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The No. 9 overall draft pick, Luke Kuechly of the Carolina Panthers, signed several weeks ago for four years and $12.578 million. Tampa Bay safety Mark Barron, the No. 7 pick, also reportedly signed Friday for four years and $14.5 million.

Therefore, the framework is set for No. 8 overall pick Ryan Tannehill of the Miami Dolphins to reach an agreement. Tannehill, Miami's quarterback of the future, should fall somewhere between Barron and Kuechly’s salary. With the rookie pay scale, it’s easier than ever to sign draft picks.
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http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/44639/framework-set-for-dolphins-ryan-tannehill
 
What does "offset" mean? I have seen this reported as well. But no one bothered to explain what it means.

Forgive my spelling. This was sent from my phone.
 
DisturbedShifty said:
What does "offset" mean? I have seen this reported as well. But no one bothered to explain what it means.

Forgive my spelling. This was sent from my phone.
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Means if we cut him and another teams signs him, they have to pay the bill instead of us, so long as whatever contract they are offering is at least what we owe him(and if it less, then we have to make up the difference). "No offset language" means that we have to pay him what we owe and he still gets paid what the other team offers.
 
Spesh said:
Means if we cut him and another teams signs him, they have to pay the bill instead of us, so long as whatever contract they are offering is at least what we owe him(and if it less, then we have to make up the difference). "No offset language" means that we have to pay him what we owe and he still gets paid what the other team offers.
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Ahh. Right on man. That is interesting then. If they want an offset in his contract, that means they are worried about how he will preform. Right?

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marshallaw said:
Four Years and $13.5 million
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what a difference these top pick rookie contracts are money and cap wise under this new cba...it's basically no risk whatsoever...teams could eat these contracts all day long if they had to...with little impact going forward on their rosters
 
hooshoops said:
what a difference these top pick rookie contracts are money and cap wise under this new cba...it's basically no risk whatsoever...teams could eat these contracts all day long if they had to...with little impact going forward on their rosters
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Really makes you wonder about the QB position. Logan Thomas, Matt Barkley or Tyler Wilson are available to you in next year's Draft...what do you do?
 
I think it sends a better message to the player if you drop the offset language, but it may not be as beneficial to the team in case he busts.
 
ckparrothead said:
Really makes you wonder about the QB position. Logan Thomas, Matt Barkley or Tyler Wilson are available to you in next year's Draft...what do you do?
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you know what i do...this is why we need to see some ryan tannehill this year...the new cba does not lead itself to patience especially at qb..it leads to taking a qb every damn year til you hit
 
another thing under this new cba if you got extra cap money why wouldn't you front load the hell out of any of these rookie qb contracts cap hit wise in year 1 so that if in a year you decide to go a different route you take a lesser hit going forward??? i would...

i think what you're gonna see is teams moving on at the position a whole lot faster now...maybe not miami i guess but imo you better show early or i'm at minimum bringing in some legit draft competition a whole lot faster than i would have prior if i was gonna eat so much and kill my short term cap
 
DisturbedShifty said:
Ahh. Right on man. That is interesting then. If they want an offset in his contract, that means they are worried about how he will preform. Right?

Forgive my spelling. This was sent from my phone.
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Yes and no.

On paper your absolutely correct, you put in offset language into a contract to protect yourself if they player is a bust. So in that light they are concerned how he will play. That being said, both Washington and Indy fought to introduce offset language into the contracts of Luck and Griffen before they backed down. In practice though, if Luck, Tannehill, or Griffen bust the teams involved are in alot more trouble then being out a few million bucks(especially Washington).
Most likely this is just a teams way of trying to pull a fast one on the sports agents. If they pull it off, great! If not, then it makes them seem reasonable for dropping something they dont particularly care about. I seriously doubt that the Dolphins are so concerned that Tannehill will bust that they are insisting on saving a couple of million bucks. If anything, i think this is just our front office trying to throw their weight around.
 
ckparrothead said:
Really makes you wonder about the QB position. Logan Thomas, Matt Barkley or Tyler Wilson are available to you in next year's Draft...what do you do?
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Unless there is an exceptional compelling reason that surfaces, I suggest that we look outside of the QBs. Tannehill may take a while but he has high potential and we shouldn't be too impatient. I say we draft other needs eg WR or DE.
 
No rush. He is not going to play right away. I mean we are not counting on him to start any games this year. So why the worry about a contract? I am asking as I am no expert. Thanks
 
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