MTC Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Vikings re-signed DE Everson Griffin, as @rapsheet reported. Told it's a 5-year, $42.5 million deal that includes $20 mil gtd, per source.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 9, 2014 Griffin is a solid player but wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLTS449 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 What? 5 and 42 for Everson Griffin? I can only imagine what Johnson and Bennett will get then. Yeah, Griffin's a good DE, but I wouldn't rank him up there with Johnson and Bennett. WOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colts_Fan12 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Why when the cap goes up everyone thinks they should get more. IMO all 32 teams should just tell them no and then force these players to take what they are actually worth but you got those stupid franchises that will give anyone money and it screws the smart franchises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincetonTiger Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Impressive numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUEx40 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 wow i don't know.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 He's a top 10 pass rushing DT and will be a starter next year. Deal is fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjyb Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 talk about our gm over paying for a free agent take a look at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wig Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Why when the cap goes up everyone thinks they should get more. IMO all 32 teams should just tell them no and then force these players to take what they are actually worth but you got those stupid franchises that will give anyone money and it screws the smart franchisesYou don't understand why players get more when the cap goes up? Prayers sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Doubt he sees all of that 42 mill unless he has a couple big years.....Though he has only started 1 game. Thats an average 8.5 mill per year. , Good player for sure though, I expect that does it for Jared Allen going forward in a Vikings uniform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Vikings could of signed Bennett or Michael Johnson for that type of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Vikings could of signed Bennett or Michael Johnson for that type of money.Doubt it. Those guys are going to get over $10M APY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colts_Fan12 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 You don't understand why players get more when the cap goes up? Prayers sent.Oh I know these teams all need to say no and make then take what they are actually worth tell them if they don't wanna take what they are worth then they won't get to be in the NFL but you have the few stupid franchises that suck every year and they will pay anything they ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyScribe Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 They also signed Jasper Brinkley to a one year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR91 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 why is everyone overpaying their own players? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacolts56 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 why is everyone overpaying their own players? What on earth would lead you to ask that question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manning1887 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Kind of makes you wonder what Arthur Jones might cost. I figured it might get up to $6 million per year, now it is hard telling. Who would you rather overpay for? Maybe Jairus Byrd isn't such a bad option after all. At least you would be getting a consistent player with a contract commiserate with his performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwing BBZ Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 why is everyone overpaying their own players? They aren`t. It is a Market.Do they believe the Cap will be $150M Million in 2 -3 years? If so, the same # of players (53) will be chasing the larger pie. Inflation it is called.Todays $8M is tomorrows $9.6M. Maybe this is what you are seeing. ??Is Vontae an $8M CB today? All players are just Rented because of the FA Sysytem. If you believe in Winning Systems then Your Own FA`s do have extra value because of their acquired knowledge and because you should know their trustability, lockroom personality, work ethic, etc. And there is an issue with new FA`s. They often don`t perform to the expected level in yr. one. Kinda like #1 draft choices. We did see Walden make much needed improvement in the 2nd half last year. Now we need RJF to be the guy we expect. Cherilus can be a little better in year two, especially with SOME HELP beside him. The same with Castonzo. For our D, a DE that is better than Redding, more consistently disruptive, makes a few more plays, an object of Focus, would be a Big Help to Werner etc. It was a Big dropoff, just killed us, when R Mathews and to a lesser degree Moala had to play so much. UGH!!! So adding a GOOD DE who gets pressure, and an Excelent FS like Byrd should Juice our D Big Time. Why Lamar Houston and Arthur Jones are mentioned and their price may be an eye popper. Griggs and Team are looking for the next best thing to them because of the $$$, as well he should. Which way do you go? Come on Montori!! :clap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldunclemark Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 That's over-paying somebody right there..and that's a lot guaranteed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21isSuperman Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 That's a lot of money for a guy who hasn't started a game in the NFL...I guess they're expecting big things from him now that Allen is leaving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wig Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Oh I know these teams all need to say no and make then take what they are actually worth tell them if they don't wanna take what they are worth then they won't get to be in the NFL but you have the few stupid franchises that suck every year and they will pay anything they askThey're worth what the market says they're worth and that number goes up every time the salary cap does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarassedOffTheSite Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Vikings re-signed DE Everson Griffin, as @rapsheet reported. Told it's a 5-year, $42.5 million deal that includes $20 mil gtd, per source.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 9, 2014 Griffin is a solid player but wow. I don't know what to think. Maybe this guy is the truth but gee whiz. I try to give Speilman the benefit of the doubt. He's drafted some great players but considering the positions they've drafted them at, I would think anyone can land talent. Aside from grabbing Favre off the scrap heap and pushing that as far as it would go, has he ever really built a championship calibre team? I guess it might be a good signing in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarassedOffTheSite Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 That's a lot of money for a guy who hasn't started a game in the NFL...I guess they're expecting big things from him now that Allen is leaving Assuming good judgement, that's really the only conclusion you can come to. I reckon we'll see. *Perplexed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarassedOffTheSite Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Kind of makes you wonder what Arthur Jones might cost. I figured it might get up to $6 million per year, now it is hard telling. Who would you rather overpay for? Maybe Jairus Byrd isn't such a bad option after all. At least you would be getting a consistent player with a contract commiserate with his performance. "Commensurate" ;) ...and I don't necessarily agree with the preface. I need pay to be commensurate with the impact that the position is designed to have in a particular scheme. Yeah he'd be a great addition...but would that contract, given the actual impact he would/could/wouldn't/couldn't have? I don't think so. But ehhhh.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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