Originally posted by NYniner85:
Originally posted by eastcoast49ersfan:
Bradford got $17.5 million/year and Osweiler got $18 million/year. That's the market for starting QB's and we'll have to pay more than market value for anyone we bring in this free agency and next likely. We're not exactly an attractive free agent destination right now. You're kidding yourselves if you think we're getting Garoppolo to stay here for less than what the Texans gave Osweiler.
Regardless of how he plays next year, we will have to pay more than he's worth to keep him, because we're a terrible free agent destination right now. I'd much rather have a player we bring in through the draft getting paid under market value than a player we trade for getting paid more than market value after his cheap year is up. I'd take Mahomes and $15+ million a year of extra cap room over Jimmy G all day everyday.
We have two years to get a deal done...players want to get paid and if he plays well then guess what people will want to come here...who the hell wanted to play in Oakland before a couple yrs ago? Who cares if we have to pay a good qb?? we will have $100 million in cap space and who we paying for on this team?? You see any pro bowl guys on this roster that's gonna take up a ton of cap space??
Mahomes while I like hasn't proven anything at the next level and might take more than a yr or two to devlop (who you playing until then some scrub?)...I for one don't want to sit around and wait/go through qb growing pains from a college spread qb because we didn't want to fork over some cash.
I Agree and Jimmy G is less of a risk..he hasn't played much but when he has he looked good, yes we can draft Mahomes and save 15 million but what if he sucks then its the same s**t diff season..