re: So why did we overpay Etienne so much?

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He will probably still make more than Love depending on where he is drafted. This has him at #7.

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Getting drafted and forced into a cheap salary is different than real value. All 4 of Bijan/ Gibbs/ Jeanty/ Love would get paid more than Etienne right now if other teams were given the option to pay them.

Right now he is being paid as the #11 RB in the NFL. Achane was projected $2-3mil higher than KW/ Etienne and will get paid soon.

You are talking about a top #10-#15 RB getting paid #12 money. That doesn't even include his usage and value to us vs other RB's.

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So why did we overpay Etienne so much?

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Breaking theory:
Travis just said his last name and Mickey accidentally thought it was De'Von Achane and got overexcited.

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In three years Etienne and Ellis will be gone.

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Both positions easier to replace (and cheaper) than elite wr, and you cannot prove that theyll both be gone. Etienne is from LA lol, he may stay on a vet min if his play drops off at 31, and you know Mickey will kick the can down the road with his contract.

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Shough will be under 30 still, and Pickens will still be 28 and in his prime.

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And if both work out shough will be extended for a huge deal and pickens on the books and a huge chunk of your cap is gone. You have to let young players leave on their 2nd contracts and they end up being all pros on their second team, which has literally happened several times for us. Are you that clueless about cap space?

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Even if we franchised him a year or two, we still getting a 3rd back in a comp pick or probably more in a trade.

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And we're looking for a number one wr all over again. You have to hit on wr in the draft. Look at all of the past sb winners. All of their best wr were drafted.

Seahawks drafted JSN
Devonta Smith a damn good 1b wr drafted by SEA (with their best acquisition a rb in FA)
Kelce was drafted by KC
Kupp drafted by rams
Bucs drafted Mike Evans

You see a pattern bro? You have to win in the draft at wr to win sb. You don't win sbs paying your wr what pickens will get. Your take is dumb as frick as always.

Drunk finally got his Achan why is he still complaining lol

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D Swift is on deck and will make Etienne the 10th highest paid back.

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FYI, he's already tied for 10th (W J Jacobs) at $12M a year. And if you look at 2026 only, Etienne is 24th with a $5M cap hit this year

What makes you think Swift is getting a new deal this offseason? I know he's in the last year of his contract, but I haven't seen anything saying he's holding out or pushing for an extension

So we could have a good RB room and move on to upgrading another room.

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Why would Swift risk another season without a contract after breaking 1,000yds and several comparable RB's getting $12-$17mil? I'd imagine they have already started talking about extensions and if they are far apart then he will probably request a trade. Bears aren't going to let him walk for what they could get for him.

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I get that, but at the same time a 1,000 yard season is probably what they set this contract up looking for.

He signed the deal with Chicago after a 1,000 yard season with Philly, and he's basically been the same guy with a few more TDs

1,049 rush, 214 rec, 6 TDs in Philly
1,023 rush, 343 rec, 8 TDs 2 year avg with Chi

I don't know about shortsighted.
But you sure won't let it go lol

I like the signing of Ellis.
I like the signing of Etienne.
I like our WR/TE room and I think its going to very very good.

I remember every one said this about Saints Great RB Lamar Smith.

He was done, bearly average RB at best. Bust.

Then dude went to the Dophins and had Career year, after Career year.

Im expecting this out of Etienne.

I'm betting your Aunt Mimi DOES have balls. Have ya'll asked?