One reason Fitz contract is so difficult

According to some close to agent Jimmy Sexton, the Jets and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick are far apart on a contract.

There are many reasons for this.

One big problem is the irresponsible spending of others teams on middle-tier quarterbacks.

But another issue is the Jets didn’t plan for this contract.

And this isn’t a criticism. Actually, the lack of planning for this contract isn’t their fault.

When they traded for Fitzpatrick last off-season, it was as an insurance policy for Geno Smith.

They had no idea that Fitzpatrick would take over for Smith in the summer, and have a career-year.

Often in the salary cap world of the NFL, teams look ahead to upcoming big contracts they will have to handle, and plan accordingly.

They Jets didn’t plan for a big Fitz payday. His emergence in 2015 came as a little bit of a surprise, and now they need to pay him quality money.

If they knew they would have to pay a quarterback good money in 2016, perhaps they wouldn’t have spent as much on defensive backs last off-season. Of course they would have signed some defensive backs, but perhaps would have doled out a little less cash, and also would have tweaked the money owed in 2016. The contracts of some of the defensive backs probably would have been structured differently.

To subscribe to the monthly Jets Confidential Magazine, a must-read for Jets fans, click below, or call 1-800-932-4557 (M-F, 9-5).

Dan Leberfeld
Dan Leberfeldhttps://www.jetsconfidential.com
Publisher of Jets Confidential Magazine. Call 1-800-932-4557 (M-F, 12-4) to subscribe. Co-host of Press Coverage every Saturday on SiriusXM NFL Radio from 11-2.

Stay in the Loop

Get the daily email from CryptoNews that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Join our mailing list to stay in the loop to stay informed, for free.

Latest stories

- Advertisement - spot_img

You might also like...