Arrington Has a Deal.

[MTK]

All I care about is this silly grievance is over and he's healthy.

What could happen 2 years from now really isn't a concern.

[dblanch66]

Exactly Matty. All that matters is now. Lost in all of this was an important fact mentioned in the article. "the deal was completed because of the relationship between Arrington and coach Joe Gibbs". I remember a while back when Joe returned to coach, one of the areas of concern was: can Gibbs relate to today's players? This issue plus, in all of the "60 seconds with a Redskin" segments on Redskins.com, look at the way the players describe him..
Honest, cool, calm, fair etc. Slowly but surely, with the Lavar issue now a done deal, this franchise is becoming...gulp....stable.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by dblanch66

Exactly Matty. All that matters is now. Lost in all of this was an important fact mentioned in the article. "the deal was completed because of the relationship between Arrington and coach Joe Gibbs". I remember a while back when Joe returned to coach, one of the areas of concern was: can Gibbs relate to today's players? This issue plus, in all of the "60 seconds with a Redskin" segments on Redskins.com, look at the way the players describe him..
Honest, cool, calm, fair etc. Slowly but surely, with the Lavar issue now a done deal, this franchise is becoming...gulp....stable.

Nice point, stability is key.

Looking at Arrington's contract, his base salaries stay relatively low for the next 3 years. This year and next year he is at $540,000. Then in the third year, in 2007, the base salary is still relatively low at $2 million. In the fourth year, 2008, it starts to jump a little bit, to $3.5 million. And then in 2009 and beyond it is at like $6 million.

I think the Redskins are looking at his contract and figuring that having him on the roster, with this current contract, is pretty tough to deal with in 2008 and 2009. They're probably thinking that they would rework his contract before then, or they would let him go.

Thus, if Arrington makes the Pro Bowl twice in the next 4 years, the deal voids and the Skins are rid of his contract, right before the contract would have gotten big. They could then try to resign him if they wish, or just let him go if they don't deem him worthy at that point. But I got news for you, if Lavar doesn't meet the 2 pro bowls in the next 4 years, the Redskins will still renegotiate or cut him for salary cap purposes. There's no way Lavar is going to make it that deep into his current contract without a renegotiation or an outright release. As I see it, this incentive thing has little impact on the Redskins' plans.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Nice point, stability is key.

Looking at Arrington's contract, his base salaries stay relatively low for the next 3 years. This year and next year he is at $540,000. Then in the third year, in 2007, the base salary is still relatively low at $2 million. In the fourth year, 2008, it starts to jump a little bit, to $3.5 million. And then in 2009 and beyond it is at like $6 million.

I think the Redskins are looking at his contract and figuring that having him on the roster, with this current contract, is pretty tough to deal with in 2008 and 2009. They're probably thinking that they would rework his contract before then, or they would let him go.

Thus, if Arrington makes the Pro Bowl twice in the next 4 years, the deal voids and the Skins are rid of his contract, right before the contract would have gotten big. They could then try to resign him if they wish, or just let him go if they don't deem him worthy at that point. But I got news for you, if Lavar doesn't meet the 2 pro bowls in the next 4 years, the Redskins will still renegotiate or cut him for salary cap purposes. There's no way Lavar is going to make it that deep into his current contract without a renegotiation or an outright release. As I see it, this incentive thing has little impact on the Redskins' plans.

I think something else very interesting might have come of this which may shape Gibbs' future with the organization. He basically stepped in a front office role for a moment and got this issue resolved successfully. Maybe this is just a precursor of more things to come for Gibbs as he eventually steps away as the head coach and hands over the reins to GW!