Matt Ryan Contract Extension Poll. What Should Falcons Do

[leowolf]

What should Falcons do ?

[Bill Brasky]

What constitutes a fair contract for team and Ryan in your opinion?

[Brehus]

Start with a fair contract for both then go from there.

Matt Ryan isn't the best QB in the league but deserves a good salary, just not as much as Flacco is going to get

Edited February 4, 2013 by Brehus

[Bill Brasky]

Also, there is zero chance that the Falcons trade Ryan.

[Duff_Man]

20 years, $300 million

[Mega Flare]

They should get him a defense that tackles and WR's that don't trip over their own feet.

[leowolf]

What constitutes a fair contract for team and Ryan in your opinion?

7 years 95 million

6 years 85 million

give or take

[Bill Brasky]

20 years, $300 million

Why you trying to get Ryan to take a team discount, duff man?

[ya_boi_j]

The only bad thing about these qb contracts these days is that it hurts your team in the long run when you're forced to cut some of your best players just to keep the qb

[leowolf]

20 years, $300 million

Arab money

[ProFalconFan]

They should get him a defense that tackles and WR's that don't trip over their own feet.

So you are saying a lower end/mid range payday? Just asking because it takes money to get these.

[Bill Brasky]

7 years 95 million

6 years 85 million

give or take

So 13-15 million a year is fair to Ryan and the team? 18-20 is reason to trade him?

What happens when he gets somewhere between 15-17 million a year (which is what I think he'll get), is that still fair to the team or is that the pay him whatever he wants he's our franchise category? It's not in your trade category, but also doesn't fall in the parameters of what you just described as fair?

I'd love to get Ryan for less than his market value, but I have to be realistic that he's gonna get a pretty good deal here soon. Better hope Davis is ready for that #2 spot because there will be no couple million dollar priced backup from here on out.

[ProFalconFan]

I think we sign him relatively soon, and I can see it being similar to the Mario Williams contract last year. Six years, 100 million dollars, 50 million guaranteed.

I wish the OP would have made this an option as it is what I personally think will happen. Fair numbers and the team is not handicapped.

[#1 pick™]

Play out and franchise then give the reigns to Davis.

[Peyton]

Let him play out his contract. It gets the Falcons one year closer to a time when the salary cap is actually going to increase in a meaningful way (which isn't going to happen until 2016), and it gives Ryan a chance to prove he is the guy who can get it done in crunch time.

And it protects the Falcons from committing 40-50 million to a guy who could suffer a catastrophic injury at any time, as is the case with any NFL QB.

[ya_boi_j]

Play out and franchise then give the reigns to Davis.

Ok seriously stfu. Only way Davis gets any significant pt is if he changes positions

[leowolf]

So 13-15 million a year is fair to Ryan and the team? 18-20 is reason to trade him?

What happens when he gets somewhere between 15-17 million a year (which is what I think he'll get), is that still fair to the team or is that the pay him whatever he wants he's our franchise category? It's not in your trade category, but also doesn't fall in the parameters of what you just described as fair?

I'd love to get Ryan for less than his market value, but I have to be realistic that he's gonna get a pretty good deal here soon. Better hope Davis is ready for that #2 spot because there will be no couple million dollar priced backup from here on out.

Team could live with Ryan making 15 mil per and its fair for him. I am looking at Ryan value right now which would be slighlty less than 15 mil. I dont think that holds a team hostage. I do believe 18-20 million holds a team hostage and would look to trade him if his contract demands were that big.

[MMM29]

Fair contract for team. Fair contract for Ryan and his agent, type of C that Ryan is happy with and also allows our Gm to continue to build a SB winning team

[Culain_04]

Ryan is our franchise QB

He will make 16+ million a year, and it will be a 100+ million contract.

I would love to see him take less because it helps the team.

[Peyton]

It's easy to say "sign him to a fair contract".

It's much harder for a team and a player to actually agree on what is a "fair" contract.

And especially when other teams have been overpaying.

[leowolf]

Big Ben 8 years 102 million

Eli Manning 7 years 106 million

numbers to be fair should be slighlty below those. THAT IS FAIR

[Sir Joe™]

Those options aren't exactly subtle.

Also, if it was that easy, everyone would have a "fair" contract

[leowolf]

Those options aren't exactly subtle.

Also, if it was that easy, everyone would have a "fair" contract

A fair contract is 13-15 mil per roughly. That is fair for team and Ryan. Some people have different opinions of what fair truly is. Some people think Ryan shouldnt make 11 million per

[J-Wall]

He will get $100 mil guys. He deserves it and look at the market for qbs its $100mil for a top flight guy.

[Bill Brasky]

It's easy to say "sign him to a fair contract".

It's much harder for a team and a player to actually agree on what is a "fair" contract.

And especially when other teams have been overpaying.

This is what I'm trying to establish here as well. 85/6 is 14.2 mil a year/ 95/7 is 13.6. Those are what OP deems fair to both.

Is 95/6 for an average of 15.8 still fair? What about 100/6 for 16.7?

If at 18 million a year it becomes unfair to the team and he needs to be traded, what does a contract like like 105/6 for an average of 17.5 feel like to the FO, Ryan, or us fans? A fair deal or too much? If it's much closer to the high end of the range than the low are we still getting him on a fair deal?