AB done with football in angry tirade, rips Big Ben and Kraft.
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Edelman has a high floor with a much lower ceiling. Especially the second half of the season.
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So-o-o-o-o-o-o-ooooooo
AB had a 3-year contract worth $50mm (min)/ $54mm (max) with $30mm fully-guaranteed, and then...
... trashed that to land a 1-year, $15mm contract with $10mm guaranteed-ish???
Not seeing the motivation there.
EDIT: Plus you can be sure there will be a lawsuit over at least the signing portion of the OAK contract.
"When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196 -
Sure I can...
"Guaranteed" money has been a mirage for decades. Now it's starting to be real. There's no going back.
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So-o-o-o-o-o-o-ooooooo
AB had a 3-year contract worth $50mm (min)/ $54mm (max) with $30mm fully-guaranteed, and then...
... trashed that to land a 1-year, $15mm contract with $10mm guaranteed-ish???
Not seeing the motivation there.
EDIT: Plus you can be sure there will be a lawsuit over at least the signing portion of the OAK contract.
So-o-o-o-o-o-o-ooooooo
AB had a 3-year contract worth $50mm (min)/ $54mm (max) with $30mm fully-guaranteed, and then...
... trashed that to land a 1-year, $15mm contract with $10mm guaranteed-ish???
Not seeing the motivation there.
EDIT: Plus you can be sure there will be a lawsuit over at least the signing portion of the OAK contract.
Brown has made a ton of money in his career.
I'm taking a wild guess that Brown has been stewing for months about the Steelers trading him to such a nonentity as the Oakland Raiders... Stewing over the idea that the Steelers really stuck it to him.
So yeah, I can totally see him orchestrating this whole thing as an ultimate "Oh, you think you fucked me Pittsburgh Steelers? Well look where I am now, motherfuckers."
Wouldn't be the first person to cut off his nose to spite his face.
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He signs with New England, and they gave him $9 million as a signing bonus.
Damn near an NBA move by AB.
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Smells like collusion....
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Bill ought to at least "tip" the Raiders a 7th rounder for them spending a 3rd and 5th to get him AB....
"When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196 -
I don't hate the Patriots like most, but I just don't think this was anything underhanded by them.
As far as with Antonio, I honestly have no clue. I think he has real problems, not ones to be joked about. He could have been trying to get out, but doesn't explain all his behavior in Pittsburgh. I don't think he has acted the same since that vicious shot he took from Burfict
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This is why I hardly give a fuck about the NFL anymore.
This is why I hardly give a fuck about the NFL anymore.
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Bill ought to at least "tip" the Raiders a 7th rounder for them spending a 3rd and 5th to get him AB....
Bill ought to at least "tip" the Raiders a 7th rounder for them spending a 3rd and 5th to get him AB....
Any thoughts on this Bill?
Yeah, preparing for Pittsburgh. Yeah, Charlie Babbit - 7th rounder. Yeah!!!
Anything else Bill?
10 minutes til Mayock Presser. Yeah, I'm a great driver.
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Edelman is always a safe bet.
He's Tom's emotional support "pet"...
Don't be surprised if Simon Cowell has a new show this week called "Which NE Receiver has the clean urine?"
Door #1 - Longtime Cannibis Connoisseur - Potsy Gordon
Door #2 - PEDs B4 Disney Sunset Rides - Julian Edleman
Door #3 - My Eyes Adored Me and my gluten-free mushrooms - Antonio Brown-Untilfurthernotice
Spoiler alert: Guest judge Sharon Osborne sees a lot of similarities between AB and her husband Ozzie. Stay tuned? Why not?!
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Fuck him fuck the patriots fuck the queen
Fuck him fuck the patriots fuck the queen
Can we say a drug free Puffy + AB = another Super Bowl? Barf.
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I share the thoughts as stated above.
I was surprised when Mayock took the position as Raider's GM. I have always liked Mayock, but he may take the biggest & hardest fall in this fiasco. Time will tell.
Mike
I think Gruden wanted AB. He should take the hit for him.
I think Gruden wanted AB. He should take the hit for him.
I agree, but I'm bettin' he doesn't! Mayock's the "fall guy".
Mike
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It might, but you can't blame the owners for it.
If there's a strike, it's because the economic "pie" of the NFL has been tilted very much in favor of the owners since the last CBA.
Nothing on this thread touches on the serious items.
"Guaranteed" money has been a mirage for decades, and there's nothing in the CBA preventing guaranteed deals. FYI, there's nothing in the MLB or NBA CBA that requires them. At present the only player in the NFL on a fully guaranteed contract is Kirk Cousins.. if more players structured their deal that way, guaranteed deals would be more common.
The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you. "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." Paul Brown -
On another note...
How did the Raiders void his guarantees? $1mm was gone due to missing camp time over feet and helmet "issues", but the other $29mm-ish??? Earlier reports said if they suspended him then it was all gone, but doesn't seem like that happened. So...????
Complaining publicly about the added fine for the confrontation with Mayock seems to have been another straw, but I have a feeling it was the posting of his phone convo with Gruden that was the final one. Jon just couldn't trust him after that.
How did the Raiders void his guarantees?
On Friday they fined him $215,073.53 for conduct detrimental to the team.
When a player is fined for conduct detrimental to the team, all guaranteed monies from their current contract are removed.. thus from that moment forward they are playing on a week-to-week contract.
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It might, but you can't blame the owners for it.
If there's a strike, it's because the economic "pie" of the NFL has been tilted very much in favor of the owners since the last CBA.
Nothing on this thread touches on the serious items.
"Guaranteed" money has been a mirage for decades, and there's nothing in the CBA preventing guaranteed deals. FYI, there's nothing in the MLB or NBA CBA that requires them. At present the only player in the NFL on a fully guaranteed contract is Kirk Cousins.. if more players structured their deal that way, guaranteed deals would be more common.
If there's a strike, it's because the economic "pie" of the NFL has been tilted very much in favor of the owners since the last CBA.
Nothing on this thread touches on the serious items.
"Guaranteed" money has been a mirage for decades, and there's nothing in the CBA preventing guaranteed deals. FYI, there's nothing in the MLB or NBA CBA that requires them. At present the only player in the NFL on a fully guaranteed contract is Kirk Cousins.. if more players structured their deal that way, guaranteed deals would be more common.
Never, under any circumstances, do you fully guarantee a contract with a contractor. That's just for starters.
Between double dipping on contracts and destroying team caps, the only way to protect yourself is very short term contracts if you're an owner.
So players can't be guaranteed and have long term contracts. It's impossible. It would be like franchise tagging an entire league every year.
If the players win on one end, they'll lose on the other. They have to decide what they want because they can't have both.
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