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<blockquote data-quote="sschind" data-source="post: 758894" data-attributes="member: 10247"><p>I don't think that is the point. At one time maybe but not any more. The point of signing someone to an extension is to lock up the players you think are going to continue to excel in the future and in some cases you may have to pay a bit more to get that done. Many players are willing to take the risk and play for the uncertainty of the market. If you want to lock that guy up you may have to offer him more than what the market might dictate. I'd have to look at the most recent contracts centers have signed but yeah, I think it is possible Linsley could have gotten 9 million. As far as Adams deal goes, while it seems high right now at 14.5 million per year and the 4th highest WR contract I could easily see Adams getting that deal somewhere else. If not him someone of his caliber would have gotten it and that's really what you are comparing. Is he better than Julio Jones. No he isn't but did Julio sign his contract the day before Adams did? No he didn't. He signed it 3 years ago and I'm pretty sure he was the highest paid WR at the time. If he signed a contract today he would probably vault to the #1 spot again and certainly ahead of Adams. Several WRs, (Brown, Green, OBJ, Evans, Hopkins and probably a few others) if they were signed to new deals today they would easily outpace Adams. You simply can't compare contracts signed three or even 2 years ago to contracts signed today. The price of everything in the NFL has gone up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sschind, post: 758894, member: 10247"] I don't think that is the point. At one time maybe but not any more. The point of signing someone to an extension is to lock up the players you think are going to continue to excel in the future and in some cases you may have to pay a bit more to get that done. Many players are willing to take the risk and play for the uncertainty of the market. If you want to lock that guy up you may have to offer him more than what the market might dictate. I'd have to look at the most recent contracts centers have signed but yeah, I think it is possible Linsley could have gotten 9 million. As far as Adams deal goes, while it seems high right now at 14.5 million per year and the 4th highest WR contract I could easily see Adams getting that deal somewhere else. If not him someone of his caliber would have gotten it and that's really what you are comparing. Is he better than Julio Jones. No he isn't but did Julio sign his contract the day before Adams did? No he didn't. He signed it 3 years ago and I'm pretty sure he was the highest paid WR at the time. If he signed a contract today he would probably vault to the #1 spot again and certainly ahead of Adams. Several WRs, (Brown, Green, OBJ, Evans, Hopkins and probably a few others) if they were signed to new deals today they would easily outpace Adams. You simply can't compare contracts signed three or even 2 years ago to contracts signed today. The price of everything in the NFL has gone up. [/QUOTE]
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