More Saturday Links
Nice day today. Here are some (EDIT: more) links to get keep you going:
Matt Slauson’s contract details, courtesy of Jason from nyjetscap.com
The Daily News runs down the list of The Big Apple’s Most Hated Opponents and only numbers 30-33 concern the Jets (guess who). I can think of a few more worthy candidates.
Kareem Brown says that switching from defense to offense is a “whole nother world.“
Interesting article about the new flying wedge rules, which you will recall we debated when they were first announced. Of interest: Westhoff has been in contact with the NFL’s head of officiating to ensure he understands the new rules correctly and also there is an expectation of an effect upon the number of long returns (sorry, Leon), the make-up of rosters (sorry, Larry) and useful further clarification as to why they are doing this.
A San Diego writer has an interesting solution to their familiar depth-at-nose-tackle issue…DeWayne Robertson, who – if he can be had for one year and $3m as suggested here, might not actually be the worst idea in the world. *Ducks projectile*. Hey, we know he’s better than Pouha.
Bleacher report power ranking has the Jets 18th, just behind Miami and a few places ahead of the Bills. The Pats are number two.
Okay, that’s it for now. Stay tuned…
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1. Is 95,000 a little high for a bonus for a sixth round pick ? With salaries today that is truely peanuts, but in the last coulpe of years, I thought it was about half that.
2. Love the Kareem Browne story, McManus is my roller derby queen and my favorite beat writer ( sorry Hutch ). The guy loses 30 pounds to try a new position , thats a lot of salad.
3. You can never come home again, I like Dwayne at 2.5 as a NT..
Orange – no, it’s right about where you’d expect. For comparison’s sake, Drew Coleman (a sixth rounder) got $93k a few years ago and Ainge (a fifth rounder) got $165k last year. Stuckey, a seventh rounder, got $35k two years ago.
As usual , I am in you debt, Thanks Bent, your a great source…
Bent, another thought, since you truly are a great source… Slauson gets his 95,000 bonus, but does he get any work out money ,any per diem expenses… In the old days at the end of a Jet article, the PR dept would ask Long Island residents, whether they had a place to rent for the players. Where do these guys live now ? I guess my question is more appropriate for all those undrafted free agents….
It doesn’t look like there are workout bonuses in Slauson’s contract. It looks as if veterans get these, but not rookies.
I don’t know how the expenses work, but I’m sure some teams treat their guys better than others, while staying within the parameters of the cap rules. I’d imagine this is monitored by the league.
Unless things have changed, I think all the tryout/camp players have to find their own accommodation in the area and will usually only get something permanent once they are sure of a place on the team. Some teams may assist their players in this way, perhaps finding them reasonably-price and conveniently-located shared accommodation, but I would imagine that living accommodation expenses also come under scrutiny by the league, as it’s another potential area where the cap could be side-stepped (by giving someone a low salary but premium expenses that don’t count against the cap).
I was once asked to work on a project for a top-level rugby team in England that was hoping to find a similar way around the salary cap and the answer was that there was no way around it unless you were willing to risk serious sanctions for breaking the rules. I’m sure it was markedly different to the NFL’s rules, but the same principle probably applies.
I know for a fact that a guy went to Pats camp several years ago and ended up staying in my friend’s mother’s spare room, although he only lasted a week before being cut, but that’s the closest I can give you to any inside information. It’s an interesting question though, so if anyone has any deeper insight, please chime in.
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