Half of the 2017 draft Top 10 picks had their fifth-year options declined
The Top 10 of the 2017 NFL draft had some notable misses.
That’s why half of the Top 10 picks had their fifth-year options declined. Generally speaking, a player who has performed up to expectations will have his fifth-year option picked up, while a player who has fallen short will have his option declined. And by that measure, half of the Top 10 fell short.
Second overall pick Mitch Trubisky, third overall pick Solomon Thomas, fourth overall pick Leonard Fournette, fifth overall pick Corey Davis and ninth overall pick John Ross all had their options declined. First overall pick Myles Garrett, sixth overall pick Jamal Adams, seventh overall pick Mike Williams and 10th overall pick Patrick Mahomes all had their options picked up. Eighth overall pick Christian McCaffrey got a contract extension before the fifth-year option deadline.
Top 10 picks have more expensive fifth-year options than picks 11-32. The fifth-year salary for Top 10 picks is equal to the average of the 10 highest salaries at that player’s position, whereas for players 11-32, the fifth-year option is the average of the third through 25th highest salaries at the position. For example, Mahomes’ fifth-year option is $24.8 million, while 12th overall pick Deshaun Watson’s fifth-year option is $17.5 million. That means Top 10 picks have to really produce for their options to be worth it.
Looming over the 2017 draft Top 10 is Mahomes, who through three years already has both a regular season MVP and a Super Bowl MVP to his credit. If they’re being honest, all nine teams that passed on Mahomes would say they regret it. But the five teams who passed on Mahomes just to draft a player whose option wasn’t picked up are the ones really kicking themselves. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bowser:
Hard to believe they haven't just outright released Trubisky at this point.
I think it has to with making it official they realllllllllllly fucked up. They didnt just outright pic him in their normal slot which would have been bad enough.
Pace actually traded Chicago's 1st, 3rd, 4th rd pick and their 2018 3rd to move up ONE position to draft Trubisky.
BTW what team were they supposedly competing with to give all that up for one spot? I honesty dont know. [Reply]
Originally Posted by rabblerouser:
And threw the franchise into the QB abyss for like 7 more years, and what may have been worse overall, having the unfortunate side effect of bringing in the 49er castoff QB cavalcade, starting with DeBerg, then Montana, Bono, Grbac, and ending (mercifully) with Alex.
Terrible pick. Blackledge was literally worse than every other QB taken in the 1983 1st round, and worse than probably 25 players in the 1983 1st round. You simply couldn't have made a worse pick that flatlined the organization for almost a decade.
Ok I propose that Blackledge should forever be added to the list that the unnamed kicker is on! Never to be mentioned again! [Reply]
Originally Posted by 2bikemike:
Ok I propose that Blackledge should forever be added to the list that the unnamed kicker is on! Never to be mentioned again!
Why this wasn't suggested years ago I have no clue. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Ubeja Vontell:
He did have a stellar final season in college, 68ish comp%, 30/6 td/int and he's mobile. But, he obviously played over his head.
I don't see Foles as any big improvement either.
Cam???
No team in NFL history (Bears been there since day one) have had a worst collection of QB's. Hell, a case can be made that old timer Sid Luckman who is a HOFer was their best ever, and if he wasn't, then.....Jay Cutler?
Jim Harbaugh & McMahon are up there. Thought Erik Kramer wasn't bad. Had a soft spot for Jim Miller. Mike Tomczak wasn't completely terrible, but wasn't really a QB1 either. [Reply]
