agree,I just don’t get the hate for Hollywood. Dude is the anti diva and actually wants to be here. He doesn’t skip practices, appears to have great character on and off the field and, still, wants to be here. Nobody has reported that he’s asking for or getting top tier money. He’s a good player and good guy. We are a better team with him. I hope and expect him to stay in the desert.
Like I posted before...we have to spend the money and there wont be enough quality players that fit in a single off season anyway... so we could front load his deal but make it a deal with a lower average value..get him a couple seasons of ego numbers but still be cheaper in the long run.
something like 5 years @ 80mil 30mil guaranteed then 14mil a year salaries for the first 3 years and 4mil a year the last 2 years.... cap hits at 19mil for three years then drop to 9mil for the last 2.... ..average yearly value of 16mil... he would look to some to be a bit overpaid at 19ml the first few years but it isnt way off market value... but the last 2 years at 14mil would be a bargain the way the cap grows...and it frees up space to re sign our shiny new WR1 after his third contract year...and IMO 16mil average value is a team friendly rate for Brown...of course, they can play around with roster bonuses and such to massage the numbers.