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Also, acquiring Jason Campbell via trade was big for them. Wonder if they'll cut Russell loose...
Late4Church wrote:That is of course if they dont strike in 2011!!!!
Late4Church wrote:Hope so! The nfl is on top of the sports world why mess up a good thing? 3.4 million viewers for the DRAFT!!
Why take the chance to loose that momentum.
scotto wrote:The Raiders did OK, but they didn't exactly have the bar set that high. When merely not fucking up is a huge success, you're in trouble.
Kind of like hailing Jason Campbell as your franchise quarterback. I mean, he's OK, but he's no Jeff George.
And yes, I'm afraid JaMarcus' days are done--despite the fact that Cable said he'd be competing with Campbell for the starting QB job. (Ha ha, Tom, that's rich!)
Late4Church wrote:Hope so! The nfl is on top of the sports world why mess up a good thing? 3.4 million viewers for the DRAFT!!
Why take the chance to loose that momentum.
PeterG wrote:scotto wrote:The Raiders did OK, but they didn't exactly have the bar set that high. When merely not fucking up is a huge success, you're in trouble.
Kind of like hailing Jason Campbell as your franchise quarterback. I mean, he's OK, but he's no Jeff George.
And yes, I'm afraid JaMarcus' days are done--despite the fact that Cable said he'd be competing with Campbell for the starting QB job. (Ha ha, Tom, that's rich!)
Scotto,
Thank GOD Campbell is no Jeff George. Jamarcus IS the Jeff George type of guy, all the physical tools, but no heart and no desire to be a leader. Jamarcus may be done in the NFL, if he's really 300 pounds again, he's just not that good of a passer, his accuracy is nowhere near what a starting NFL QB needs, combine bad footwaork and a poor work ethic and you've got another 1st round QB Bust.
Campbell is an improvement over JaMarcus and will have a good comp w/ Gradkowski for the startering job.
I'm pretty happy w/ the Raiders draft this year, but yeah, the bar is set pretty damn low after the last 3 drafts.
I have zero expectations, i'd just like for the raiders to be a competitive football team EVERY week...
beantownbubba wrote:The football notes column in today's Globe (boston.com) features a fairly long lead piece on the Bears which may be of interest to certain parties on this board.
Tequila Cowboy wrote:God I hate Lovie Smith. He thinks it could be like he and Martz' days in St Louis huh? I don't see any receivers that look like the Rams receivers and if I recall that was a hell of an O line. There Bear's receivers and O line? Ummm not so much.
beantownbubba wrote::lol:
Take that NFL!! The league lost its anti trust suit by a UNANIMOUS vote of the Supreme Court. The Ct doesnt decide anything unanimously these days!! The league was so cocky and arrogant that it appealed from a verdict it WON on the lower court, seeking even broader protection. The didn't just get slapped down, they got freakin' HAMMERED!! I wonder how their lawyers are explaining their no doubt 7 figure fees after convincing the league it had a good chance w/ the Supremes.
Feel better now, TC?
Tequila Cowboy wrote:beantownbubba wrote::lol:
Take that NFL!! The league lost its anti trust suit by a UNANIMOUS vote of the Supreme Court. The Ct doesnt decide anything unanimously these days!! The league was so cocky and arrogant that it appealed from a verdict it WON on the lower court, seeking even broader protection. The didn't just get slapped down, they got freakin' HAMMERED!! I wonder how their lawyers are explaining their no doubt 7 figure fees after convincing the league it had a good chance w/ the Supremes.
Feel better now, TC?
Much! Yeah I heard this earlier. That Lester Munson article I posted on it and a few NFL reporters had me convinced that it would go the wrong direction. Nice that it didn't.
olwiggum wrote:Most definitely. We had one on Ninebullets for the last 2 years. I'm sure we'll kick it back up this year. We should be able to use the same league that we used before, so I'll get that going when it's a little closer to time for the season to start.
The way we did it last year, if I remember correctly, is ask everyone if they were going to participate again. If they didn't plan on playing, their spot went to a newcomer. We'll probably do something similar this year.
Snaps
Pro Football Focus calculated that Haynesworth was on the field for 575 snaps in 2009. That means he made just $55,562 per snap. The 2008 median household income, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, was $52,029. (Though in the District, it was $57,936.)
Tackles
Haynesworth finished the 2009 campaign with 37 tackles. That means he earned $864,865 per tackle. When Phil Simms led the Giants to the Super Bowl XXI championship, he earned a base salary of $650,000, according to the New York Times. The losing quarterback in that Super Bowl, John Elway, had a base salary of $900,000. Washington's Jay Schroeder made $404,000 that season, including all of his bonuses and incentives.
Games
Haynesworth suited up for 12 Redskins games in 2009. That means he earned $2,666,667 per game. The most valuable baseball card in history, the Gretzky T206 Honus Wagner, recently sold to a collector for $2.8 million.
Sacks
Haynesworth's role was not solely to pressure the quarterback himself, but still, it's worth noting that he recorded four sacks in 2009. That means he earned $8 million per sack. The town of Strasburg, Va., a 6,200-person hamlet in the northern Shenandoah Valley, has an annual budget of about $9.4 million.
Shanahan said he spoke with Haynesworth in February and gave Haynesworth permission at that time to find another place of employment. The team was willing to release Haynesworth if he would forgo the $21 million bonus he was due. But Shanahan said Haynesworth was only given until April 1 to locate another potential team.
"But on April 1, when we owed him a check for $21 million, we said, if you do take that check, we expect you to be the best defensive end, best nose tackle and if we played you at free safety, we'd expect you to be the best free safety -- even though he'd have to lose a little weight -- whatever position we wanted to play him at, that he'd do the best job he possibly could that would make him the best football player," Shanahan said.
"Obviously, he took the check, so I was surprised that he wasn't here today. Because I thought he did make that commitment and once he took that check, that he wanted to be a Washington Redskin, that he wanted to do the best thing for the Washington Redskins to help our defense and help our football team win. Obviously it didn't go in that direction, so quite disappointed."
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