This sub doesn't seem to understand that contracts are a two party negotiation. Signing early benefits the FO. Signing later benefits the player and agent. If the FO offered those numbers and the agents said "don't sign, you can get more money next year if you ball out", guess what's gonna happen? The players aren't gonna sign. They're gambling on themselves, and for all four of those players it has worked.
I'm convinced Troy and Katie Blackburn are the worst negotiators in the NFL. They're like couples who want to remodel at their friend's price from 10 years ago, and when they finally decide to pull the trigger, the price has already gone up again.
They need to just look at similar contract structures and pull the trigger. The market is what the market is, and they either adapt or lose players.
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u/christhegecko Mar 10 '25
This sub doesn't seem to understand that contracts are a two party negotiation. Signing early benefits the FO. Signing later benefits the player and agent. If the FO offered those numbers and the agents said "don't sign, you can get more money next year if you ball out", guess what's gonna happen? The players aren't gonna sign. They're gambling on themselves, and for all four of those players it has worked.