6.5 million for a back getting 1200 yards doesn't bother me. Up until last year Grant had the second most yards over the past couple years, only behind Adrian Peterson. If he hadn't missed last year I doubt we'd be having this discussion. People talking about cutting him due to his contract is shocking. We all saw the dropoff we had last year after he went down.
"gbguy20" wrote:
What if he gets 1,250 yards and gets the incentives below?
$1.75 million roster bonus (March)
$3.5 million base salary
$500,000 active roster bonus
$250,000 off-season workout bonus (questionable)
$1.5 million for 1,250 rushing yards
$500,000 for being in the top 5 in the NFC
$250,000 for making the Pro Bowl.
1,250 being top 5 in the NFC isn't a far stretch, the 5th ranked rusher had 1,080 in '10. If he gets 1,250, top 5 he'd get 8 million and if he makes the pro bowl, add in another 250k.
6.5 for 1,250 yards, back up or not, yes that I can reason with saying it's worth it.
I don't think he'll break 1,000 so I think he'll get 5.75 million, the top three digits and he'll get between 600 and 850 yards with 4 to 6 scores.
But if he breaks 1,000 ... thats when the incentives start kicking in for him, especially if he once again hit's 1,250 or more.