reason, Ryan Tannehill, not present the start of
the voluntary offseason program. He was the subject of some talk,
some casual rumors and look, he's got a contract that makes
it very difficult for the Titans to do anything this
year.
But getting closer to the end of the deal that he sign.
And I remember, when he signed his deal,
his deal,
very favorable.
And actually better in the Patrick Mahomes contract and
the DeShaun Watson contract, because it was a short-term
contract. It paid out more money over the first four years
than Mahomes was
getting, or Watson was getting,
and now, we're getting closer to the end of it. And
I don't know what he's trying to do because
he's not a top-five guy and hey Kirk Cousins
prove that you use your leverage, even if you're
a middle of the pack quarterback because the team still needs
one. And I
Want to contradict everything I just said, Ryan Tannehill.
Go get yours. Yeah.
This one's a tougher sell though because he's gotten his
a couple of time. Right? And you're right. He's gotten his
a couple of. I don't think this is about that. I don't know.
This is one where I'm always a little.
Yes, he's not due to get a new contract. First off, Ryan
Tannehill. I would think is a pretty smart guy to realize
your be able to read the room or the temperature of the city,
or the country and for that matter. And the fact that
the last game you played, everybody saw you throw really three. He
done to dumb interceptions throw three total, but two of
them were really dumb one. Coughs the game.
So in this is not the time to, you know,
ruffle feathers here
to ask for a new contract. So that's where I'm like, this is
one where I haven't heard anything that it's like that.
I don't know, maybe, you know, more than I do, but
I would like veteran players like a Ryan Tannehill.
Sometimes they don't there for the first week. Who knows. He
might had a family thing. It just It's my experience
and I'll rookie.
I mean rookie quarterback. Yeah, they're dare their day,
one quarterback. That's been around for almost 10 years and
played a lot of football. So first week, might it be? Hey,
coach, um, we're still finishing our vacation or my
kid. Had their spring break and school this
week. So we'll be there next week. They're not going to
care. I doubt this is any signal or power play from Ryan
Tannehill to the Tennessee Titans
right now. We don't know why he wasn't there, and this is
an example of why it's important. To have a PR Machinery. Both
with the team and row player to move quickly to fill these
gaps. So when this report hits
you want to follow it up, you want to text somebody.
Hey, hee hee, they know he wasn't going to be there,
right? Is actually, he's going to show up next week. But, but
the way it is now, there's that. I know that we don't know
because we talked you said, I'm looking at this contract. He's
got
29 million in salary this year.
Now the cap hits numb. The Kap hittin is not happy. Announcer.
Number the cap. It is a number
cap. It is a larger number of thirty eight point six million,
because he's got signing bonus proration and he's got
restructuring bonus proration. Next, year is Cap numbers.
Thirty, six point six million, but his base salary is 27. So
look look
and and again, I don't want to say, he shouldn't try to get
more because he's due to make 56 million over the next two
years combined. That's an average
of 28 million. A year,
the market has soared past that soared past that
and
is he trying to get himself a better contract?
Look based upon how he's played overall? And I know he had
the three interceptions against the Bengals, but he's played good.
Maybe people can argue you can argue and you're one of that,
you're one of the Ryan Tannehill Defenders. You could
argue that
28 million per year. Over. The next two years, is a little on
the light side right now markets.
Changed 100% apps gone up, right. You got guys, making 50
million. Plus. You got a lot of guys, north of 40 now and
here's Ryan Tannehill. Languishing at 28. I could see
him wanting a little bit of a sweetener. I understand it.
I do, you know,
I do and I think if he doesn't play that way the last game and
really just play solid football and they lost, I don't think,
you know, I think he'd have something to stand on here.
Maybe, you know, have the right to ask for a
little bit more security.
He's not, we're not killing. We're not killing calamari as
Much for his playoff game though is we're trying to kill
Ryan. No, you're right. You're right. I think it's because
like we kind of know what Ryan Tannehill is, right and Kyler
Marie. I think they're still,
we think there's some untapped potential
and there's growth going on.
At least that would be
okay. All right. I don't know. I'm glad that
you caught me off guard without enough. I just thought. Yeah,
that's a good question. Yeah, it is. It's a good one. I'm
guessing that's why that's at least the answer that came to
my head there.
But you know, Tannehill, I think Falls in that
conversation, Mike, that we've talked about a lot lately,
right? He's like one of those. I said yeah, he's not top 10
you listed the top 10, I think perfectly
an article last week,
you know, and then it's like okay, there's Derek Carr 11 and
it's Ryan Tannehill and Matt Ryan right there. Right? It to
me is that that's that next group of guys there and that's
where he is. So
it is funny right now to find that sweet spot
as far as what he is is a player and what he deserves to
get paid and he certainly better than Jared Goff. He's
played better than Carson Wentz the last Years, that's for sure
and he continues to lead his team to the playoffs.
But he's not the superstar that a fan base is going to latch
onto and go. Oh my gosh, we're going to die with him because
he's so awesome to watch and everything like that and
I can understand Tennessee. Maybe taking a quarterback in
this year's draft at some point just to think about the future
a little bit.
Yeah, and I think in the present it makes sense for him
to say,
I should get a little something more because things have
changed dramatically in this. All comes down to whether or
not the team's going to say, well, you have a contract for
two more years. You signed that contract. And now you live with
that contract. This is why I periodically will argue
that. The fairest way
to compensate players. Specifically quarterbacks is to
ensure that their minimum compensation is tied to
a percentage of the cap. So if the cap goes up, you don't have
these situations. Where
guys are saying that deal, I signed a couple of years ago,
doesn't look very good now, and it doesn't look very good
given where the market currently is.
For.