I've said it 1,000 times here and i get heat for it but it must be said. if i guy has
1. Long Hair
2. tattoos
3. diamond earrings
then you can't be my qb. Not a Kaepernick guy
I've said it 1,000 times here and i get heat for it but it must be said. if i guy has
1. Long Hair
2. tattoos
3. diamond earrings
then you can't be my qb. Not a Kaepernick guy
IF you're a 49ers fan you have to love this contract!!!!
First off, what other QBs are out there right now that can lead a team to the playoffs and the SuperBowl that they can sign?
He has goals he has to hit to get that guaranteed 61 first off.
You have to respect a NFL player like Kap right now. Not everyone would leave money on the table if they didn't hit goals. This is what every NFL contract should be. If you're going to be a guaranteed starter you should have to hit numbers to get paid. He doesn't get a guaranteed 61 million plus his goals, he has to hit his goals to earn that 61 and then more goals.
I think this is a great move on both sides. Yea Kap could have taken more money guaranteed but this way he stays motivated to work. How many players have you seen get the guaranteed money and then pack it in because they got paid? I can name a bunch. Players seem to have the best year in a contract year, why is that? They are only playing for the money! Kap is playing to win and become one of the greatest! He is using this contract to become a leader in the locker room, and to push himself to become better each year.
IF you're a 49ers fan you have to love this contract!!!!
First off, what other QBs are out there right now that can lead a team to the playoffs and the SuperBowl that they can sign?
He has goals he has to hit to get that guaranteed 61 first off.
You have to respect a NFL player like Kap right now. Not everyone would leave money on the table if they didn't hit goals. This is what every NFL contract should be. If you're going to be a guaranteed starter you should have to hit numbers to get paid. He doesn't get a guaranteed 61 million plus his goals, he has to hit his goals to earn that 61 and then more goals.
I think this is a great move on both sides. Yea Kap could have taken more money guaranteed but this way he stays motivated to work. How many players have you seen get the guaranteed money and then pack it in because they got paid? I can name a bunch. Players seem to have the best year in a contract year, why is that? They are only playing for the money! Kap is playing to win and become one of the greatest! He is using this contract to become a leader in the locker room, and to push himself to become better each year.
Stop with the whole "he can't read a defense, and he can't throw from the pocket" garbage...WHO DID HE HAVE TO THROW TO DURING THE REGUALR SEASON?
Teams would lock Boldin and Davis down and they could focus on the rush. Gore was still a beast who put up huge numbers when teams were game planning for him to get the work load.
Just wait and see what he does this season with an off season after a full season. He get's to work with great WR now and he has plenty of weapons.
I wish 49ers fans would understand the game before saying how much this contract is terrible. You hear big numbers and assume it's going to fail, you're not a real fan.
His instinct is to run out of the pocket( you obviously never watched the guy at Nevada when he was putting up 400 yard games), that has been his game before entering the NFL, because he is big and fast and he knows staying in the pocket will get him in trouble. Even though he left the pocket how many big hits did he take? NOT VERY MANY! You think a pocket passer is always the best? what happened to P. Manning, and why did his brother win in the playoffs and the SB? because he left the pocket and made passes to WR he trusted! If Kap has WR that can run routes and he can trust he will stay in longer and hit more targets., or hit more targets outside the pocket where he is great at buying time.
Stop with the whole "he can't read a defense, and he can't throw from the pocket" garbage...WHO DID HE HAVE TO THROW TO DURING THE REGUALR SEASON?
Teams would lock Boldin and Davis down and they could focus on the rush. Gore was still a beast who put up huge numbers when teams were game planning for him to get the work load.
Just wait and see what he does this season with an off season after a full season. He get's to work with great WR now and he has plenty of weapons.
I wish 49ers fans would understand the game before saying how much this contract is terrible. You hear big numbers and assume it's going to fail, you're not a real fan.
His instinct is to run out of the pocket( you obviously never watched the guy at Nevada when he was putting up 400 yard games), that has been his game before entering the NFL, because he is big and fast and he knows staying in the pocket will get him in trouble. Even though he left the pocket how many big hits did he take? NOT VERY MANY! You think a pocket passer is always the best? what happened to P. Manning, and why did his brother win in the playoffs and the SB? because he left the pocket and made passes to WR he trusted! If Kap has WR that can run routes and he can trust he will stay in longer and hit more targets., or hit more targets outside the pocket where he is great at buying time.
