[Mick]

[quote author=Mick link=topic=18364.msg218367#msg218367 date=1513438431]
We know he loves to compete, and we know that he's a first round draft pick.  At that level, every incremental pick is worth a lot of money.  The total contract of the first selection was $30.427 mms.  Each succeeding pick in the first five was about $1 mms. less than the others over the life of the contract, then a $3 mms. drop to #6, and another $2.5 mms. drop to #7 and a $2 mms. drop to #8 (CMAC).  The #10 selection got $16 mms., the #32 selection got roughly half of that.

Rosen has somewhat of a conflict of interest. On the one hand, he wants to make as much money as possible. On the other hand, he doesn't want to go to Cleveland  :). Probably no way to control his destiny here, unless he pulls an Elway somehow. Darnold is also an interesting case. Most people think he would benefit from returning to U$C. However, that might put him in danger of being drafted by a real bad team the year after. Maybe if he goes this year he is the 3rd QB drafted and has some hope of not getting forced to play behind a real bad OL. How much is that worth? It will be interesting to see what he does as well.
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I don't think the team matters as much as the money at that level.  If he was given the choice between $8 million and the Patriots and $32 million and the Browns, I think he'd take the Browns...particularly if he knew he could get out after five years. Rosen could be a restricted free agent after three years, ready to entertain qualifying offers.  The Browns (or another team) could designate him the franchise player for a very expensive amount.  Only eight of 32 teams in 2017 designated a franchise player, incidentally.

I think he wants the most money now, then will target his favored team later in his career.

[Mick]

[quote author=Mick link=topic=18364.msg218367#msg218367 date=1513438431]
We know he loves to compete, and we know that he's a first round draft pick.  At that level, every incremental pick is worth a lot of money.  The total contract of the first selection was $30.427 mms.  Each succeeding pick in the first five was about $1 mms. less than the others over the life of the contract, then a $3 mms. drop to #6, and another $2.5 mms. drop to #7 and a $2 mms. drop to #8 (CMAC).  The #10 selection got $16 mms., the #32 selection got roughly half of that.

Rosen has somewhat of a conflict of interest. On the one hand, he wants to make as much money as possible. On the other hand, he doesn't want to go to Cleveland  :). Probably no way to control his destiny here, unless he pulls an Elway somehow. Darnold is also an interesting case. Most people think he would benefit from returning to U$C. However, that might put him in danger of being drafted by a real bad team the year after. Maybe if he goes this year he is the 3rd QB drafted and has some hope of not getting forced to play behind a real bad OL. How much is that worth? It will be interesting to see what he does as well.
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I don't think the team matters as much as the money at that level.  If he was given the choice between $8 million and the Patriots and $32 million and the Browns, I think he'd take the Browns...particularly if he knew he could get out after five years. Rosen could be a restricted free agent after three years, ready to entertain qualifying offers.  The Browns (or another team) could designate him the franchise player for a very expensive amount.  Only eight of 32 teams in 2017 designated a franchise player, incidentally.

I think he wants the most money now, then will target his favored team later in his career.