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Uhhh...TO already HAS his signing bonus...all of it...that's why it's called a signing bonus, the player gets it, all of it, when they sign their deal. NFL rules let the team spread out the cap hit across the contract's length, but the player gets all of it immediately upon signing the contract. And, the thing is, nobody thinks ANYTHING of teams constantly going to players, frequently productive ones, and telling them to take a pay cut, or they're gone...guess what, that's the same thing as a player asking for his deal redone. Now, I agree it gets stupid with some of these guys wanting a new contract on a bi-annual basis, especially the ones who are already getting paid. But I am completely on the side of a guy like Anquan Boldin who, 2 years in to his deal, was one of the most productive receivers in the league, AND one of the lowest paid starters in football, when he wants a new deal.
I was not at all impressed with the glimpses seen of Brandon Jackson last year. I think he can be a nice niche back, but I don't see him as a guy who is ever going to be a feature running back. Has Grant proven he IS over the long haul? No, BUT he has a lot more evidence of success and consistency on his side than Jackson does.
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You just made my point for me. Even if he never plays a down of Football again he's walking away with 13 million dollars. If Dallas asks him to take a pay cut he has still has 13 million in his pocket. If Dallas cuts him. He still gets his 13 million guaranteed. If a team asks a player to take a pay cut it's usually because he's not producing enough to warrant the big salary. If he is a good player someone will sign him anyway. If he is past his prime then it's time for him to retire anyway. Will you ever see 13 million in your life? Jackson struggled early last year then got hurt. Then did better in the final game. If you watched any Packers game last year you would have noticed how the blocking scheme started to come togther the last half of the season. In the zone blocking system supposedly you can plug in any back and get a good result. Grant may be better than Jackson, but it is way to big of a risk to give to give him any kind of huge signing bonus after only a half season. Once training camp gets closer he will sign the tender, because he has no choice. And if he doesn't want to sign the tender he can go work in a factory for $10 an hour. If you know anything about football and you seem to think you do
)...Spree ALWAYS put himself ahead of the team. TO HAS at times been a team guy, the best example being that insane Super Bowl performance, when he shouldn't have even really been on the field. No way would Spree ever do that. However, don't get me wrong, man, I am NOT a fan of Owens at all, never have been. And, while I think he was right to ask to have his deal redone after Year 1 in Philly (in fact, I've read in a few places that the Eagles had pretty much told him they would do it, then never did, and Philly doesn't exactly have a fantastic track record for 'doing right' by their players in the Joe Banner era), he went way too far when he made himself bigger than the team, and started smacking down his teammates. That's pretty much the worst thing you can do if you're trying to get a big, new deal. Agree that Grant isn't going to get a MASSIVE deal, but I think he's going to get some solid, midlevel money, which wouldn't be too bad. Training camp hasn't even started up, yet, so I don't think there's any reason to be too worried about falling behind, if you're Grant.
