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Daily News: Cruz asking price is $10-$11 Million per year

Dannyc58 : 4/4/2013 11:38 am
If this was posted will delete, story from yesterday but I hadn't seen the contract details:

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Several NFL sources said his asking price was closer to $10 million-$11 million per year, which is about the going rate for a No. 1 receiver in the NFL.

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Pay him  
Go Terps : 4/4/2013 11:39 am : link
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Daily News: Cruz wants to be paid slightly less than Percy Harvin  
Kyle : 4/4/2013 11:41 am : link
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We pay Baas and Rolle ridiculous money right now.  
Emlen'sGremlins : 4/4/2013 11:41 am : link
Cruz is deserving of this.
What do we pay Nicks then??  
drkenneth : 4/4/2013 11:42 am : link
15 a year???
Where is this money coming from?  
732NYG : 4/4/2013 11:43 am : link
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Not a chance is Cruz..  
Danthebigbluefan : 4/4/2013 11:43 am : link
worth $10-$11 million a year. He's dreaming and the Giants won't pay that.
Unfortunately there is a finite amount of dollars to spend.  
giantsfour : 4/4/2013 11:43 am : link
If you pay Cruz those dollars, who do you not pay going forward?
pganut  
AcidTest : 4/4/2013 11:44 am : link
said he had a contact who said that Cruz would wait until the April 19th deadline to see if anyone offered him a contract, and if not, then sign a contract with the Giants, and not play for the tender. If that's true, then how can his asking price be $10-$11M a year, since there is no way the Giants are offering that much?
I'm not looking to start over at WR as we enter Eli's 10th season  
Go Terps : 4/4/2013 11:44 am : link
Now is the time Eli is likely to give us his best football, so now is the time to best equip him with the tools to do so. Cut corners elsewhere.
just because you ask  
Blue Blood : 4/4/2013 11:44 am : link
dont mean you gonna get...
damn you Jay-Z  
chris r : 4/4/2013 11:45 am : link
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In negotiations  
Headhunter : 4/4/2013 11:45 am : link
you throw out a number, they come back with a number, you do a deal somewhere in between. Reese knows it, Condon knows it
Meh,  
Dave in Hoboken : 4/4/2013 11:45 am : link
He'll take solace that he can make money in NYC endorsements.

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giantsfour  
Go Terps : 4/4/2013 11:46 am : link
Guys like Rolle, Snee, and Baas are likely cuts next year anyway. Big chunks. Maybe Eli makes a Brady like deal to free up space. But the big looming contract is JPP, obviously. IMO that's where the tough decision has to be made.
*in that.  
Dave in Hoboken : 4/4/2013 11:46 am : link
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Cruz will have to play for his $2.9  
Big Blue '56 : 4/4/2013 11:46 am : link
as there is NO CHANCE, zero, zip, nada, that he gets that kind of money. Let him play out the year if he cares to chance it(foolish, imo) and if necessary we'll franchise him...

Way to take things out of context  
Ten Ton Hammer : 4/4/2013 11:47 am : link
Cruz, with his former agent, was believed to be seeking much more, however. Several NFL sources said his asking price was closer to $10 million-$11 million per year, which is about the going rate for a No. 1 receiver in the NFL. With the two sides not close, the Giants gave Cruz a “first-round tender” before the free-agent market opened in early March, which would get him a salary of $2.879 million 2013 if he signs it.

It's not my money but paying Cruz more than $8 million per year  
Ace718 : 4/4/2013 11:47 am : link
will be a bad move in my opinion.
GT,  
BrettNYG10 : 4/4/2013 11:48 am : link
I don't think Baas is a likely cut because of his restructure. I think the cap savings are minimal.
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BrettNYG10 : 4/4/2013 11:49 am : link
And of course he's going to ask for everything he can get.
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Danny Kanell : 4/4/2013 11:49 am : link
LOL…Pay him! Sure! Give him everything he wants! No need for negotiations.
No thank you  
ronzo : 4/4/2013 11:49 am : link
Good player. But there are games were he doesn't show up. His name isn't megatron
Well; Bye  
PaulN : 4/4/2013 11:49 am : link
No way
Ok  
eleven : 4/4/2013 11:50 am : link
It comes down to this, without Nicks, Cruz disappeared. Good player but Nicks draws double teams away more so than Cruz. If Cruz gets 11 mill then it's peace out to Nicks.
He will not see that kind of money here...  
chrispisano66 : 4/4/2013 11:50 am : link
it would be crazy.

The Giants can control him for 2 more years at an average of about $6 million/yr (I think) between the tender they just slapped on him and the franchise tag.

I'm not sure how big  
RB^2 : 4/4/2013 11:50 am : link
JPP's contract is anymore given his play last season but there's still more football to be played, so we'll see.

