New #Titans CB L'Jarius Sneed has agreed to terms on a massive new contract now that his deal to Tennessee is done, getting a 4-year, $76.4M deal, sources say. It includes $55M guaranteed and a $20M signing bonus. One of the highest-paid CBs. pic.twitter.com/DkMRU0yMoD
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
I was really glad when the league set up that rookie scale to keep from paying a billion dollars to a Jamarcus Russell. But I almost feel like it's gone too far the other way. Snead has been a great player and his career is probably almost halfway over, and he's made peanuts, relatively speaking.
Yeah, I don't disagree. They've at least partially made it better with the performance-based pay system, but it's certainly not much compared to what some of these rookies could be making on the market. I particularly feel bad for young players who have the potential to be great but then end up with a career-altering injury that prevents them from ever "getting the bag."
But still, I'd rather incentivize young players to put their head down and work for the big payday rather than the old system, as you alluded to. [Reply]
Personally, I'm happy for Sneed. He played his ass off for us right up to the very last defensive snap of his time here. He didn't make a "Business decision" like our old Raider lovin' scum bag Marcus Peters. He worked hard and played even harder to prove to the NFL that he'll lay his body on the line to win a game. It sucks in today's modern cap era that we can't keep everybody that's a draft success. But, props to Sneed and his family for gaining life changing financial security. [Reply]
I'm glad for him that he got paid. That said, the Tits gave a compensation worthy of a mediocre corner with bad knees and I hope that is exactly what they get. If he blows out his knee, sits on IR for the year, and is never the same again, then I'll just laugh and chalk it up to karma for the Tits. F them! [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaFace:
I'm at least glad that we paid him a grand total of $6 million for four years of peak production and another team is now paying him $76 million in hopes that he can keep it up.
Originally Posted by jjchieffan:
I'm glad for him that he got paid. That said, the Tits gave a compensation worthy of a mediocre corner with bad knees and I hope that is exactly what they get. If he blows out his knee, sits on IR for the year, and is never the same again, then I'll just laugh and chalk it up to karma for the Tits. F them!
Originally Posted by TEX:
What are the Titans doing?
I think their owner is a mini-nightmare that hasn't gotten much press yet. And since she's made it clear she's calling the shots now she is all-in on the team winning ASAP. [Reply]