Beckham’s Contract Coming, But Landry Needs To Get A Raise Now!
Beckham’s Contract Coming, But Landry Needs To Get A Raise Now!
Money is tight for the 2018 Dolphins, but Landry must get a new contract
Landry’s deal might make signing Parker tough, BUT…
The Miami Dolphins had a new philosophy this offseason: rewarding and paying their own talent.
Mike Tannenbaum made it a point to reward hard work and production, hoping it becomes contagious to the rest of the team. So how come the one player who exemplifies hard work and production to a tee hasn’t been rewarded with a new, larger contract?
There’s talk that the staff wants to see him work on the details a bit more. Landry has said he believes it will get done without a doubt.
Well to be his advocate, I could gush over an endless amount of reasons why Jarvis Landry must get a new, long-term deal, but it still wouldn’t even do justice to how valuable a player and person Landry is to this team and community… and all for a messily 2nd round of the 2014 draft.
Landry will want major money to stay, but how can he not be kept?
On a side note, as the years go by, the 2014 Draft class is continuing to gain steam as one of the most legendary drafts for the Wide Receiver position of all time. In order of being selected: Sammy Watkins, Mike Evans, Odell Beckham Jr., Brandin Cooks, Kelvin Benjamin, Marqise Lee, Jordan Matthews, Paul Richardson, Davante Adams, Cody Latimer, Allen Robinson, then finally Jarvis Landry, Donte Moncrief, and John Brown. There arguable could be at least 3 Hall of Fame players in this list, and there are already numerous multi-year Pro Bowlers.
Of all those names, Odell Beckham Jr. is, according to pay per head review sites for bookmakers, the most recognizable name on the list.
Beckham was highly touted coming out of LSU. However, when you speak to any of the LSU coaches the first receiver they spoke about was Jarvis “Juice” Landry. Beckham Jr. received more draft hype and attention because he was faster and had more of a home run threat than Landry. Although, in college, they had very similar stat lines: Beckham Jr. had 143 receptions for 2340 yards and 12 touchdowns, and Landry had 137 receptions for 1809 yards and 15 touchdowns. But it was his speed and a home run threat that enabled Beckham to be drafted 12th overall in the first round, whereas Landry slides all the way to the second round and the 63rd overall draft pick, mainly because of a subpar 40 yard dash time.
Landry is everything you’d want from a player
Both players have had instant success in the NFL, racking up computer game stats in just their first three years in the league. Beckham Jr. has accumulated 288 receptions for 4122 yards and 35 touchdowns, and Landry has racked up 288 receptions for 3051 yards and 13 touchdowns. Sure Beckham Jr.’s yards per catch and touchdown numbers are clearly outpacing Landry’s. However, if I had to choose between these two players, I’d choose Landry every time based on character.
I know this may seem a bit crazy because that’s 22 more touchdowns that I’m giving up, but Landry’s heart and commitment to the team is light years greater than Beckham Jr., who is currently skipping OTA’s because he wants a new contract.
Sure, Beckham Jr. deserves a new contract, but skipping OTA’s and possibly holding out and not attending mini-camp just reiterates his Diva Receiver persona. If you’ve ever watched a Giant game, you will see that he sometimes gives up on plays or gets bent out of shape when he drops a pass and then mentally checks out of the game… ever witnessed that from Landry?
Landry is the antithesis of a Diva receiver, and that’s why even though he also deserves a new contract.
Then there’s the reality of the cap. Word is coming out that Beckham wants in that 17-20 million a year range, and Landry would likely want just below that in the 13-16 range. Given 2018’s cap is tight, and Parker is due to receive his 5th year option of 10 million in 2019, can they afford to keep him? To that I say, can they afford not to? What are the rest of the Miami Dolphins News fans thoughts about how Landry is handling his contract situation compared to his LSU buddy Beckham Jr.?
