Comments on: Andre Smith contract hinges half his salary to weight

By: SmackMyVickUp

SmackMyVickUp — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:56:19 +0000

Guys have millions of dollars.
Showing discipline and busting butt for 10-15 years and then cashing in should not be the hard, but apparently it is.

By: EskinSux

EskinSux — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:57:27 +0000

I don’t quote Billy Beane randomly — this was a great “Moneyball” type pick for the Bengals. They took a guy who can play, period, and in so doing denied some team below them a chance to get lucky and have Smith fall into their laps a la Randy Moss to the Vikings in the 90′s.
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So, they drafted a player with the 6th pick, in order to deny another team getting him? They drafted him to deny another teams luck?..Is that it?…This makes absoultely zero sense……Ever notice Billy Beane hasn’t won a damn thing in Oakland as GM and now part owner of the A’s….I guess the author left that part out……..

By: screaming sheep

screaming sheep — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:00:06 +0000

Todd Sauerbrun, yes a punter, was fined while in Carolina for being over weight. So he must have had a clause.

By: SeaOtter

SeaOtter — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:57:41 +0000

To borrow a line from Billy Beane, the Bengals aren’t selling jeans. Sure, Smith has a bad body. Who cares? So do most offensive linemen. Mike Mamula had the body of a Greek God, and the dude washed right out. Can Smith play, or not? Watch his college tape – dude is a beast. He just eats up defensive ends, pardon the pun.
I don’t quote Billy Beane randomly — this was a great “Moneyball” type pick for the Bengals. They took a guy who can play, period, and in so doing denied some team below them a chance to get lucky and have Smith fall into their laps a la Randy Moss to the Vikings in the 90s.

By: CincyJungle

CincyJungle — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:30:36 +0000

Andre Smith just broke his left foot (fracture). Really.
Does this mean he will paid half as much while he is injured?

By: Dewey Axewound

Dewey Axewound — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:56:50 +0000

I heard his agent had also worked hard to negotiate a one-time, non-binding clause which stated that, in effect, Smith would gladly pay them Tuesday for a hamburger today.
(note: joke previously used on B.J. Raji, who also likes hamburgers
…with cheese…and bacon…and extra hamburger…and…)

By: BrenstonBuckner

BrenstonBuckner — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:06:15 +0000

Yeah–Casey Hampton would never make the 350 weight limit…That is unless he got on the scale without wearing his 2 SUPER BOWL RINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!—Get used to it SUCKERS!!!—Steel !!! the only team that matters…

By: grant44

grant44 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:19:23 +0000

This guy’s gonna need a crane to lift his a$$ out of bed every morning. Perhaps WonderBras should be included w/ his uniform, too.

By: Seeryer

Seeryer — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:07:24 +0000

Andre Smith will end up as the best tackle in the ’09 draft. The guy has unreal skills and the only knock on him is the way his body looks. He is a great kid and will be in zero trouble. He may take some itme to get up to speed but he will be the stud of this draft class.

By: SeaOtter

SeaOtter — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:57:54 +0000

Smith was a high risk/high reward pick. Sure, the guy has some baggage, but he can run block like no one’s business, and you can’t deny his talent and potential. If he can keep it together, Smith is a Pro Bowl calibre offensive lineman for the next decade.

By: Tabemaju

Tabemaju — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:42:33 +0000

A weight clause?
I’m guessing the Bengals didn’t see Smith’s rock hard body glistening in the sun when he ran the 40 with his shirt off.

By: dietrich43

dietrich43 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:39:21 +0000

Now, if only Mike Brown would accept half-pay if his team has less than 8 wins in a year….

By: vdogg

vdogg — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:30:25 +0000

I think ALL contracts should have stipulations like this. If a player is doing his job, staying in shape using the equipment and resources available to them that most of us dream of having access to why not have something like this included in a contract…???

