Bucs Cage The Muscle Hamster
March 9th, 2016
Doug Martin will play for the Bucs in 2016!
Justice has been served.
The Buccaneers re-signed pending free agent running back Doug Martin today. Whew! That’s the word from Adam Schefter of ESPN.
@AdamSchefter – Buccaneers and RB Doug Martin reached agreement on five-year deal worth over $35 million, per source.
The numbers really don’t matter much. Martin is earning what he deserved, as the NFC’s second-leading rusher last year, and an elite young talent at the position.
Dirk Koetter emphatically said he wanted Martin back. So did Jason Licht and America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston, as did fans across the Tampa Bay area, from Lakeland to Port Charlotte and Spring Hill and points in between.
With $60 million in salary cap room, it was a no-brainer to bring Martin back. Why screw around with the most effective running backs duo in the NFL, Martin and Charles Sims.
Now go get a true No. 3 or No. 2 receiver and a pass rusher with a pulse.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:30 pm
$35.75 mil for 5 years….
March 9th, 2016 at 2:31 pm
Knew he’d resign! Glad to have him back…and not at ridiculous franchise type money!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:32 pm
a win for both sides!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:33 pm
Don’t forget we need a CB!! And safety
But thank the football gods he’s back!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:33 pm
Good!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:33 pm
See…the sky is NOT falling! Way to go JL…keep up the good work!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:33 pm
$15mil guaranteed, $42 max value
March 9th, 2016 at 2:33 pm
LET’S GO!!!!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:34 pm
There we go. Making the Dougernaut a Buc 4 Life!! Before Free Agency even starts. See no point to panic. And much better than the 11.8 million franchise tag I’d say.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:34 pm
Good news. Win, win for both sides.
I’m going outside to check if the sky is still there.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:34 pm
Guess I’m staying. That was a close one.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:35 pm
2 years for $15 is better than 1 year for $11
March 9th, 2016 at 2:35 pm
Didn’t even hit free agency!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:35 pm
flmike Says:
$15mil guaranteed, $42 max value
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That’s excellent!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:35 pm
Phew!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:35 pm
I’ve got a feeling Schwarzt will be next think we were waiting to see the dougie situation play out before we got our fck on
March 9th, 2016 at 2:35 pm
good job licht and dougie, now build the defense through the draft, and maybe go get some FA OL to protect jaboo and let the hampster run
March 9th, 2016 at 2:36 pm
Maybe we can actually try to improve our team now, nice for Doug to “break the bank”, very excited to overpay a 6-10 RB, could’ve done this last week, and not scare other FAs off thinking the Bucs are cheap , well played
March 9th, 2016 at 2:36 pm
Great deal for Bucs. Chris Ivory got way overpaid with similar annual salary despite being older / more banged up / only one season over 1000 yards and never close to Martins best years
March 9th, 2016 at 2:36 pm
Good deal for both sides. Well played by both the Bucs and Martin’s agent.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:36 pm
Good! now lets go and get Tashun Gipson and Quinton Couples
March 9th, 2016 at 2:36 pm
Joe. It’s mighty convenient that you say the numbers don’t matter much, as you were advocating paying him 60% more this year than they’ll actually pay him by letting him get into the market. Jason Licht played smart poker and won!
That’s a big win for patience and rational thinking.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:36 pm
Thank god!!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:36 pm
Per @RapSheet:
“More on #Bucs RB Doug Martin’s 5-year, $35.75M deal: $15M guaranteed and $7.25 average over three years. Max value of the deal is $42.5M”
March 9th, 2016 at 2:37 pm
That’s a bit much – but at least the guarantees are reasonable if flmike is correct.
I’m glad it’s done though and Doug is coming back. Now he better show up for camp in great shape and ready to kick ass – just like last year.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:37 pm
Wonder what the licht haters will complain about next???
