Matt Ryan Signs 6 year $72m Deal. $34.75m Guaranteed.

FinGator · 05-21-2008, 09:33 AM

This is ridiculous. Just shows you how cheap we got Long. I know there is a premium on quarterbacks, but a $15m increase from last year's first quarterback AND 2 PICKS LATER?!?

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,195...591406,00.html

FinGator · 05-21-2008, 09:34 AM

Sorry. $11m increase. I can't add or subtract.

dolpns13 · 05-21-2008, 09:40 AM

Yeah, it is very ridiculous.. I hope this doesnt piss off jake so much that he gets disgruntled and says he isnt playing unless they restructure his contract

SabanHater · 05-21-2008, 09:41 AM

QB's always get paid. It's the hardest position on the field.

BobDole · 05-21-2008, 09:43 AM

looks like we didn't overpay for jake as some thought. if he doesn't pan out, how many years will that set them back? nutty.

dolpns13 · 05-21-2008, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by BobDole

looks like we didn't overpay for jake as some thought. if he doesn't pan out, how many years will that set them back? nutty.

a decade. and with that oline and a failry marginal running game he is going to get brutalized out there. Might be the next ryan leaf in the making.
Poor Arther, he is SUCH a glutton for punishment

BobDole · 05-21-2008, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by dolpns13

a decade. and with that oline and a failry marginal running game he is going to get brutalized out there. Might be the next ryan leaf in the making.
Poor Arther, he is SUCH a glutton for punishment

i know. they better get their shtuff together and quick. not a good situation for a rook to be walking into at all. we'll see.

BillsFanInPeace · 05-21-2008, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by BobDole

looks like we didn't overpay for jake as some thought. if he doesn't pan out, how many years will that set them back? nutty.

Heck they will be bad for a long time, heck they are still trying to get over the dog killer

BobDole · 05-21-2008, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BillsFanInPeace

Heck they will be bad for a long time, heck they are still trying to get over the dog killer

that's gonna haunt them forever. vick really screwed them over. too bad it wasn't people he was fighting, killing, and burying - because we all would have forgotten by now. priorities are awesome.

RonMexico7 · 05-21-2008, 09:54 AM

lf there was talk of him asking for that pre-draft, might have been a reason why the fins went for jake....

ckparrothead · 05-21-2008, 09:55 AM

By my calculations, Ryan is receiving 3.3 percent less in guaranteed money per year in his contract compared with Jake Long. But, he's receiving at least 16 percent more total money per year compared with Jake Long. My calculations take into account one newly revealed fact and two assumptions.

FACT: Jake Long's deal is actually 6 years in length. The 6th years is voidable upon meeting two conditions. One is he must be on the Dolphins' roster 5 days after the finish to his 5th season. Two is he must play in 35 percent of the Dolphins' offensive snaps in 2008, and 45 percent in 2009, 2010, 2011 or 2012. This can be considered a relatively easy to void final year.

ASSUMPTION: The $57.75 million total contract figure given by the press must include the salary for this 6th and final year. It may be voidable, and it may not be terribly difficult to void it, but it is still voidable at Jake's discretion if he meets certain conditions. Therefore you count the 6th year's salary until such time as Jake decides that he's going to void it.

ASSUMPTION: In a normally escalating set of salaries, that 6th year's salary is PROBABLY around $6 million. That's not a terribly huge assumption at all. If you map it out, it sounds about right...considering he's got about 27.75 million in salary paid over the course of 6 years.

What this all means is that effectively, if Jake voids his final year, the contract is probably about 5 years, $51.75 million. That's the number I'm building in until I hear differently about one of my assumptions.

ckparrothead · 05-21-2008, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by RonMexico7

lf there was talk of him asking for that pre-draft, might have been a reason why the fins went for jake....

They never really entertained the idea of drafting Matt Ryan. It was all Jake Long or Chris Long, with an outside shot of Vernon Gholston.

dolpns13 · 05-21-2008, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BobDole

that's gonna haunt them forever. vick really screwed them over. too bad it wasn't people he was fighting, killing, and burying - because we all would have forgotten by now. priorities are awesome.

hed be on death row, where he should be now

BobDole · 05-21-2008, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by dolpns13

hed be on death row, where he should be now

just like ray lewis?

dolpns13 · 05-21-2008, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by BobDole

just like ray lewis?

well, if he were found guilty... I hope

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ckparrothead Premium Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 32,876 Thanks: 16 Thanked 2,059 Times in 670 Posts FH Badges Total Awards: 1	By my calculations, Ryan is receiving 3.3 percent less in guaranteed money per year in his contract compared with Jake Long. But, he's receiving at least 16 percent more total money per year compared with Jake Long. My calculations take into account one newly revealed fact and two assumptions. FACT: Jake Long's deal is actually 6 years in length. The 6th years is voidable upon meeting two conditions. One is he must be on the Dolphins' roster 5 days after the finish to his 5th season. Two is he must play in 35 percent of the Dolphins' offensive snaps in 2008, and 45 percent in 2009, 2010, 2011 or 2012. This can be considered a relatively easy to void final year. ASSUMPTION: The $57.75 million total contract figure given by the press must include the salary for this 6th and final year. It may be voidable, and it may not be terribly difficult to void it, but it is still voidable at Jake's discretion if he meets certain conditions. Therefore you count the 6th year's salary until such time as Jake decides that he's going to void it. ASSUMPTION: In a normally escalating set of salaries, that 6th year's salary is PROBABLY around $6 million. That's not a terribly huge assumption at all. If you map it out, it sounds about right...considering he's got about 27.75 million in salary paid over the course of 6 years. What this all means is that effectively, if Jake voids his final year, the contract is probably about 5 years, $51.75 million. That's the number I'm building in until I hear differently about one of my assumptions. __________________ Good luck with the Skins, JT. You'll always be "Ozone" to me...

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05-21-2008, 09:34 AM	#2
FinGator Rookie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 10 Thanks: 18 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Sorry. $11m increase. I can't add or subtract.

05-21-2008, 09:54 AM	#10
RonMexico7 Starter Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 161 Thanks: 6 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	lf there was talk of him asking for that pre-draft, might have been a reason why the fins went for jake....