The Monroe Holdout: Day 1
by silencecs on Aug 2, 2009 6:12 AM EDT
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PrintAll of the Jaguars' draftees and UDFA's will show up for the official team meeting today, prior to tomorrow's opening of training camp. All that is, except first round selection Eugene Monroe. It is very unlikely he'll be in camp by Monday, but I sure hope he gets into camp before the Oklahoma Drill. It will be quite a welcome to the NFL moment for him.
My favorite receiver of the draft and number 7 overall selection, Darius Heyward Bey, signed a contract worth a whopping 23.5 million guaranteed on a five-year deal. For those of you keeping score at home, the agent won this one. That is an increase of over 20% from Sedrick Ellis' contract at number 7 a year ago. Not a good sign for the Jags and Monroe.
Harvey signed with 17.7 million guaranteed last year, so if we apply the same 20% raise that DHB got over last year (which I promise the Agent will push for), then we all of a sudden find ourselves at an absolutely scary number... 21.3 million guaranteed.... on a five year deal... We can't afford to keep getting top ten draft picks!! If we are lucky, we'll get Eugene for 20 million, which is closer to a 15% raise. A 10% raise over last year's contract would put the deal at 19.4 million, and that is the LEAST that the Jags will get him to sign for.
Just to give you an idea of the skyrocketing salaries these players are getting... the number 8 overall selection in 2007 only netted 15.3 million guaranteed. Harvey's contract was about 15% higher than that, and now it seems that 15% is the least we'll get Monroe for... 20 million guaranteed is too much for a man who's never played a down. I sure hope this holdout doesn't reach into double digits... Check back for the latest!
-Collin Streetman
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When the lockout/strike eventually happens, I really hope the owners manage to break the Union on this issue
It’s insane the Jaguars are going to have almost $40 million dollars tied up in two players
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by Jonathan Loesche on Aug 2, 2009 7:40 AM EDT reply actions
from Robert Goodill… “Well, rookie salaries go up, so must the profits of the NFL. So, let’s go to a 30 game schedule that runs from June to January” (totally facetious, of course, but somehow not too insane)
Sean Jax Beach Bum
He is right
There is no real source of revenue expansion available right now. The escalation must stop until revenue picks up.
$40 million in 2 years for two players – Derek Harvey and Eugene Monroe.
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There is something fundamentally wrong...
… with the way rookie contracts are “handled”. $20 million just to start your job? Before you’ve even proved you are capable of doing the job? Wow, I wish my employer had taken that sort of apprroach when I got my first job.
Granted, it’s not everyone who can be a 1st round pick, and it certainly does require a lot of hard work for players to get selected that high. Still, I’ve always been raised to believe that high salaries should be a reward for a job well done, not a bribe so that you will attempt to start your job in the first place.
It’s not the players’ fault, I know – they are just doing their “business” within the existing structure. But, it’s an insane way of doing things. $20 million is probably about $19.5 million more than I will earn in my entire lifetime (being a foreigner and facing an unfavourable exchange rate doesn’t help, of course).
I know it's just business, but
from post season to pre-season I have to hear it’s about the fans, and the love of the game, and all this BS rhetoric. For once I would like someone to just stand up and say no! No – you don’t get that kind of money. No – I wan’t to be in camp by day 1 make it happen. No – it’s not about me, it’s about the game. Fantasy Football!
I guess if you or I was a top 10 graduate from all the college’s in the country, we could probably demand a little bit more in the way of salary. I should have studied harder – ha!
I know this is avoiding the question, but
If the deal isn’t done by then, we’ll be in for Harvey 2.0
Cast your votes for the Jaguars 15th anniversary here
by Jonathan Loesche on Aug 2, 2009 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
after last year - I haven't a clue
Fortunately we have other options this year Tra Thomas can start ar LT until Monroe signs or for the wholw season. Last year we were held hostage by Harvey with no help in sight
Armand Riendeau
by armjag1 on Aug 2, 2009 7:51 PM EDT reply actions
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