Orlando Brown wants 25 mill/yr?

[H2o]

Brown is a good player and has been since he was in Baltimore. They knew his mentality though when they traded for him. In Baltimore he didn't want to play RT because LT was where the $$$ is still at. Baltimore thought they were getting a healthy Stanley back and sent him to KC. He plays out the final year of his rookie deal knowing he truly has all of the leverage at this point. With the money being tossed around everywhere these days, it's not really surprising he's asking for $25M. Someone will give him a deal that is more to his liking if it's not going to be KC. If they are forced to trade him though, especially if he threatens a Vincent Jackson (RIP) type of holdout, it will surely leave another hole on an offense already about to find out what life is like without Tyreek Hill. 

Edited July 15, 2022 by H2o

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

13 hours ago, Doc said:

They were probably hoping he’d take a discount to play with Kermit.

Counting on the allure of KC BBQ, you think? 🤔

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[BarleyNY]

10 hours ago, Doc said:

 

Maybe I'm misreading what you wrote, but KC did franchise tag him. 

Sorry, I was not clear.  I mean that it would still be economical for KC to tag him again next year. 

[Doc]

10 minutes ago, BarleyNY said:

Sorry, I was not clear.  I mean that it would still be economical for KC to tag him again next year. 

 

Gotcha.  I think he sits out because he probably figures that that's what they're going to do if he plays under the tag this year.

[Mr. WEO]

13 hours ago, Augie said:

 

I think the real question is how much worse would they have been without him?  Maybe one play at a critical time? Maybe in a certain playoff game???

 

I don’t blame the guy for wanting to get paid. I’m just glad this is the Chief’s problem. This one appears to have been misplayed by KC who gave up all their leverage without locking the player down. This does not feel very “Beane-esque”. 

 

 

 

Without him (prior 3 seasons) they went to 3 straight conf championships, 2 SBs winning one and had the top Offense twice.   With him, Mahomes was sacked more times than ever in his career, had his lowest YPG and rating as a starter.

 

In the AFCC game, he was sacked 4 times and under pressure constantly, picked off twice and fumbled..

 

 

[Don Otreply]

Well, being that the salary cap doesn’t matter for well run teams with willing and deep pocketed owners, this in reality is not that big of an issue for them, or frankly any well run team. The salary cap is only used as an excuse when teams don’t want to pay a given player. 
 

Don’t get me wrong on this, as Bills fans we can only hope it causes turmoil within the Chiefs organization, if so, that would be great 😁👍

 

Go Bills!!!

 

 

[BarleyNY]

24 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

Gotcha.  I think he sits out because he probably figures that that's what they're going to do if he plays under the tag this year.

Quite possibly.  Sometimes a player will sign their tag on the condition that the team won’t tag them again the following season.  But I don’t know if that’ll get it done on this one. 

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Why all the hate on this player? Bills just signed a 33 year old to 120M. Chiefs traded a ton of picks for him, why would he not ask for top dollar? He my not be as good as Trent Williams but he is in the conversation for top 5 LT, he is young, he is already playing under the tag, and the salary cap is going up. He put in his time and the system is set up to reward guys on their second contract. He might not get $25M a year but why would you start negotiating at a lower number if he is already playing on a tag. 

[YoloinOhio]

 

[Doc]

1 hour ago, BarleyNY said:

Quite possibly.  Sometimes a player will sign their tag on the condition that the team won’t tag them again the following season.  But I don’t know if that’ll get it done on this one. 

 

From what I've read, it doesn't sound like a sign and not tag deal is something he'll accept.  He wants to be paid now.  He's going into his 5th season and has sorely outplayed his draft position and rookie contract.

[JDubya76]

16 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

Good luck with… all of that 

 

 

obligatory ….

“Burn, Chefs, burn”

It’s good to want things, it builds character.

[GunnerBill]

13 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

From what I've read, it doesn't sound like a sign and not tag deal is something he'll accept.  He wants to be paid now.  He's going into his 5th season and has sorely outplayed his draft position and rookie contract.

