Toast88
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What are your guys' thoughts on why Pace didn't announce Trubisky's fifth-year option pickup during the presser?
He did announce Leonard Floyd's pickup during last year's presser. Is he simply taking more time to evaluate fully and see what his options are for the quarterback position? Or is it something more?
As others have noted, there's relatively little risk in picking up the option. It's guaranteed only against injury. They can always drop Trubisky after Year 4 with zero liability even if they pick up the option.
But what if, and I know this is a big if, Pace didn't announce Trubisky's fifth year option because he's actually being financially smart about the quarterback position?
If you think about it, there's really no logical mathematical reason to pick up Trubisky's fifth year option.
A fifth year option would net Trubisky about $22 million for that one year. I can see no realistic scenario, even if Trubisky plays well, that he'll play well to the tune of a $22 million-a-year contract extension. So there's really no risk in NOT picking up the option.
He did announce Leonard Floyd's pickup during last year's presser. Is he simply taking more time to evaluate fully and see what his options are for the quarterback position? Or is it something more?
As others have noted, there's relatively little risk in picking up the option. It's guaranteed only against injury. They can always drop Trubisky after Year 4 with zero liability even if they pick up the option.
But what if, and I know this is a big if, Pace didn't announce Trubisky's fifth year option because he's actually being financially smart about the quarterback position?
If you think about it, there's really no logical mathematical reason to pick up Trubisky's fifth year option.
A fifth year option would net Trubisky about $22 million for that one year. I can see no realistic scenario, even if Trubisky plays well, that he'll play well to the tune of a $22 million-a-year contract extension. So there's really no risk in NOT picking up the option.