I just cannot get on board with ignoring the fact we are bickering between $20 million per year and $23 million per year. The amount of $ is absurd, and anyone who denies this should reconsider. If it is a good situation, and a sh*tload of $, that should be a priority. By bleeding a team of every possible $, it will make absolutely no difference in their life, AND IT will make it hard for the team to keep quality players around him. If we sign AD to the richest deal in history, it will not be long before he is a disgruntled veteran on a losing team. That is no fun. Im sorry, but AD and his entire family down to his great, great grandchildren will be set for life regardless what contract he signs, so any claim about family, etc.... will fall on deaf ears here.
And yes, if someone were offering me $20 million per year for a good situation, nice weather, stable company, fair hours, vs a $23 million job that is located in a dreary town, bad weather, bad restaurants, unstable company....im good with the $20 million option. I never imagined i would never make that much.
I try and sign him to $20/21 million deal per year. If that is not good enough, I franchise him and play hardball.
go rams