Carson4MVP Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 4 years for $48M. Not a bad # at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Nix Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 I’ll take it. He’s still very young and provides a lot of passion and energy to the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 So by next year or the year after, he'll be perennially hurt and averaging 3.7 YPC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Sorry, my inner pessimist came out for a second there. Joe is a good player, and given where the Bengals are talent wise there's really no reason they shouldn't have signed him. It was him, or the cash just sits out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INbengalfan Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 30 minutes ago, theJ said: So by next year or the year after, he'll be perennially hurt and averaging 3.7 YPC. Not at such a young age. Just doesn't seem like the kind of person he's shown to be here. 30 minutes ago, theJ said: Sorry, my inner pessimist came out for a second there. Joe is a good player, and given where the Bengals are talent wise there's really no reason they shouldn't have signed him. It was him, or the cash just sits out there. Agreed, unless they wanted Jackson or Lawson also. If they do come to a number,. a bigger contract has to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 I'm surprised he got that much. Market will be crowded next spring as the cap likely decreases. I would have guessed 8-9 mil per year rather than 12 for Mixon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INbengalfan Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 2 hours ago, sparky151 said: I'm surprised he got that much. Market will be crowded next spring as the cap likely decreases. I would have guessed 8-9 mil per year rather than 12 for Mixon. The reality is that it isn't that much. It's 4/48 added onto his existing contract. So think of it as 5/50 when you throw in year four of his rookie deal, which is more in line with what we were expecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carson4MVP Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 13 hours ago, INbengalfan said: The reality is that it isn't that much. It's 4/48 added onto his existing contract. So think of it as 5/50 when you throw in year four of his rookie deal, which is more in line with what we were expecting. I just came here to say the same thing. And the fact that he’s only 28 at the end of the contract. I think it’s a nice pretty smart contract for us. I’d imagine a good chunk of his signing bonus is absorbed in this years cap too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INbengalfan Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Carson4MVP said: I just came here to say the same thing. And the fact that he’s only 28 at the end of the contract. I think it’s a nice pretty smart contract for us. I’d imagine a good chunk of his signing bonus is absorbed in this years cap too. It is. i've seen the numbers since posting that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 In general I agree with not overpaying RB's, but i'm not going to get bent out of shape about it either. Like has been said, Mixon will still be in his prime at the END of this contract, is liked in the locker room, is one of our most vocal players, and shows the younger players that good players will be rewarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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