 

This is the point people need to remember with Brown. He was a 1st round talent who slipped because of a bad combine and has been majorly underpaid for his performances in the NFL ever since. This isn't a guy who already made a shed load of money. He has made less than $3.5m to this point in his career. He knows he is at the big contract stage of his career. His leverage will never be higher. He is right to play hardball IMO. 

[unbillievable]

Why is everyone saying that he's a top 5 LT?

According to Chiefs' fans (and PFF) the guy rated lower than Dion Dawkins.

 

He was a RT in Baltimore that benefited from Lamar running around, then he was awful in KC to start the year, and finished the year average.

We're not talking about a guy that deserves to be the top paid Oline in history, it's just his turn though.

 

 

 

Edited July 15, 2022 by unbillievable

[Doc]

39 minutes ago, unbillievable said:

Why is everyone saying that he's a top 5 LT?

According to Chiefs' fans (and PFF) the guy rated lower than Dion Dawkins.

 

He was a RT in Baltimore that benefited from Lamar running around, then he was awful in KC to start the year, and finished the year average.

We're not talking about a guy that deserves to be the top paid Oline in history, it's just his turn though.

 

The problem for the Chefs is that regardless of whether he's truly a top-5 LT or not, he's made the Pro Bowl the last 3 years straight.  And that's all he and his agent need to know.

[unbillievable]

30 minutes ago, Doc said:

 

The problem for the Chefs is that regardless of whether he's truly a top-5 LT or not, he's made the Pro Bowl the last 3 years straight.  And that's all he and his agent need to know.

 

He's the chiefs Tremaine Edmunds.

 

 

[BuffaloBill]

18 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

So they were somewhat criticized at the time for trading for him without a new deal in place. It’s the reason he was traded in the first place. Ravens didn’t want to pay him. Chiefs were desperate at LT when Eric fisher got hurt/old . But now looks like could have been a (costly) band aid. When you do that, the player has all the leverage. 

 

 

This is a reality for competitive teams with a highly paid QB.  The Bills will not be immune to having one or two players on the roster in any given year who will say “Pay me.”  I do think the Bills are better positioned than the Chiefs to respectfully handle the - we will find a way or at least respectfully part ways - conversations.  However, these situations will come up every year as the Bills like the rest of the NFL try to work cap magic.  

[HappyDays]

 

[DrDawkinstein]

20 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

So they were somewhat criticized at the time for trading for him without a new deal in place. It’s the reason he was traded in the first place. Ravens didn’t want to pay him. Chiefs were desperate at LT when Eric fisher got hurt/old . But now looks like could have been a (costly) band aid. When you do that, the player has all the leverage. 

 

This is another case just like Tunsil/OBrien in Houston. Traded big picks for a player without a new deal. Player has you by the short and curlies.

 

Tunsil represented HIMSELF and still got 2/$66M. I dont think $25M is outrageous in this case. KC is dumb if they didnt expect this.

[T master]

The greed thing in the NFL is getting way out of hand for god sakes how much is too much ?

 

Welcome to the new world order of things sad ... 😪 But if the owners continue to pay it they will continue to ask for more & more ...

[DrDawkinstein]

1 hour ago, BuffaloBill said:

 

 

This is a reality for competitive teams with a highly paid QB.  The Bills will not be immune to having one or two players on the roster in any given year who will say “Pay me.”  I do think the Bills are better positioned than the Chiefs to respectfully handle the - we will find a way or at least respectfully part ways - conversations.  However, these situations will come up every year as the Bills like the rest of the NFL try to work cap magic.  

 

Luckily, White, Milano, and Dawkins have all signed team-friendly deals. I'm hoping for the same from Knox, and possibly Oliver. I dont know if we'll be able to convince Gabe Davis given the WR market.

1 minute ago, T master said:

The greed thing in the NFL is getting way out of hand for god sakes how much is too much ?

 

Welcome to the new world order of things sad ... 😪 But if the owners continue to pay it they will continue to ask for more & more ...

 

The NFL is about to sign a $3 BILLION streaming deal with Apple. Because of the players. Pay the players.

 

If the league is making it, the players deserve it. Regardless how much it is. Unless you are telling the owners and NFL to take a paycut too.