Comments on: Rams don't seem reluctant to do record deal with Bradford

By: edgy

edgy — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:21:15 +0000

For all you rookie pay scalers that talk about how great it is and how the players get into camp sooner and everyone wins. Well…
Seems that the Memphis Grizzlies don’t want to honor the agreement and may be headed for trouble. A little blurb from ESPN:
If you’re a lottery pick in the draft, it’s usually standard that you get 120 percent of the rookie-scale contract.
But the Grizzlies are offering 100 percent of the rookie-scale contract to Xavier Henry, and the two sides are currently locked into a holdout of sorts.
It’s this kind of bs that the Grizzlies pull that keeps them from being consistent winners (Call them the Clippers Midwest).

By: Ram_Country

Ram_Country — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 14:02:30 +0000

@OMOM
Rams don’t have any leverage. They have AJ Feeley and Keith Null as their QBs. They have an ownership situation in flux, serious stadium issues to address in a couple years and relocation rumors that aren’t going away. Not to mention both the GM and HCs jobs are on the line. Not to mention the fanbase is increasingly ambivalent. Not to mention Bradford is the guy they pegged to be the new face of their franchise, lowballing him and possibly forcing a season long holdout would be a disaster.

By: onlymyopinionmatters

onlymyopinionmatters — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:12:41 +0000

It’s really simple.
The Rams have the leverage here. If Bradford wants to sit out the season and come back in next years draft with a rookie scale, then so be it. He would be drafted much lower, which would cost him tens of milions in a rookie wage scale. If Bradford is that stupid to throw away tens of millions, then the Rams shouldn’t waste their time on him anyway.

By: ClownBurger

ClownBurger — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:15:04 +0000

This is the last time this will happen. Rookie Cap next year for sure.

By: Vikingsfan7

Vikingsfan7 — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:41:54 +0000

If they didn’t feel they had the money to sign him, then they should of traded their #1 draft pick to the Browns. The Browns like an hour before the draft were offering basically their entire draft for that pick. Could of traded the rest of the Browns picks for players which could of helped.

By: gotsix?

gotsix? — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:39:15 +0000

paging Mr. J Russle. paging Mr. J Russle. Someone give me a name who signed for this kind of money that has been worth it the last ten years. I hope the League fixes this problem and fixes it well because it takes away from the game in a serious way

By: Crabcake

Crabcake — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:25:27 +0000

it’s pathetic. pay that much for what?? I’m just jealous I don’t have that gig!

By: edgy

edgy — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:08:06 +0000

redsquare says: July 16, 2010 10:30 PM
It would be nice if Bradford had the character to tell the Rams, “Pay me the huge money – when I’ve proven myself. I’ll earn my keep.”
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Imagine a world of snips and snails and puppy dog tails. The Rams would jump on that offer in a minute and NOT honor their part of the agreement when the time came. The money that he’d lose would be gone forever and his agent is smart enough to know it. If he ever went to his agent with that offer, Condon would bitch slap him and bring in his clients to set Bradford straight on how loyal the owners are.

By: Steeler79

Steeler79 — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:53:55 +0000

“It would be nice if Bradford had the character to tell the Rams, “Pay me the huge money – when I’ve proven myself. I’ll earn my keep.” Imagine the loyalty, and probably the baffled looks too, he’d earn from that decision. Hell, half of the amount that’s being talked about would make him fabulously rich beyond his dreams. How much is enough? Easy for me to say, but still…”
It is indeed easy for you to say.
Bill Gates says to you, “Here redsquare, I’ll give you 50 million dollars”
Would you then say, “No thanks, i don’t really deserve it. Give me only a couple million instead”
No, you would take the 50 million. At least Bradford has a chance to earn (and greatly exceed) his money

By: redsquare

redsquare — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:30:48 +0000

It would be nice if Bradford had the character to tell the Rams, “Pay me the huge money – when I’ve proven myself. I’ll earn my keep.” Imagine the loyalty, and probably the baffled looks too, he’d earn from that decision. Hell, half of the amount that’s being talked about would make him fabulously rich beyond his dreams. How much is enough? Easy for me to say, but still…

By: Steeler79

Steeler79 — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:54:29 +0000

“Do something bold and meanlingful”??!?!?!
Florio, WTF are you talking about. What would be bold and meaningful about the Rams screwing their team over just because the people below them want to pay less to their rookies?
There needs to be a rookie pay scale but why should the Rams champion some cause that’s likely to get fixed in a year anyway?
The Rams aren’t going to be going to the poor house by paying Bradford. Sure if he doesn’t work out it’ll be a drag on payroll and the roster for a few years but that’s a chance you take with an outstanding quarterback prospect. You say they have a choice, but they have no choice at all.
I think the only reason you hope they don’t pay Bradford is because you enjoy seeing teams do stupid things and it would make a hell of a lot of articles for you to write on this site. Win/Win for Mike Florio if the Rams don’t pay Bradford, but lose/lose for the Rams.

