We want James!!!!!

[Pariah]

do this. now. do it. do it.

Get me a scotch and soda. Do it. Do it.

 

[blindseyed]

Might not the Colts be more interested in Thompson?

And as far as salaries go, Edge is Scheduled to make 8 mil this year and nothing else.
So why couldn't we give him an 8 mil bonus and a 4 year contract with a small base this year? Say 2 mil. In essence his cap hit would be 4 mil this year. That doesn't sound to unreasonable.
It would get us through this year and the cap is going to rise over the next couple of years.
Am I off my rocker?

Yes you are but not cuz of your post...
I like this idea

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Might not the Colts be more interested in Thompson?

And as far as salaries go, Edge is Scheduled to make 8 mil this year and nothing else.
So why couldn't we give him an 8 mil bonus and a 4 year contract with a small base this year? Say 2 mil. In essence his cap hit would be 4 mil this year. That doesn't sound to unreasonable.
It would get us through this year and the cap is going to rise over the next couple of years.
Am I off my rocker?

you're not only off your rocker, you've misplaced it. even with the $8 bonus there is no way he'd take a contract with $2M annual salary.

 

[TheCardFan]

I couldnt find much on Hall's contact but Im sure it isnt peanuts.

5 years / 25m / 13m SB

If you straightline that deal, it's 7.6m/yr...or so.

http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/7548560

 

[CaptTurbo]

5 years / 25m / 13m SB

If you straightline that deal, it's 7.6m/yr...or so.

http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/7548560

So how much more for James. I wouldnt cal it breaking the bank more. Maybe a 15 mil bonus and 8 million a year say for 4 years?

Shucks an extra hell Ill pay an extra 9 million for a proven player over what is most likely a bust. If you wouldnt do not go to vegas.

 

[TheCardFan]

So how much more for James. I wouldnt cal it breaking the bank more. Maybe a 15 mil bonus and 8 million a year say for 4 years?.

The main issue here is the structure of James' contract.

The Cards would seriously have to break from tradition and not straight line the deal.

Here are the base salaries for Clinton Portis' deal last year: (same agent Drew Rosenhaus)

2004_____380k
2005_____455K
2006_____545k
2007_____3.5m
2008_____5.0M
2009_____6.6m
2010_____7.7m
2011_____8.7m

He received 17m in bonus but they are spead out like this:

11.5 true signing bonus.
1.4m roster bonus in 2004.
2m roster bonus in 2007.
2m roster bonus in 2008.

I am not sure how a roster bonus is prorated but based on the true signing bonus, it would only add 1.44m/yr to his cap figure. If the roster bonus is paid, it might be spread out equally over the remaining years...thus:

Year_____Salary_____SB______RB______Total
2004_____380k____1.44m____175k_____1.995m
2005_____455K____1.44m____175k_____2.07m
2006_____545k____1.44m____175k_____2.16m
2007_____3.5m____1.44m____575k_____5.51m
2008_____5.0M____1.44m____1.075m___7.51m
2009_____6.6m____1.44m____1.075m___9.11m
2010_____7.7m____1.44m____1.075m___10.2m
2011_____8.7m____1.44m____1.075m___11.2m

As with all the other teams contracts...this looks to be more like a 5-6 year deal. IF they cut Portis in 2009...they would eat 7.5m vs 6.6m in salary (net loss of only 900k). If they cut him in 2010, they would save about 2m.

If it's a 6 year deal, you are getting Portis for 6 yrs / 28.3m (4.75m/yr). That is a pretty darn good deal.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

A little English lesson. When you take a quote and put it in "" as you did you saying that only the person who wrote it thinks that. Meaning only I, or relatively few people, thinkJames is a proven player.

I couldnt find much on Hall's contact but Im sure it isnt peanuts.

A little remedial English lesson.

Putting words or a sentence in quotes serves only to bring attention to what was written.

Nothing more, nothing less.

What you might read into this has nothing to do with the rules touching quotes and quotation marks.