Mike Glennon deal pegged at the $14 million-$15 million range

[gmf1369]

When free agency begins this week, there will be contracts that make people rub their eyes and wonder if they had one drink too many last night.

And one of them figures to be for Buccaneers backup quarterback Mike Glennon.

According to Charles Robinson of Yahoo Sports, the expectation among sources at the Scouting Combine was that Glennon’s next deal would come in around the $14 million to $15 million per year range.

That sounds ridiculous on its face, primarily because Mike Glennon.

He has five starts since his 2013 rookie season when he was thrown into the fire, and none in the last two seasons. He’s only attempted 11 passes in the last two years while sitting behind Jameis Winston. But his market figures to be strong because he’s available without having to trade anything away or use a draft pick, and the Bears and Jets have already been mentioned as possible destinations.

And while the number causes you to reach for another cup of coffee and might give you flashbacks to Osweilerian excess, it’s really not that out of line.

There are 13 quarterbacks with deals averaging more than $20 million a year, and nine more making $16 million a year or more (taking you down to the Andy Dalton/Alex Smith/Sam Bradford neighborhood).

So while it’s a big number, especially for a Mike Glennon, it’s not out of line for a bottom-third of the league starter. And frankly, if you’re spending that kind of money on a Mike Glennon, that’s probably what the team around him dictates he’s going to be.

 

[butterscotch]

Well at least we know he does not have a sore arm

 

[usapaw]

If a GM/Coach does this and he is awful its curtain time.

 

[NYJETSDAN16]

Kudos to Glennon's agent. Spewing pure garbage to raise this average QB's stock. Bears and Jets targeting Glennon??? $12-$15mil a year??

C'mon fellas, lets be real. Giving this amount to a guy that seldom played is like paying Geno the same amount. (and Geno has more playing experience)


Hey, maybe Glennon turns out to be an above average QB. But damn, work for that payday. He has done NOTHING to grant him that amount of cash.


I feel thankful that Brock Osweiller got that big contract in '16. It showcases to teams that they CANNOT and SHOULD NOT over pay for QBs that just have no body of work to genuinly give a well merited contract.
Glennon will not get that ballooned price tag. NFL teams are too smart for that. I cant envision Macagnan ponying up this type of cheddar for a NOBODY as he drafted a QB that he had so much faith in last year that he took Christian Hackenberg high in the second round. It's like Ron Wolf trading a 1st rounder for Brett Favre in '92 (which he did), then if Majikowski didnt get injured, Wolf would have over paid to acquire Boomer Esiason in '93.

IT JUST DOESNT MAKE ANY SENSE! Too much smoke screen made up by these agents these days.


Macagnan knows he's tied at the hip with Hack. The only way for this youth movement to really take effect for the benefit of the future is to invest in the team overall, not just one position.
LT needs to be addressed
C needs to be addressed
FS needs to be addressed
TE needs to be addressed
CB needs to be addressed

$15mil to a QB with no protection??? C'mon guys, lets call it for what it is................... A COMPLETE FABRICATED AND BS RUBBISH LEAKED UP BY CAMP GLENNON :global (50):

 

[TebowCan'tThrow]

Well some fans wanted to do the same thing with Fitz and Fitz has only been decent one season in his career.

 

[Old#15]

I tend to agree with 16 here. I would rather build OL, TE and let Hack and Petty fight it out. Heck, I would even sign Smith to a cap friendly one year 'show me' deal and put him in the mix. That may be over the edge for some folks, but the bottom line for me is that $15M for an untested guy is a bit rich and will take away valuable cap space and developmental time. If its a re-build, then re-build.

 

[mykcuz]

Kudos to Glennon's agent. Spewing pure garbage to raise this average QB's stock. Bears and Jets targeting Glennon??? $12-$15mil a year??

C'mon fellas, lets be real. Giving this amount to a guy that seldom played is like paying Geno the same amount. (and Geno has more playing experience)


Hey, maybe Glennon turns out to be an above average QB. But damn, work for that payday. He has done NOTHING to grant him that amount of cash.


