Comments on: McNabb’s real guarantee? $3.5 million

By: pandebailey

pandebailey — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:59:25 +0000

Can we please stop calling the NFL work agreements “contracts”? A contract is typically a binding agreement – “You work, and I pay – no options”.

In the NFL, its “You must work for me, but I can fire you and walk away anytime I like”. That’s not what anyone thinks of as a “contract”. They are one-sided work agreements.

By: knightringonow

knightringonow — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:37:26 +0000

@gooboy6 says: Nov 16, 2010 11:20 AM
ESPN = TMZ

ya know what, gooboy6? I have never once ever heard a retraction from TMZ. Not once ever. ESPN? Once a day. Blow it out your arse.

By: laffers

laffers — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:16:40 +0000

I don’t believe that he signed for a 3.5 guarantee!

By: nygiantstones

nygiantstones — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:15:02 +0000

The NFL (media coverage, Head Coach quotes, etc.) is like the Government. They tell big enough lies in the hopes that 99% of the population believes them; and they do. Same as any other mass media type of event. Tell the masses there’s a God, tell the masses McNabb got 40 mill guaranteed. It’s all the same.

By: finfanbernie

finfanbernie — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:09:26 +0000

Usually, the puffed-up guaranteed money has some semi-plausible basis in fact. In this case, even if we somehow treat the option bonus as guaranteed (which it most definitely isn’t), Smith’s report is $27.5 million off.

55.55 + 8.5 = 64.05 – 78 =13.95
55.55 + 8.5 +10 = 74.05 – 78 = 3.95

There isnt away that it equals 78 million but I dont see how you get 27.5 million off

By: kellyb9

kellyb9 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:47:06 +0000

@mathguy2 – Guaranteed money is all that matters in the NFL. He’ll never see the rest of it.

By: casophonic

casophonic — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:38:56 +0000

Why would they want him when he sucks?
And why would he want to stay when he could throw to Fitzgerald or Crabtree or Harvin?
Here’s why – If no deal is struck between the Players Union and the Owners, there is no marketplace in March for Donovan to shop himself or for Snyder to find some other lame-ass to overpay. If the standoff runs into training camp, there is not enough time for the Skins or Donnie to settle in with another party.
Both sides are protecting themselves – if the labor deal gets done, I bet they dump him.

By: chapnastier

chapnastier — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:31:49 +0000

“He’ll get an extra 3.5 million and then move on to Minn or Az and start winning again.”

Winning AGAIN? Good lord.

By: blackqbwhiterb

blackqbwhiterb — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:24:13 +0000

Thank God they didn’t really think he was going to be the guy for the next 5 years…..Now hopefully they draft Locker, or Dalton, or somebody good and MORE LINEMEN for Pete’s sake…….

By: ineptguy6

ineptguy6 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:15:03 +0000

Any amount above league minimum is too much considering his play.

BTW Steelers just released Reed and Signed Suisam(sp?)

By: mathguy2

mathguy2 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:13:00 +0000

@geemoney713: I agree that McNabb won’t get all $78M. My point is that while I agree with Florio about the guarantee — I can’t see any way to read a $40M guarantee into those numbers — I disagree with him when he says
“So it’s not a $78 million contract.”
It *is* a $78M contract… in exactly the same sense that Tom Brady’s 4-year extension this year is a $72M contract.

By: geemoney713

geemoney713 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:59:05 +0000

@mathguy2

The reason it isn’t close to 78M is cause they’ll only pay that much if they want to keep him. It’s likely they won’t hang on to him for 5 years at that pay.

By: cleverbob

cleverbob — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:50:36 +0000

Methinks McNabb will be wearing a new uniform in 2011.

By: pukey60

pukey60 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:46:53 +0000

Destined to play back up for Vick. How ironic is that?

By: skinzfan7

skinzfan7 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:46:09 +0000

Uhh, it’s a brilliant move by McNabb. He’ll continue to suck so the Redskins won’t resign him. He’ll get an extra 3.5 million and then move on to Minn or Az and start winning again.

By: mathguy2

mathguy2 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:39:33 +0000

3.5M guaranteed
+ 10M 2011 option bonus
+ 55.55M non-guaranteed base salaries
+ 8.5M per-game roster bonuses
————
77.55M total

That seems tolerably close to the reported $78M topline number.

By: alewatcher

alewatcher — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:37:50 +0000

The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away. $3.5 million is a lot more believable than $40 million for a 34 year old QB. Still too much, given what he’s done so far, but at least it’s not just flat-out batsh!t crazy. Even Al Davis must have been going, WTF?

By: pedsaregoodforsports

pedsaregoodforsports — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:25:25 +0000

WHY he signed ANY contract with them, when he could go to Minn or Az and play with better players is beyond me.

I guess he wants to beat the Eagles….oh wait, what happened last night?

Yeah Donny, smart move.

By: gooboy6

gooboy6 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:20:53 +0000

ESPN = TMZ