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Trevor Lawrence potentially staying for senior year


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On 10/28/2020 at 2:00 PM, NYRaider said:

All of the Jets recent poor personnel decisions and coaching hires were made by Mike Maccagnan. We'll have to see what Joe Douglas does and his vision for the team but adding Becton at OT and Mims at WR were good moves to support a young quarterback. Plus they have some extra draft capital to work with this year due to the Adams trade so it may not take them long to turn the ship around if Lawrence is as good as advertised. Draft Lawrence, add some more weapons in free agency/draft, and hire Bieniemy as the head coach and they wouldn't be in a terrible spot. 

Plus for Lawrence if he's the guy that can turn it around for the Jets and get them back into contention he will basically be a demi-god in NYC. 

This goes underappreciated.

We see how quickly it worked for the Dolphins, who were basically having a fire sale the last two years. 

If Joe Douglas is good at his job, it shouldn't take that much time with that sort of capital. They have Becton and Mims, as mentioned. Add in Perine, Doctson*, Herndon, Crowder,  and Perriman on offense assuming all return, and a couple solid O-line guys, and you don't have an absolutely empty cupboard of an offense. By no means great, but we've seen worse options at skilk positions, and that's further assuming some of their draft picks don't go to those roles as well. 

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On 11/5/2020 at 9:23 AM, THE DUKE said:

It's also taking a year off the back end of his NFL career when he'll be getting paid the most, not to mention the endorsements aren't going to make up for a fully guaranteed NFL contract in additional to the more plentiful endorsements he'd get as an NFL rookie.  Especially in a big market like New York if the Jets tank comes to fruition.

People bring that up as a selling point for going to New York, but he would probably need more endorsements because the cost of living is so much higher there.  When all the dust settles, does going to New York really mean more money from the endorsement side of things?  I don't know the answer to this, but have always wondered.

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7 hours ago, Uncle Buck said:

People bring that up as a selling point for going to New York, but he would probably need more endorsements because the cost of living is so much higher there.  When all the dust settles, does going to New York really mean more money from the endorsement side of things?  I don't know the answer to this, but have always wondered.

It probably used to before 24 hour television and the internet made marketing a nonstop, worldwide business as opposed to a targeted, regional one. It might still play a factor for non stars. I've seen many middle of the road Lions players doing local endorsements over the years for car dealerships, restaurants, furniture companies, etc. I imagine middle of the road players in larger markets probably make a little more for doing those and there's probably more options.

But as a star, the TV is plastered with Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes, and Baker Mayfield whose markets are 22nd, 27th, and 14th respectively. Someone like Lawrence is going to be doing ads for whatever shoe company he signs with (Nike, Adidas, Under Armor), a nationwide insurance company (State Farm, Progressive, etc.), a streaming service (Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc.), and who knows what else. In order to keep those types of endorsements, he'll have to live up to his draft hype of course.

The players that truly want to maximize their earnings would be best to do so in a state with no income tax (Florida, Nevada, Texas, Washington), keeping an average of 13% more of their salary.

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On 11/30/2020 at 9:20 AM, Uncle Buck said:

People bring that up as a selling point for going to New York, but he would probably need more endorsements because the cost of living is so much higher there.  When all the dust settles, does going to New York really mean more money from the endorsement side of things?  I don't know the answer to this, but have always wondered.

Baker Mayfield ranked in the top 10 among active players in earnings from NFLPA licensing last year at $1.1m... and that doesn't include the endorsement money he's pulling in from Progressive, Hulu, etc. where they aren't using any NFL stadium, jersey, etc. as an identifier and just count on people recognizing the name/face of Baker, which account for millions more.  Multiple millions more per year do more than account for COLA differential between markets.  And this is Baker Mayfield we're talking about who, aside from one year, hasn't been an outstanding pro.  Going to a large market can serve as a significantly larger cushion or protection against the level of play affecting your ability to pull down the endorsement bucks, so long as you have a decent personality (Trevor does) and a recognizable face (as long as Trevor doesn't cut the hair, he's got a standout-look).

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On 11/30/2020 at 5:28 PM, cp0k2 said:

 Someone like Lawrence is going to be doing ads for whatever shoe company he signs with (Nike, Adidas, Under Armor), a nationwide insurance company (State Farm, Progressive, etc.), a streaming service (Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc.), and who knows what else. In order to keep those types of endorsements, he'll have to live up to his draft hype of course.

... he's getting Head and Shoulders, Suave or whatever shampoo right?
Actually, if he was drafted by the Jets and the Jets owner is Woody Johnson and his fortune is related to Johnson & Johnson... could Lawrence get a J&J Shampoo/products (Aveeno, Neutrogena, Johnson)  endorsement deal or is that considered cheating the salary cap?

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