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[quote=T.O.Killa;936520]I would give him a shot. He was really raw but can run.[/quote]

You might as well require Banks to make the final 53 as a CB.

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[quote=Redskin Warrior;936433]Sorry if it was already posted but I didn't see that Kevin Barnes got cut by the Lions....so what did we receive for him make the 53 man roster?[/quote]


An undisclosed draft pick. More than likely a 6th or 7th round selection.

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I don't get why we can only keep 53 and suit up like 45 players on gameday.

[QUOTE=NC_Skins;936390]So what consequences do the owners have when they cut the player before the contract is up?[/QUOTE]

The remainder of the signing bonus counting against the cap. On the surface it doesn't sound fair, but a lot of these guys are getting big money up front with small annual salaries an then crying about being underpaid based only on the annual. Not all, but some.

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[quote=Slingin Sammy 33;936554]Don't know how smart MJD's holdout was, he gained nothing, hurt his public image, is behind in conditioning and learning the playbook.

Never said anything about "hating" MJD. Just saying if a player(likely under agent advice) is going to pull a hold-out make sure he's got leverage to make it work. And the "evil" owners "throwing away" players line is tired. The coaches are the ones who make the cut decisions. In a violent game like football, no way there will ever be guaranteed contracts.

Never heard of a team negotiating a contract downward? Example?[/quote]

Never heard of renegotiating for less money/cap hit?

I think the throw away line is shiny and evocative, so there we are... The fact of the matter is RB's in the NFL suffer rather severe punishment, and are usually discarded before they are 30 or much older. For that reason alone I can't blame a player for looking after his bottom line, even if like MJD he's unsuccessful.

Carson Palmer the same deal but for different reasons, he was apparently sick of playing for a losing franchise and an idiot owner, he took it further than MJD and he got his way onto a different franchise that he was obviously willing to play for to get the trade done (even if you want to say he jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire LOL).. You could say Palmer got out of Cincy, and that much at least was a "win" for him.

Point is the collusive NFL ownership group does not deserve player loyalty... Because they exhibit next to no loyalty themselves. Besides some token number retirement or a ring of fame, even the very greatest players for the team rarely get any loyalty. See Peyton Manning...

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[quote=44 goes 50 gut;936580]Never heard of renegotiating for less money/cap hit?[/quote]I'm not talking about a new contract negotiation, I'm talking about an existing contract. Once the contract is signed the team can't renegotiate it down. They can turn a salary into a signing bonus and lower a cap hit in the short term, but that winds up in the player getting more guaranteed money.

[quote]I think the throw away line is shiny and evocative, so there we are... The fact of the matter is RB's in the NFL suffer rather severe punishment, and are usually discarded before they are 30 or much older. For that reason alone I can't blame a player for looking after his bottom line, even if like MJD he's unsuccessful.[/quote]No question any player should look out for his best interest...cause no one else will. But when you sign a long term deal you need to live with the fact that others will sign deals after yours for more annual money. If you don't like that, have your agent negotiate a short term deal, or some sort of guaranteed performance bonus. Once a player signs, unless he's got some extra-ordinary leverage (which even MJD didn't have here), no team is going to renegotiate with two years left in a deal....especially with a RB.

[quote]Point is the collusive NFL ownership group does not deserve player loyalty... Because they exhibit next to no loyalty themselves. Besides some token number retirement or a ring of fame, even the very greatest players for the team rarely get any loyalty. See Peyton Manning...[/quote]Just like the real business world, there is no loyalty by/to companies anymore. I can't feel much pity for guys who are making 7 figures and know full well what they're getting into when they sign a contract.

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[quote=Slingin Sammy 33;936583]I'm not talking about a new contract negotiation, I'm talking about an existing contract. Once the contract is signed the team can't renegotiate it down. They can turn a salary into a signing bonus and lower a cap hit in the short term, but that winds up in the player getting more guaranteed money.[/quote]

Why do you say they cant renegotiate a contract down? Telling a player to drop their 5 mil base salary down to 2.5 or 3 mil or else they will be cut has made many players do exactly that, renegotiate a lower priced deal. Not just one that saves cap money this year but works out to be more guaranteed money for the player.