March 9th, 2016 at 2:37 pm
Oh thank (God) the world is right now. I’m so thankful we have him back in the fold. GO BUCS!!!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:38 pm
Smoke’ if you got’em!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:38 pm
Hope to hear some people on this site eat some crow.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:38 pm
I’d be remissed if I didn’t thank Demarco Murray!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:38 pm
He has 2 years to prove he’s worth $7M/year for the last 3 years. I like it.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:39 pm
See…..Patience…..we didn’t even have to wait until 4pm…..told ya!!!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:39 pm
It’s basically a 2 year contract $15 million guaranteed not paying a 29 year old RB 7 million, I’m good with that
March 9th, 2016 at 2:40 pm
That’s one now vernnon
March 9th, 2016 at 2:40 pm
I’m glad he’s staying, but I don’t think he was the NFC’s leading rusher last year.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:41 pm
Basically over-paid by $1.5mil a year for the first 2 years due to the Ivory deal, but the guaranteed money is very manageable, 2 years at $7.5 mil a season is a bargain in this NFL economy for the #2 RB in the league.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:41 pm
JabooBuc Says:
March 9th, 2016 at 2:38 pm
Hope to hear some people on this site eat some crow.
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I heard it tastes like chicken..
March 9th, 2016 at 2:41 pm
Hell yes! That’s very little guaranteed and he has to play his ass off to get to the out years. Or restructure.
Sweet deal.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:42 pm
That’s not “overpaid” that’s the market. Salaries do not decrease.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:43 pm
Its great that we were able to hang onto him, but we still need to get better in free agency. Hanging onto YOUR OWN good players should be the minimum, now we’ve got to address the holes we currently have on this team….and the list of top flight free agents isn’t getting any longer.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:43 pm
So he got 7m per year?
I guess that isn’t too bad.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:44 pm
Whew – I was worried I would have to get another Bucs jersey!
LONG LIVE THE DOUGGERNAUT!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:44 pm
From what I had heard, they were going to sign him for 6.4m per year last night…so it’s not that much of an increase.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:45 pm
I think everyone needs to realize where he was groomed from NE PATRIOTS. So lets relax and let him do his job. Vernon is still in play . DT Nick Fairly CB Sean Smith
March 9th, 2016 at 2:45 pm
PRAISE THE FREAKIN LAWD!!! LOVE ME SOME DOUGIE!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:47 pm
All right it’s about time, way to go Bucs, now let’s go get some Defence help!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:47 pm
THANK GOD! Let’s move on…
Oliver maybe?
March 9th, 2016 at 2:47 pm
Nice that Dougie will be in the same O for two years running! Whoa!
Seriously, that should help in pass pro.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:48 pm
so tired of doug OVARATED martin!!! first u hand him the starting job over blount bc they said he couldnt catch but he caught a superbowlring…now were going to fource feed and overpay martin whem Simms is better period and now we will go 10 yrs plus with no speed on offense (travis bejamin) and no
pass rush (verner) cuz we focused all our attention on a back which come a dime a dozen and i guatentee he will b injured or bust next yr…smh
March 9th, 2016 at 2:48 pm
So the world has not ended yet?
March 9th, 2016 at 2:48 pm
Joe,
You can correct it again to the NFL’s second leading rusher. It sounds better.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:48 pm
I’m glad we got this done… We didn’t need any more holes in this roster than we already have… Congratulations to Martin he did earn this contract… If he stays healthy this is a good deal for both parties…
March 9th, 2016 at 2:49 pm
With $60 million in salary cap room, it was a no-brainer to bring Martin back.
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If they only had a brain. Some people still crying about what they think he should get paid.
March 9th, 2016 at 2:49 pm
And then draft Hargreaves!!
March 9th, 2016 at 2:53 pm
@Joe
Without Jaxville payng Ivory over $6 mil a season, there would be no reason for Martin to ask for more than that, you know his agents went back to Licht with, “Look what Ivory just got and he didn’t have nearly the season Doug had…we want a contract commensurate with Doug’s standing in the league as the number 2 RB”, If Ivory only gets $5 mil a season, Doug can only ask for $6.
March 9th, 2016 at 3:04 pm
SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 9th, 2016 at 3:04 pm
Hopefully DM22 will start treating every year like a contract year and stay in shape. Very interested how the real contract will break down!!!
March 9th, 2016 at 3:06 pm
@Joe
Why do you have to be such a Douche? Doug Martin has asked time and time again to not be called a hamster. Everyone else for the most part has respected his request…
Joe likes the nickname. Joe likes Doug Martin. That kind of sums it up. Really nothing more than that. –Joe
March 9th, 2016 at 3:06 pm
KUDOS TO YOU JASON LICHT!
