kernowboy
10-27-2006, 09:51 AM
Firstly I know some of you will be upset that I have chosen to use Mike Gandy as an example.
Mike Gandy is I am sure a fine man, and I have been impressed that having taken a bit of a slatting for his performance (rightly so) he has kept his own counsel unlike some other vets and so called team leaders. Having now moved inside, I hope he is able to contribute to an improved OL.
My beef is his salary ... £1.8 million plus bonuses of $705,000.
He played 32 games in Chicago, starting 30 at both guard positions and left tackle. he was cut after 5 games in 2004 and not signed by anyone until we came along. In his first season at LT we win only 5 games though his performance was acceptable. However after 23 games he's now getting $2.5million. How? Why?
As a comparison these are the MSN Foxsports base salary figures for 2005.
Mike Gandy $1.4million (2005)
Eric Steinbach $384,400 (2005)
From another source for 2006
Gandy base salary $1.8m (2006)
Eric $460,000 (2006)
Now I know Eric was drafted by the Bengals but the discrepancy is staggering.
Why are we hugely overpaying for players? There is still a salary cap!! For every vet we overpay we have to cut a youngster who could still come good, we have problems with dead cap space if we cut them and it might prevent us going after blue chip free agents like Freeney and Steinbach.
And whilst that was Tom, Marv is no better ...
Peerless Price, huge contract, out of football a year, nobody else really bidding
Josh Reed, only the Panthers interested, going no where near what we are offering.
Robert Royal, $2.5m a season ... for what?
I'm not so sure Ralph is tight, as sick of having his money is thrown away.
We are excessively paying for players who should be damn grateful we are giving them another chance. If they are more interested in what they can earn, rather than being given the chance to play football, then they have no place on the roster.
Mike Gandy is I am sure a fine man, and I have been impressed that having taken a bit of a slatting for his performance (rightly so) he has kept his own counsel unlike some other vets and so called team leaders. Having now moved inside, I hope he is able to contribute to an improved OL.
My beef is his salary ... £1.8 million plus bonuses of $705,000.
He played 32 games in Chicago, starting 30 at both guard positions and left tackle. he was cut after 5 games in 2004 and not signed by anyone until we came along. In his first season at LT we win only 5 games though his performance was acceptable. However after 23 games he's now getting $2.5million. How? Why?
As a comparison these are the MSN Foxsports base salary figures for 2005.
Mike Gandy $1.4million (2005)
Eric Steinbach $384,400 (2005)
From another source for 2006
Gandy base salary $1.8m (2006)
Eric $460,000 (2006)
Now I know Eric was drafted by the Bengals but the discrepancy is staggering.
Why are we hugely overpaying for players? There is still a salary cap!! For every vet we overpay we have to cut a youngster who could still come good, we have problems with dead cap space if we cut them and it might prevent us going after blue chip free agents like Freeney and Steinbach.
And whilst that was Tom, Marv is no better ...
Peerless Price, huge contract, out of football a year, nobody else really bidding
Josh Reed, only the Panthers interested, going no where near what we are offering.
Robert Royal, $2.5m a season ... for what?
I'm not so sure Ralph is tight, as sick of having his money is thrown away.
We are excessively paying for players who should be damn grateful we are giving them another chance. If they are more interested in what they can earn, rather than being given the chance to play football, then they have no place on the roster.