From MMQB-always a good read:
1) I think that the reports of $110 million or $126 million are just meaningless numbers. As readers of this space know, NFL contracts are not like NBA and MLB contracts, where reported values are real. Even the guarantee is, well, not really all guaranteed. My sense is the reported $61 million guarantee—vaulting Kaepernick to the top of the list in NFL guaranteed money—will be “stair-stepped,” with annual triggers activating different amounts of guaranteed money at different stages of the contract (thus not a “true” guarantee). As reported by Pro Football Talk, the $110 million contract is, in actuality, a $13 million contract and then “we’ll see.” Certainly, the expectation is that Kaepernick will earn tens of millions of dollars in future guarantees that activate April 1 in each of the next four years, but as of now those guarantees are for injury only (should he be unable to play the following season due to serious injury), a guarantee of relative little value.
2) I think the length of Kaepernick’s rookie contract was a key factor. While the NFL took a sledgehammer to the previous rookie compensation system in the new collective bargaining agreement, Kaepernick was one of the few golden ticket winners. Although the second-round earnings on his rookie deal ($5.1 million over four years) paled in comparison to first-round riches, he was not saddled with a team option for a fifth year like first-rounders are—for example, the Panthers’ Cam Newton. That would have given the Niners two more years of contract control, and the lack of such leverage worked to Kaepernick’s benefit.
3) I think the 49ers may have played a heavy hand due to Kaepernick’s highly undervalued existing contract. While all the comparable quarterbacks who received extensions over the past year—Joe Flacco, Aaron Rodgers, Tony Romo, Matt Ryan and Jay Cutler—would have earned double-digit millions the next year absent an extension, Kaepernick would have made approximately $1 million in 2014. With an always-present injury risk, the team used his undersized 2014 salary as a hammer here.
4) I think Kaepernick showed some admirable loyalty to his agent. It was no secret around the NFL that many of the most powerful agents were circling, anxious to corral one of the top players in the game. With the barbarians at the gate, Kaepernick remained loyal to the agent who helped get him to where he is, Scott Smith of XAM Sports. Too many players leave agents for bigger agents or agencies when their careers advance to another level. Those agents who had been targeting Kaepernick will now pounce on the lack of guarantees in the contract, with the implication that they could have negotiated a much more favorable deal had he switched to them.
5) I think that, based on their structuring of other veteran contracts, the 49ers are tying significant earnings in the contract to per-game roster bonuses. This feature, which I used in Green Bay and is used by several clubs, allows the player to collect money every week as long as he suits up, while protecting the team if he does not. Using these clauses with Kaepernick, their most important player, would pave the way for their use in upcoming extension talks for players such as Michael Crabtree, Mike Iupati and Aldon Smith.
In sum, the 49ers traded striking announced numbers in exchange for the structure that they wanted: a pay-as-you-go, year-to-year contract with protections for injury and downturn in performance. Kaepernick will play for $13 million in 2014 instead of $1 million; that we know. Beyond that, time will tell.
In conclusion, Calm The F Down, People! Move along, nothing to see here.............sky is not, I repeat, NOT falling. Couldn't see it anyway, what with all the fog in SF
From MMQB-always a good read:
1) I think that the reports of $110 million or $126 million are just meaningless numbers. As readers of this space know, NFL contracts are not like NBA and MLB contracts, where reported values are real. Even the guarantee is, well, not really all guaranteed. My sense is the reported $61 million guarantee—vaulting Kaepernick to the top of the list in NFL guaranteed money—will be “stair-stepped,” with annual triggers activating different amounts of guaranteed money at different stages of the contract (thus not a “true” guarantee). As reported by Pro Football Talk, the $110 million contract is, in actuality, a $13 million contract and then “we’ll see.” Certainly, the expectation is that Kaepernick will earn tens of millions of dollars in future guarantees that activate April 1 in each of the next four years, but as of now those guarantees are for injury only (should he be unable to play the following season due to serious injury), a guarantee of relative little value.
