Giants sign Saquon Barkley to 1 year deal

[Risen Star]

 

[Risen Star]

 

[Risen Star]

Terrible news to wake up to for those hoping we can backdoor our way into the playoffs.

 

[MWH1967]

meh, not scherd.

 

[DeaconMoss]

So he's not playing on the tag which means he can get tagged again next year without the multiple tag penalty and compensation increase? And for essentially the same $$. Feels like insider trading.

 

[Point-of-the-Star]

Barkley obviously is a very good back. In the right setting he could have been mentioned in the same breath with some of the great ones. Having said that he'll just be a footnote in the NFL RB book.

He'll make the NYG offense pesky but he has never been a Cowboy killer. The NFCE race just got a little bit tighter though.

 

[jazzcat22]

Doesn't matter, he never had any success against us anyway.

The Black Cat ran for more yards that one night, than he has against us in his career.

 

[baltcowboy]

Good, I don’t want any excuses when we play them opening night. I have a bad feeling that the Cowboys will have contract issues with Martin, Diggs, CeeDee, and Steele that the media is going to talk about all summer long. Nobody is taking a discount when your organization makes a billion dollars a year off of non football revenue.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I'd glad to hear this news just so they will stop talking about it on tv so much.

All the dang drama. Blah blah blah. For nothing.

 

[Nav22]

12 carries, 38 yards.

Cowboys by 10+

 

[baltcowboy]

The reason why Saquon signed is the endorsement money he makes by playing for the Giants. He probably makes as much money with endorsements in NY as he does with the tag. Saquon had no choice.

 

[CTcowboy203]

Wow, threatened to hold out games and got a new deal for this season…people here told me that doesn’t work

 

[movaughn88]

Wow, threatened to hold out games and got a new deal for this season…people here told me that doesn’t work

He got only another 900k in incentives and now his next deal floor stays at the franchise instead of franchise +20%...this is a complete fold.

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

And we play hot potato with our HOF gaurd.....

 

[vlad]

Wow, threatened to hold out games and got a new deal for this season…people here told me that doesn’t work

Imagine being the jackwagon that says the current highest RB contract is the "floor" (and you are NOT the agent but the team!!!) and then you sign the dude to a $90M contract. Nepotism is a great thing.

This seems as MoVaughn said a complete fold on his part when they had their summit and realized they are a dime a dozen.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

So he's not playing on the tag which means he can get tagged again next year without the multiple tag penalty and compensation increase? And for essentially the same $$. Feels like insider trading.

Franchise tag is one of 2 things: either the current tag number or 20% more than than player made the previous season, whichever is higher.

So even though next year will only count as his first tag it’ll be over 13m$ because of this contract, which is slightly more than a second franchise tag would have been

 

[The Quest for Six]

Big Tough talk Barkley ended up getting nothing long term but a franchise tag signing and 900,000 in incentives and will be his last year with the Giants when they draft a running back in next years draft...I guess he should have signed a deal last year when I believe the Giants were offering 13 mil a season...

 

[movaughn88]

Franchise tag is one of 2 things: either the current tag number or 20% more than than player made the previous season, whichever is higher.

So even though next year will only count as his first tag it’ll be over 13m$ because of this contract, which is slightly more than a second franchise tag would have been

Ah ok then I'm corrected on that, but still a fold imo. To be fair - its the correct decision. All that bluster in the press wasn't gonna change the market.

 

[NeathBlue]

So he's not playing on the tag which means he can get tagged again next year without the multiple tag penalty and compensation increase? And for essentially the same $$. Feels like insider trading.

If he plays the next two seasons on a tag after this year, he’ll make close to $40 million over the three years…
I’d say if that happens, he’s had a great deal.

 

[Redsfan_83]

What is utterly stupid is watching talk shows this morning (aka. ESPN) and they are suggesting that if he has another 1,000 yard season his value will drop next year due to age, etc. Wasn't part of the issue signing him to a long term deal is his injury past? Now, if he has a 2nd year in a row great season how can his value go down? He's only 27....the Giants won this in the end IMO