[Chiceaux]

What are everyone's thoughts on the rookie bonus system?

I mean, rules are rules, and we all play by the same rules, but it seems like it puts way more importance on finding steals in free agency than drafting well. That seems upside down to me.

Not entirely sure what we could do about it, but it seems out of whack.

For example, Tee Higgins and D'Andre Swift are still getting bonuses, and they were drafted back when COVID was a brand new. I mean, 6/7 of the rookies in the NFL aren't even getting 5 years of bonuses on their rookie deals. Even if they go in the first round, it's just a 5 year option.

I think it would work better if the amounts were less and/or if we did it for fewer years. That obviously wouldn't be for this year (I don't think), and it's a massive change, but what we're doing now doesn't seem right. The only way I can think that the current system makes sense is if we applied the same logic to free agents.