Re: Fred Taylor gets extension?! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Jaguars have reached a long-term agreement with Fred Taylor.It's believed to be for three years, but terms aren't available. Taylor hasn't shown any signs of decline, but any expensive deal for an over-30 running back is risky. This crushes any chance for Maurice Jones-Drew to be a top-ten fantasy pick next season, although we wouldn't be surprised if he gets more touches than Taylor in a reserve role.</div>RotoworldWhat the heck are they thinking? Giving an over-30 Runningback a long-term deal is a bad idea.
Re: Fred Taylor gets extension?! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Mar 1 2007, 12:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Jaguars have reached a long-term agreement with Fred Taylor.It's believed to be for three years, but terms aren't available. Taylor hasn't shown any signs of decline, but any expensive deal for an over-30 running back is risky. This crushes any chance for Maurice Jones-Drew to be a top-ten fantasy pick next season, although we wouldn't be surprised if he gets more touches than Taylor in a reserve role.</div>RotoworldWhat the heck are they thinking? Giving an over-30 Runningback a long-term deal is a bad idea.</div>Sometimes extensions lower the cap hit by giving them a couple extra years.
Re: Fred Taylor gets extension?! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Mar 1 2007, 03:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Mar 1 2007, 12:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Jaguars have reached a long-term agreement with Fred Taylor.It's believed to be for three years, but terms aren't available. Taylor hasn't shown any signs of decline, but any expensive deal for an over-30 running back is risky. This crushes any chance for Maurice Jones-Drew to be a top-ten fantasy pick next season, although we wouldn't be surprised if he gets more touches than Taylor in a reserve role.</div>RotoworldWhat the heck are they thinking? Giving an over-30 Runningback a long-term deal is a bad idea.</div>Sometimes extensions lower the cap hit by giving them a couple extra years.</div>...at least in Madden they do... What were they thinking? They were thinking of all the good teams in the playoffs that had great RB duos.
Re: Fred Taylor gets extension?! <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Punisher @ Mar 1 2007, 02:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>What were they thinking? They were thinking of all the good teams in the playoffs that had great RB duos.</div>Maybe, but it is absolutely stupid to give a 31 year old Runningback a 3 year extension. He'll be lucky if he makes it another year without breaking down, nevermind 3. You could have gotten a 2nd Runningback in the mid rounds of the draft for alot cheaper and he'd probably be as good at this point in Taylor's career.
Re: Fred Taylor gets extension?! That was my first thought as well. But after seeing how the contract is structured (and not knowing how much of it is guaranteed), it wouldn't surprise me at all to see him cut early on in the contract, after the '08 season at the latest.Check it:http://x.go.com/cgi/x.pl?goto=http://sport...122&srvc=sz<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Under his previous contract, Taylor was to have earned a base salary of $2.55 million for 2007. The new deal reduces his base salary to $800,000 but also rewards Taylor with a $4.2 million roster bonus, bringing his total compensation for 2007 to $5 million. For the 2008-2010 seasons, Taylor is due annual spring roster bonuses of $1 million each. The base salaries for those years, which represent the extension part of the contract, are $4 million for 2008, $5 million for 2009 and $6 million for 2010.</div>
