RG3 and Gruden?

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

He has but I don't ever remembering him eating 20 million. That's a lot of coin to pay to make someone go away. Gruden's in the drivers seat and he knows it.

To you, I doubt Dan. Plus he has already paid one year of it down.
Imagine being Gruden. Get fired and still get 16m over the next 4 years.

Plus if Gruden keeps putting this trash out for 4 years, Danny would lose a lot more then 20m because of lost revenue.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by mredskins

To you, I doubt Dan. Plus he has already paid one year of it down.
Imagine being Gruden. Get fired and still get 16m over the next 4 years.

Plus if Gruden keeps putting this trash out for 4 years, Danny would lose a lot more then 20m because of lost revenue.

Isn't his contract 5 million per year?

[Lotus]

As was pointed out many months ago, the Gruden contract problem is what you get when, unlike every other team, you give a first-time HC a guaranteed long-term contract.

Perhaps some day we will throw intelligence, rather than money, at problems.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Isn't his contract 5 million per year?

5 years × 4 million equals 20 million

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Plus if Gruden keeps putting this trash out for 4 years, Danny would lose a lot more then 20m because of lost revenue.

People keep saying this. It's a statement based on no fact whatsoever, it's nothing but conjecture. We've had plenty of losing seasons but think about how you feel the next August, you're hanging on every moment of every preseason game thirsting for real football, wishfully believing that this year will be better.

We will still sell out games. People will still fill the stadium until it is very late in the season and they're out of it. We are a loyal (foolish?) bunch. We can't help but get caught up in the excitement and anticipation.

We are not a fair weather fan base, the revenue stream will be fine.

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

People keep saying this. It's a statement based on no fact whatsoever, it's nothing but conjecture. We've had plenty of losing seasons but think about how you feel the next August, you're hanging on every moment of every preseason game thirsting for real football, wishfully believing that this year will be better.

We will still sell out games. People will still fill the stadium until it is very late in the season and they're out of it. We are a loyal (foolish?) bunch. We can't help but get caught up in the excitement and anticipation.

We are not a fair weather fan base, the revenue stream will be fine.

I agree but I also don't think Danny won't feel any fiscal pain in firing Gruden

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by mredskins

I agree but I also don't think Danny won't feel any fiscal pain in firing Gruden

Well I'm just going off recent actions. He tried to get Shanahan to resign so he wouldn't have to pay his salary this year, and they decided to keep Haslett and some other coaches on the staff. You telling me those decisions weren't at least in part fiscally motivated?

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Well I'm just going off recent actions. He tried to get Shanahan to resign so he wouldn't have to pay his salary this year, and they decided to keep Haslett and some other coaches on the staff. You telling me those decisions weren't at least in part fiscally motivated?

I think his pride had more to do with it then his money. He wanted MS to feel some pain as well.