Romo asking for $30M guaranteed

[Atlanta Dan]

Originally Posted by Big D

I might get stones thrown at me, But quite honestly I wouldnt want the steelers to give ben 30 million in guarantees at this stage of his career.

What keeps an A-Rod situation from happening is the cap

[Big D]

Originally Posted by Atlanta Dan

What keeps an A-Rod situation from happening is the cap

But teams can avoid the cap by signing bonuses correct? I just dont understand how rookie contracts keep inflating

[fansince'76]

Originally Posted by Big D

I might get stones thrown at me, But quite honestly I wouldnt want the steelers to give ben 30 million in guarantees at this stage of his career.

No stones coming from this direction - I wouldn't want the Steelers to either at this point, and Ben has actually DONE something in the league. Which shows how preposterous this proposed deal really is.

[Big D]

Originally Posted by fansince'76

No stones coming from this direction - I wouldn't want the Steelers to either at this point, and Ben has actually DONE something in the league. Which shows how preposterous this proposed deal really is.

like winning a superbowl.

[MasterOfPuppets]

Originally Posted by Big D

I might get stones thrown at me, But quite honestly I wouldnt want the steelers to give ben 30 million in guarantees at this stage of his career.

bens stats will have to improve big time ,over what he's done in the last few years to ask for that kinda money.if you want top 5 money you have to have top 5 stats.

[Big D]

Originally Posted by MasterOfPuppets

bens stats will have to improve big time ,over what he's done in the last few years to ask for that kinda money.if you want top 5 money you have to have top 5 stats.

exactly! I would much rather have conservitive ownership like the rooneys then a loose cannon free spending owner like daniel snider

[Haiku_Dirtt]

Originally Posted by Big D

well if an overrated fat jamarcus russell can bamboozel al davis into a 31 million dollard guaranteed contract without even taking a snap the tony homo has to be worth at least 60

Isn't that how the housing bubble inflated?

[Haiku_Dirtt]

Originally Posted by Atlanta Dan

What keeps an A-Rod situation from happening is the cap

Imagine what Schneider would do with his roster without the cap. Would Brady backup Manning or would Manning backup Brady?

[Big D]

Originally Posted by Haiku_Dirtt

Imagine what Schneider would do with his roster without the cap. Would Brady backup Manning or would Manning backup Brady?

exactly. Or who would be the giver, or who would be the reciever

[alittlejazzbird]

Originally Posted by Big D

I might get stones thrown at me, But quite honestly I wouldnt want the steelers to give ben 30 million in guarantees at this stage of his career.

The thing is, though, Ben already has a Super Bowl ring and is showing signs that another is on the horizon somewhere down the road. So the case can be made, based on his career record, that he should be paid more than Romo.

I have to think the Cowboys are going to balk at that $30 million figure. I mean, how many games has Romo started? He's not exactly battle tested, and he was responsible for the fumbled snap that lost their playoff game (notice how everyone has conveniently forgotten that debacle?).

To quote a typical mutual fund prospectus, "past performance does not guarantee future results," but IMO Ben's Super Bowl ring and a 37-12 won-loss record as a starter (including post-season) are together worth more than Romo's fumbled snap and handful of wins. I guess it remains to be seen where the salary bar ends up being set.