TarquinTheDark wrote:
Seriously though, how about JaMarcus Russell, 2007 Raiders.
"Although the Raiders ended up paying Russell $36.4 million of the possible $68 million, the quarterback bust still was owed $3 million at the time of his release. "
32 mil of it was gaurnteed bonus money . Imo were lax incomparison for 1st round busts, but late 2nd, 3rd, and 4ths come with hefty bonuses compared to the nfl.
This guy was a 100 Volatility , no growth bust picked the late second . It's was a gamble . If he were under the nfls collective bargaining agreement of 2011 his cap hit is much less in comparison .
Picks 49-64 $5,932,210 to $4,578,946 total $2,334,334 to $1,350,142 bonus.
I am guessing but it like a 10 mil difference . I did some research months back and it was 3rd rounders that were the biggest finacial risk. In terms of a bust really hurting dead cap.
Imo, this part of the game is exploitable and could hurt any team who has busts . 1st rounders aren't that bad because contracts a less of a hit in comparison to the nfls model. Getting a bunch of 1st and 2nds is finacially safer, but I think the exploit there comes in cause you can then trade your players (who were those high picks) For more high picks. Using the future cap to maneuver the trades befor for the expensive renegotiation comes.
This is why I gamble with volatility early and actually picks safer as the draft progresses , but 5th and on come with no bonus so I definitely will gamble then too.