I feel thankful that Brock Osweiller got that big contract in '16. It showcases to teams that they CANNOT and SHOULD NOT over pay for QBs that just have no body of work to genuinly give a well merited contract.
Glennon will not get that ballooned price tag. NFL teams are too smart for that. I cant envision Macagnan ponying up this type of cheddar for a NOBODY as he drafted a QB that he had so much faith in last year that he took Christian Hackenberg high in the second round. It's like Ron Wolf trading a 1st rounder for Brett Favre in '92 (which he did), then if Majikowski didnt get injured, Wolf would have over paid to acquire Boomer Esiason in '93.

IT JUST DOESNT MAKE ANY SENSE! Too much smoke screen made up by these agents these days.


Macagnan knows he's tied at the hip with Hack. The only way for this youth movement to really take effect for the benefit of the future is to invest in the team overall, not just one position.
LT needs to be addressed
C needs to be addressed
FS needs to be addressed
TE needs to be addressed
CB needs to be addressed

$15mil to a QB with no protection??? C'mon guys, lets call it for what it is................... A COMPLETE FABRICATED AND BS RUBBISH LEAKED UP BY CAMP GLENNON :global (50):

I think you're a little dramatic here. It's fine that you don't like how much starting QB's earn, but it's reality. This story even said 15 mil is bottom 33% of starters. How is glennon making bottom of the barrel money to be a starter not on par with what you'd expect. What should he make, 5 mill to start? He's not 37 and washed up, he's 26, in his prime, has decent numbers, and has had some time to improve and learn. You're not getting a rookie wroth no experience, you're getting a healthy guy with 5 years of pro coaching under his belt. Bottom third is what he deserves.

I think the Jets see him as the best fit in free agency, but won't get into a bidding war for anybody this year. If Chicago offers him 16 per,and 32 guaranteed, we're out.

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Brock was also a result of teams desperate for a starting qb. Not to mention Elway offered him a similar contract as Houston.
I think his deal is only guaranteed for 2 years, again teams have money to spend, and the reward of a franchise qb, is worth taking a 2 year risk on a guy you like. Brock will have this year to redeem himself or be relegated to backup money the rest of his career.

 

[usapaw]

I think you're a little dramatic here. It's fine that you don't like how much starting QB's earn, but it's reality. This story even said 15 mil is bottom 33% of starters. How is glennon making bottom of the barrel money to be a starter not on par with what you'd expect. What should he make, 5 mill to start? He's not 37 and washed up, he's 26, in his prime, has decent numbers, and has had some time to improve and learn. You're not getting a rookie wroth no experience, you're getting a healthy guy with 5 years of pro coaching under his belt. Bottom third is what he deserves.

I think the Jets see him as the best fit in free agency, but won't get into a bidding war for anybody this year. If Chicago offers him 16 per,and 32 guaranteed, we're out.

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Brock was also a result of teams desperate for a starting qb. Not to mention Elway offered him a similar contract as Houston.
I think his deal is only guaranteed for 2 years, again teams have money to spend, and the reward of a franchise qb, is worth taking a 2 year risk on a guy you like. Brock will have this year to redeem himself or be relegated to backup money the rest of his career.

Sounds nice but you are all assuming he wins the starting job,not a lock to do so, so I would definitely pass.

 

[jetgreen13]

Sounds nice but you are all assuming he wins the starting job,not a lock to do so, so I would definitely pass.

i believe the assumption is he's going to sign a lower tier starting QB contract somewhere..

 

[isired]

I'm happy if we're out on Glennon for that kind of money, but the comparisons between Geno and Glennon are ridiculous - the arrow is still pointing up for Glennon. Nobody thinks that about Geno. Well, nobody that's not a blood relative.

 

[mykcuz]

Sounds nice but you are all assuming he wins the starting job,not a lock to do so, so I would definitely pass.

Any team that signs glennon at 15 mil, is giving him the starting job, not sure what you're trying to say.

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[NYJETSDAN16]

I think you're a little dramatic here. It's fine that you don't like how much starting QB's earn, but it's reality. This story even said 15 mil is bottom 33% of starters. How is glennon making bottom of the barrel money to be a starter not on par with what you'd expect. What should he make, 5 mill to start? He's not 37 and washed up, he's 26, in his prime, has decent numbers, and has had some time to improve and learn. You're not getting a rookie wroth no experience, you're getting a healthy guy with 5 years of pro coaching under his belt. Bottom third is what he deserves.

I think the Jets see him as the best fit in free agency, but won't get into a bidding war for anybody this year. If Chicago offers him 16 per,and 32 guaranteed, we're out.

