hellhound13
Practice Squad
Latest Peter Pricko trash!
http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/7165325
It's absolutely mind-boggling the amount of money that two teams paid for guards in the first week of free agency. The Lions gave Damien Woody a six-year deal that averages $5.166 million with a $9 million signing bonus, the largest ever given to an interior lineman. Woody also gets a $500,000 roster bonus this year with a base salary of $2 million for a total of $11.5 million he will earn in 2004. Not bad for a player who has problems with his weight, hasn't been to the Pro Bowl and ended the 2003 season injured. The other team to overpay for a guard was the Dolphins paying former Carolina guard Jeno James. The Dolphins gave James a six-year deal that averages $3.522 million per year with a $4.25 million signing bonus. James is also due a $750,000 roster bonus next spring, a bonus he will certainly get unless he suffers a serious injury. The Bills got the best bargain guard, Chris Villarrial, the former Bear who might be the best of the three. He got a four-year deal that averages $2.82 million, which is relatively mild compared to the other two deals. But even $2.8 million is a lot to pay for a guard. They should be developed, not acquired in free agency. And if you do want a veteran, sign that player to a two or three-year deal with a minimal signing bonus and an average of about $1 to $1.5 million. They're guards after all.
The Dolphins opened a lot of eyes with another of their signings, that being Carolina cornerback Reggie Howard. They gave him a six-year deal that average $3.59 million with a $4.5 million signing bonus to essentially be their nickel back. With Sam Madison restructuring his contract, Madison and Surtain will be the starters. "We had an interest in Reggie," said one AFC coach. "But not at those numbers. He isn't worth those numbers." The Panthers will now go into 2004 with two different starting corners then they had to open last season. In addition to losing Howard, the Panthers released Terry Cousin, who lost his job late last season to Ricky Manning. They signed former Bengals corner Artrell Hawkins to take his place.
http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/7165325
It's absolutely mind-boggling the amount of money that two teams paid for guards in the first week of free agency. The Lions gave Damien Woody a six-year deal that averages $5.166 million with a $9 million signing bonus, the largest ever given to an interior lineman. Woody also gets a $500,000 roster bonus this year with a base salary of $2 million for a total of $11.5 million he will earn in 2004. Not bad for a player who has problems with his weight, hasn't been to the Pro Bowl and ended the 2003 season injured. The other team to overpay for a guard was the Dolphins paying former Carolina guard Jeno James. The Dolphins gave James a six-year deal that averages $3.522 million per year with a $4.25 million signing bonus. James is also due a $750,000 roster bonus next spring, a bonus he will certainly get unless he suffers a serious injury. The Bills got the best bargain guard, Chris Villarrial, the former Bear who might be the best of the three. He got a four-year deal that averages $2.82 million, which is relatively mild compared to the other two deals. But even $2.8 million is a lot to pay for a guard. They should be developed, not acquired in free agency. And if you do want a veteran, sign that player to a two or three-year deal with a minimal signing bonus and an average of about $1 to $1.5 million. They're guards after all.
The Dolphins opened a lot of eyes with another of their signings, that being Carolina cornerback Reggie Howard. They gave him a six-year deal that average $3.59 million with a $4.5 million signing bonus to essentially be their nickel back. With Sam Madison restructuring his contract, Madison and Surtain will be the starters. "We had an interest in Reggie," said one AFC coach. "But not at those numbers. He isn't worth those numbers." The Panthers will now go into 2004 with two different starting corners then they had to open last season. In addition to losing Howard, the Panthers released Terry Cousin, who lost his job late last season to Ricky Manning. They signed former Bengals corner Artrell Hawkins to take his place.
