JimBob2232

Why do people think these contracts are so heavily backloaded? History of Salary Cap 2002 71mil 2003 75 mil 2004 81 mil 2005 85 mil 2006 102 mil In 5 years, the salary cap has gone up from 71 mil to 102 mil, a gain of over 40 percent. Lets assume the cap grows at 5% a year. 2007 107 mil 2008 112 mil 2009 118 mil Now, I havent seen anything as to the magnitude of a signing bonus, but im going to assume 2mil. That means, as a percentage of the salary cap 2006 Cap 102 mil / hit 1.1 mil 1.0% 2007 Cap 107 mil / hit 2.4 mil 2.2% 2008 Cap 112 mil / hit 2.8 mil 2.5% 2009 Cap 118 mil / hit 2.9 mil 2.5% This is NOT a backloaded contract. The pct of the cap hit is about the same years 2-4. First year is always low because you pay the guy the minimum and give him a signing bonus. This is SOP and not a backloaded contract. 2.5% of the cap for a guy like denney is probably reasonable.

Uh..um...yes and...uh...NO!

Belinda?

No.

I disagree. The first year almost always has a low cap number. This is because if you are paying a guy a 5 million dollar signing bonus, there is no need to pay him more than the minimum the first year, he is already getting 5M! Dont confuse Cap number with the amount ralph pays these guys. What is encouraging here is that salaries dont escalate much from year, and there is no baloon payment on the end. Also interesting is Royals contract peaks in the middle. Not sure what this means (if anything) except to say that the money is more "guarenteed" than the standard increasing every year contract, and also makes the contract more cap-friendly in the long run. These look to be some pretty sound contract numbers for these guys. Not sure who is taking care of the cap over at OBD, but early returns look positive.

And detroit has!

The formula is not released, but the #1 criteria is and has always been the net loss of players. Lose 2, gain 2...you get jack. We only got the 7th because JJ and PW earned bigger contracts than KH and Bennie.

Bad Link. Try here http://www.buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=3681

Trust me. WE WILL NOT SEE A 3RD ROUND PICK. The BEST we will see is a 6th rounder.

Just a 7th. If we are lucky a 6th...nothing more than that. Dont get your hopes up. BOOK IT.

Yeah, and there is no way Aaron Rogers falls either...

If we could have 10,000 of these peace clowns taken hostage in Iraq, think of how many insurgents that would tie up guarding them.

Problem with 911 on cell phones is that they dont provide an exact location. When you call from a cell phone they can get your GPS location, but if you are in a multi-story building you're SOL. Also, they might be able to locate your neighborhood, but cant get a whole lot more specific in some cases... This is why I am not yet ready to get rid of my landline (or switch to vonage).

He wont...listen to his press conference on the 21st. He said "what I dont want is a rookie QB coming in here who is supposed to be the savior" No worries...he aint gunna take a qb

Every team should be interested. I dont get this. Seems like a decent guy, had a horrible situation in GB with a contract that pays him less than he is worth. He decided he would play out his contract anyway, risking injury...he got hurt. He has the sense to dump his agent and start over. They guy clearly has talent, all he wants now is some money. Give the guy a decent incentive contract, give green bay moulds and/or a 2nd day pick and pick the guy up...cant hurt.

Tough call here. If we can get him for a 4th, I'd do it... I would consider a 3rd, but it would have to come with a contract extension and some hard thinking.

I like the thinking, so I'll try not to critisize too much! BUT... a) I think #8 for denvers 2 1sts is a pretty fair deal and on the table as is...no need to add EM. b) Doubtful bunkly will be there at #22. He is showing up top 10 right now in many mocks. c) 1st round is historically VERY high for a Center. Maybe he is worth it, I dont know much about him, but I am guessing its pretty likely he will be there for our pick in the 2nd. Its a tough call. Depends on who is there at #22. If we can pull some sort of miracle out of the hat and get Bunkley or Chad Jackson, after moving down, I'll be thrilled. I cant remeber who said it, but someone suggested Moulds and a 3rd/4th to Green Bay for Walker. I think that makes sense for both teams.

Okay, what was the first thing YOU thought of?..and what does that say about you! You know you have been spending too much time on TBD too long when you see the headline "Pope holds first meeting with Cardinals" and the first thing you think of is "dang, we lost him too?!" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060323/ap_on_...tican_cardinals

I suppose kicking your daughter out of the house is not an option.... Think about it 1) Cheaper Car insurance 2) Establishes herself as an "independant" thus lessening your need to pay college costs 3) More free time Tempting? Still not an option? Dang...sorry! Seriously though...I have no idea if this is legal or not, but I'd try calling some other companies and get quotes and tell them the complete situation. See if the tune changes with other companies.

Sorry if this is a repost, but it looks like a few things are evident 1) He thinks Nall can compete for a starting job. 2) He wants competition at QB but does not want a young "saviour" rookie coming in. 3) Specifically stated that Safety needs to be addressed and that we "need to see how the draft comes down" Kinda interesting if you ask me. I think with these comments, Young, Leinert and Cutler are out of the picture come draft day. Also, Huff is a strong possiblity.

Everclear Father of Mine

Hillarious! did he every answer a question with more than one sentance? How did your visit go? MM: As unemotional as possible with a tinge of sarcasm"Everything went wonderful" What did you learn about the bills? MM: Same Tone "Its a great organization." What role would you have in Buffalo? MM: Its none of my concern, I need to get here first. All short one line snippets with no emotion. The dude clearly does not want to be here

Yeah...haha...if T.O. can actually write a book (by himself) and have it be coherent, I will dontate $1,000 to charity.

Yeah! That will be fun to watch. I dont wish injury on anyone...except TO. I hope he breaks his leg week 1.

I wish the non-biased media would show more of this... I just dont understand this mentality. These people are off their rocker. Luckilly for them we have something called freedom of speech and expression in America giving them the right to say what they say and do what they do. Luckilly for them we had many brave americans throught our history who willingly gave their lives so that they could act in this manner. Its not my bag, but as long as they do it "peacefully" and dont create any problems its their right, just as much as its my right to speak up against them. That said, when you commit a crime, you get punished. Public nudity is a crime. Burning the president in effigy gets you a meeting with the secret service. And to the extent they are providing aid and comfort to the enemy, they should be brought up on treason charges. For Info: The Sedition act of 1918: SECTION 3. Whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully make or convey false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States, or to promote the success of its enemies, or shall willfully make or convey false reports, or false statements, . . . or incite insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States, or shall willfully obstruct . . . the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States, or . . . shall willfully utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States, or the Constitution of the United States, or the military or naval forces of the United States . . . or shall willfully display the flag of any foreign enemy, or shall willfully . . . urge, incite, or advocate any curtailment of production . . . or advocate, teach, defend, or suggest the doing of any of the acts or things in this section enumerated and whoever shall by word or act support or favor the cause of any country with which the United States is at war or by word or act oppose the cause of the United States therein, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both.... The law has since been repealed...Perhaps its time to bring it back.