley, 3 years "$36 to $38mil" is perfectly fine.
Negotiation is not just asking what he wants. It's finding out how much he'll take to sign with you. I think $12.3M/y is steep with other RBs available. But if YOU would, that is an answer to the question.
1. So he’ll be coming off this contract at age 30, same age as Henry right now. 2. He’s the same age as CMC, should the niners drop him since the best days are behind him? 3. Who are you drafting next year? And that means you are down for a retread this year, followed by a rookie year, then we finally get going with the 2nd year RB annnnnnnnnd it’s time to pay CJ, cool. we are trying to maximize rookie deal CJ. That means all the weapons NOW. Not a potentially good rb 2 years from now. Look at it this way, if the the Packers signed Saquon, are you calling it a dumb signing? Or are you thinking they are going all the way in the next two years?
Wrong about what. I didn't write it. Was just sharing info on age percentiles of top running backs per age group. By the way, 72% of the time you act like an as* with your snarky remarks.
