MWil23 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Superb Owl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 That's wholly unnecessary, but a drop in the bucket and not likely to be impactful financially. Just kind of weird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 That's like, pennies. How can someone NOT like this? Seriously, waiting to hear arguments for paying a guy this little. What's the downside? Do you really think that WFT is now out of the QB market because they resigned a guy for less than $5mm/yr? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, ET80 said: That's like, pennies. How can someone NOT like this? Seriously, waiting to hear arguments for paying a guy this little. What's the downside? Do you really think that WFT is now out of the QB market because they resigned a guy for less than $5mm/yr? Yeah, I filtered by "veteran status" to remove the rookie contracts from the equation, so you'd get something like this: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/rankings/average/quarterback/veteran/ If you view Case Keenum as an average/above average backup QB in the NFL, which I think most would agree with, then he's making $6 million. Heinecke is directly below him, and directly below him is Chase Daniel. From there, things falloff pretty quickly in the Chad Henne/Nathan Peterman range. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Good price for Heinicke after he showed a little magic imo ... It can’t be very hard to get out of this deal if he never flashes again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 24 minutes ago, ET80 said: That's like, pennies. How can someone NOT like this? Seriously, waiting to hear arguments for paying a guy this little. What's the downside? Do you really think that WFT is now out of the QB market because they resigned a guy for less than $5mm/yr? Its also for 2 freaking years. Anyone slamming this is trolling. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiffyJag Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 TH's problem has always been staying healthy, and even in his big game against Tampa he managed to get himself injured by not protecting himself. Hopefully it was just him putting it all out there for the playoffs, because he'll need to learn to protect himself if he wants to start more than 2 games at a time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, MKnight82 said: Its also for 2 freaking years. Anyone slamming this is trolling. People seem to ignore the value of having a guy who understands your system and sits in the QB room every week, watching film with your starter and coaching staff and crafting up the weekly plans. Guys like Heineke will never get a starting gig and play above his pay grade, but he'll be a psuedo QB Coach, providing extra insight to every gameplan and serving as another set of eyes to rely on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 1 minute ago, ET80 said: People seem to ignore the value of having a guy who understands your system and sits in the QB room every week, watching film with your starter and coaching staff and crafting up the weekly plans. Guys like Heineke will never get a starting gig and play above his pay grade, but he'll be a psuedo QB Coach, providing extra insight to every gameplan and serving as another set of eyes to rely on. Having a quality backup that can also provide a spark and give you an opportunity to win vs. "OH NOOOOOO!!!!" is also extremely valuable. Ask Fitzpatrick, Kelly Holcomb, Nick Foles, etc. They may not be viable long term, but they don't have to be. They just have to weather the storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucsfan333 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWood21 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 2 hours ago, MKnight82 said: I think after that playoff game you have to at least see what you have in this guy. This is pennies for a QB so it's a good contract. We have plenty of cap space too. They traded for Kyle Allen last year and he will still be cheap this year. I can't imagine we don't bring in at least 1 new face to the QB room in either a draft pick or a vet. I think this contract spells the end for Alex Smith in Washington. No. Pennies would have been offering him the ERFA this year, and the RFA next year. There really wasn't a good football reason to make this move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKnight82 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 18 minutes ago, CWood21 said: No. Pennies would have been offering him the ERFA this year, and the RFA next year. There really wasn't a good football reason to make this move. He was a RFA not a ERFA. You can't tender him original round cause he was an UDFA so someone could just steal him if they want. 2nd round tender would cost around 3.2 mil, plus you're getting the 2nd year in case he blows up and is awesome. If not I expect there's an out for the 2nd year. You're really going to quibble over $1 mil for a QB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 So Alex Smith is done right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny/Patrick Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 32 minutes ago, SteelKing728 said: So Alex Smith is done right? We thought so but the SOB is tough as nails, must be the tigers blood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aceinthehouse Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I don't care who slams this deal. Taylor Heinicke looked better than Mahommes, Rodgers & Brees vs Tampa Bay SB Champs. I like the direction of where things are going. Smart move! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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