Tannehill Re-signs with Titans
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Breaking out.
Will be interested to see if this encourages some players who would normally take the biggest pile of guaranteed money to roll the dice on a one-year deal. (I understand that Tanny took a one-year deal out of necessity rather than choice; I'm thinking about guys like Cam Newton, Jameis Winston, et al.)
Will be interested to see if this encourages some players who would normally take the biggest pile of guaranteed money to roll the dice on a one-year deal. (I understand that Tanny took a one-year deal out of necessity rather than choice; I'm thinking about guys like Cam Newton, Jameis Winston, et al.)
Well, unless Tennessee is interested in signing both Tannehill *and* Brady, uh, yes.
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Guaranteed money: Media outlets typically announce and talk about the "guaranteed money" in a player's contract. However, much of this money is only partially guaranteed. Compensation in NFL contracts can be guaranteed for three purposes: skill, cap and/or injury.
Compensation in a player contract can be guaranteed for one, two, all or none of the guarantees (subject to some rules). If money in a player contract is protected for skill, cap AND injury, that money is fully guaranteed at signing and will be paid to the player. If money is only guaranteed for one or two of the three protections, that money is only partially guaranteed.
Here is a quick breakdown of each guarantee category:
Skill guarantee: If a player contract is terminated because, in the team's opinion, he does not have the requisite skill (due to a loss or lack of skills comparable to others on the team at his position), the player will be entitled to any money that is protected by a skill guarantee.
Cap guarantee: If a player contract is terminated so that a team can get under the salary cap, sign a free agent or re-sign one of its current players, the player is entitled to any money that is protected by a cap guarantee.
Injury guarantee: If a player is released but is currently unable to perform football duties (i.e., doesn't pass a physical) as a result of team activities, the player is entitled to any money in his contract protected against injury. An injury-only guarantee is the most common in terms of partially guaranteed money.
Full guarantees (guaranteed at signing): Money is fully guaranteed at signing if it is guaranteed for skill, cap and injury purposes.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001021617/printable/2019-nfl-free-agency-glossary-all-the-terms-you-need-to-know
It's worth noting: all things being equal, fewer years is always in the player's interest. Players are interested in security, but their security is in guaranteed money, not in years. Years are binding for the player but not the team. If a player isn't getting much in the way of guaranteed money, one year is better than two.
Can we talk about that guaranteed money? Dude was really good last season, but that's a lot of money when last year was the outlier in pretty much every major statistical category: completion %, TD %, Y/A, Y/C, QB rating, Net/Att.
Good for him, and he seems like a good dude, but this is sizable gamble unless I'm missing something with the contract.
Good for him, and he seems like a good dude, but this is sizable gamble unless I'm missing something with the contract.
Feels like the Titans are overplaying their hand here. Tannehill had a good season however his career numbers are fairly mediocre. The Titans seem to be banking on catching lightning in a bottle and hoping his good performance in 2019 is a harbinger for things to come but when I look back at the Titans playoff run it was based on Henry as the offensive catalyst and Tannehill primarily staying out of the way. Tennessee is buying high. I may be out of touch with QB compensation but this guy is average.
Seriously. He had a good last couple months but he completed 15 total passes in their two playoff wins. This seems like a huge mistake.
The Dolphins were a tire fire during Tanny’s last couple years in Miami. 2019 might be a career year, but he’s better than his pre-2019 numbers would indicate.
That said, I would’ve tagged him and gone year-to-year if this was the lowest he’d go.
Edit: Might have been a good spot for a transition tag — was any other team going to back up the Brinks truck for Ryan Tannehill?
I hope he buys Henry a Lamborghini, a large house on the water, and a couple gold watches, cuz he owes that dude.
Imagine being Henry and seeing yourself offered like 40% of the guaranteed money that a guy you absolutely carried got. Comes with territory of QB/RB dynamic but still must be tough.
That's a massive overpay. I know he converted that huge 3rd down to salt away the Pats game, but... $118M? Good grief.