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I believe the Browns offered more money and years soooooooo…..
edit: According to Lane Atkins of the OBR Browns offered 8M (32M) plus incentives for 4 Y.
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So they say.
In this case, I think Shooter nailed it…he is indeed an asshole.
Now, do I mean Pryor or Shooter? Wouldn’t you like to know…
Pryor is dumber than a box of rocks. Listening to Rosenhaus is idiotic. I’m guessing teams said “1 year of production isn’t enough.” HE does a 2nd year at it and he thinks he’ll get a major payday. Especially considering Cousins is way overrated and Washington is currently a disaster.
Freedom!!!
I’m bummed that he’s not back with the team…but his whole, “I want to remain with the Browns” shtick rings a little hollow now.
Kudos to Sashi and Co. for nailing his value and sticking to it. Pryor wanted more and we have the room, but it’s a bad precedent to set to pay a guy more than he’s worth.
Makes sense Pryor wants to try to get more next year, though it’s a huge risk for him. He probably could’ve had around $15 million guaranteed.
I’m annoyed, but I’m not devastated by this.
Glad we didn’t fuck up and franchise tag him. That would have cost us like twice as much as Britt did.
I think his replacement is an improvement…Britt has played the position for a few years, and can teach the young guys a thing or two.
At least I hope he does
I don’t fault Pryor for taking a chance like this. He probably didn’t want to sign a four year deal at that rate, and we didn’t want to give him a one year deal. Dude is betting on himself, and it’s not like he’s frontrunning. He’s going to have to work his ass off playing in shitty conditions for a second straight year, and if he pulls it off he’ll make twice what he was offered this year. That’s ballsy, and I wish him luck.
Supposedly, Sashi pulled a Mitchell Schwartz on him…the offer he gave initially wasn’t the same one he got after Washington made their offer. Came from one of MKC’s “sources”, so take it as you will.
I don’t really think Kenny Britt is an upgrade on the field, but if he is a downgrade he’s not much of one. We’re still looking for a #1 receiver. Could Coleman step up? Lets hope. Having an actual NFL offensive line will help them get deeper into their routes.
Could Coleman step up?
He better. I mean I realize that he had one of the strangest injuries last year and all, and I get it…but even when he was on the field, he didn’t do enough to warrant a first-round pick. If he has a similar season, I can promise you there will be more frowny faces than happy ones.
If it’s true that the Browns chose not to match the $8mil 1 year deal then that confirms my thinking that what he does behind the scenes in the locker room tarnishes his value on the field. JMO.
If it’s true that the Browns chose not to match the $8mil 1 year deal then that confirms my thinking that what he does behind the scenes in the locker room tarnishes his value on the field. JMO.
That or it’s because a 1 year deal isn’t a commitment and for a 2019 run we need to have guys locked in. Not develop them and let them leave
Freedom!!!
Excellent point @Soup.
I just threw up in my mouth a little.
This is from Terry Pluto, I thought it was worth reading.
1. Some fans want to blame the Browns for failing to sign Terrelle Pryor. You can do that if you are convinced Pyror was worth being paid as one of the top receivers in the NFL. But is that fair? I don’t think so.
2. The Browns offered Pryor a four-year, $32.5 million deal with $17 million guaranteed. He turned it down. The Browns then offered it to free agent receiver Kenny Britt, who quickly grabbed it once free agency opened.
3. Pryor asked the Browns for a four-year deal worth at least $13 million annually. The Browns had signed Jamie Collins to a four-year, $50 million deal in January. They were not going to pay Pryor more than Collins, who has been a good linebacker for four seasons.
4. Pryor made the decision to find out what the free agent market thought of him. The answer was clear — not much. It had to be humbling for Pryor to find so little interest.
5. Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot reported some teams offered Pryor about $10 million a year. He turned them down. Let’s assume that’s true. Then it was another miscalculation by Pryor, especially when you look at the contract he eventually signed with Washington.
6. Pryor signed a one-year, $6 million contract with Washington. He can earn another $2 million in incentives. According to Profootball Talk’s Mike Florio, Pryor will need a Pro Bowl season to pick up the extra cash. The first bonus is for 60 receptions — $250,000. If he has 80, receptions, $1 million.
7. Florio reports Pryor would need at least 80 receptions, 12 TD catches and 1,250 yards receiving to pocket the full $2 million. That would be a monster season and it should set him up for the kind of contract that he wanted right now.
8. But it’s a huge gamble. Pryor caught 77 passes, 4 TDs and 1,007 yards receiving in 2016. Maybe he can do that again. Or maybe not. That’s the gamble.
9. Other receivers were paid. The Rams signed Robert Woods to a five-year, $39 million deal ($15 million guaranteed). Mount Union’s Pierre Garcon signed a five-year, $47 million deal ($20 million guaranteed) with San Francisco. DeSean Jackson signed a three-year, $33 million deal ($20 million guaranteed) with Tampa Bay.
10. For whatever reason, the market was very cool to Pryor. It also showed the Browns offer was fair, given what transpired later.
11. It gets murky about what happened when Pryor found little interest and had the one-year deal from Washington. Supposedly, he came back to the Browns and now wanted a one-year deal. The Browns didn’t want to sign him to a one-year deal knowing free agency loomed. By then, Pryor’s feelings toward the Browns were not as strong as they had been during the start of the process. Things could turn ugly in 2017 if Pryor struggled and he was on a one-year deal.
12. Pryor will turn 28 on June 20. He’s in his second full season as a receiver, and could possibly improve. Of course, he runs the risk of injury or not producing as he did in 2016.
13. I would have preferred Pryor take the original four-year deal and be content, much like what Jamie Collins did in January. But he didn’t. I do think the Browns could use another veteran receiver besides Britt. But I’m not going to be upset with them about passing up on Pryor as the free agency period opened.
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