Rocky's Ol' Man Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I am a fan. I know me some football.But then I'm not really into those grittydetails (TECH, BIZ, whatever).So many on these boardswant to get deep into things I just leave to Thomas D, and Coach MIKEthe other day I said to somebody here "Don't need no free agents unless somebodyIS a REAL bargain." Come on say a position,came the reply. I said Running Backtoday I have a name - Marion BarberCowGirls could set him free.Take it easy; I'm not up to the question yet.Stay wit me.I like Snelling and Turner and J. Rogers,so if you had them plus Barber in campbut only wanted to keep three of the four,WOULD THEY REALLY Be competing orwould those contracts be,what should I say, TOO GOOD? TOO tight???Is camp at all competitive anymore for anybody other than rookie free agents (we don't need more than 1 or 2)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falken Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky's Ol' Man Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Huh?okay; maybe I wasn't clearyou're goin' out for footballin high school. They onlyhave 3 roster spotsfor your position - RBYou are judged on speed and breakingtackles and stuff like that, and youMAKE the team. "Does "making the team"mean anything in the pros ???Don't most cuts come becausea player's performance in the seasonjust past proved he wasn't worth his contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM12 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 There is a question in there somewhere..?High school? Everyone is the same age and no-one gets paid.NFL: everyone has a price, Simply put, If you make starter money, you better start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky's Ol' Man Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 NFL: everyone has a price, Simply put, if you make starter money, you better start.By starting we don't necessarily meanplaying most of the snaps. Barber neverhas for the C'Boys; did turner last yearfor the Falcons.Julio Jones is likely to get starter money; J. Rogers is likely not to ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM12 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 JJ is on stater money, and will start accordinglyQuizz is unproven, a low pick, and will therefore be on a min deal.Barber was in a split backfield where carries were shared between backs. He wouldn't of hit incentives in his contract because of this, and wouldn't have cost as much to carry.Now he is an FA he will command signing bonuses etc, and would no longer have the worth that the Cowgirls would be looking for.Turner was a bonafide starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twoism Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I love haikus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mashburn Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Huh?your not the only person saying this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanINT+1 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Nonsense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mashburn Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Nonsense?thats a understatement for this thread. what the heck is this guy on? Cause I want to stay far away as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEORGIAfan Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 *scratching my head*what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tandy Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I think I read this question: Are the pro-level players competing for a position or is it just based on money?The answer is yes. They do compete. While some high pick players with high dollar contracts will get preference, there is still plenty of competition mostly in pre-season.Players come to team tryouts all the time trying to make the roster, but the teams can only start with 80 players on the roster, so there is your first wave of heavy competition. When they have agreed to deals with 80 of those players, they take these players through the OTA's, training camp and the first 3 preseason games. By the 4th preseason game or Sept.1 - they have to trim the roster to 75 players and after that - by Sept. 5th - they have to have the roster down to 53 men on the roster. They also have 8 practice squad players - but those guys can't play in the games unless they are activated to the 53 man roster.The competition is fierce, especially among the "second tier" players - but make no mistake - every man out there must perform or they will be replaced by someone competing in the wings - or an outside source if the competition is not the right replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlfanstckndenver Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) im confused as he## reading those first few posts Edited July 18, 2011 by Atlfanstckndenver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM12 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 seemingly I tried and failed to make sense of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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