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Jared Goff movement in very simple terms.
Lions: Paying $43M for Goff with $10M, $25M and $26M team options in 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively. Immediate cap hit of $28M
Rams: $22M of already paid out real money hits their cap at once, but they pass $43M in guarantees to DET
Lions: Paying $43M for Goff with $10M, $25M and $26M team options in 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively. Immediate cap hit of $28M
Rams: $22M of already paid out real money hits their cap at once, but they pass $43M in guarantees to DET
I've written about cash swaps before, and there aren't many examples of them in the NFL, but $43M for a first and third is about right (if not a low number.) We maybe should be thinking about this trade as:
1st+3rd+Goff=Getting out of Goff's guarantees.
1st=Getting Stafford.
1st+3rd+Goff=Getting out of Goff's guarantees.
1st=Getting Stafford.
If I'm the Texans I'm happy as hell that the cash swap portion of this trade is semi-hidden/speculative because they get to start bids with a floor of 2 1s and a QB for Watson.
Wonder what Lions would have traded Stafford for if there was no Goff in the trade.
Wonder what Lions would have traded Stafford for if there was no Goff in the trade.
Texans:
Sorry I can't trade Watson for less than Stafford so you need to send me two first-round picks and a Super Bowl-caliber QB (I will be referring to Goff as this during negotiations without trying to land him) or three first-rounders if I can pick a QB with one.
Sorry I can't trade Watson for less than Stafford so you need to send me two first-round picks and a Super Bowl-caliber QB (I will be referring to Goff as this during negotiations without trying to land him) or three first-rounders if I can pick a QB with one.
