anyone remember drew bennett and the titans from a few years back? he wasnt one of the best receivers in the league either, but he unfortunately did not get a big fat paycheck like bryant.
Thought Bennett did pull a really nice contract for a #3 receiver when he moved to the Rams so I decided to check on it.
googled and this is what I found.
"The Rams filled a potential void if wide receiver Kevin Curtis leaves by signing Drew Bennett to a six-year, $30 million contract that includes $10 million in guarantees.
Between bonuses and base salary, Bennett will pocket $9.5 million in 2007. He will earn $13 million in the first two years of the contract and $21 million over the first four seasons of the deal." :thud:
Thats a pretty nice contract for a #3 wr and that 9.5mil looks very similar to Bryant's FT tender offer. Anyways, Bryant does have talent, not being argued. He did have an extremely productive final month of the season as Da Bomb said(500+ yds and 4 tds in 4 games). However he did have as many games with less that 50 yards as he did with 100+, 5 each. Consistency was the problem with his production. Personally, I do believe Gruden's play calling had more to do with that flip flop more than Bryant did(yes I'm biased I know).
If Bennett was worth that contract, Bryant is worth a look if ends up playing as a true #1 wr. Hopefully if the Buc's do give a long term deal its somewhat incentive heavy and won't come back to bite them should Bryant return to knuckle head form.
