Rocket
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I don't see any mention of it, save for in the Wagner post... I must be gettin' old or something.
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This, a baseball agent out of his element.Hawks46":16r0dved said:Sounds like the agent is trying to bring elements of baseball negotiations into football.
Not going to work.
Sports Hernia":4t450kw9 said:This, a baseball agent out of his element.Hawks46":4t450kw9 said:Sounds like the agent is trying to bring elements of baseball negotiations into football.
Not going to work.
LymonHawk":1sr4gwds said:Creating and sending a 16 page, 'Position Paper,' is one thing...but giving that info to the press is stupid-IMHO.
Is he trying to intimidate JS? Does he think going public on this is going to scare JS & The 'Hawks? I doubt it.
Stupid move. :les:
At one point last year, the Red Sox were offering a client, lefty reliever Andrew Miller, what seemed to be a mint (three years, $19 million), but Rodgers was convinced he could get more on the market. Sure enough, the Yankees signed Miller for four years and $36 million—and that wasn’t even the highest offer out there for Miller. Ditto, with different numbers, for client Jeff Samardzija, who waited and didn’t get the multiyear offer Rodgers thought was right; Samardzija signed for a year and $9.8 million, and he will play this deal out and hit the market again if the Chicago White Sox don’t pay something very close to what Rodgers thinks he can get for his player on the market.
This definitely makes sense, especially if Carroll, and Schneider are not willing to void the last year of the contract. Rodgers has also made it known that waiting it out is his preferred strategy, if the price is not right. This method could end up paying off big for Wilson, but it does also carry some risk --- though I would say that it is a smart gamble. Even if Russell Wilson has the same role, puts up similar stats, and perhaps wins a playoff game, he is going to get a larger contract than he would have this year.kearly":26pg5a67 said:Wait to get paid, it seems to be Mark Rodgers' MO. From Peter King:
At one point last year, the Red Sox were offering a client, lefty reliever Andrew Miller, what seemed to be a mint (three years, $19 million), but Rodgers was convinced he could get more on the market. Sure enough, the Yankees signed Miller for four years and $36 million—and that wasn’t even the highest offer out there for Miller. Ditto, with different numbers, for client Jeff Samardzija, who waited and didn’t get the multiyear offer Rodgers thought was right; Samardzija signed for a year and $9.8 million, and he will play this deal out and hit the market again if the Chicago White Sox don’t pay something very close to what Rodgers thinks he can get for his player on the market.
Wilson and Rodgers playing hardball makes sense. They really like what they see in 2016. When you know that you could get $25 million very easily next year, how much would it take to sign Wilson a year ahead of that? Probably a number very close to $25 million.
bigwrm":b2uihozh said:I'm a little tired of the whole baseball agent narrative. It's not like his agent doesn't understand the difference between the two sports.
SeaToTheHawks":knl0zr7p said:Sports Hernia":knl0zr7p said:This, a baseball agent out of his element.Hawks46":knl0zr7p said:Sounds like the agent is trying to bring elements of baseball negotiations into football.
Not going to work.
Lol, cause some random ass on the internet knows the inner workings better?
Anthony!":4enrozqy said:LymonHawk":4enrozqy said:Creating and sending a 16 page, 'Position Paper,' is one thing...but giving that info to the press is stupid-IMHO.
Is he trying to intimidate JS? Does he think going public on this is going to scare JS & The 'Hawks? I doubt it.
Stupid move. :les:
your assuming it was the agent that let the press know, also FYI it happens a lot in the NFL to were these papers are sent to the team. Also let me remind you it was JS who first talked and made some interesting comments about the negotiations not Wilson or his agent.
Rocket":1pa4tcp1 said:I don't see any mention of it, save for in the Wagner post... I must be gettin' old or something.
Help me Brethren, help me.
peachesenregalia":iofjxg8f said:kidhawk":iofjxg8f said:I would much rather us get him under contract for slightly higher than we may want now, then wait a year and have that number continue to increase. The sooner we get him signed, the sooner that contract will seem like a steal for a franchise quarterback.
this is really the crux of the biscuit here. I say we pony up the dough now, because when we win another Lombardi this season, we may not be able to afford him.