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Title: offer already made to Jake Long? Post by: doctord56 on April 14, 2008, 01:33:07 pm Very interesting...it would be nice to have him signed and sealed pre draft.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/miamidolphins/entries/2008/04/14/si_report_jake_long_has_deadli.html?cxntfid=blogs_inside_the_dolphins Home > Inside the Dolphins > Archives > 2008 > April > 14 > Entry SI report: Jake Long has deadline to seal pre-draft deal By Tim Graham | Monday, April 14, 2008, 12:20 PM Sports Illustrated NFL reporter Peter King reported in today’s Monday Morning QB column the Dolphins have given Michigan tackle Jake Long a deadline to sign before Commissioner Roger Goodell strolls to the lectern April 26 to reveal the first pick. King went on to explain Dolphins football operations chief Bill Parcells is trying to maneuver his way into a No. 1 contract cheaper than the one the Raiders gave to quarterback JaMarcus Russell last spring. But, as Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk.com pointed out, “The problem is that no agent wants to be known as the one whose client agreed to take less money. That means there’s a good chance that the Dolphins will fail to find a player willing to take less than Russell got last year — even though some player might end up turning down an offer from the Dolphins, only to eventually accept a deal for even less money from a team that takes him later in the draft.†King also wrote the Dolphins have not begun negotiations with any other player despite reports they have been talking with Ohio State defensive end Vernon Gholston. ESPN also reported last week the Dolphins and Gholston hadn’t met. Title: Re: offer already made to Jake Long? Post by: bsfins on April 14, 2008, 01:42:41 pm The only part of this that bothers me...is the "profootballtalk" part of this.....I see this and cringe....
Other than that I think i's good news....a new left tackle,signed before the draft....I still feel this far from a done deal though....and Still a High probability that We'll take Chris Long.... modified to add,I already think he's gonna make less than J. Russell...The QB's tend to draw the premium money to begin with.... Title: Re: offer already made to Jake Long? Post by: YoFuggedaboutit on April 15, 2008, 09:10:07 am I already think he's gonna make less than J. Russell...The QB's tend to draw the premium money to begin with.... Agreed there. QB contracts are at a premium and other positions should not be compared to them. A more realistic measuring stick would be Joe Thomas's contract from last year. |