2) I think the length of Kaepernick’s rookie contract was a key factor. While the NFL took a sledgehammer to the previous rookie compensation system in the new collective bargaining agreement, Kaepernick was one of the few golden ticket winners. Although the second-round earnings on his rookie deal ($5.1 million over four years) paled in comparison to first-round riches, he was not saddled with a team option for a fifth year like first-rounders are—for example, the Panthers’ Cam Newton. That would have given the Niners two more years of contract control, and the lack of such leverage worked to Kaepernick’s benefit.
3) I think the 49ers may have played a heavy hand due to Kaepernick’s highly undervalued existing contract. While all the comparable quarterbacks who received extensions over the past year—Joe Flacco, Aaron Rodgers, Tony Romo, Matt Ryan and Jay Cutler—would have earned double-digit millions the next year absent an extension, Kaepernick would have made approximately $1 million in 2014. With an always-present injury risk, the team used his undersized 2014 salary as a hammer here.
4) I think Kaepernick showed some admirable loyalty to his agent. It was no secret around the NFL that many of the most powerful agents were circling, anxious to corral one of the top players in the game. With the barbarians at the gate, Kaepernick remained loyal to the agent who helped get him to where he is, Scott Smith of XAM Sports. Too many players leave agents for bigger agents or agencies when their careers advance to another level. Those agents who had been targeting Kaepernick will now pounce on the lack of guarantees in the contract, with the implication that they could have negotiated a much more favorable deal had he switched to them.
5) I think that, based on their structuring of other veteran contracts, the 49ers are tying significant earnings in the contract to per-game roster bonuses. This feature, which I used in Green Bay and is used by several clubs, allows the player to collect money every week as long as he suits up, while protecting the team if he does not. Using these clauses with Kaepernick, their most important player, would pave the way for their use in upcoming extension talks for players such as Michael Crabtree, Mike Iupati and Aldon Smith.
In sum, the 49ers traded striking announced numbers in exchange for the structure that they wanted: a pay-as-you-go, year-to-year contract with protections for injury and downturn in performance. Kaepernick will play for $13 million in 2014 instead of $1 million; that we know. Beyond that, time will tell.
In conclusion, Calm The F Down, People! Move along, nothing to see here.............sky is not, I repeat, NOT falling. Couldn't see it anyway, what with all the fog in SF
From MMQB-always a good read:
1) I think that the reports of $110 million or $126 million are just meaningless numbers. As readers of this space know, NFL contracts are not like NBA and MLB contracts, where reported values are real. Even the guarantee is, well, not really all guaranteed. My sense is the reported $61 million guarantee—vaulting Kaepernick to the top of the list in NFL guaranteed money—will be “stair-stepped,” with annual triggers activating different amounts of guaranteed money at different stages of the contract (thus not a “true” guarantee). As reported by Pro Football Talk, the $110 million contract is, in actuality, a $13 million contract and then “we’ll see.” Certainly, the expectation is that Kaepernick will earn tens of millions of dollars in future guarantees that activate April 1 in each of the next four years, but as of now those guarantees are for injury only (should he be unable to play the following season due to serious injury), a guarantee of relative little value.
2) I think the length of Kaepernick’s rookie contract was a key factor. While the NFL took a sledgehammer to the previous rookie compensation system in the new collective bargaining agreement, Kaepernick was one of the few golden ticket winners. Although the second-round earnings on his rookie deal ($5.1 million over four years) paled in comparison to first-round riches, he was not saddled with a team option for a fifth year like first-rounders are—for example, the Panthers’ Cam Newton. That would have given the Niners two more years of contract control, and the lack of such leverage worked to Kaepernick’s benefit.
3) I think the 49ers may have played a heavy hand due to Kaepernick’s highly undervalued existing contract. While all the comparable quarterbacks who received extensions over the past year—Joe Flacco, Aaron Rodgers, Tony Romo, Matt Ryan and Jay Cutler—would have earned double-digit millions the next year absent an extension, Kaepernick would have made approximately $1 million in 2014. With an always-present injury risk, the team used his undersized 2014 salary as a hammer here.
4) I think Kaepernick showed some admirable loyalty to his agent. It was no secret around the NFL that many of the most powerful agents were circling, anxious to corral one of the top players in the game. With the barbarians at the gate, Kaepernick remained loyal to the agent who helped get him to where he is, Scott Smith of XAM Sports. Too many players leave agents for bigger agents or agencies when their careers advance to another level. Those agents who had been targeting Kaepernick will now pounce on the lack of guarantees in the contract, with the implication that they could have negotiated a much more favorable deal had he switched to them.
