Comments on: Link: Signing picks a big deal now http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/07/04/link-signing-picks-a-big-deal-now/ Ranting and Raving about the Gang Green Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:18:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bent http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/07/04/link-signing-picks-a-big-deal-now/comment-page-1/#comment-164755 Bent Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:46:58 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/?p=13580#comment-164755 I still think a lot of first rounders will hold out. Especially Andre Smith, whose agent seems to think should get close to Mark Sanchez money despite being a lineman, not a QB. I hope Smith isn't dumb enough to accept a huge backloaded deal with low guarantees and think he did well out of it, because that way he'll probably never see half of the money and yet his agent will still command a huge percentage. The Jets are lucky to have gotten over this hurdle, but it will have eaten up a hefty chunk of 2010 cap room to get there (if cap room does prove to be an issue in 2010). I still think a lot of first rounders will hold out. Especially Andre Smith, whose agent seems to think should get close to Mark Sanchez money despite being a lineman, not a QB. I hope Smith isn’t dumb enough to accept a huge backloaded deal with low guarantees and think he did well out of it, because that way he’ll probably never see half of the money and yet his agent will still command a huge percentage.

The Jets are lucky to have gotten over this hurdle, but it will have eaten up a hefty chunk of 2010 cap room to get there (if cap room does prove to be an issue in 2010).

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