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Brock was also a result of teams desperate for a starting qb. Not to mention Elway offered him a similar contract as Houston.
I think his deal is only guaranteed for 2 years, again teams have money to spend, and the reward of a franchise qb, is worth taking a 2 year risk on a guy you like. Brock will have this year to redeem himself or be relegated to backup money the rest of his career.

Not being over dramatic at all. Sure starting QBs earn that much $$$ if they're legit, though its a complete trap that some young QB like Glennon and Brock, who have absolutley no body of work automatically is given this amount. Thus inhibiting the club from building what is necesary around him. Even if they build around him, he could be a complete bust just like Brock was. That trade was a complete anomally to the Browns.

Paying Glennon that much is an enormous reach. I believe the NFL owners will catch up to this just like they did when Scott Mitchell cashed in. There was a long period where clubs would set a ceiling in monies to give a seldom used QB.

 

[jetgreen13]

Not being over dramatic at all. Sure starting QBs earn that much $$$ if they're legit, though its a complete trap that some young QB like Glennon and Brock, who have absolutley no body of work automatically is given this amount. Thus inhibiting the club from building what is necesary around him. Even if they build around him, he could be a complete bust just like Brock was. That trade was a complete anomally to the Browns.

Paying Glennon that much is an enormous reach. I believe the NFL owners will catch up to this just like they did when Scott Mitchell cashed in. There was a long period where clubs would set a ceiling in monies to give a seldom used QB.

collusion??

 

[mykcuz]

Not being over dramatic at all. Sure starting QBs earn that much $$$ if they're legit, though its a complete trap that some young QB like Glennon and Brock, who have absolutley no body of work automatically is given this amount. Thus inhibiting the club from building what is necesary around him. Even if they build around him, he could be a complete bust just like Brock was. That trade was a complete anomally to the Browns.

Paying Glennon that much is an enormous reach. I believe the NFL owners will catch up to this just like they did when Scott Mitchell cashed in. There was a long period where clubs would set a ceiling in monies to give a seldom used QB.

Yes the cash for QBs is prohibitive, but these teams know that when deciding risk/reward. Remember it's tough in a constantly changing nfl, to maintain a good roster. If you think you're a good qb shy of making a run every year, you might take a2 year flyer on a promising guy that you've done your homework on.

If you're not a rebuilding team, the question often is, what's the alternative? Remember, the bottom 1/3 of QB's salaries includes all rookie QB's on fixed contracts for 5 years. Luck just signed his second deal, but before that, you had luck, Mariotta, Winston, car, Wilson, etc in that bottom third because of 5 year Rookie deals. Basically a little over 10 mill per year for base plus bonus.

So guys who are definite backups get like 3 mill, guys like Hoyer who have experience but basically no future and can sort of create competition get 5 mill,
Rookies contacts get 9-11 ish mill, then you have promising second contact guys around 15, then you transition to elite QB's making 20 mill plus.

Glennon is a classic second contract guy, has some promise, zero character issues, starting experience, good stats over 2 years, healthy. He gets 15 mil automatically.

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[NYJETSDAN16]

collusion??

Hey in this day in age, anything is quite possible

 

[NYJETSDAN16]

Yes the cash for QBs is prohibitive, but these teams know that when deciding risk/reward. Remember it's tough in a constantly changing nfl, to maintain a good roster. If you think you're a good qb shy of making a run every year, you might take a2 year flyer on a promising guy that you've done your homework on.

If you're not a rebuilding team, the question often is, what's the alternative? Remember, the bottom 1/3 of QB's salaries includes all rookie QB's on fixed contracts for 5 years. Luck just signed his second deal, but before that, you had luck, Mariotta, Winston, car, Wilson, etc in that bottom third because of 5 year Rookie deals. Basically a little over 10 mill per year for base plus bonus.

So guys who are definite backups get like 3 mill, guys like Hoyer who have experience but basically no future and can sort of create competition get 5 mill,
Rookies contacts get 9-11 ish mill, then you have promising second contact guys around 15, then you transition to elite QB's making 20 mill plus.

Glennon is a classic second contract guy, has some promise, zero character issues, starting experience, good stats over 2 years, healthy. He gets 15 mil automatically.

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I guess your right in how the NFL is nowadays. I would just hate for the Jets to be in that predicament long term. Thats why i was glad that Fitz contract was for 1 year.