(05-21-2024, 01:35 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(05-21-2024, 01:02 PM)mikesez Wrote: I think ETN is paid fairly.  My concern is more about guys like James Robinson.  He got screwed, and there are more like him.

JR earned $5,500 per carry so far in his career. I'd say he's just fine considering that he's been used up since his second year. The Achilles injury made a slow guy tortoise-like and he's had opportunities that his body just can't leverage into a contract. Heck, he's got a $1 million dollar deal right now with the Saints, they should pay him more when he'll be lucky to make the team? Nah, he's been paid more than fairly for what he's produced in his career; he's not worth 4 times 4 times that amount.

He's not getting carries anymore.
He WAS worth more than that, for sure.  4x more? 8x more? I don't know.  But for sure, more.  Most RBs had fewer carries than him in 2020 and 2021 and most RBs made more than him.  He got screwed.

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(05-21-2024, 02:00 PM)Mikey Wrote:

(05-21-2024, 11:43 AM)mikesez Wrote: I'm only talking about new rookie and UDFA contracts.
All the other position groups shouldn't get jealous because they are usually getting nice second contracts.
But in case they did get jealous over this idea, a simple $20k per snap would solve it.  A salary based on your draft position, or $20k per snap, whichever is more.  Everybody wins.

Do you count kick coverage as a snap?
Do you count preseason snaps?
Do you count plays that are called back by penalty as a snap?

Not as easy as you may initially think. I promise that when agents/lawyers get involved, NOTHING is easy.

Yes, no, yes.  It's only hard if you don't want it to happen.  Americans need to start questioning the sincerity of critics.  We live in a culture of dishonesty and obstruction.

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