smokinandjokin Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 Leinart most certainly would've gone #1 to the Niners last year. Now he's #10 to Arizona. How much money do you think he lost? Over/Under $10 million? On the flip side, how many daddy's girls did he deflower his senior year in LA? Over/Under 26
beerme1 Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 Under 10 and over 26 I bet he would do it all over again!
willis4life Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 Over 10 and Over 26 heck I'd it all over if I were him. 10 mil, but he'll make it up with all his endorsements and what not. 26 chicks for 10 mil, now thats a tough call.
Dr. Fong Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 But look at it from another perspective. Instead of playing for a team with NOTHING (SF) he gets to play for a team with a lot of talent on offense and a new stadium.
LongLiveRalph Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 But look at it from another perspective. Instead of playing for a team with NOTHING (SF) he gets to play for a team with a lot of talent on offense and a new stadium. 675977[/snapback] Very true. Like Roehtlisberger, that's the benefit of dropping in the draft. You can fit into a decent team, rather than being the 'savior' on a 3-13 squad.
willis4life Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 Boldin, Fitzgerald, and James. Thats a QB's dream right there.
MadBuffaloDisease Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 He's lost WAY more than $10M! He lost out on a full year of NFL pay as the #1 overall pick, and he lost out on becoming the #1 pick. I'd say he lost $20M at least. I hope taking ballroom dancing and losing in the national title game was worth it.
plenzmd1 Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 He's lost WAY more than $10M! He lost out on a full year of NFL pay as the #1 overall pick, and he lost out on becoming the #1 pick. I'd say he lost $20M at least. I hope taking ballroom dancing and losing in the national title game was worth it. 675993[/snapback] Bingo, I'd say at least 20M in GUARANTEED money. And, he coulda bagged just as many chicks in San Fran as he did in LA
Rubes Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 ESPN Radio discussed it briefly and their conclusion was about $16 mill.
MadBuffaloDisease Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 I'm including endorsements. I'd say that $16M is the minimum he lost just from signing bonus and first year salary alone.
CosmicBills Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 I remember reading somewhere that he took out an insurance policy that guaranteed him X amount of dollars should he get hurt / and or slide out of the top 7 in the draft this year. So, I think he gets to collect on that policy now, so no harm done.
BoondckCL Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 The more important question being how much were the Bills screwed by him not coming out last year? The logic being, if Leinart had come out last year, he could not have fallen so much this year, which means that with Cutler being the only quarterback available at the time Buffalo picked, how much higher would the demand have been for a team like Denver to draft Cutler? In other words because of the availability of grade A prospects at the quarterback position at that point in the draft, who thought that they could trade up for less with another team besides the Bills, and still get their hands on a quality QB prospect? Had Leinart come out last year, Buffalo would have been more than likely able to trade down and still get the guys that they wanted, and keep the picks that they traded for McCargo, and trade the picks they would have acquired through trade with a team like the Broncos, Eagles, or Rams.
jarthur31 Posted April 29, 2006 Posted April 29, 2006 This is a very myopic approach to his belated career. It's the second contract he signs that will more than make up for it!
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