If the owners can outright cut a player under contract, they can absolutely ask him to take less money. In the NFL, any player contract can be negotiated up or down at any given time. The team just has to be able to account for guaranteed money in previous and current contracts under the salary cap. They also have to be prepared to cut the player if he wont renegotiate down like they want. Teams are allowed to cut the salary or cut the player if they dont agree to a salary cut. Now, the salary cut has to be negotiated and agreed upon by the player, the team just cant announce that the salary is being halved without an agreement by the player. However cutting the player holds no obligations other than fitting his accelerated guaranteed money under the cap.

As a point of reference, Chris Cooley offered to cut his salary to stay with the Redskins. Why would he do that if he knew it was illegal in the NFL to do so? Because its a perfectly legal thing to do in the NFL. It wouldnt have affected any guaranteed money, only his base salary, but it would have been a cut in pay on an already negotiated contract none-the-less. And they would not of added extra years or any extra guaranteed money on the deal had it happened.

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So...Bryant McKinnie no longer a Raven

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[quote=SmootSmack;936693]So...Bryant McKinnie no longer a Raven[/quote]

So they finally got tired of that song and dance? that guy is a fool, wouldnt want to see with around here

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[quote=SmootSmack;936693]So...Bryant McKinnie no longer a Raven[/quote]

Any chance we sign him? I know hes a LT from a different offensive system and the regular season is abou to start, but he's got to be better than Polumbus. Polumbus is a backup and I dont like any of our OT depth behind him. if he or Trent go down, we'll have a guy who should be a third stringer starting for us.

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[quote=Chico23231;936696]So they finally got tired of that song and dance? that guy is a fool, wouldnt want to see with around here[/quote]

Nope, they just couldn't come to an agreement on a contract restructure.




[quote=BigHairedAristocrat;936697]Any chance we sign him? I know hes a LT from a different offensive system and the regular season is abou to start, but he's got to be better than Polumbus. Polumbus is a backup and I dont like any of our OT depth behind him. if he or Trent go down, we'll have a guy who should be a third stringer starting for us.[/quote]

McKinnie is like 350+ pounds and is more of a power-blocking scheme o-lineman. Unless we are desperate, I just don't see him fitting our o-line scheme.

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I wouldn't sign him unless the current guys go down. According to Pro Football Focus, he was the 52nd rated tackle (out of 76 rated) and has a host of issues.

[url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1255033-could-the-baltimore-ravens-part-ways-with-lt-bryant-mckinnie]Could the Baltimore Ravens Part Ways with LT Bryant McKinnie? | Bleacher Report[/url]

The Ravens apparently have O-Line issues at tackle and for them to cut him is pretty bad. Later in the year, if need be, we can pick him up. Me? I prefer we go straight out of Compton for depth at tackle.

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[quote=JoeRedskin;936702]I wouldn't sign him unless the current guys go down. According to Pro Football Focus, he was the 52nd rated tackle (out of 76 rated) and has a host of issues.

[url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1255033-could-the-baltimore-ravens-part-ways-with-lt-bryant-mckinnie]Could the Baltimore Ravens Part Ways with LT Bryant McKinnie? | Bleacher Report[/url]

The Ravens apparently have O-Line issues at tackle and for them to cut him is pretty bad. Later in the year, if need be, we can pick him up. Me? I prefer we go straight out of Compton for depth at tackle.[/quote]

Other than showing up to camp overweight (which he fixed quickly) I don't think there were any issues other than money. That being said, I don't think he's a good fit for our line.

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Imagine if we could trade a draft pick to the Ravens for right tackle Michael Oher. There would be zero concerns at right tackle. But the Ravens would never make that trade.

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[quote=REDSKINS4ever;936709]Imagine if we could trade a draft pick to the Ravens for right tackle Michael Oher. There would be zero concerns at right tackle. But the Ravens would never make that trade.[/quote]

Im sure Raven fans would feel blind sided if we pulled that off. But im for it.

