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Still surreal to me that the Lions are playing in the NFC CHAMPIONSHIP today for a berth in The SUPER BOWL. Whatever happens today barring a complete blowout in which the Lions didn't show up, the season has been a massive success. Still, NFL teams that don't have Patrick Mahomes only get so many chances like this so why not get it done now because, you never know, this opportunity might never come again for this group.
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I think deferring it to later years is the way to go because the cap is almost certain to be a lot higher during the second half of the contract so the higher caphit can be absorbed easier plus winning windows are generally limited in the NFL so if you have a chance to create short term flexibility at the expense of a little more long term pain, it's probably the smart move. This is why you see a lot of teams backload contracts. Either way, pay the man.
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Yeah, Dak will set a good benchmark for a Goff contract. I think he gets $50m+ for sure, 4 years $200m minimum for Dak.
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I don't see why not. Goff was great at Cal without Ben Johnson and was a 2 time Pro Bowler with the Rams without Ben Johnson so maybe he's just.... good. Contracts like the Jones one matter because it sets a market. The most recent comparables are Watson at 46m, Murray at 46m, Wilson at 49m then Hurts at 51m and all those contracts are beginning in a lower cap world so where does Goff fit in that range considering that he's been better than the prior 3 and while Hurts had an MVP runner up to this credit, Goff is getting paid in a more inflated market. I do think $50m is probably the ceiling of what his contract looks like but I do think it'll be closer to 50 than 45. Plus there's ways to structure the contract where some of the money gets deferred to later years so the Lions have a little more flexibility in the short term. 50m would only really be a 15m bump from this current salary in worst case scenario so it's not really that much more of a strain on the cap, relatively, unlike players coming off of rookie deals. 50m would make him the 6th highest paid QB, 7 if you include Erin and this is before the new wave of contracts kick in. Seems fair to me. I mean, Stafford was the highest paid QB in the entire league for doing less than Goff until he wasn't anymore. Seriously though, what are the Lions going to do? Penny pinch their franchise QB that took them on a Superbowl run and played a big part in it? Just pay the man.
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Neither, it's all due to Ben Johnson who is leaving soon so.... Time to usher in the Hooker era.
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Washington is drafting a QB at #2 in all likelihood so it's more than likely to be Johnson or some other offensive minded guy IMO. Glenn will be a Lion next season and I'm fine with it, I think he's done pretty well with this defense considering the hand he's been dealt with a ton of youth and key injuries.
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You really think it's that easy to do what Goff has done the last year and a half especially? I'm curious, how much do you think Goff should be paid keeping in mind that he's been a borderline top 5 QB in many passing categories and has been excellent down the playoff stretch drive? Also keeping in mind that the QB market dictates that Daniel Jones is worth $40m in what was a less inflated cap environment.
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I don't think record matter that much because it depends on context. For instance, the Lions were 12-5 at home against a 10-7 Rams team and were only a 3 point favorite then hosted the 10-8 Bucs who came off of destroying the Eagles just a week later and were almost a 7 point favorite. The Rams and Bucs had similar records but reputation and proven commodity comes into play so the Rams got a lot more respect with the line. I don't think the TD spread is justified but I can understand why the Niners would get the betting line respect.