Offseason: Around the NFL

The new CBA rules on holdouts is vicious. 50k fine per day, that most likely wont be waived anymore. Dont show up? Year doesnt accrue.

Who would be the nearest candidate to hold out now?

Maybe McLaurin if he balls out this year. Hed have 2 years left on his deal but he is getting paid 681k this season, then 794 and 874. I could see him wanting a new deal, if he balls out.

Payne and Allen are coming up. Scherff is tagged.

I'd like to think that we (hopefully) now have a competent front office that will hopefully avoid these problems.

I'd like to think that we (hopefully) now have a competent front office that will hopefully avoid these problems.

Scherff -- im torn on what the FO should do with him.

Should they sign him to a LTD now, making him top 5 paid for guards?

Let him play on the tag and see if he can stay healthy, then most likely pay him more then vs you would now?

My heart says pay the man, my brain says lets see him play a full season first.

Scherff -- im torn on what the FO should do with him.

Should they sign him to a LTD now, making him top 5 paid for guards?

Let him play on the tag and see if he can stay healthy, then most likely pay him more then vs you would now?

My heart says pay the man, my brain says lets see him play a full season first.

Ron said they aren't gonna extend anyone, not sure whether he means the whole year or while this weird offseason is happening. But I think he means he wants to meet guys and get to know them before they start talking extensions.

Once that happens I expect them to try and re-up Scherff before FA next year to save some money. We might hear about an extension during the season.

Also I'd have to dig it up again but even though the training camp fines can't be waived, I'm pretty sure that accrued season doesn't go away for training camp holdouts.

Man, I hope we don't have to deal with this sh*t any time soon:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29283874/vikings-rb-dalvin-cook-hold-reasonable-deal-source-says

Ha I am not sure we have any one of Cooks caliber. Young now I guess

Man, I hope we don't have to deal with this sh*t any time soon:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29283874/vikings-rb-dalvin-cook-hold-reasonable-deal-source-says

We will see what happens, I doubt what Leveon Bell did will help his case. A lot of teams think running backs are a dime a dozen.

The new CBA rules on holdouts is vicious. 50k fine per day, that most likely wont be waived anymore. Dont show up? Year doesnt accrue.

Who would be the nearest candidate to hold out now?

Maybe McLaurin if he balls out this year. Hed have 2 years left on his deal but he is getting paid 681k this season, then 794 and 874. I could see him wanting a new deal, if he balls out.

Payne and Allen are coming up. Scherff is tagged.

It amazes my the NFLPA let that happen. How does the most popular sport in the US have the weakest player union? It is crazy.

It amazes my the NFLPA let that happen. How does the most popular sport in the US have the weakest player union? It is crazy.

I'm guessing they gave in as part of concessions for things like easing up on weed testing.

Player holdouts are bad for both sides anyway. Nobody comes out looking good.

Under this new CBA, I dont feel bad if a vet cant hold out now a la Trent. You guys entered into a negotiated agreed upon contract.

But I do feel bad for the overachieving mid to late round draftee playing on the rookie contracts. If McLaurin balls out, he will be forced to play 3 more years on a peanuts contract. I guess the hope is that it gives the team and player motivation to get a LTD agreed to after year 3.

If the team doesnt extend/resign McLaurin after year 3 ... Id be pissed if I was him. (Assuming McL balls out).

It amazes my the NFLPA let that happen. How does the most popular sport in the US have the weakest player union? It is crazy.

I'm really curious where the cracks were. Whether Smith caved,
or if he knew he didn't have the backing from the players.

It's been very underreported, at least on the Redskins oriented sites I frequent.

Under this new CBA, I dont feel bad if a vet cant hold out now a la Trent. You guys entered into a negotiated agreed upon contract.

But I do feel bad for the overachieving mid to late round draftee playing on the rookie contracts. If McLaurin balls out, he will be forced to play 3 more years on a peanuts contract. I guess the hope is that it gives the team and player motivation to get a LTD agreed to after year 3.

If the team doesnt extend/resign McLaurin after year 3 ... Id be pissed if I was him. (Assuming McL balls out).


Did you see this? Talks about how McLaurin and Holcomb are both on track for mandated CBA pay raises .... I don't know if that changes your perception ... but it seems like there was an attempt in the CBA to address this concern.

https://www.hogshaven.com/2020/6/10/21286033/terry-mclaurin-and-cole-holcomb-are-on-track-for-pay-cba-mandated-pay-raises