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[quote=CrustyRedskin;936717]Im sure Raven fans would feel [B]blind sided[/B] if we pulled that off. But im for it.[/quote]

Zing!

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[quote=JoeRedskin;936702]I wouldn't sign him unless the current guys go down. According to Pro Football Focus, he was the 52nd rated tackle (out of 76 rated) and has a host of issues.

[url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1255033-could-the-baltimore-ravens-part-ways-with-lt-bryant-mckinnie]Could the Baltimore Ravens Part Ways with LT Bryant McKinnie? | Bleacher Report[/url]

The Ravens apparently have O-Line issues at tackle and for them to cut him is pretty bad. Later in the year, if need be, we can pick him up. Me? I prefer we go straight out of Compton for depth at tackle.[/quote]

Thanks for the info. I'm pretty sure Polumbus wasnt rated at all, and if he were, he'd be around 200. I know McKinnie isnt "ideal" for our scheme, but he's got to be heads and shoulders better than what we have now.

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For a guy that's had issues with conditioning and his weight, a zone scheme where the lineman are constantly on the move probably isn't the best fit.

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David Garrard...no longer a Dolphin.

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And just like that, the Ravens and McKinnie agree to a contract restructure so he stays a Raven

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[url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/04/pats-will-kick-tires-on-kellen-winslow/]Pats will kick tires on Kellen Winslow | ProFootballTalk[/url]

of course

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[quote=SmootSmack;936742]David Garrard...no longer a Dolphin.[/quote]

That sucks seemed like the front runner when the camp started and a good family guy. I am assuming his injury got him cut which he did while playing with his kids.

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Tannehill probably would have won the job anyway. They're not going anywhere this year, might as well get RT the experience.

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[quote=Mattyk;936751]Tannehill probably would have won the job anyway. They're not going anywhere this year, might as well get RT the experience.[/quote]

I agree but it sucks DG is out of a job; not necessarily the starter. he seemed like a good guy.

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we're very close to a deal w jacksonville.

$20M in cap room for grossman

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[quote=los panda;936763]we're very close to a deal w jacksonville.

$20M in cap room for grossman[/quote]

Huh?

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[quote=los panda;936763]we're very close to a deal w jacksonville.

$20M in cap room for grossman[/quote]Is that kind of deal allowed?

That would be nice especially with Mara and Goodell's BS collusion penalty.

I like the Sex Cannon, and I'd trade him for that.

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should be enough to nullify next season's cap penalty, wouldn't that be nice.

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[quote=los panda;936763]we're very close to a deal w jacksonville.

$20M in cap room for grossman[/quote]

Drunk thread?

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Former Skin Richard Quinn to Cincy

Former Skin Artis Hicks to IR

Former Skin Sean Locklear starting at LT for the Giants

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[quote=SmootSmack;936791]Former Skin Richard Quinn to Cincy

Former Skin Artis Hicks to IR

[B]Former Skin Sean Locklear starting at LT for the Giant[/B]s[/quote]

and people gripe when Shanny says OL is an issue everywhere!

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Sean Locklear? Wow.

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Congrats to Locklear, even as I hope bad things happen to the Giants.

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[quote=HailGreen28;936810]Congrats to Locklear, [B]even as I hope bad things happen to the Giants[/B].[/quote]


AS much as I hope this, I freakin hate the cowboys.

I hope the giants absolutely DESTROY them, make their secondary look worse than last year and make them finally realize they need to shut the hell up and play and quite talking SB till you actually do some shit.

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Do you think they'd trade Locklear for Polumbus straight up?

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[quote=GTripp0012;936823]Do you think they'd trade Locklear for Polumbus straight up?[/quote]

Gotta toss in two bags of Jalapeno Cheddar cheetos too though, may be a deal breaker

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Make it happen.

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[quote=GTripp0012;936823]Do you think they'd trade Locklear for Polumbus straight up?[/quote]post of the day

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If I'm the Cards I'm on the phone with David Garrard's agent.

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[quote=JGisLordOfTheRings;936825]Gotta toss in two bags of Jalapeno Cheddar cheetos too though, may be a deal breaker[/quote]

Cant do that, LeRibeus ate them.