Eagles writer: Giants have 4 of the worst division contracts

Warning: this is a long post!

Jimmy Kempski of The Philadelphia Voice posted articles reviewing the 10 worst contracts in the NFC East. See the link to the article below.

As a bit of a spoiler, he has the Giants with 4 of the 10 worst contracts in the NFC east:
1. Daniel Jones-Giants
2. DeMarcus Lawrence-Cowboys
3. Dak Prescott-Cowboys
4. Curtis Samuel-Commanders
5. Dereck Barnett-Eagles
6. Michael Gallup-Cowboys
7. Leonard Williams-Giants
8. Logan Thomas-Commanders
9. Adoree Jackson-Giants
10. Mark Glowinski-Giants

Kempski is always vitriolic and extremely biased, and this article is no different. This is the same writer who produces the "10 reasons why [your team] will be a dumpster fire" prior to the season.

I will never quite understand why writers from other teams, specifically Philadelphia and Dallas, act like fans as opposed to just reporters/writers. Say what you will about the Giants writers, but they are always professional and unbiased.

The funny part about this article is that any objective writer can see that the Eagles clearly have a smorgasbord of brutally awful contracts:

Fletcher Cox: 32 years old, significant decline in play. 1 year, $10 million, $20 million dead cap hit. 4(!) void years.

James Bradberry: 30 years old, 3 years remaining, about $1.25 each year, but cap hits of $3 million, $4 million, and $8 million, respectively. Dead cap hits of $20 million, $17 million, and $12 million, respectively. 4 (!) void years.

Darius Slay: 32 years old, 3 years remaining, about $1.25 each year, but cap hits of $11 million, $10 million, and $14 million, respectively. Dead cap hits of $46 million, $35 million, and $24 million, respectively. 4 (!) void years. His first 2 void years have dead cap hits of $14 million and $6 million, respectively!

Lane Johnson: 33 years old, 4 years remaining, about $1.25 each year, but cap hits of $14 million, $16 million, and $17 million, and $18 million, respectively. Dead cap hits of $62 million, $48 million, and $21 million, and $11 million, respectively. 3 (!) void years. His first void year has a cap hit of $22 million and a dead cap of almost $4 million.

Jason Kelce: 36 years old, 2 year deal, just over $1 million each year, cap hit of just under $11 million and $12 million. Dead cap of $35 million and $24 million, respectively. 3 void years.

Brandon Graham: 36 years old, 2 year deal, just over $1 million each year, cap hit of just under $10 million and $7 million. Dead cap of $23 million and $13 million, respectively. 3 void years.

AJ Brown: 25 years old, 5 years remaining, under $1.25 each year for the next 3 years, but $15 million and $30 millon the final 2 years. Cap hits of $5 million, $8 million, and $12 million, and $26 million, and $41 million, respectively. Dead cap hits of $39 million, $50 million, $42 million, $30 million, $20 millon, and $9 million, respectively. 2 void years.

Jalen Hurts: 25 years old, 6 years remaining, about $1.25 each year, but cap hits of $6 million, $21 million, $31 million, $45 million, and $54 millon. Dead cap hits of $110 million, $104 million, $90 million, $69 million, $44 million, and $24 million. 4(!) void years.

Sure, these are good players, but these contracts are awful! The more you research this roster, the more it looks like a ticking timebomb. One would assume, eventually, this will catch up to the team.

Say what you will about Schoen's dealings with Daniel Jones, Adoree Jackson, Mark Glowinski, and Leonard Williams, but they can get out of all contracts (except Jones) after this season with basically no penalty and Jones out is after next season with a limited penalty. Very team-friendly deals..

If you choose to respond on Twitter or via email, be careful, because sometimes he will post overly emotional responses on his page.

I think he is confusing bad contracts with the talent of the players. The writer may not love the player(s) on this list, but the deals are structured well. Sure, void years and playing with funny money are great to sign players, but bad contracts with lots of void years for aging players tend to be a recipe for disaster.

An interesting perspective from an opposing writer.
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