Bobby wants his extension before the start of the season and to show his resolve, he's not participating in OTA's:
https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/n ... 68399.html
Word is that he wants to be the highest paid Mike, north of $17M/year.
c_hawkbob wrote:Bobby is the only one other than Russ I think we have to pay what he's worth. The rest of the team can be role players and youngsters hungry to earn a big contract when their time comes.
NorthHawk wrote:Some LB's last a long time like Lewis from the Ravens and Urlacher of the Bears, and maybe Wagner is one of those. He doesn't seem to be slowing down. Yet.
Regarding spending 25% on two players doesn't concern me in the least. In 2 years it will be down to around 20% and most contracts have ways out if his performance
severely declines. As well, next year we expect to have between $60 and $70 Million in Cap space. We could dump a bunch of salary into that year when we have that
room to lessen the impact down the road and if we have some good drafts, we will be displacing more expensive veterans with cheaper draft picks. Add in what might
be a bonanza from the gambling industry, and it might not matter that we paid both Wilson and Wagner big contracts.
idhawkman wrote:I am thinking that Singletary, Urlacher, Lewis and others performed really well right up to when they fell off the face of the earth. My point which I probably didn't state so well, is that Mike is so key to a team that when the slightest fall off happens it has a HUGE impact on the overall defense. Thus, when they fall off, they fall off like a hockey stick.
idhawkman wrote:I am thinking that Singletary, Urlacher, Lewis and others performed really well right up to when they fell off the face of the earth. My point which I probably didn't state so well, is that Mike is so key to a team that when the slightest fall off happens it has a HUGE impact on the overall defense. Thus, when they fall off, they fall off like a hockey stick.
RiverDog wrote:Although I don't think it's analogues to the situation we have with Bobby, I can't help thinking about how Lofa dropped off the face of the planet in such a short time.
NorthHawk wrote:This is ridiculous.
It's the same discussion we had about Wilson and too much money.
The Cap can easily handle both contracts going forward and nobody
offers a solution of how we replace Wagner.
For years we looked for a MLB, and now we have one some don't
want to give him a 3rd contract because his production might
fall off. His next contract will get him to 33 years old. That's
not old for a dominating MLB and we would get 4 years of All
Pro or Pro Bowl play. That's worth it, on any team.
NorthHawk wrote:This is ridiculous.
It's the same discussion we had about Wilson and too much money.
The Cap can easily handle both contracts going forward and nobody
offers a solution of how we replace Wagner.
For years we looked for a MLB, and now we have one some don't
want to give him a 3rd contract because his production might
fall off. His next contract will get him to 33 years old. That's
not old for a dominating MLB and we would get 4 years of All
Pro or Pro Bowl play. That's worth it, on any team.
RiverDog wrote:
I don't think anyone has said that they don't want to give Bobby a 3rd contract. We're just discussing the pro's and con's.
I do like Bobby's attitude vs. Earl and Kam. He showed up at OTA's to honor his contract but is exercising his right not to actively participate. Even Pete is good with how he's approaching it.
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