Here's what we know to be true as of right now. Vea is not getting traded AND he's under contract. If he sits out, he doesn't get paid. Period.Â
So guess what??? He's playing this season. Any player not named Eric Rhett, is going to play to keep the checks coming in, while they can. Vita seems like a smart guy. Â
Yeah, have to take player comments with a grain of salt.
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i found that funny. Player comment with grain of salt but Licht or Bowles comments as gospel....
Your thought, not mine.
The comment was about the player and contract negotiations so the response was about the player and contract negotiation, but almost all public pronouncements about contract negotiations require a grain of salt because they are most often aimed at creating/influencing a perception.
Every season there are threads here about contract stuff. Almost always works out for the best. Maybe not this time. We should all see soon enough.
Take a closer look at the math. If he sits out half the season he'll lose about $8 mil and still be eligible to be a FA after the season. His next contract will be for over $50 mil for two years or it could be a three year deal. Probably about $50 mil guaranteed. If the Bucs won't give it to him or trade him he can sit out. And when the Bucs go 0-2 the pressure will be on them more and more after every game. People will be a lot less patient when Vea isn't out there for the real games. Who cares about preseason?ÂHere's what we know to be true as of right now. Vea is not getting traded AND he's under contract. If he sits out, he doesn't get paid. Period.Â
So guess what??? He's playing this season. Any player not named Eric Rhett, is going to play to keep the checks coming in, while they can. Vita seems like a smart guy. Â
If you think the Bucs have the leverage here you really need to take a closer look at the situation. This isn't just a simple matter of Vea expressing his displeasure and then come crawling back when the season starts. There are three things that could happen 1) Bucs sign him, 2) Trade him, 3) He holds out. Him playing the full season with his current deal is not going to happen. Bank on that. Â
It is very possible Vea does an early season hold out. But what happens if the Bucs win games without Vea with a hot start? You provided a worst case scenario but what if the Bucs still win games without Vea? What does Vea then do?
With the way this defense is designed and that fact that Vea does not play out a lot of snaps it indicates that the team may be willing to take the risk of playing without Vea to start the season.
Yea I think he's gotten poor advice to be honest. He's valuable to the bucs but his age and demands will make it hard for anyone to give him the deal he wants and I don't think a holdout helps him get that because any amount of time out of a sport is not good conditioning and he needs that. I'm sure as a professional he's doing what he can but that's not the same as what the rest of the guys are doing. Not saying he wouldn't be able to jump back in and play well but a team certainly could be taking on a risk for injury and you just paid him a lot of money.Â
People will be a lot less patient when Vea isn't out there for the real games.Â
Vea is being selfish. I have no patience for this bullshit.
Flush him and move on
That's a preseason point of view. When the season starts no real Bucs fans want to flush the season. Particularly ticket holders. And the idea that we're going to waltz to a winning record without Vea? Not gonna happen. Not unless the offense is going gangbusters. ÂPeople will be a lot less patient when Vea isn't out there for the real games.Â
Vea is being selfish. I have no patience for this bullshit.
Flush him and move on
Looks like the wizard did well with the Vea extensionÂ
Have to give credit to Licht and Vea's agent for making a deal happen. So it appears the Bucs FO has signs of life in them. Now they need to go out and sign a veteran CB.
Vea got what he wanted. $30 mil? That's hardly a team freindly amount. Licht had no choice, but he did avoid a long term deal so that's the success there. Other than that this was hardly an example of Licht working his magic for some team freindly terms. It's an example of Licht having to face the facts and pay the piper.ÂIt seems that the agents have had enough of Licht's bag of trick
Or...
It's an example of Licht having to face the facts and pay the piper. at least they won't be stuck with a long term deal when Vea is over the hill.
Should probably wait to see the full details.
This is true. I am assuming it's almost completely guaranteed. If the Bucs have an escape hatch built in I'd change my tune, but I'd be shocked if that was true.ÂIt's an example of Licht having to face the facts and pay the piper. at least they won't be stuck with a long term deal when Vea is over the hill.
Should probably wait to see the full details.
This is true. I am assuming it's almost completely guaranteed. If the Bucs have an escape hatch built in I'd change my tune, but I'd be shocked if that was true.ÂIt's an example of Licht having to face the facts and pay the piper. at least they won't be stuck with a long term deal when Vea is over the hill.
Should probably wait to see the full details.
Reported as fully guaranteed. But, again, waiting to see all the details.Â
