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Originally Posted by bikerack
I'm not going to defend the Texans in how they did everything from start to finish, but I don't know how you can say they did "everything wrong" when they negotiated with his agent and gave some solid offers in the Spring.
Also, I asked my friend if he knew anything about the guaranteed money and he said the best offer had around $75 million guaranteed with around a $30 million signing bonus.
Mack was $90 mil guaranteed with a $60 million signing bonus and I don't think any of us would argue that Clowney should have received anywhere close to that kind of offer.
My own opinion is that the Texans offered close to what they knew they could afford knowing that Watson, Watt, Hopkins, Mercilus, etc. were going to get extensions or bumps soon (and that doesn't even factor in an extension for Tunsil).
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I should have said that once the Texans realized that they would not meet Clowneys demands for a new deal they then proceeded to do everything wrong in terms of getting something close to reasonable value for him.
I never thought Clowney was worth anything like multiple first round picks but maybe multiple picks with the top pick of the batch being a second rounder.
And thanks for the specifics on the guaranteed money which to me seems reasonable.