I know we all say in jest we should pay him a small country’s economy, and I think we all have a read on Mahomes’ character to where we anticipate he’ll re-set the market but he’s not going to gobble up half of our capspace or anything. We know it’s going to be pricey and that that’s reasonable.
But what if Mahomes goes the full Dak.
Seriously — we’ve never seen anything like this. He won an MVP *and* a Super Bowl MVP. He’s had the best start to his career in NFL history.
What if Mahomes comes to you, Brett Veach, and opens at 55m/year? 60m/year?
And if he does come in at an astronomical price that you won’t accept, what do you do? You have him on the 5th year option in 2021, and two years of the franchise tag through 2023.
But this is a guy who our ABSOLUTE BEST SHOT at multiple Super Bowls. How high is too high for that? [Reply]
This won't happen but to appease your need to be pessimistic, even in your hypotheticals, all the damn time you'd just give him the 5th year option and tag 3 times. [Reply]
No. There is literally no number that is too high. I have zero appetite to watch a league where Mahomes plays for another team. I would seriously rather we be bad, with Mahomes. Not saying it's rational. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RustShack:
As long as we can afford to pay the rest of the roster the minimum. Can’t pay him so much that you can’t even fill the roster.
Our only limit is the cap. If Mahomes demands the entire cap he has to go out there and play every position on the team. [Reply]
You keep Pat happy period. Thankfully he seems smart enough to find a reasonable number and has the vision to understand what multiple Superbowls will give him financially for generational wealth. [Reply]
If I was the front office, I would publicly tell Mahomes he can basically choose whatever salary he wants.
It is pretty much true to begin with. And if you go public with that maybe he will feel respected enough not to ask for the moon. If he does, oh well you were going to pay it anyway.
I expect him to get a huge contract. He has won league MVP and just came off SB MVP.
I hold out some hope that we don’t have to pay him market value all through his thirties but time will tell. [Reply]
I am a little curious to see what happens to QB contracts after Mahomes next deal. Which a**hole QB will have the stones to demand just a little bit more than Mahomes just because it's his turn for a deal? I suppose in some ways that would level the field for us. If we pay Pat something prohibitive and that causes other teams to pay their QBs something prohibitive then we would all be in the same situation- paid QBs and a bunch of inexpensive nobodies everywhere else.
To answer the original question, you pay Mahomes whatever he wants. You have to publicize his demands if they are outrageous to protect yourself from public backlash, but there is no protection from negative press if you are the guy who had Mahomes and then traded him. Veach would have to move to Syria to lessen the death threats. [Reply]