Faneca a Jet

by _ET_ on Feb 29, 2008 6:14 PM EST Comment 9 comments

I wish him the best as he goes forward. He was a player I was proud to route for. He always played hard and was willing to put the team first, exemplified by his move to LT for part of a season. Though I understand the business reasons of the Steelers, I am sad to see him go.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3271283

4 years for 32 million. He got 23 million in guarantees.

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wow..

Although we all knew it was coming, I'm not gonna lie, it hit me kind of hard to see that headline on ESPN. Good luck to one of my favorite Steelers

by dcfan85 on Feb 29, 2008 6:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Not Just Yet

Pittsburgh Post Gazette reporting that as of today (2/29) Faneca (31) is deciding between Jets, 49ers and Rams on contract that will make him NFL top paid lineman. Deals offered are for 4-5 years, 20 million guaranteed and 8 million a year. Per his agent he will sign with one of these teams by Monday.

When You Run The Ball Good Things Happen

by 5020 on Feb 29, 2008 7:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

sad

It sucks that a good guy like Faneca can't get some endoresement deals to help him take less to play for a better organization. I suppose the 49ers are a storied team, but I don't like their coach one bit and don't think they're anywhere near ready to contend for a SB. Jets? They're not contending in the next two years, period. Maybe when Faneca is 34 or 35.

I wonder how much lower our highest offer was/would have been. Honestly I was expecting him to get offered more.

by Blitzburgh on Mar 1, 2008 1:43 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Pay Day

Faneca will be the highest paid lineman (G or OT) in the league. Like Porter he is guaranteed a ton of money. The Steelers would have never paid an aging lineman that much money especially guaranteed and bottom line it wouldn't have been a prudent business move. Was Porter worth 20 million guaranteed?

This last pay day sets up Faneca and his heirs for life. He already has his ring. He's a Louisiana boy who makes his home in the Bayou so there is no affinity for western PA.

My biggest concern is if Faneca will be the highest paid lineman in the league at 8 million a year, how do they get locked into Starks for 7? I sure hope we sign Starks long term for less than that or someone else signs him. At 7 million Starks would be the highest paid player on the Steelers besides Ben when he inks his new deal.

When You Run The Ball Good Things Happen

by 5020 on Mar 1, 2008 2:35 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Good luck

to Faneca. He's not worth that amount of money but he will be a good fit between two young players in Ferguson and Mangold. If the Jets draft McFadden they should be able to pound the ball and take some pressure off their young QB.

We're not locked into paying Starks $7 million. I have to admit I was totally ignorant about how the transition tag works and I'm still not sure of all the ramifications. Ed Bouchette of the P-G had some good information the other day which indicates there is no way the Steelers will exercise the transition tag to match an excessive offer. Right now the Steelers are over the salary cap but that's a flexible figure and might include the $6.9 mill value of the transition tag. Personally, I think anything above what Marvel is earning would be excessive. We should learn fairly soon if there is interest in Starks; if there is, he could easily get an offer at least equal to the $25 mill (including $9 mill signing bonus ) five-year deal that similarly talented (and inconsistent) G Justin Smiley just signed with the Dolphins. My opinion is the Steelers would let Starks walk if someone made that offer. KC Chiefs might have interest as they face a massive OL rebuilding job (likely all new players from C to RT) and are looking for road graders to block for LJ.

by steeler lifer on Mar 1, 2008 12:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

agreed

there is no way the steelers pay him that kind of money. That would make him the highest paid steeler pending Ben's contract. Starks? A guy who lost his starting job at some point last year the highest paid steeler?. They will let him walk if someone comes calling, but probably match a lower offer.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08060/861352-66.stm

Here's that link to the article that Lifer mentioned. It got a lot on Starks and how his deal works.

by steelerark on Mar 1, 2008 12:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

There's a reason why the Jets, 49ers and Rams

Are the three teams in the Faneca sweepstakes. None of them knows how to spend money and it shows in their record. Same thing with the Dolphins/Porter last year. No way on earth Bill Parcells makes that mistake a year ago.

It's all about resource management and using that $116 to make the jigsaw puzzle. To that end, I think the transition tag on Starks was really smart. I think it will quell interest from other teams on Stark and open the door for the Steelers to sign him long term for something far less than paying him $6.9 this year....(Unless I'm in a pipe dream).

by maryrose on Mar 1, 2008 2:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs