Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
Originally posted by tankle104:
yeah, 49ersfaithful comment isn't quite a 1-1 comparison. At a typical job, your salary doesn't have an impact on the type of talent the company can put around you for you to do your job at the highest level and compete against your competitors the best way possible.
I've seen numerous general contractors/sub contractors take less money than they usually get on a project to make the project work financially because they knew it was good business and would lead to more projects long term. No one is asking anyone to lose money or go broke.
Brock can make more money off the field through endorsements if he has more success on the field and sustains it. Taking a little less on a contract salary provides him the best situation to do that, Al though it isn't guaranteed.
Think of it like taking a little less on a salary in order to get more in commission bonus. Some People are acting like we are suggesting he stays broke so we can pay other players. He's going to be filthy rich and generate generational wealth regardless.
It just strikes me the wrong way, to have one of the great bargain deals in sports contract history, and fans say he needs to take a discount. He already took the discount, he's making not even $1m. QB1, teams budget around maybe $40m on average, he's not making $1m. He is getting ripped off every time he takes the field right now, compared to his peers. Consider Darnold and Dobbs guys like that, out earn Brock. Everyone out earns Brock.
I never said he needed to do anything, just that it would be awesome if he took $35-$40M a year instead of $50M. Take less overall on the contract value and more guaranteed. Even if he took $45M a year in comparison to $50M, it would make a good difference in signing another extra quality player or two.
no one is getting ripped off. No one expected him to play or be good. Every single rookie that's drafted is in the exact same spot. He would only be making a few more mil a year if he was a 2nd round pick, so he would still be drastically underpaid. He would be drastically underpaid if he was the #1 overall pick.
i don't view him taking a slight team friendly deal as a way of him getting screwed nor do I see him losing any real money in the future over all. If the team around him is better and sustained, he can make a lot of money off the field through endorsements because that's what happens with winning QBs. He also has the ability, if he stays healthy and good, to sign 3-4 more contracts. Lol dude will be worth hundreds of millions regardless. Let's not act like we are hoping he stays at $1M a year
[ Edited by tankle104 on Mar 25, 2024 at 9:33 PM ]