5) I think that, based on their structuring of other veteran contracts, the 49ers are tying significant earnings in the contract to per-game roster bonuses. This feature, which I used in Green Bay and is used by several clubs, allows the player to collect money every week as long as he suits up, while protecting the team if he does not. Using these clauses with Kaepernick, their most important player, would pave the way for their use in upcoming extension talks for players such as Michael Crabtree, Mike Iupati and Aldon Smith.
In sum, the 49ers traded striking announced numbers in exchange for the structure that they wanted: a pay-as-you-go, year-to-year contract with protections for injury and downturn in performance. Kaepernick will play for $13 million in 2014 instead of $1 million; that we know. Beyond that, time will tell.
In conclusion, Calm The F Down, People! Move along, nothing to see here.............sky is not, I repeat, NOT falling. Couldn't see it anyway, what with all the fog in SF
From MMQB-always a good read:
1) I think that the reports of $110 million or $126 million are just meaningless numbers. As readers of this space know, NFL contracts are not like NBA and MLB contracts, where reported values are real. Even the guarantee is, well, not really all guaranteed. My sense is the reported $61 million guarantee—vaulting Kaepernick to the top of the list in NFL guaranteed money—will be “stair-stepped,” with annual triggers activating different amounts of guaranteed money at different stages of the contract (thus not a “true” guarantee). As reported by Pro Football Talk, the $110 million contract is, in actuality, a $13 million contract and then “we’ll see.” Certainly, the expectation is that Kaepernick will earn tens of millions of dollars in future guarantees that activate April 1 in each of the next four years, but as of now those guarantees are for injury only (should he be unable to play the following season due to serious injury), a guarantee of relative little value.
2) I think the length of Kaepernick’s rookie contract was a key factor. While the NFL took a sledgehammer to the previous rookie compensation system in the new collective bargaining agreement, Kaepernick was one of the few golden ticket winners. Although the second-round earnings on his rookie deal ($5.1 million over four years) paled in comparison to first-round riches, he was not saddled with a team option for a fifth year like first-rounders are—for example, the Panthers’ Cam Newton. That would have given the Niners two more years of contract control, and the lack of such leverage worked to Kaepernick’s benefit.
3) I think the 49ers may have played a heavy hand due to Kaepernick’s highly undervalued existing contract. While all the comparable quarterbacks who received extensions over the past year—Joe Flacco, Aaron Rodgers, Tony Romo, Matt Ryan and Jay Cutler—would have earned double-digit millions the next year absent an extension, Kaepernick would have made approximately $1 million in 2014. With an always-present injury risk, the team used his undersized 2014 salary as a hammer here.
4) I think Kaepernick showed some admirable loyalty to his agent. It was no secret around the NFL that many of the most powerful agents were circling, anxious to corral one of the top players in the game. With the barbarians at the gate, Kaepernick remained loyal to the agent who helped get him to where he is, Scott Smith of XAM Sports. Too many players leave agents for bigger agents or agencies when their careers advance to another level. Those agents who had been targeting Kaepernick will now pounce on the lack of guarantees in the contract, with the implication that they could have negotiated a much more favorable deal had he switched to them.
5) I think that, based on their structuring of other veteran contracts, the 49ers are tying significant earnings in the contract to per-game roster bonuses. This feature, which I used in Green Bay and is used by several clubs, allows the player to collect money every week as long as he suits up, while protecting the team if he does not. Using these clauses with Kaepernick, their most important player, would pave the way for their use in upcoming extension talks for players such as Michael Crabtree, Mike Iupati and Aldon Smith.
In sum, the 49ers traded striking announced numbers in exchange for the structure that they wanted: a pay-as-you-go, year-to-year contract with protections for injury and downturn in performance. Kaepernick will play for $13 million in 2014 instead of $1 million; that we know. Beyond that, time will tell.
In conclusion, Calm The F Down, People! Move along, nothing to see here.............sky is not, I repeat, NOT falling. Couldn't see it anyway, what with all the fog in SF
Worst contract in history of sports? Hmm, I would suggest A-Rod in baseball and Kobe last contract and you have a lot to learn about NFL's contracts...
Worst contract in history of sports? Hmm, I would suggest A-Rod in baseball and Kobe last contract and you have a lot to learn about NFL's contracts...
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