March 9th, 2016 at 3:07 pm
YAY!!!!!!!!
Alright, who’s next?
March 9th, 2016 at 3:13 pm
Obviously Doug won this fight, look at the bright side if 2016 Doug goes back to 2013-14 Doug, gonna have a really high pick next year, hello mr fournette
March 9th, 2016 at 3:15 pm
Look, this is a great contract. It really is. Doug gets a good payday and incentives to perform. No huge guaranteed money either.
It’s fair to both parties with Martin having two bad seasons.
Any mooks still splitting hairs over $1.5M need to go find soccer.
March 9th, 2016 at 3:17 pm
Great contract for the bucs! And for Doug if he performs. That’s just a win-win
March 9th, 2016 at 3:25 pm
But we could have just franchised Doug for almost as much in one year as he is getting guaranteed in the life of his 5-year contract. Where is the justice here?!?!? We want GM JOE to run this team! JOE! JOE! JOE! GM JOE!
March 9th, 2016 at 3:25 pm
So much for my dreams of 8 years of Ezekiel Elliott and jameis tearing up the league together as bucs, not sure why mr licht never called me for my opinion lol
March 9th, 2016 at 3:26 pm
So now that its done – Joe needs to admit that 2 years for $15M is a WAAAAY better situation for the team than franchising DM for 1 year at $11.8M and then being right back in this same situation next year.
Go ahead Joe – you can admit it.
And don’t try to pull the “they could have still negotiated for a long term deal” card either. If Doug knew he was guaranteed almost $12M for 1 year – there would have been no further talk of an extension from his side for many months. FACT
March 9th, 2016 at 3:27 pm
When 2013-14 Doug shows up next year, we can still blame it on lovie
March 9th, 2016 at 3:27 pm
Once I bet my neighbor $10 bucks he’d sign with Oakland, I knew the Buc ink would flow. You guys can all thank me for this great day in Tampa Bay.,,,,
March 9th, 2016 at 3:30 pm
He’ll never see the last two years of the deal.
March 9th, 2016 at 3:31 pm
Lovie took our RB coach, yeah we will go with that excuse, hell in blaming lovie smith for everything that ever happens like ever, it’s fun…global warming LOVIE SMITH..higher taxes LOVIE SMITH….my dating life yep you guessed it LOVIE SMITH….ok time to start drinking lol
March 9th, 2016 at 3:34 pm
Correction, I meant Im blaming LOVIE not in LOVIE…even my grammar is LOVIES fault
March 9th, 2016 at 3:35 pm
Ridiculous contract. We paid for past performance. I hope we can get out of it after three years.
Martin gets over $7 million and Ivory and Miller are taking $6 million. Texans and Jaguars will get the same return, if not better, on over $1 million dollars less per year.
Cheer all you want, this was a stupid deal to make at this point. All the big money is spent at this point, Martin wasn’t going to find anywhere near this on the open market.
He is a two down running back, nothing more.
Damn well better get Schwartz in on a visit. That’s who I would have prefered to spend big on.
March 9th, 2016 at 3:55 pm
THANK YOU Jason Licht. Fantastic deal for both sides. Doug Martin will be a career Buccaneer! I hope fans realize how big this is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkjmSjngFkc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG2YBx3mpNs
Long live the Muscle Hamster
March 9th, 2016 at 4:20 pm
So exactly what all us rational, patient people thought was gonna happen. The amount sounds huge but only 15m is gauranteed. Won’t be paying those last years unless he stays healthy and productive longer than most running backs.
Can all you negative Nancy’s stop crying about the sky falling and unbunch your panties?
March 9th, 2016 at 5:30 pm
San Francisco Joe… thanks for the Martin highlights. I can’t wipe the smile off my face that he is back after watching that.
March 9th, 2016 at 6:48 pm
Awesome
Awesome
Awesome!!!
I even said 6-7 mil would get it done. I figured 4 years.
5 is absolutely fine with me. He will be 27-31 during that stretch – prime years then done.
March 9th, 2016 at 7:38 pm
Cool…I for one am very glad the Bucs will have Doug’s services for a few more years. I think 2012 and 2015 are what he really is.