Do you think the Chargers made the right decisions in not resigning VJ?

[charger1_sj]

Originally Posted by thumper300zx

You can spearhead that if you want -- to me, I don't think it's possible. I've already said that

I'll spearhead it right now.

VJ $55M over 5 years. Assuming he plays all 5, average cost: $11M/yr

Meachem $26M over 4 years. Assuming he plays all 4 $6.5M/yr
Royal $14M over 3 years. Assuming he plays all 3 years 4.6M/yr

Average cost per year to retain Meachem and Royal > VJ average cost and that assumes VJ would not take a discount.

Now we get an extra player but we also get 1.5 less years on average.

[Crime Time]

Originally Posted by charger1_sj

Again I do not believe cost was the major reason. It's always a reason.
The way I read the tea leaves is we didn't want to sign VJ and took a different path.

Looking that info, it's not that we couldn't afford to re-sign VJ, but that we thought we could get better value with other WR's.

There is also the factor of off the field issues, etc. But I think mainly AJ thought he would get better production out of Meachem and Royal, and that Meachem alone might come close to replacing VJ's production.

[charger1_sj]

Originally Posted by Crime Time

Looking that info, it's not that we couldn't afford to re-sign VJ, but that we thought we could get better value with other WR's.

There is also the factor of off the field issues, etc. But I think mainly AJ thought he would get better production out of Meachem and Royal, and that Meachem alone might come close to replacing VJ's production.

At the time I said you don't break up what's working. There's a lot to be said about that.

These moves may turn out to be a painful lesson or AJ could be a genius. A little to early to tell. So far pain is winning.

[bolt-thistle]

Originally Posted by charger1_sj

I'll spearhead it right now.

VJ $55M over 5 years. Assuming he plays all 5, average cost: $11M/yr

Meachem $26M over 4 years. Assuming he plays all 4 $6.5M/yr
Royal $14M over 3 years. Assuming he plays all 3 years 4.6M/yr

Average cost per year to retain Meachem and Royal > VJ average cost and that assumes VJ would not take a discount.

Now we get an extra player but we also get 1.5 less years on average.

and now with cap hits on contracts as-is (again, theoretically could have been managed with cap magic)

VJ:
2012: 13
2013: 13
2014: 10
2015: 9.8
2016: 9.8


Royal and Meachem:
2012: 6.375
2013: 11.375
2014: 12.875
2015: 8.375 (no Royal)
2016: -

[charger1_sj]

Originally Posted by bolt-thistle

and now with cap hits on contracts as-is (again, theoretically could have been managed with cap magic)

VJ:
2012: 13
2013: 13
2014: 10
2015: 9.8
2016: 9.8


Royal and Meachem:
2012: 6.375
2013: 11.375
2014: 12.875
2015: 8.375 (no Royal)
2016: -

We would not write VJ's contract as is. Tampa did it with salary because they were way under the cap. We would do with bonuses. Thus the first year cap hit could easily be under $5M if indeed the cap was an issue.

[andocug]

Originally Posted by Crime Time

Looking that info, it's not that we couldn't afford to re-sign VJ, but that we thought we could get better value with other WR's.

There is also the factor of off the field issues, etc. But I think mainly AJ thought he would get better production out of Meachem and Royal, and that Meachem alone might come close to replacing VJ's production.

Agreed. Too early to make a judgement IMO. This may be hard to believe but the Bucs and Bolts both started strong last season (Bucs were 3-1 and we were 4-1 at one point) but faded in the middle of the season.

The Bucs and Bolts were both 4-4 midway through last season so we can conclude thus far that the absence/loss of VJ has had no impact on the win/loss column compared to last year.

We saved money by not resigning VJ, which has allowed us to fill other holes on this team. What these teams do in the 2nd half will determine whether they spent their free agency dollars wisely.

[charger1_sj]

Originally Posted by andocug

Agreed. Too early to make a judgement IMO. This may be hard to believe but the Bucs and Bolts both started strong last season (Bucs were 3-1 and we were 4-1 at one point) but faded in the middle of the season.

The Bucs and Bolts were both 4-4 midway through last season so we can conclude thus far that the absence/loss of VJ has had no impact on the win/loss column compared to last year.

We saved money by not resigning VJ, which has allowed us to fill other holes on this team. What these teams do in the 2nd half will determine whether they spent their free agency dollars wisely.

That statement does not appear to be true based on VJ's salary vs Meachem and Royal.

[bolt-thistle]

Originally Posted by charger1_sj

We would not write VJ's contract as is. Tampa did it with salary because they were way under the cap. We would do with bonuses. Thus the first year cap hit could easily be under $5M if indeed the cap was an issue.

I'm not disagreeing, I'm just calculating out cap hit, since average cost on NFL contracts can be deceptive (back loaded salary years etc). Cap hit means more when looking at roster value.

also looking for both receivers to make up 1000 yards and about 10 TDs between the two of them didn't seem like such a stretch at the beginning of the season.

[charger1_sj]

Originally Posted by bolt-thistle

I'm not disagreeing, I'm just calculating out cap hit, since average cost on NFL contracts can be deceptive (back loaded salary years etc). Cap hit means more when looking at roster value.

also looking for both receivers to make up 1000 yards and about 10 TDs between the two of them didn't seem like such a stretch at the beginning of the season.

I wasn't looking at it from a hindsight point of view. My opinion at the time was to keep VJ. I would have done it the year we F-Tagged him. Otherwise we should have traded him when we had the opportunity.

I was happy with the addition of Meachem and Royal. But I also thought it was a bad idea to break up what was working. Not sure how this is all going to work out. Right now a bit of a heartache. Nothing new for a Charger fan.

[LTALLDAY]

you have to be out of your mind thinking the chargers are better off without VJ