LabattBlue Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) The story is from SI last year, but a good read as the draft is a month or so away... https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/03/14/nfl-draft-bust-aaron-curry-unc-charlotte Edited...One related note. His rookie contract had $34 mil in guaranteed money. Edited March 7, 2018 by LabattBlue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Tuesday Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 That article is a great argument for the rookie wage scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADOLBILZ Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 9 minutes ago, LabattBlue said: The story is from SI last year, but a good read as the draft is a month or so away... https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/03/14/nfl-draft-bust-aaron-curry-unc-charlotte Prime example of why they had to stop paying first round picks like superstars. Curry lost motivation with that mega-fat contract that even a veteran All Pro would have been lucky to get........and didn't even know HOW to get it back........and then when the physical skills diminished he was in no position to persevere even though he then wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 He was maybe the player that scouts were most wrong on that I can remember. He was considered the safest pick in the draft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbillsfan2206 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I had a total man-crush on this guy. I wanted him in Buffalo in the worst way. It’s stories like this that make me wary of mortgaging our future to move up in the draft.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 12 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said: That article is a great argument for the rookie wage scale. ...a better illustration is Sam Bradford, the last to cash under the old formula ($50 mil guaranteed)....8 seasons and total earnings of $114 million.....110 career TD passes or $1.128 mil each.....sure his injuries weer unfortunate and I liked the kid coming out of Oklahoma, but this is the FINANCIAL reality and the gambles IMO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy KGB Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 41 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said: He was maybe the player that scouts were most wrong on that I can remember. He was considered the safest pick in the draft. I remember they declared him bust-proof. A sure pro bowler for years on end ??♂️☠️☠️☠️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakin Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 If football players were paid heavily incentive based contracts - how much better would the game be? a part of me thinks - a lot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. L. Hot-Flamethrower Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Bakin said: If football players were paid heavily incentive based contracts - how much better would the game be? a part of me thinks - a lot! So would everyone else at their jobs Edited March 8, 2018 by horned dogs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 19 minutes ago, Teddy KGB said: I remember they declared him bust-proof. A sure pro bowler for years on end ??♂️☠️☠️☠️ Yep, it’s rare that they are wrong on guys like that. QBs are an exception to this because there is so much that goes into it. Usually though when they declare position players “bust-proof” they are. Curry is such an anomaly. It really is interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Boo Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 22 minutes ago, Teddy KGB said: I remember they declared him bust-proof. A sure pro bowler for years on end ??♂️☠️☠️☠️ He was the "safest" guy in that draft. Never did I envision it unfolding the way it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsfaninChicago Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) The lock out of 2011 was a rare occasion of a labor dispute actually improving the league. Ending these ridiculous rookie contracts and creating a wage scale was very important. Aaron Maybin’s holdout amd subsequent contract comes to mind. Edited March 8, 2018 by Leonhart2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 35 minutes ago, Bakin said: If football players were paid heavily incentive based contracts - how much better would the game be? a part of me thinks - a lot! Funny how all the easy solutions are much more complicated in practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacklabel Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Didn't he also have a really hard time grasping an NFL playbook? I could be misremembering but I thought I'd read that his football IQ wasn't great but teams figured they could dumb it down for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark80 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...a better illustration is Sam Bradford, the last to cash under the old formula ($50 mil guaranteed)....8 seasons and total earnings of $114 million.....110 career TD passes or $1.128 mil each.....sure his injuries weer unfortunate and I liked the kid coming out of Oklahoma, but this is the FINANCIAL reality and the gambles IMO... What made that worse was that he was coming off a shoulder injury at Oklahoma too, and they still did it. Edited March 8, 2018 by Mark80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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