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<blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 1094797" data-attributes="member: 7261"><p>Just a guess, but Watson and his agent would want his contract to reflect the scenario that he is healthy for all games and he continues upward in his development. Whereas the Packers might want a contract that reflects his injury history and the fact that he probably won't be able to play all 17+ games, as well as the possibility that his numbers stay the same or go down. NFL history favors Watson and his agent to get closer to their number, due to supply and demand.</p><p></p><p>This is the inherent problem with NFL contract, players are typically paid based on projections. I have never liked that, but what has made it worse, is guaranteed money based off of those projections. Players are now being paid more than just 1 or 2 years upfront, they are getting guaranteed money equal to several years of high level, injury free performance. See "Deshaun Watson" if you want to see how this effects a team. </p><p></p><p>The Packers and Watson hammered out a deal last year, that given that he was coming off a major injury, was fair to both sides. Once recovered, he stayed healthy and put up good numbers. I don't doubt the Packers are a better team with Watson and they have him under contract in 2026. I think the Packers would be smart to ride out his current contract and risk having to pay Watson more than what he and his agent probably want right now. Or come late October, if the Packers don't see themselves a legit playoff team, trade him. They also could just let him walk after the season, sign a big deal elsewhere and hopefully get a nice compensatory pick out of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pokerbrat2000, post: 1094797, member: 7261"] Just a guess, but Watson and his agent would want his contract to reflect the scenario that he is healthy for all games and he continues upward in his development. Whereas the Packers might want a contract that reflects his injury history and the fact that he probably won't be able to play all 17+ games, as well as the possibility that his numbers stay the same or go down. NFL history favors Watson and his agent to get closer to their number, due to supply and demand. This is the inherent problem with NFL contract, players are typically paid based on projections. I have never liked that, but what has made it worse, is guaranteed money based off of those projections. Players are now being paid more than just 1 or 2 years upfront, they are getting guaranteed money equal to several years of high level, injury free performance. See "Deshaun Watson" if you want to see how this effects a team. The Packers and Watson hammered out a deal last year, that given that he was coming off a major injury, was fair to both sides. Once recovered, he stayed healthy and put up good numbers. I don't doubt the Packers are a better team with Watson and they have him under contract in 2026. I think the Packers would be smart to ride out his current contract and risk having to pay Watson more than what he and his agent probably want right now. Or come late October, if the Packers don't see themselves a legit playoff team, trade him. They also could just let him walk after the season, sign a big deal elsewhere and hopefully get a nice compensatory pick out of it. [/QUOTE]
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