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…unfortunately, the NFL is a business disguised as a game …and cap numbers are real limiting factors designed to enforce a roster balance among 32 multi-billionaire ownerships under the NFLPA agreement
…much as we all love Landry for both his ability and character, OBJ has been undeniably the more productive player on the field …and will, barring injury, substantially raise the WR bar when his new Giants contract is finally negotiated …inevitably that new bar will have ripple effects downstream
…Miami simply can’t afford to pay Landry what he is worth under such a new bar without severely limiting its ability to remain within next year’s cap limit …and/or negatively affecting the remainder of the roster it is trying to build
…Miami did this to themselves when they “won” the bidding war for Suh, paying a DT more than what most franchise QBs were making …and then giving a non-franchise QB like TH a franchise priced contract as well …the chickens are about to come home to roost
…in the cold light of cap reality, Landry simply isn’t worth what OBJ is …but in the world of agent and player egos, he will hold out for the best deal he can get …and you certainly can’t fault him for that knowing his entire future can be savaged by a single injury on or off the field
…the real fault lies in the FO for creating the situation in the first place …and then exacerbating it by offering unsustainable contract guarantees this past off-season …ostensible tradeoffs lowering the cap hits but only if the contracted player performs to expectations over the full contract term without sustaining serious injury …and the odds of that happening over multiple players is low to nil
…objective reality is that a multi-year 15+ mil per year contract extension for Landry with upwards of 40+ mil guaranteed is not cap sustainable …and if the OBJ contract is actually in the 17-20 mil range with concomitant guarantees, that will in turn automatically raise the franchise tag cost to keep Landry involuntarily to an also unsustainable cap price …something has to give and I suspect whatever it is, it’s not going to be ideal for Miami
I pretty much agree… the only hope is like this year that crazy contracts weren’t given out to WR’s. If OBJ get a universal screw you we ain’t paying that much and gets in the 15 range, they Landry could slide in at 12-13. Not saying it’s likely. Also, they could compensate for the height of the contract with guarantees. But overall, it isn’t looking pretty at the moment. And as you so poignantly said, ” the NFL is a business disguised as a game “: sad but true.
…unfortunately, the NFL is a business disguised as a game …and cap numbers are real limiting factors designed to enforce a roster balance among 32 multi-billionaire ownerships under the NFLPA agreement
…much as we all love Landry for both his ability and character, OBJ has been undeniably the more productive player on the field …and will, barring injury, substantially raise the WR bar when his new Giants contract is finally negotiated …inevitably that new bar will have ripple effects downstream
…Miami simply can’t afford to pay Landry what he is worth under such a new bar without severely limiting its ability to remain within next year’s cap limit …and/or negatively affecting the remainder of the roster it is trying to build
…Miami did this to themselves when they “won” the bidding war for Suh, paying a DT more than what most franchise QBs were making …and then giving a non-franchise QB like TH a franchise priced contract as well …the chickens are about to come home to roost
…in the cold light of cap reality, Landry simply isn’t worth what OBJ is …but in the world of agent and player egos, he will hold out for the best deal he can get …and you certainly can’t fault him for that knowing his entire future can be savaged by a single injury on or off the field
…the real fault lies in the FO for creating the situation in the first place …and then exacerbating it by offering unsustainable contract guarantees this past off-season …ostensible tradeoffs lowering the cap hits but only if the contracted player performs to expectations over the full contract term without sustaining serious injury …and the odds of that happening over multiple players is low to nil
…objective reality is that a multi-year 15+ mil per year contract extension for Landry with upwards of 40+ mil guaranteed is not cap sustainable …and if the OBJ contract is actually in the 17-20 mil range with concomitant guarantees, that will in turn automatically raise the franchise tag cost to keep Landry involuntarily to an also unsustainable cap price …something has to give and I suspect whatever it is, it’s not going to be ideal for Miami
I pretty much agree… the only hope is like this year that crazy contracts weren’t given out to WR’s. If OBJ get a universal screw you we ain’t paying that much and gets in the 15 range, they Landry could slide in at 12-13. Not saying it’s likely. Also, they could compensate for the height of the contract with guarantees. But overall, it isn’t looking pretty at the moment. And as you so poignantly said, ” the NFL is a business disguised as a game “: sad but true.