goodell : rookie salaries rediculous

I completely agree with him on this one. They need a rookie pay scale similar to the NBA model. NFL teams end up paying a lot of money for busts while hard working veterans get shafted.

This is a dangerous proposition

If this goes through the way the whiners want it to it would go through the entire draft. So while it would make the first round of players have "acceptable" salaries it would hurt everyone else 2nd round down.

Especially second day picks, those guys get nothing now and this would further drive down their pay.

There has to be HUGE changes made with this.

This is a dangerous proposition

If this goes through the way the whiners want it to it would go through the entire draft. So while it would make the first round of players have "acceptable" salaries it would hurt everyone else 2nd round down.

Especially second day picks, those guys get nothing now and this would further drive down their pay.

There has to be HUGE changes made with this.

Jaysonguy

The league minimum salary for rookies is $285,000. Yea the 2nd day picks get "nothing" now.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

This is a dangerous proposition

If this goes through the way the whiners want it to it would go through the entire draft. So while it would make the first round of players have "acceptable" salaries it would hurt everyone else 2nd round down.

Especially second day picks, those guys get nothing now and this would further drive down their pay.

There has to be HUGE changes made with this.

manningbowl135

The league minimum salary for rookies is $285,000. Yea the 2nd day picks get "nothing" now.

This isn't a thread about jealousy

If you can't discuss this in real terms (where 285,000 is nothing) then we're not going to eye to eye.

Maybe increase the minimum and put a reasonable salary cap.HurricaneHugo

Bingo! ;)

[QUOTE="manningbowl135"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

This is a dangerous proposition

If this goes through the way the whiners want it to it would go through the entire draft. So while it would make the first round of players have "acceptable" salaries it would hurt everyone else 2nd round down.

Especially second day picks, those guys get nothing now and this would further drive down their pay.

There has to be HUGE changes made with this.

Jaysonguy

The league minimum salary for rookies is $285,000. Yea the 2nd day picks get "nothing" now.

This isn't a thread about jealousy

If you can't discuss this in real terms (where 285,000 is nothing) then we're not going to eye to eye.

:|

$285,000 is a lot of money, yes in real terms. I don't understand your point. How exactly some decrease in the 2nd day picks' pay hurt them so much that it's worrisome? They can live on 200k a year. You make it seem like if they did this, the 2nd day picks wouldn't have enough money to feed themselves. Please tell me how this would hurt 2nd day picks to the extreme?

Boy some people really don't know about money.

who was that one player that made millions each year but demanded a raise because he couldn't "feed his family?"HurricaneHugo

lol correct me if i'm wrong but I think it was either Joe Horn or TO

This is a great idea, I'm sure that a guy like Goodell can get it all squared away and put an end to bloated salaries for busts and rookie hold outs.

If you can't discuss this in real terms (where 285,000 is nothing) then we're not going to eye to eye.

Jaysonguy

If you think that $285,000 is nothing then you aren't going to see eye to eye with the majority of the world. People in my community own nice homes and drive new vehicles making thirty to forty thousand a year.

[QUOTE="HurricaneHugo"]who was that one player that made millions each year but demanded a raise because he couldn't "feed his family?"andyboiii

lol correct me if i'm wrong but I think it was either Joe Horn or TO

Not TO for sure.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"][QUOTE="manningbowl135"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

This is a dangerous proposition

If this goes through the way the whiners want it to it would go through the entire draft. So while it would make the first round of players have "acceptable" salaries it would hurt everyone else 2nd round down.

Especially second day picks, those guys get nothing now and this would further drive down their pay.

There has to be HUGE changes made with this.

manningbowl135

The league minimum salary for rookies is $285,000. Yea the 2nd day picks get "nothing" now.

This isn't a thread about jealousy

If you can't discuss this in real terms (where 285,000 is nothing) then we're not going to eye to eye.

:|

$285,000 is a lot of money, yes in real terms. I don't understand your point. How exactly some decrease in the 2nd day picks' pay hurt them so much that it's worrisome? They can live on 200k a year. You make it seem like if they did this, the 2nd day picks wouldn't have enough money to feed themselves. Please tell me how this would hurt 2nd day picks to the extreme?

Boy some people really don't know about money.

who was that one player that made millions each year but demanded a raise because he couldn't "feed his family?"HurricaneHugo

That was Latrell Sprewell.

[QUOTE="manningbowl135"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"][QUOTE="manningbowl135"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

This is a dangerous proposition

If this goes through the way the whiners want it to it would go through the entire draft. So while it would make the first round of players have "acceptable" salaries it would hurt everyone else 2nd round down.

Especially second day picks, those guys get nothing now and this would further drive down their pay.

There has to be HUGE changes made with this.

squitsquat

The league minimum salary for rookies is $285,000. Yea the 2nd day picks get "nothing" now.

This isn't a thread about jealousy

If you can't discuss this in real terms (where 285,000 is nothing) then we're not going to eye to eye.

:|

$285,000 is a lot of money, yes in real terms. I don't understand your point. How exactly some decrease in the 2nd day picks' pay hurt them so much that it's worrisome? They can live on 200k a year. You make it seem like if they did this, the 2nd day picks wouldn't have enough money to feed themselves. Please tell me how this would hurt 2nd day picks to the extreme?

Boy some people really don't know about money.

Football players live, breathe, eat, sleep in the real world. My point is if their salary goes from 300k to 200k, they shouldn't have any trouble living comfortably in the real world. So to worry about their well being when making this decision is stupid.

who was that one player that made millions each year but demanded a raise because he couldn't "feed his family?"HurricaneHugo