Agree with Terps regarding continuity of the passing game. It might be worth somewhat of a premium.
Well, now's the time to start Blue Ivy's college fund.  
vibe4giants : 4/4/2013 11:50 am : link
This seems responsible on Beyonce's part. Pay them. Pay them all.
DK  
Go Terps : 4/4/2013 11:50 am : link
Obviously the Giants should try to get the number down as far as they can, but not retaining him long term is a mistake.

My mistake for thinking I didn't have to spell it out for you.
TTH, context or not,  
Big Blue '56 : 4/4/2013 11:51 am : link
he WILL NOT get close to that THIS YEAR. We hold all the cards, imo..I can see 7-8, maybe, maybe 9 but that's it..Go ahead and chance the $2.9 Victor, cause that's what's gonna happen if you refuse the 7-9 and possibly 20-25 mill guaranteed(perhaps a little more)
Too much  
speedywheels : 4/4/2013 11:51 am : link
If he is really asking that, he will have to play for 2.9 this season, then hope he doesn't get hurt..
That's about what he'd get  
Enoch : 4/4/2013 11:51 am : link
on the open market, most likely. So it makes sense as a number to start negotiations at.

The Giants clearly have the leverage to bring that down; the question is by how much.
If we were going to bend over  
fkap : 4/4/2013 11:51 am : link
and take it, the first thing we do is let him play his tender, then franchise him for 11, and then give in to his demands. 10-11 aint happening this year.
I always thought he $7 million was too low  
Gussi41 : 4/4/2013 11:52 am : link
for a player of his caliber.

Having said that, I think his asking is too high. I would pay, and I think he's earned, $9 mil per.
yep  
Danny Kanell : 4/4/2013 11:52 am : link
Sure that's what you meant.
If the Giants franchise Cruz  
Joe in Cambridge : 4/4/2013 11:52 am : link
What will they do with Hakeem Nicks? He's going to want a similar contract next year, if not more.
If there was a real gap  
Headhunter : 4/4/2013 11:53 am : link
in the numbers and no deal could be struck, word would have been leaked by both parties to their press contacts to paint the other party as the bad guy. They are close and a deal will be done
Enoch agreed.  
Big Blue '56 : 4/4/2013 11:53 am : link
Thankfully, there is NO OPEN MARKET for him..
Ten Ton Hammer  
Dannyc58 : 4/4/2013 11:53 am : link
You're right, i did. Was a sucker and read the NFL's Around the league story. But wanted to reference the actual source so was a sucker and read ATL not RV's article.

My bad
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Danny Kanell : 4/4/2013 11:53 am : link
And I agree with you not locking him up long term would be a mistake.

It would also be a mistake going 11 per. B/C i'm sure that's about $27M guaranteed he's looking for.

I LOVE Cruz, but no thanks.
I want Cruz back, but not at that number.  
Exit 172 : 4/4/2013 11:54 am : link
And Randle's 2-TD performance in the season finale should tell Cruz that Giants just might be OK without him.
DK  
Go Terps : 4/4/2013 11:54 am : link
Yes, it is. If the Giants can get him down to $8 million, great. If they can't, I'm fine with them paying him $11 million.

Bingo  
Kyle : 4/4/2013 11:55 am : link
Quote:
If the Giants franchise Cruz
Joe in Cambridge : 11:52 am
What will they do with Hakeem Nicks? He's going to want a similar contract next year, if not more.


The franchise tag, two years at $13 million meme is flawed.
Remember this reported tweet from Cruz recently.  
Big Blue '56 : 4/4/2013 11:55 am : link
"Don't believe all you read or hear."
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AnotherGiantsFan : 4/4/2013 11:57 am : link
"What don't you guys understand? Amount per year means NOTHING, it's all about the guaranteed."


Lulz.
If, and I mean IF thats his asking price...  
islander1 : 4/4/2013 11:57 am : link
then he can move on.
RB  
Go Terps : 4/4/2013 11:58 am : link
Barring something strange happening JPP is going to be able to name his price. Talents like that don't come around often. The Mario Williams contract will be his floor.

He wants 10/11  
BillT : 4/4/2013 11:58 am : link
The Giants supposedly offered 7. Who would be surprised if he signed for 9?
Giants aren't going to pay him 10 or 11  
Dave in Hoboken : 4/4/2013 11:59 am : link
when they have Nicks, JPP, and just other positions in general to address. Cruz will play for the tender this year, and he'll walk after that. Doubt they franchise him with Nicks being a FA after the season, too. I really don't think it's getting done.
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Scotty9678 : 4/4/2013 12:00 pm : link

Guess our receiver is gonna have T-Rex arms this year again at times.
If the Giants pay Cruz that money then you must assume  
BigBlueBuff : 4/4/2013 12:00 pm : link
that he is going to take over on the outside when Nicks leaves in free agency next year because the Giants aren't paying them both that salary.
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