By: edgy

edgy — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:49:09 +0000

So the geniuses in St. Louis take a hard line and he doesn’t blink and goes back into the draft next year. Seattle, Arizona and San Francisco decide that they want to draft him and Bradford has made it clear that he won’t play for the Rams if they draft him again so he goes to one of the others and for the rest of his career, he Randy Mosses them. Yeah, that was a real smart move. You’re trying to rebuild your franchise and you take a low ball approach and set your QB of the future back and thus set your franchise back. That’s called the Oakland Raiders and after that, you end up overspending for your draft choices so they get into camp quickly, like the Oakland Raiders. Brilliant!

By: Ram4life1328

Ram4life1328 — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:36:11 +0000

Chiefs2010 says:
July 16, 2010 8:18 PM
Biggest bust of all time..
mark it.
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Nobody can be worse than JaMarcus Russell!

By: TAVAVA

TAVAVA — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:03:11 +0000

Look.. I agree..rookies should get pennies and sign shorter contracts..the draft is a crap shoot..knowone knows who will be good..As a rams fan …Last year I wanted crabtree at #2 and this year Suh from nebraska..I hope the guys we did get pan out or the gm will be fired..good luck to you sam with no recievers or back up running back for jackson..

By: Steve-O

Steve-O — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:42:45 +0000

More proof that Florio is a MORON and a lawyer not a real person.
Kind of like how he criticizes the UFL (whatever the hell that is) for mistakes and misprints while his “official NBC” site can’t even edit a F-ing article in a semi-literate way.

By: jimmySee

jimmySee — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:24:21 +0000

Also, if the Rams do not want to spend the mega-bucks, they may be able to trade the player for future draft picks — if they could get even a second and a third in 2011, it may be a good deal — they avoid the scalping by Bradford’s agent, and get two valuable picks after there is a wage scale in place.

By: Chiefs2010

Chiefs2010 — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:18:59 +0000

Biggest bust of all time..
mark it.

By: SayItAin'tSoFlorio

SayItAin'tSoFlorio — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:13:53 +0000

So Mike, if you were the GM for the Rams in place of Billy Devaney, that’s what you would do? You would be willing to hold out (to set an example for the league) and let A. J. Feeley be your starting QB? You’d be fired in a heart beat. And Billy knows that would happen to him too.

By: jimmySee

jimmySee — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:12:46 +0000

Also — who actually owns the Rams these days? Who would give the go-ahead for this — or put on the brakes?
Is the team still in the estate of Georgia Frontiere? Did her kids inherit it? Weren’t they selling to a car dealer from Peoria — or to the minority owner?
Seems like he should have a say in this.
Making a commitment of this size could have a real impact on the value of the team.

By: jimmySee

jimmySee — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:07:15 +0000

If Bradford is not the answer, the Rams will be stuck — and broke.
A better solution might be to NOT sign him for mega-bucks, then tell the fans that all ticket prices will be reduced by $10 per game.

By: CanadianVikingFan

CanadianVikingFan — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:58:00 +0000

$45-50 million guaranteed. Complete bullshit, just like the other big contracts. No football player deserves that much without performing, hell that is still alot..

By: DC_Bengals_Fan

DC_Bengals_Fan — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:43:58 +0000

Florio, haven’t you written this article like 5 times now? Again, if the Rams didn’t want to pay Bradford, the time to make that decision is before the draft when they had negotiating leverage with multiple players.
While it’s true Bradford can’t sign with another team, the Rams also don’t have access to another top quality player, which they clearly desperately need.
Whether Bradford is actually that good is another question, but the Rams apparently think he is, and that’s all that matters.

By: Green n' Gold

Green n' Gold — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:42:38 +0000

Of course not, they’re the Rams!! What the hell to you expect?