Derek Brown
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And Dan Graziano laid it out in his column on ESPN.com.
Jeremiah Love is all of a sudden the highest paid with guaranteed money in NFL history for a running back.
At number three, he's getting $50 million guaranteed.
Saquon was only getting 36.
So all of a sudden you put yourself in a position where you're binding the cap tied to a guy who you are overpaying by $18 million.
That I think is something that didn't come up enough before the draft and is coming up a lot now.
Derek, your thoughts.
I give you exhibit A. But what's so interesting is they've got new guys in there.
That's a cautionary tale.
it's just astonishing to me because they've got a new coach in michael floor there is never anyone who's ever had a new job you know simon it's been 100 years since you actually had a legit job right but for the rest of us who have worked in corporate america or ever had a new job you've got a honeymoon period we're like okay
You're the new person.
Your bosses want to lean into you, give you every opportunity to succeed.
They're going to seed to what you want.
You're going to say, here's what I think I need.
Here's how I can be successful.
Your boss is going to give that to you.
If it goes down the way you said it does, then Michael Flohr has to be wondering, why the fuck did I take this job?
Unless the answer is always the same.
It's one of 32 head coaching jobs.
but Ben Johnson waited for the right gig.