I put this in a different thread and i think it may have gotten lost in there as no one responded. I realize cowher is a huge outside shot, but hte bills, according to Joe Logan(berry) there is still life in this.
I think this is the contract that gets cowher and aligns the bills interest. Cowher has made it clear that he isn't in it just for the money. But money talks. These are the main points that i think the bills brass can live with and gives cowher flexibility to go all out and reign in spending.
I realize i've never seen what a coaching contract looks like in structure, so maybe these are totally not things that happen.
-The bills offer a lump sum payment of $30MM for 5 years.
-Upon making the playoffs, an accelerator kicks in for cowher for $3MM. this makes his salary on a good year $10MM
-If he doesn't make the playoffs in 3 years, he has a buyout clause for the $14MM and can leave on his choosing.
-If the team in the 5 years wins a superbowl, he gets him 2-5% of the ownership of the team.
-He is free to spend as he sees fit for player personnel, however, what ever the savings of being under the cap, he takes 10% in that year. So if the cap is $120MM and the bills are running at $85MM. he takes 10% on the 35MM, or $3.5Mm. This should allign the bills to get good players at right prices vs Cowher's desire to have complete control. He can spend big, or he can play it conservatively. Perhaps in year 1 and 2, he goes for the big names to get to the playoffs quickly, then he finds value players with modrak and nix to fill in the gaps and make some money.
This obviously isn't ideal for buffalo, but years of taking taking taking and giving nothing to players, coaches and the fans has created this situation.
What do we think?
I think this is the contract that gets cowher and aligns the bills interest. Cowher has made it clear that he isn't in it just for the money. But money talks. These are the main points that i think the bills brass can live with and gives cowher flexibility to go all out and reign in spending.
I realize i've never seen what a coaching contract looks like in structure, so maybe these are totally not things that happen.
-The bills offer a lump sum payment of $30MM for 5 years.
-Upon making the playoffs, an accelerator kicks in for cowher for $3MM. this makes his salary on a good year $10MM
-If he doesn't make the playoffs in 3 years, he has a buyout clause for the $14MM and can leave on his choosing.
-If the team in the 5 years wins a superbowl, he gets him 2-5% of the ownership of the team.
-He is free to spend as he sees fit for player personnel, however, what ever the savings of being under the cap, he takes 10% in that year. So if the cap is $120MM and the bills are running at $85MM. he takes 10% on the 35MM, or $3.5Mm. This should allign the bills to get good players at right prices vs Cowher's desire to have complete control. He can spend big, or he can play it conservatively. Perhaps in year 1 and 2, he goes for the big names to get to the playoffs quickly, then he finds value players with modrak and nix to fill in the gaps and make some money.
This obviously isn't ideal for buffalo, but years of taking taking taking and giving nothing to players, coaches and the fans has created this situation.
What do we think?
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