MayorWest13 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter 25s25 seconds agoCam Newton's new 5-year, $103.8 million deal also includes $60 million guaranteed, per source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Newest member of the 100 million dollar qb club.I wonder what the terms are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayorWest13 Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 The contract Cam Newton’s camp wanted to beat - Matt Ryan. Newton - $103.8 million Ryan - $103.75 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconidae Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 want to see what 60 mil guaranteed actually means. But 60 mil guaranteed and 67.5 in first 3 years, going to be interesting to see what happens if they have another sub 500 year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 want to see what 60 mil guaranteed actually means. But 60 mil guaranteed and 67.5 in first 3 years, going to be interesting to see what happens if they have another sub 500 year.I'm curious to what the back side is like. If they have any dump clauses in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawse Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Well, who else would the Panthers pay that would be better than Cam at QB? Not necessarily out of his range either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 No one. Cam still has a upside but then again so did Freeman. But how will this contract effect the Panthers team is a bigger question. It gets hard to keep top players with that qb contract. Cam might have to do more with less talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No One Ever Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 No one. Cam still has a upside but then again so did Freeman. But how will this contract effect the Panthers team is a bigger question. It gets hard to keep top players with that qb contract.Cam might have to do more with less talent.You know who Cam Newton reminds me of? Josh Freeman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 But you have to take that money from the D then. That's where they are best. Don't break what isn't broke. But those d contracts won't be easy. The seahawks got lucky. They went young and got to lock down some talent over a few years. They hit the jackpot. Grahams contract gets cheaper and they get 1 of the best TEs. Not to mention Graham is young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightsCameronAction Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) Contract appears to be front loaded and lucrative in the first three years of the deal and then get cheaper as it progresses. Think this is the way to go...as the cap increases and our young guys need extensions, Cam's cap hit will be smaller than it was in its first few years while the cap is only increasingly significantly from year to year. Carolina has something like $70+ mil in cap space next off-season and Keuchly's deal should get done within a year or so. Dave has been penny pinching in free agency the last couple years specifically to right to our cap situation and plan for life with Cam and Luke for the foreseeable future. Our older more expensive guys and their contracts will be coming off the books in a few years just as Cam's lowers from what it will be for the next year or two as the cap continues to rise. Best for both parties that its structured the way it is, without knowing too much of the exact details. It all comes down to drafting well, keeping the young and talented corps in tact, and supplementing the roster with cheap FAs that fill needs and keep competition alive. Dave Gettleman has proven he can manage to do all of that with limited cap space. Will be interesting to see how he handles having some more at his disposal. Edited June 3, 2015 by LightsCameronAction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Front loading is the way to go. If cam doesn't work out you don't want to be stuck in the have to keep him because of the cap hit house. Pay him while you got the money as you said. That way it's reasonable in a few years when the money gets tight. Encase the cap doesn't go up by a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCFalconfan Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 A below average QB who will only get worse the slower his legs get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconcheff Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 NOE might become my favorite poster in the history of RC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des-pool Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 They really didn't have much choice I guess, but we will see what happens. I have never been sold on Cam, for more than a couple of reasons, but I am also Vick scarred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritsPittz Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Not a bad deal for the panthers considering the going rate for above average QBs. Cam is a good Qb overall, he has his flaws but every qb does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Not a bad deal for the panthers considering the going rate for above average QBs. Cam is a good Qb overall, he has his flaws but every qb does.But cam has questions in the worst places. Can he sit in the pocket under pressure all game and accuracy. We all know he is mobile, great size, elusive, strong arm. But Vick, vince young, Freeman even Teebow had those traits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des-pool Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I worry more about the mental make up. Can he not get too down and be the leader the team needs when fortitude is needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borat Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Paying for potential to a degree, but 20m/season is definitely the going rate for a franchise QB (which Cam definitely is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyCo Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Paying for potential to a degree, but 20m/season is definitely the going rate for a franchise QB (which Cam definitely is).yep.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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