ckparrothead
Premium Member
The problem with this situation is that Ronnie is technically declared a holdout as we enter camp a week earlier than most teams. It is possible that Alex Smith could sign the day before the Niners enter camp and never become a holdout, whilst Ronnie would then have missed a week of camp.
Actually the problem is that the fans all would consider it a "hold-out" even though technically it is no such thing. A player that is not under contract can not possibly hold out. It is up to both sides to reach a deal before training camp. If he doesn't get in on time, it is at least as much the team's fault as it is his fault. I think he's shown with his attitude that he's not going to demand anything more than what should be coming to him.
This anger at him over the possibility that his contract is not done by training camp is misdirected.