(link) OT: Suh to Dolphins
Barring a breakdown in formal contract negotiations, Ndamukong Suh will sign with the Miami Dolphins after the new league year officially begins Tuesday for a deal that will pay him approximately $114 million with $60 million in guaranteed money, league sources told ESPN.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12444126/ndamukong-suh-sign-6-year-11…
Hope he was worth it for all that money. He's getting paid more than JJ Watt, and I'd take Watt over Suh any day.
Dunno if the Lions could have found some way to fit it into the cap, but it seems like Franchising him and then hoping his value would have been less next year would have been a better plan then just losing him. But having him count $26 mil against the cap this year would have been painful I don't know how you properly build a team that way.
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if they had franchised him. That dead money they're on the hook for now would have been added to his contract amount. If they could have signed him to an extension, they could have structured it in a way to bring that number down.
As a Pats fan, I am already feeling for New England's interior line.
He actually got about 5 million less in guaranteed money than was expected.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25095322/agents-take-what-…
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What nobody is talking about is how screwed the Lions got by the rookie contracts of high 1st round picks 5 years ago (Johnson, Stafford, Suh). All of the restructuring was necessary given the huge numbers, and eliminated any chance of logically "franchising" Suh.
Having said that, I'm glad the lions didn't blow that cash on him...he is a very good player, but not that good.
Any time to break out of a decade long slump is good, but if we're being picky, we got screwed by landing our franchise players right at the end of the era of terrible rookie contracts.
If the Dolphns "let" us have Harbaugh, I'll gladly give up Suh in return!
Stephen Ross giveth and taketh away.
but letting Suh go isn't one of them.
Ross just snaked Detroit Michigan's best football player.
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Why franchise Fairley not Suh if that is the route you are going to go??
Secondly, there are plenty of quality DT's available in free agency and in the draft.
Thirdly, dominant DT's are not necessary for a top flight defenses. Look at the Seahawks defense.
a huge mistake. There are plenty of defensive tackles out there.
it's 36 Million of cap hit, not $25. You didn't factor into the $9 million cap hit already procured from Suh's restructure.
This is the part that pisses me off. They knew a decision was coming on Suh, they should have known the numbers weren't going to work in their favor which would make resigning him a longshot, yet they passed on drafting a solid DT as a backup option and took yet another TE, and then compounded things by declining to pick up Fairley's option. Now they have no DTs on the roster with any sort of playing time, and will have to overpay for subpar replacements. Had they planned this out better, they could've had both Donald and Fairley signed to very reasonable rookie deals and the line's interior would have been solid.
Instead, they have fuck all.
but failing to pick the option on Fairley made sense. This was a guy who wasn't consistent, wasn't a hard worker. Why tie yourself into such a player?
This free agent drafr class actually has some quality tackles as does the draft. So your claim about "subpar replacements" is just plain wrong.
You know what, you guys are right. The Lions are a really smart, well-run organization, and they are bound for success, and think this is another move in a long line of great moves by the franchise. I look forward to continued success for this franchise.
I am a Lions fan as well and as much as I hate to lose a player like Suh, if that number is representative of what he was asking generally (if indeed he communicated figures to the Lions, which he may or may not have), then between that and the prosepct of being tied up due to the franchise salary, there wasn't really a financially comfortable way for the Lions to keep Suh given the cap situation. I know there are people out there screaming "same old Lions", but it seems like if you sign him to a ridiculous contract then you can't do anything, or you let Suh walk even if you're sad about it and open the door to the numerous moves you should probably make. Further, this makes a DT in the draft a good possibility for the Lions, I would think.
Not the biggest fan of Suh and yes that contract and money was huge. But with him goes the Lions defense. His constant penetration and disruption through double and triple teams was the Lions D. It freed up Levy a LOT and made room for the rest of our less than quality linebackers. It made up for a secondary that has never been good. Slay has real potential and Quin is legit, but theyre about to have to cover for a lot longer.
Stafford is going to have to figure it out. Lions will need to outscore teams once again next year. He certainly has the weapons... but hes had them for awhile.
If we stink it up next year I honestly hope we deal Calvin Johnson. Not because it will help the Lions, but because I dont want to see him go the way of Barry Sanders. An all-time talent stuck on an all-time terrible franchise. Would love to see him have a chance to win it all.
team.
He returns. The Lions will miss Suh(who wouldn't?) but remember that the best defense in football today(Seattle) does not have dominant tackles and neither do the Pats. Wilfork isn't the player he once was.
There are several quality DTs in free agency and in the draft. I'm not worried about finding a replacement. If the Lions can sign a quality CB and another pass rusher that defense can be as good, if not better. Quin and Levy were every bit as important as Suh in the defense's performance.
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$13 million a year for a 30-year-old CB is beyond insane.
Looking forward to Suh being suspended this year when he implodes on the field. It'll probably be after taking a cheap shot on Brady. He has to stay in the headlines with his bad-boy behavior while continually making the NFL look like a joke.
That isnt just glass half full. That glass is filled to the brim and overflowing. Schwartz isnt exactly a bad defensive coach.,.. see: buffalo bills.
I don't think he wanted to live in Detroit. I don't believe the Lions ever had a chance.
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I was wondering the same thing. When did the rules change to allow pre-FA negotiations?
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Face repeatedly slamming on my desk, crying my eyes out.
Need that gif. Loved Suh.