ESPN: Nate Clements in Redskins' plans?

[Bill B]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

The rest of the league will probably ignore Archuleta's deal and conduct business as usual. They'll just brush it off as another wacky Snyder deal, one that was way outside the norm.

Why is Synder involved in the contract negotiations of our players anyways? Why can't he take the approach JKC took and let Gibbs do the talking since Gibbs is the team Prez?

[TheMalcolmConnection]

Originally Posted by Bill B

Why is Synder involved in the contract negotiations of our players anyways? Why can't he take the approach JKC took and let Gibbs do the talking since Gibbs is the team Prez?

HA. How much contract negotiation experience do you think Gibbs has?

[Bill B]

Originally Posted by TheMalcolmConnection

HA. How much contract negotiation experience do you think Gibbs has?

Not sure - I know we used to have Joe Mendes who was the lone conservative voice and cap specialist back in 03 in the FO but he was let go for Vinny Cerrato.

I am wondering if Synder gave out huge bonuses when he owned the communication company before the Skins - I would have loved to collect some of those checks.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Bill B

Why is Synder involved in the contract negotiations of our players anyways? Why can't he take the approach JKC took and let Gibbs do the talking since Gibbs is the team Prez?

Gibbs used to lobby to Bobby Beathard and JKC to sign any player he liked to whatever it took to sign him. This was no problem because the salary cap wasn't an issue back then. Besides, it's Snyder's money, and salesmanship is what he does best.

Gibbs likes to try to distance himself from the actual back and forth contract negotiations. When you tell someone I'll give you x, but I won't pay as much as y, you're basically telling them they're not worth y. That's not a message you want to come across from your head coach, the player may not be willing to go the extra mile for that coach. Gibbs leaves that to Snyder, and sticks to the podium saying "I'm so proud of this group" and "these guys fight their guts out."

He's doing that on purpose, he needs them to want to play hard for him. If he's negotiating, it makes that hard.

[Citizens for 81]

The War Room had Clements the top rated free agent a score of 9.0.

They discuss his up coming free agency and the fact that Buffalo can't franchise him again b/c of the contract stipulations he got the Bills to agree to earlier this year when he signed his contract.

The article also goes on to say that Buffalo probably won't be able to afford him in a biding war.

SportingNews.com - Pro Football War Room

[Bill B]

Originally Posted by Citizens for 81

The War Room had Clements the top rated free agent a score of 9.0.

They discuss his up coming free agency and the fact that Buffalo can't franchise him again b/c of the contract stipulations he got the Bills to agree to earlier this year when he signed his contract.

The article also goes on to say that Buffalo probably won't be able to afford him in a biding war.

SportingNews.com - Pro Football War Room

Clements has got a smart agent in Todd France - maybe Lavar should have gone with him instead of the Poston and he would not have been out 6.5 million like he claims.