By: Steeler4life

Steeler4life — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:28:55 +0000

How much does Andre currently weigh? The Bengals never cease to amaze me. Weren’t there tackles with maybe a little less talent, but less of a risk that maybe they could have traded down for? They probably could have gotten this load further down in the draft.

By: cleanface

cleanface — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:26:16 +0000

Notre Dame should have put something like that in Charlie Weis’ contract. It would make a potential buyout much lower.

By: Kevin from Philly

Kevin from Philly — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:20:51 +0000

Two words baby: Lipo-suction!

By: iiiput

iiiput — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:19:10 +0000

In other news, Haynes as announces that Andre Smith will be their first spokesman for the new Bro. Andre says the Bro “gives him the support he needs when running up and down the field, yet provides comfort while he stand in line at the Piccadily buffet.”

By: TurdFerguson

TurdFerguson — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:17:15 +0000

If this kid turns out to be a bust (which I think he will) watch for Mike Brown to buy him his own personal BBQ Ribs chef. He’d rather him come in over weight than be good.

By: Shackman v2.0

Shackman v2.0 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:15:18 +0000

Smith isn’t the only dumb ass here. His agent, whoever he is, has to be a bigger dumb ass for agreeing to that bullshit in the first place. In hindsight though, it’s good incentive for the kid to keep his weight in check. Once he’s out of football though, I got $20 that says he balloons to over 400lbs. in less than a year.

By: RIP__21

RIP__21 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:08:08 +0000

The mocking of fat boy Smith by teamates in Hard Knocks was hilarious. Nice move by the Bungholes.

By: kazkal

kazkal — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:02:29 +0000

—-Guess this fat turd only makes HALF all year..—-
Maybe your stupid turdness should do some research he’s alrdy under 350 actually 340 and still droppin.

By: tbtsm15

tbtsm15 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:00:42 +0000

maybe “Andre the Giant” held out for so long because he had a little weight to lose

By: gameday

gameday — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:58:53 +0000

You can bet that the agent who negotiated Smiths contract will have fewer clients next year.

By: The Rural Juror

The Rural Juror — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:46:47 +0000

That’s one expensive doughnut.

By: bunker

bunker — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:46:20 +0000

Well, clearly the Cincy O-line has established a firm “no tits” policy.
Or simply a “firm tits” policy.
I’m not sure which.

By: TealDeal

TealDeal — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:42:31 +0000

He can buy lots of Jenny Craig meals with his signing bonus.
Or whatever fat food Golic was pushing

By: gopherb24

gopherb24 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:28:27 +0000

Sad, but funny.

By: Big ben Rapistburger

Big ben Rapistburger — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:28:26 +0000

Ok, so Smith held out of camp, to get a better deal, and THIS, is the deal he decides to sign??? I cant imagine what the team was offering him before, but it must have been TERRIBLE, if this is his best option….
Could there possibly be a dumber player in this years draft? I thought Crabtree was retarded, but maybe he is actually on to something…… Somewhere Vince Young is laughing, telling his shirtless drinking buddies, that he now has proof that he isnt the dumbest player in the NFL. Did Smith score a 3 on the Wonderlic….?

By: Abe Froeman

Abe Froeman — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:27:56 +0000

As far as I’m concerned that is a logical clause. Andre shouldn’t want to weigh over 350lbs if he’s going to be a tackle. He’ll play better at a lower weight and this good for him and the team.
I do feel he got jipped a little, but not by this clause.

By: EskinSux

EskinSux — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:23:31 +0000

Why the hell you would draft someone with the 6th pick in the draft and then have to babysit his eating habits, knowing full well the baggage associated with him, is beyond me.Training and nutrition go hand in hand with professional athletes. But, maybe it’s a stroke of genius, the Owner/GM can just have every delivery food service on call, just have them deliver, knock on the door, leave the food and run away, half a dozen pizza’s and wings one night, couple of buckets of fried chicken the next, couple racks of ribs the next etc…..If weight is such an issue I doubt he could say NO….His salary is cut in half and he saves millions……