Sean Taylor's Contract

Hey Greyacre - He could have held out as a rookie, but he said he wanted to get into camp, and his contract is significantly less than other picks around him, which is how those salaries are made.

I hope you guys support something like when LaVar's contract starts coming to crunch years and he says no thanks to a restructure. I hope you support him, because god knows, he signed a contract and he should get every penny.

He didn't have to out his first agent (and his current one) and sign another dope for an agent... Firing Drew was his decision not anyone elses and that was his mistake about his negotiations on his contract and the deal he signed. No one forced him to sign that deal and no one forced him to change agents during arguably the most opportune time for him to get the best contract for him done.

OK several points.
1. Portis was drafted in the 2nd round and was getting paid squat for 2 straight 1500 yard seasons before being traded to the skins. He was a top 5 RB in the NFL getting paid like a 2nd or 3rd stringer at RB and at RB what is the average career 5-7 years max??? Come on apples and oranges
2. Moss was in the last year of his deal at $400K and was a proven player in the league who the skins traded for...if you trade for someone in their last year of a deal you are going to give them a new deal or they will sit out...Do you really think Moss would have showed up to camp for $400K after being traded???
3. TO and Sean Taylor they still have MANY years left on their contracts...which they just signed last year!!! I know football is a risky business and you have to get paid when you can but jeeeez they just signed their contracts last year!!!! and they want new ones. Screw 'em let them hold out this year, next year, the year after and on until their contract is up and keep fining them for not showing up to work. What type of power/control do they have??? NONE!!! If they are disgruntled and hurting the team do what Gruden in Tampa Bay did to Keyshawn and put their butts off the team in the middle of the season so they can't play/practice etc...Heck buy them a big screen so they can watch the games...I might not like Snyder but that was hysterical the way he put it to Coles!!

That pretty much sums it up. Thanks, Yellow31, you just saved me about 15 minutes.

I hope you guys support something like when LaVar's contract starts coming to crunch years and he says no thanks to a restructure. I hope you support him, because god knows, he signed a contract and he should get every penny.

That's ridiculous.


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Why would LaVar agree to work with the Redskins on any more contracts, when he believes the team cheated him out of $6.5 million when he signed his last contract?

LaVar's situation and Taylor's/TO's situations are very different.

The main reason people are up in arms about Rosenhaus's tactics with Taylor and TO is that those players' deals are only a year old. With Taylor, it's even more infuriating, because he's an unproven player. One moderately good rookie season does not warrant a contract do-over, particularly given Taylor's ass-clownish behavior off-the-field. The Redskins shouldn't re-do Taylor's deal until he proves he can stop making boneheaded plays both on and off the field. Let him make the Pro Bowl or lead the league in interceptions to make his money (triggered by incentive clauses in his current contract), and then talk about re-doing his deal.

The redskins need to draft more guys like Tom Brady that are willing to restructure or do whatever is needed to help the team win.

Unfortunately the redskins are stuck with a bunch of me, me,me guys that seem more concerned with getting $100 more than the next guy than with winning a championship.

When the redskins focus more on player character/intelligence than athletic ability they will start winning.

Easier said than done, Irish.

You're always going to have a handful of guys on your team that are "difficult". But if your surround them with a great group of guys that can hopefully minimize your problems. I think that's what Gibbs is trying to do.

Easier said than done, Irish.

You're always going to have a handful of guys on your team that are "difficult". But if your surround them with a great group of guys that can hopefully minimize your problems. I think that's what Gibbs is trying to do.

Great point. I hope it pays off in the long run...

I agree its easier said than done but it seems like the core group of top redskins talent is mostly million dollar bodies with 10 cent heads. Hopefully the redskins get it done but I'll believe it when I see it.

We better not consider restructuring his deal.......he can't sit out a year. We hold all the leverage. He'll show to mini-camps & training camp but will skip OTA's. This kind of stuff makes me sick...... :vomit-smi If the eagles are not going to look at TO's contract then we should not even be considering this. If we restructure, my head might explode. :smashfrea We let Lav Coles take the money and run.....what now?? Just put Andre Lott back there and play football.