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Gurley 4 Year 60 Mil Extension
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Legend
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lol...you just played the trump card!
Rams43
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I struggled with the amount of the contract at first, but when I managed to change my perspective a bit it made a ton of sense.
Here’s what I mean.
Don’t think of Gurley as a RB. Think of him as a Weapon. He forces D’s to game plan against him. He gets yardage, 1st downs, and TD’s. And he gets them in big bunches. One has to almost sell out to defend against him which makes one all the more vulnerable to Cooks, Woods, Kupp, and Everett.
He was OPOY, for cryin’ out loud (almost MVP).
Lastly, ask yourself this question. What O player (other than the obvious Goff, technically) will touch the ball more than Gurley? Or get more yardage? Or get more TD’s? All due respect, but Cooks at $16 million won’t even come close. And I love Cooks at $16 million.
This is looking like a good extension now that I think about it.
Here’s what I mean.
Don’t think of Gurley as a RB. Think of him as a Weapon. He forces D’s to game plan against him. He gets yardage, 1st downs, and TD’s. And he gets them in big bunches. One has to almost sell out to defend against him which makes one all the more vulnerable to Cooks, Woods, Kupp, and Everett.
He was OPOY, for cryin’ out loud (almost MVP).
Lastly, ask yourself this question. What O player (other than the obvious Goff, technically) will touch the ball more than Gurley? Or get more yardage? Or get more TD’s? All due respect, but Cooks at $16 million won’t even come close. And I love Cooks at $16 million.
This is looking like a good extension now that I think about it.
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tempests
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Don't know if anyone else caught this. I was reading another article that pointed this out. https://thebiglead.com/2018/07/26/t...ture-julio-jones-style-training-camp-holdout/
This gives Gurley incentive not to pull a Julio Jones, an anti holdout clause.
Very clever.
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I'll take Gurley being a running back. Everyone said Tavon Austin was a Weapon. I'd rather have Gurley.
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Tavon is a weapon. He looked great running the ball last season. But for some reason would always run over the sideline instead of hitting whatever crease was there. Maybe he was still worried about his wrist. We'll see what he can do with the cowboys.
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As much as I love TG I do not know if allocating this amount of cap money to RB is the way to build a Super Bowl team.
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I think it's worth it if you have an All-Pro caliber back. I don't think the don't think the GSOT era would have happened without Faulk. We don't have to have to spend all of our cap on qb so we should spread it around and keep our guys happy and our team together. Actually, on another note, spending all of your cap of avg QBs like Alex Smith, Kirk Cousins, Jimmy Garrapolo etc don't help you build a Superbowl team either. Honestly, I think variance in NFL qb play is leveling out, especially when Brady retires, and we're entering a different era.
SN: I know you didn't mention anything about QBs. I just went on a tangent.