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Poupou Escobar

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So..........5 years? I remember reading here that that would never happen and the club would stand firm and not bend over? #declining returns
That’s four years. He already has a 2024 player option. In any case, he turns 34 at the end of 2028. Past his best, but no older than any other top playmaker at retirement.
 

Tiger5150

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That’s four years. He already has a 2024 player option. In any case, he turns 34 at the end of 2028. Past his best, but no older than any other top playmaker at retirement.
So he will be getting the same money in 2024 as his option?

And wow you merkins have short memories.......I know you cant remember back to the halcyon days of 2018 but I expect you to remember a couple of months back.
Dylan Brown will definitely be worth more under the new cap, due to his age. Moses won't be worth more, again due to his age.

All of these decisions are for 2024 onwards though. How good will Moses and Drown be during those years? Drown is likely to keep improving over the next four years while Moses will decline.

Yes, Moses' offer is absolutely dependent on contract length. We could offer him $1M through to age 35+ to sweeten the deal but we will likely be hurting in those final years.

It was over five years mate. That's why there was a $2.1M difference between the two offers.

The per-season amount isn't the big deal here, it's the extra year. I'm sure we could get him cheaper per-year if we offered him five years instead of four. But that last year is a massive risk. Even the fourth year is a risk. Do we want to take the risk of Moses on $1M+ at age 35, or let the Tigers take it?

Only if you think 33 and 364 days is no different to your age at your 33rd birthday. It's not birthdays that make athletes less effective with age, it's wear-and-tear, plus natural athletic decline.
 

Gronk

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Yep and was Football Manager at Tigers before he ahem....sought a career change. Kulcha....

Stitch up obviously ....
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