Raiders extend Geno Smith, 2 years - $75 million

[ChevyVanMiller]

Kind of a shocker. Wonder what EJ is pulling down these days?
 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44521358/source-raiders-qb-geno-smith-reach-two-year-75m-extension

[JerseyBills]

Funny to see all these former Jests QBs making this $ from another team. 

 

Geno, Darnold, Rodgers

[Stads]

I suppose that's the going rate for a mid tier QB these days

 

Edited April 4 by Stads

[GunnerBill]

The Raiders are not going QB at 6. This is the final nail in that coffin. You don't hire a 70 odd year old Head Coach let him bring his placeholder QB from his last place in, then extend said QB to waste draft capital on a replacement. They are gonna try and win now with Grandpa Pete and Geno.

[julian]

9 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

The Raiders are not going QB at 6. This is the final nail in that coffin. You don't hire a 70 odd year old Head Coach let him bring his placeholder QB from his last place in, then extend said QB to waste draft capital on a replacement. They are gonna try and win now with Grandpa Pete and Geno.

That’s crazy, but I think your 100% correct and I’m glad to be about as far away from that type of team building as one could possibly be.

[JerseyBills]

34 minutes ago, Stads said:

I suppose that's the going rate for a mid tier QB these days

 

So glad we're not stuck in that purgatory , brutal place to be 

[Steve Billieve]

40 minutes ago, ChevyVanMiller said:

Kind of a shocker. Wonder what EJ is pulling down these days?
 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/44521358/source-raiders-qb-geno-smith-reach-two-year-75m-extension

Give me an announcer deal any day of the week. It's not like he got it because he was some superstar, he's likely able to keep that going for as long as he wants.

[Don Otreply]

1 hour ago, Stads said:

I suppose that's the going rate for a mid tier QB these days

 

A lot of money for a QB that is never gonna win much, but “Billionaires gonna Billionaire”  it’s an ego thing…, 

[TheWeatherMan]

1 hour ago, GunnerBill said:

The Raiders are not going QB at 6. This is the final nail in that coffin. You don't hire a 70 odd year old Head Coach let him bring his placeholder QB from his last place in, then extend said QB to waste draft capital on a replacement. They are gonna try and win now with Grandpa Pete and Geno.

*Falcons have entered the chat:

[T.E.]

Imagine paying that to someone who is ultimately the least attractive QB option in your division.

[Bills!Win!]

How are Sam Darnold and Geno smith getting so many chances? 

[Joe Mama]

Wonder what prime Kyle Orton would be worth.

[GunnerBill]

34 minutes ago, TheWeatherMan said:

*Falcons have entered the chat:

 

They did it. And I applaud them for doing so. They hadn't hired a coach almost old enough to be President. Raiders are NOT going QB at #6.

[Stads]

Random fact: Nathan Peterman's Wikipedia entry has 109 references. That is all

[Mike in Horseheads]

2 hours ago, Don Otreply said:

A lot of money for a QB that is never gonna win much, but “Billionaires gonna Billionaire”  it’s an ego thing…, 

I'm not sure Davis is a billionaire lol

[DapperCam]

What is the goal here, make the playoffs and get bounced in the wild card round? I guess it beats a 17 year playoff drought.

[hondo in seattle]

4 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

The Raiders are not going QB at 6. This is the final nail in that coffin. You don't hire a 70 odd year old Head Coach let him bring his placeholder QB from his last place in, then extend said QB to waste draft capital on a replacement. They are gonna try and win now with Grandpa Pete and Geno.

 

3 hours ago, GunnerBill said:

 

They did it. And I applaud them for doing so. They hadn't hired a coach almost old enough to be President. Raiders are NOT going QB at #6.

 

GB, am I just paranoid or do you have something against old folks?

 

Edited April 4 by hondo in seattle

[Steve Billieve]

5 hours ago, Don Otreply said:

A lot of money for a QB that is never gonna win much, but “Billionaires gonna Billionaire”  it’s an ego thing…, 

Frank Reich earned his contract when he beat the Raiders.

[folz]

Good for Geno. A first round pick, two rough years to start, horrible franchise, the whole punched in the jaw episode, which led to him losing his starting job to Fitzpatrick. Then served 2 years as backup with Jets, 1 year backup with Giants, 1 year backup with Chargers, 3 years backup in Seattle. That was his first 9 years in the league. A lot of guys with his draft status and those circumstances would have quit or been run out of the league for not working hard, attitude, or not fulfilling the role of a backup well (ego), etc. In his first 10 years in the league, he made just shy of $15,000,000 total. In 2019, his salary was only $805,000. In 2022, it was still only $3,500,000.

 

He has now been a starter for the last three years, and it appears that he will have at least one or two more years in that role. And in the last 2.5 years now, he has earned contracts worth approx. $125,000,000. I give him a lot of credit for sticking with it, obviously continuing to work hard and to believe in himself. He obviously loves the game and/or still wanted to prove himself. He will now have carved out a 13+-year career and have generational wealth, when he could have just been a footnote in the league (based only on his draft position), like a lot of other guys.

 

I wouldn't want him as my QB, but ya gotta give him credit for his work ethic and perseverance. 

[Mister Defense]

12 hours ago, JerseyBills said:

Funny to see all these former Jests QBs making this $ from another team. 

 

Geno, Darnold, Rodgers

 

????  Rodgers has signed with another team?? Huh?