Shields is a solid starting CB, playing on an undrafted free agent's salary.
He deserves a new contract. Pay the man.
Originally Posted by: nerdmann
wooooo I'm not disagreeing with you. But we need to slow down on the rush to judgement a bit.
I do agree Shields out played his contract, but before saying pay the man we need to know what he's asking for.
Just like Jennings this offseason.... of course we would love to have Jennings back....
at the right price.
In contract talks, it takes two to tango... A report came out saying Thompson meet with the agents of both D-Smith and Shields. It could of just been to talk about the tender they were going to put on them. But it was reported as Thompson was trying to sign both to long term terms (at the Packers price). D-Smith choose to just sign the tender which makes sense seeing as he could be the season long starter which could add to his vaule (or hurt it).
My point is we don't know what Thompson offered (or if he offered anything) nor do we know what Shields is asking for. If he's asking for 10 million a year, then I say don't pay the man... that's probably too much. If he's asking in the 4 million a year then I think that very well might be fair for a long term term when you're gambling on his potential...
That being said, giving a lot of money to some guys makes them get more distracted by other things and get worse on the field. Not saying Shields is one of those guys but you never know.
On a side note... I'm still a bit surpised how big he got it
