Month: June 2016

What To Keep In Mind Regarding Von Miller’s Contract

Joel Corry, a former sports agent who now writes for CBS Sports, shared his take on the Von Miller contract situation and what he expects will happen.

Summarizing some of his points:

• The framework is already in place. The $114.5M total over six years is not likely to change.
• Both Miller and the Broncos will need to make concessions on the finer points. For example, Miller should get more full guarantees than Olivier Vernon did but not the cash payout for the first season.
• Ndamukong Suh’s contract is an outlier in some aspects, so don’t expect Miller to exceed Suh’s contract in every way.
• The Broncos can afford to pay Miller as their franchise player for the next three years because quarterback Paxton Lynch will play on his rookie deal at a much lower salary. By the time Lynch is eligible for an extension (2019), Miller’s guaranteed money will likely run out.
• A deal likely won’t be reached until closer to the July 15 deadline for franchised players to sign long-term contracts with their teams.

I will expand on a few of these points.
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Does Participation In Minicamp Affect The Performance Of Franchise Tagged Players?

In comments regarding Von Miller yesterday, Lonestar said this:

History tells us that those that have been tagged come into camp out of shape, behind the rest of the team in terms of knowing the playbook.

[In] most cases injuries hurt them because they are not in camp ready to rock and roll.

I figured this statement would be easy enough to evaluate, so early this morning I put together a quick table of numerous position players that received the franchise tag since 2007. Continue reading Does Participation In Minicamp Affect The Performance Of Franchise Tagged Players?

The Status Of The Von Miller Extension Process: June 6-8, 2016

On Monday, at a joyous occasion at the White House, Von Miller said cheery things while standing next to Gary Kubiak:

We’ve made real progress over the last couple of days. I’m very optimistic about the whole thing.

On Wednesday, Miller and the Broncos traded some barbs privately via the media:

“Contract talks with Von Miller reach impasse after Broncos deadline passes without deal” —Mike Klis

“Not to say it can’t get done, but it will be very difficult for Denver and Von Miller to reach long-term agreement by July 15 deadline.” —Adam Schefter

I hope you didn’t too optimistic on Monday, and I hope you didn’t get too pessimistic on Wednesday.  This is just another step in the long progress of extending one of the NFL’s best players. Continue reading The Status Of The Von Miller Extension Process: June 6-8, 2016

Best And Worst Value Contracts For Each NFC Team

A few days ago, I reviewed what I believed to be the best and worst value contracts for the AFC teams. I will do the same for the NFC teams.

You can check my previous post for which contracts I considered, plus a reminder that just because one contract is the best or worst value for a particular team, does not make that a good or bad contract or among the best or worst in the NFL.
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