The Eric Berry conundrum
By John McCarty
Eric Berry career stats
70 games 350 total tackles (5/game) 10 interceptions 41 pass defensed
Pro football reference career AV Number 27
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Kam Chancellor career stats
88 games 472 tackles (5.36/game) 10 interceptions 34 pass defensed
Pro Football Reference Career AV Number 34
Chancellor is playing on a four-year/$28 million deal. 7.8 is guaranteed.
If you take the cap increase of 15 percent since this contract was signed it’s present day value is roughly 4/32.2/8.97.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Earl Thomas stats (currently the highest paid safety in football)
96 games 506 tackles (5.27/game) 21 interceptions 46 pass defensed
Pro football reference score of 53
Thomas, in 2014, signed a 4 years, 40 million dollar contract. In today’s money, that’s just over 11 million a season
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TJ Ward stats
81 games 477 tackles (5.88 /game) 7 interceptions 33 pass defensed
Pro football reference score of 30
TJ Ward signed a 4 year/ 22.5 million/14 guaranteed in FA class of 2014. Today’s value 4/25.87/16.1
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Devin McCourty stats – Should be noted, played corner for two seasons
91 games 452 tackles (4.96 /game) 18 interceptions (9 as a safety) 63 pass defensed (33 as S)
Pro football reference score 34
McCourty’s contract last year 5 years /47.5 million/ 28.5 guaranteed
second highest paid safety by average annual number (behind Earl Thomas)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Reshad Jones stats-
88 games 504 tackles (5.72 /game) 15 interceptions 33 pass defensed
Pro Football reference score of 22
In August of 2014, Jones signed a 4 year / 28 million / 15 guaranteed.
Jones, who’s an injury replacement in the Pro Bowl this year (seriously, who isn’t a part of the pro bowl); is likely to be released or a restructured contract due to the Dolphins salary cap woes.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The player who’s performance best mirrors that of Eric Berry
William Moore stats
76 games 365 tackles (4.8 /game) 16 interceptions 32 pass defensed
Pro football reference score of 26
William Moore’s contract with the Atlanta Falcons, when he was 27 years old (same age as Berry will be this offseason) signed in March of 2013, signed a five-year, $32 million deal with $14 million guaranteed. The cap has gone up roughly 27 percent since that point, since that point, so, present day value of that contract is five-year, $40.6 million contract with $17.78 million guaranteed.
Raise your hand if you think this contract gets it done with Eric Berry. Anyone? No one?
Next: What will happen...