If the Jets decide that McElroy OR Tebow is the future, how do we unload Sanchez?

Discussion in 'New York Jets' started by k311, Dec 2, 2012.

  1. Organized Chaos

    Organized Chaos Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2009
    Messages:
    2,551
    Likes Received:
    87
    What team would be willing to take mark for say 4-5 mil a season?
     
  2. k311

    k311 Member

    Joined:
    Dec 27, 2005
    Messages:
    271
    Likes Received:
    0
    KC? Arizona? Freaking Philadelphia? I really don't know who would be crazy enough to take Sanchez for free.
     
  3. bigbucks24

    bigbucks24 Active Member

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2006
    Messages:
    311
    Likes Received:
    100
    What leverage do the jets have? Why would Sanchez renegotiate his contract? His salary is guaranteed for next year. Cut him and he gets paid. Another team signs him and he gets paid his full salary by the Jets and the salary of the team that signs him. He has an outstanding contract (for him).
     
  4. bigbucks24

    bigbucks24 Active Member

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2006
    Messages:
    311
    Likes Received:
    100
    How would that work? I know in baseball it happens. But are there examples in football where you trade a player and agree to pay part of his salary? It's like when people say "do a sign and trade." That happens in basketball, but it doesn't happen in football.
     
  5. Br4d

    Br4d 2018 Weeb Ewbank Award

    Joined:
    Apr 22, 2004
    Messages:
    36,670
    Likes Received:
    14,472
    It's definitely happened before. The way you do it is to make a lump sum payment of salary to the player when he leaves. That money goes on your cap for the year. The remainder of the salary is paid normally by the acquiring team.
     
  6. Noam

    Noam Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2010
    Messages:
    5,383
    Likes Received:
    7,441
    It would be very hard to trade Sanchez. But if someone wants him I am sure they would love to unload him. From another teams trade perspective his salary really is not to bad as a team can get rid of him after one year. So the risk taking him is not that bad. It us just to bad we did not unload him last offseason when Shefter said we could have gotten a 1st.
     
  7. bigbucks24

    bigbucks24 Active Member

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2006
    Messages:
    311
    Likes Received:
    100
    Not that I'm doubting you, but can you give me an example of when this has happened? Not being a smart-ass.
     
  8. Noam

    Noam Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 6, 2010
    Messages:
    5,383
    Likes Received:
    7,441
    It happened with the Tebow trade to the Jets and it happened to another trade we did a few years ago when there was financial problems. Trying to think of who that was.
     
  9. F Miami

    F Miami Active Member

    Joined:
    Apr 6, 2005
    Messages:
    1,914
    Likes Received:
    5
    This. Unload the circus act. Sanchez will be a quiet backup. Not that I think McElroy will be the starter next year, but I'll be happy as shit if he lights it up and ends up being the guy. And if the starter gets hurt and Sanchez gets another chance, who knows? Maybe some time out of the spotlight will help him out.
     
  10. bigbucks24

    bigbucks24 Active Member

    Joined:
    Mar 9, 2006
    Messages:
    311
    Likes Received:
    100
    It seems to me that the Tebow situation was more of how his contract was written and an "advanced salary" clause in the contract rather than the Broncos paying a portion of Tebow's salary. In fact, NYJ are paying Denver, not the opposite. I'm trying to think of a time when a team traded a player and paid part of his salary while he was with the new team.
     
  11. _Jet_

    _Jet_ Member

    Joined:
    Mar 21, 2012
    Messages:
    290
    Likes Received:
    0
    Whatever the result is, Sanchez's agent needs to be rewarded a big fat extra bonus check. Good job!
     
  12. NYJets82

    NYJets82 New Member

    Joined:
    Aug 19, 2012
    Messages:
    279
    Likes Received:
    0
    Pretty much this. McElroy was a 7th round draft pick. It's possible he is the 1 in 100 that pans out, but it's also 1-in-100 that Sanchez magically stops sucking one day. Neither is something you should actually be happy to hope for.

    In all probability, McElroy will stink nearly as badly as Sanchez stinks. We need a new quarterback next season. If you want to see McElroy play out the year and maybe prove he can be a decent #2 guy moving forward, okay, I guess that's something to be excited about. But you're deluding yourself if you think we're entering the McElroy Era. This is Sanchez detox.
     
  13. Zach

    Zach Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Sep 8, 2002
    Messages:
    9,419
    Likes Received:
    2,238
    Jets are fucked.

    Thanks to the genius of a GM.

    That's the reality of it.
     
  14. TheJetChase

    TheJetChase Member

    Joined:
    Mar 3, 2008
    Messages:
    407
    Likes Received:
    0
    Sanchez knows he'll never make this money again. He won't restructure.
     
  15. IWillPeeGreen

    IWillPeeGreen New Member

    Joined:
    Dec 4, 2009
    Messages:
    262
    Likes Received:
    0
    freaking hilarious that the only real role that our GM has is to be the "cap specialist" and even at that he fails horribly.
     

Share This Page