Rumor: Nate Clements to 49ers.
 

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The rumor here at work is $24 million signing bonus

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[QUOTE][B]Email from Geoff Hobson:[/B]
Clements is gone to san fran for $23 M to sign - a deal the Bengals could have done if they cut the few guys who do play defense.[/QUOTE]

Apparently Geoff Hobson writes for Bengals.com, so if this email was actually written, he is in position to have knowledge of such a deal.

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[QUOTE=GTripp0012;282528]Apparently Geoff Hobson writes for Bengals.com, so if this email was actually written, he is in position to have knowledge of such a deal.[/QUOTE]

Well there you go

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24 mill????
Sh*t. The market is going to be worse than thought. That smokes Champ's deal.

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I have no idea who that guy is GTripp, but that sounds about right.

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Smoot is the best option for us. And this might be a blessing in disguise because he will be much cheaper than any of the CBs out there. Also if we spend less on CBs we might have more room, which equates to a higher possibility of resigning dock.

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24 mill. to sign???!!??! man we had no chance to get him. The f-n redonkulous!

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At this point, Smoot is the best available.

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LOL what a joke, they can have him for that price.

He's no Champ, not even close.

These contracts are going to be insane... buckle up.

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I disagree that Clements isn't worth that. The salary cap has skyrocketed recently, so there should be several CBs who are worth more than what Champ got from the Broncos a few years ago.

If Champ were on the open market right now, he'd be worth a $35 million signing bonus.

If Peyton Manning were on the market right now, he'd be worth a $50 million signing bonus, at least.

That's the nature of a changing market. You have to adjust to new contract values quickly. It's not that Clements isn't worth that amount, it's that the guys we now have under contract are incredible bargains in comparison.

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That's it!

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Your far better off if you don't a house when the market is at it's peak, and the supply is low? Much better if you can wait a little while and let things stabilize.
You can get a lot of houses for 24m............whatever the F... that means

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Just to clarify, I don't have confirmation that the deal is $24 million. The guy from Bengals.com is saying $23 million so it can't be too far off I suppose.

Also, hearing they're close to a deal with Adailus Thomas

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[quote=Schneed10;282566]I disagree that Clements isn't worth that. The salary cap has skyrocketed recently, so there should be several CBs who are worth more than what Champ got from the Broncos a few years ago.

If Champ were on the open market right now, he'd be worth a $35 million signing bonus.

If Peyton Manning were on the market right now, he'd be worth a $50 million signing bonus, at least.

That's the nature of a changing market. You have to adjust to new contract values quickly. It's not that Clements isn't worth that amount, it's that the guys we now have under contract are incredible bargains in comparison.[/quote]

Yes the market is changing but regardless I don't think Clements is a true shutdown corner in the mold of Champ.