Source: Raiders close to deal with Russell

jagz4life · Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 36212

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3006376

I'd say its about time...

eaglesfan536890 · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:58 pm Post subject:

All I can say is, it's about time! I hope he gets signed soon.
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Tzimisce · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject:

Does it really even matter at this point? The odds of him seeing more than a few snaps worth of playing time this year is practically nil, now that he's missed all of TC.
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theJ · Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 15895

Let me be the 48938409483th person to say, "The Raiders blew it."

How do you not even get a guy signed in time before the final roster cutdowns? Ridiculous. This has pretty much assured that Russell won't play this year, and that he will not have leg up in the QB race next year.
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Tzimisce · Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 6:15 pm Post subject:

I really think the league needs to enforce some kind of timetable for signing top-5 picks. The Texans, whether you liked the selection or not, saved themselves a lot of trouble by coming to terms with Mario Williams before the draft.
Either punish the teams with forfeiture of picks in the next draft, or punish the players and agents with fines for failing to sign by the 2nd week of camp... or both.
Rookie salaries are out of control as it is, so maybe that will act as a deterrent to keep high picks from demanding an exorbitant amount of money.

Or hell, why not just set a non-negotiable pay scale for rookie deals, with contract length being the lone variable? With the salary cap in place, that should make things a lot more interesting vis-a-vis pre-draft dealing.
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silus · Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 1427

They should just let him enter next years draft. Some drafted players tell their agents to get them on the field as soon as possible. Some want the best deal possible, whatever it takes. I prefer the Raiders get guys who lean more towards playing the game, rather than making a couple mill more.

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jagz4life · Joined: 01 Mar 2005 Posts: 36212

This really is ridiculous... you have the first pick, you need to actually use it.

Usually the first pick is the first to sign... not the last.

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Blaze · Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 13630 Location: Houston

his butt should have been in camp.
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BayArea07 · Joined: 25 Feb 2007 Posts: 23272 Location: 8*3*1

Hows this the Raiders fault at all?? Sucks no one before Al Davis has put their foot down about the outrageous contracts rookies are getting. We'll most likely be the team that has to sacrifice the most (JaMarcus Russell very lengthy holdout) for the NFL to change this unfair system. I think this will end up being something good for Al Davis as he'll be known around the NFL for being the first to put an end to the madness. He's already seen what missing on one draft pick can do (Robert Gallery), why risk 35 MILLION DOLLARS for a player who hasn't taken a snap yet?? I still think JR's going to be a stud for us, I just think his camp will end up being the side that caves. Al Davis isn't going to let a messed up NFL system and an unproven rookie control how he runs things