Ensminger & Brady Contracts...And What Could Happen (Happy Path)

Coach Ensminger signed a 2-year deal last year that pays him $800k p/yr, which is more than double his previous salary when he was the TE coach (important here in a second).

Coach Brady is in the 1st year of a 3-year deal that pays him $410k this year, $435k in 2020, and $460k in 2021.

LSU has obviously shown that it is not scared to double the salary of an OC around the rate Brady is currently at. Also, LSU had Matt Canada at $1.5MM, so the $800k to Ensminger and $410k to Brady, combined, is lower.

Now, let's look at the length of Ensminger's contract and what that might mean for our dynamic OC duo. Again, let's go happy path:

This is Brady's first year as PGC/WR Coach, and you have to think that Ensminger, and Ed, know that you can't have the two in the booth for too long at the numbers they would be at and keep both of them happy. So, with Ensminger's contract up at the end of 2020, then Brady gets another year to learn from Ensminger, and Ensminger gets another National Championship under his belt, and another $800k+.

If LSU really wants/wanted (maybe that mythical contract did get done) to make a commitment to Brady, then I could see them giving him a new 4-year deal that looks like this:

2020 - $775,000+Bonus
2021 - $800,000+Bonus
2022 - $825,000+Bonus
2023 - $850,000+Bonus

Now, years 3 and 4 likely won't mean anything, because if LSU's offense continues to do what it's doing, then it's a certainty that the new deal would have to get re-worked in not too long. Another contract after the 2021 season would likely get him to, or exceedingly close, to the $1MM number...again, if the O is still kicking arse.

The fly in the ointment here is Joe Burrow...or the lack of. Yes, the offense has been ridiculous this year, so how much of that is due to the new system, Joe, or the combination of both. If the next QB can put up even remotely close to the video game numbers Burreaux put up, then the offense, Brady, Ensminger, Ed, and all of us will continue to enjoy the fruits of their labor (a nod to one of my favorite Burrow tweets).

Thanks for taking the time to read.