Fingon Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 per rotoworld "Michael Clayton's new five-year contract with Tampa Bay has a base value of $24 million. The deal includes $10.5 million in guarantees. They severely overpaid. Clayton, who can make another $2M via incentives, is virtually certain to start opposite Antonio Bryant at this rate. The 27-year-old has not caught more than 38 passes in a season since 2004." wonder how Cole's deal will compare to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lets_go_bills Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Wow. And they were really down on him too. He had the great rookie year then went downhill. Weren't they close to releasing him before? Crazy over-payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsGuyInMalta Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Man, I seriously thought Clayton was going to be the next "elite" WR in the NFL. I was telling everyone who would listen when he came out of college, and gloated all the way through his fantastic rookie season. Then...open mouth...insert foot. I still cant tell what happened to the guy, even the injuries he suffered through shouldnt have derailed his career that badly. Also to put that inflated contract into perspective...Josh Reed has twice as many TDs then Michael Clayton has since 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermike Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Tampa's just trying to get back to the cap floor, apparently. Clayton's had Royal-esque numbers lately - last year was his best since his rookie season in 2004, and he manage 38 catches for 484 yards. And his only touchdown since 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flbillsfan#1 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Man, I seriously thought Clayton was going to be the next "elite" WR in the NFL. I was telling everyone who would listen when he came out of college, and gloated all the way through his fantastic rookie season. Then...open mouth...insert foot. I still cant tell what happened to the guy, even the injuries he suffered through shouldnt have derailed his career that badly. Also to put that inflated contract into perspective...Josh Reed has twice as many TDs then Michael Clayton has since 2005. What derailed his career was Gruden. He got in Gruden's Doghouse & when a player goes there he NEVER gets out. If Gruden were still in Tampa, Clayton would not be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 This could impact Cole's thinking about his value. Interesting. We can afford to give Coles an average of $4.5 to $5M a year over three or four years if we want him. I know everyone will scream that's overpaying -- but if we want him -- Tampa just gave the Bills FO cover to overpay a bit. The key for Coles is he gave up $6M guaranteed with the Jets for 09. He wants a bit more to justify him asking for his release. I would be comfortable with something like... 3 years $13 Million with a $6.5M signing bonus and maybe $1M in year 1, $2M in year two, and $3.5M in year 3 ...it looks cheap compared to Clayton and we will get more productivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingon Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 What derailed his career was Gruden. He got in Gruden's Doghouse & when a player goes there he NEVER gets out. If Gruden were still in Tampa, Clayton would not be. hmm... If Gruden sabotages #1 receivers... i don't want him here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flbillsfan#1 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 hmm... If Gruden sabotages #1 receivers... i don't want him here. I was HAPPY when the Bucs got him & he WON The Super Bowl out of the Gate but I think the vast majority of Bucs fans were happy to see him go this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I was HAPPY when the Bucs got him & he WON The Super Bowl out of the Gate but I think the vast majority of Bucs fans were happy to see him go this year. He would be an upgrade over dead Dickie J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipster19 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 What derailed his career was Gruden. He got in Gruden's Doghouse & when a player goes there he NEVER gets out. If Gruden were still in Tampa, Clayton would not be. I was HAPPY when the Bucs got him & he WON The Super Bowl out of the Gate but I think the vast majority of Bucs fans were happy to see him go this year. You are absolutely correct on both accounts. Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flbillsfan#1 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 He would be an upgrade over dead Dickie J. I would agree. He will probably be GOOD for 2-3 years but his act gets OLD after that. Gruden has been called a two faced lier & phony by a number of Bucs including Keyshawn Johnson, Keenen McCardell, Simeon Rice & Michael Clayton. The Glazers determined he no longer had the respect of the locker room & that is the reason he was fired. The players all did respect his knowledge as a coach however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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