Originally posted by Bolt-O
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Improving the WR Corps (Mike Williams Signs - 3 Years 60M)
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Great move. In a league that is increasingly becoming more offensive minded, hard to let a 1000+ yard WR walk out your door. Especially when the cornerstone of your franchise, the foundation of the offensive influence wanted him back.I'll ride the wave...where it takes me.
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Hebert will be going into this third season with the three top receivers from his first two record-breaking seasons intact. Mike, Keenan, Austin. And with an emerging Josh Palmer going into his 2nd season and Guyton going into his third with Herbert as well. This is going to pay huge dividends. Just upgrade at RT and at backup RB and the offense is set. The team now spend the bulk of its cap space and draft resources on upgrading the defense.
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Originally posted by Velo View PostHebert will be going into this third season with the three top receivers from his first two record-breaking seasons intact. Mike, Keenan, Austin. And with an emerging Josh Palmer going into his 2nd season and Guyton going into his third with Herbert as well. This is going to pay huge dividends. Just upgrade at RT and at backup RB and the offense is set. The team now spend the bulk of its cap space and draft resources on upgrading the defense.
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I hate it when a team has to use a tender or FT on a real good player, it just means there isn't enough money in the deal to make the player happy. I was sure that Mike was going to get tagged because a long contract was a risk because of his availability issues. 3 yrs is a good compromise, Mike gets a life-changing deal, Chargers kept a good player, and can manage the cap, and Herbert is happy. Also glad that his agent didn't negotiate in public.
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Originally posted by Bolt-O View PostI hate it when a team has to use a tender or FT on a real good player, it just means there isn't enough money in the deal to make the player happy. I was sure that Mike was going to get tagged because a long contract was a risk because of his availability issues. 3 yrs is a good compromise, Mike gets a life-changing deal, Chargers kept a good player, and can manage the cap, and Herbert is happy. Also glad that his agent didn't negotiate in public.
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Originally posted by chaincrusher View PostI am now seeing that Mike Williams was just re-signed on a 3 year, $60M deal that includes $28M in the first year. If so, there goes half of our salary cap space.
This is what Popper believes:
Williams' career season in 2021 was epitomized by his effort in the fourth quarter and OT in the Chargers' Week 18 loss to the Raiders.
Based on the contract numbers, I would expect Williams’ 2022 cap hit to be around $10 million, give or take. That is well below the franchise-tag cap hit of $18.419 million, and those added savings this season were certainly a factor in the Chargers getting this extension done.
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Originally posted by Xenos View Post
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Originally posted by Bolt4Knob View PostThat makes sense. As other teams have shown - push cash out where you can - especially if the NFL salary cap goes up in 2023 and beyond.
Edit: you also don’t want to do this cap pushing for older players. It’s why I think the Arod deal was a mistake.
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Originally posted by Xenos View Post
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