26CornerBlitz Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 @RapSheet With Kurt Coleman set to miss several weeks with a sprained MCL, #Panthers signed free agent safety Jairus Byrd, the former Pro Bowler
K D Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 his dad is our db coach and we decided to start a career backup in Poyer over him. worked out well but pretty bizarre we didn't at least give him a shot. unless he was asking for too much money or something. i guess we will see how much he is going to be paid by Carolina
Hapless Bills Fan Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) @RapSheet With Kurt Coleman set to miss several weeks with a sprained MCL, #Panthers signed free agent safety Jairus Byrd, the former Pro Bowler Good luck his dad is our db coach and we decided to start a career backup in Poyer over him. worked out well but pretty bizarre we didn't at least give him a shot. unless he was asking for too much money or something. i guess we will see how much he is going to be paid by Carolina I think McWrestler and Bean don't want to look back. He did not impress in N'Orleans. I also think it's potentially a team-building problem to have a coach and a player who are related on the team. Edited October 3, 2017 by Hapless Bills Fan
SaviorPeterman Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 Who would have thought just a few years ago that Byrd would be on the street and available for dumpster diving during the season? Goes to show how quickly players fortunes can change in this league but at least Byrd collected a big pay day from the Saints during his brief tenure there.
section122 Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 Who would have thought just a few years ago that Byrd would be on the street and available for dumpster diving during the season? Goes to show how quickly players fortunes can change in this league but at least Byrd collected a big pay day from the Saints during his brief tenure there. I pretty firmly believe he ruined his reputation at the end of his Bills stint. Then he signed a big money contract with NO and under performed. He's likely viewed very poorly in the NFL community. He won't play if he doesn't want to and didn't play well the last time he laced em up. Not a good recipe to stay in the league where teams are always looking to get younger and cheaper.
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 Byrd used to be THE word... now it's just A word
SaviorPeterman Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 I pretty firmly believe he ruined his reputation at the end of his Bills stint. Then he signed a big money contract with NO and under performed. He's likely viewed very poorly in the NFL community. He won't play if he doesn't want to and didn't play well the last time he laced em up. Not a good recipe to stay in the league where teams are always looking to get younger and cheaper. Probably true but he did get hurt during his first year with the Saints and obviously hasn't been the same since. If Gilmore continues to look like trash this year with the Pats guarantee he's cut in the offseason and also probably follows a similar path at least in terms of another team taking him seriously and offering him decent money.
ganesh Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 Who would have thought just a few years ago that Byrd would be on the street and available for dumpster diving during the season? Goes to show how quickly players fortunes can change in this league but at least Byrd collected a big pay day from the Saints during his brief tenure there. And that is the reason why players hold out for the most money...Unless Byrd finds a TV gig, he has to pretty much spend wisely, from that big contract he signed, for the rest of his life
CanadianFan Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 I think this is why Bills haven't over-paid for DBs in our history, which has been pretty smart. Can he still play? I mean crap I thought he was gone already.
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 I think this is why Bills haven't over-paid for DBs in our history, which has been pretty smart. Can he still play? I mean crap I thought he was gone already. ....yet when he was passed over by OBD, the posts extraordinaire were overwhelming about letting him go on BBMB and TBD....and all of THOSE budding GM's are STILL here.....laughable....no mea culpas in sight.......
OhioBills Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 Underperformed in NO. Could be a different story with Panthers. With the Panthers stout defense, I could see him doing well.
Captain Murica Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) I think McDermott had a good look at him while Byrd was in NO and was not impressed Edited October 3, 2017 by Captain Murica
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 at 30 he may still have something in the tank?
Gray Beard Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 Byrd had an amazing season for the Bills. Crazy interceptions. Wasn't that where the phrase "this way of winning is not sustainable" came from?
The Frankish Reich Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 And that is the reason why players hold out for the most money...Unless Byrd finds a TV gig, he has to pretty much spend wisely, from that big contract he signed, for the rest of his life Byrd has pulled in $39 million cash in his NFL career. He can spend foolishly (just not idiotically) for the rest of his life.
ALF Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Jairus Byrd signed a 1 year, $900,000 contract with the Carolina Panthers, including an average annual salary of $900,000. In 2017, Byrd will earn a base salary of $688,235, while carrying a cap hit of $470,294. http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/jairus-byrd-5496/
26CornerBlitz Posted October 4, 2017 Author Posted October 4, 2017 Jairus Byrd signed a 1 year, $900,000 contract with the Carolina Panthers, including an average annual salary of $900,000. In 2017, Byrd will earn a base salary of $688,235, while carrying a cap hit of $470,294. http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/jairus-byrd-5496/ Sounds like the right math was used to calculate this.
ALF Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) It must be vet minimum with a discount cap to encourage signing ? http://www.spotrac.com/blog/nfl-minimum-salaries-for-2016-and-the-veteran-cap-benefit-rule/ When qualified, a player with four (4) or more years of NFL experience can earn his total minimum salary, but have a cap figure that reflects two years of experience – or in 2016, $600,000. Edited October 4, 2017 by ALF
ChanOverChin Posted October 4, 2017 Posted October 4, 2017 Byrd is easily a better player than Shamarko Thomas or Elston. McBeane didn't want to pay the money. Byrd would have been nice insurance at safety behind Hyde and Poyer and likely would have been one of our top six DBs (White/Gaines/Coleman/Hyde/Poyer/Byrd).
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