Haynesworth to the Redskins

[SnakeLH2006]

How the hell can the Redskins afford to pay him that? Last time I checked they were one of the teams that was dangerously close to the salary cap.

See this thread as it may not matter soon: http://packerrats.com/ratchat/viewtopic.php?t=16869

Also, Snyder is one of those guys who will do whatever to sign a guy to a massive deal to get attention on his team, and oh ya, he's filthy rich, and kind of a bonehead owner. See Deion, Randle El, Marty Shotty, etc. Daniel Snyder (aka Fuck a Cap).

[Fritz]

The draft is working the same way. Jake Long signed with the Dolphins days before he was drafted.

That is specifically allowed. Has been for a number of years. The team with the first pick is allowed to negotiate terms with players. I believe if they sign someone, the team in the second position is then allowed to begin negotiations with players.

As I recall, in 2006 that is how the Texans ended up with Mario Williams. They intended to take Reggie Bush and even opened negotiations with him, but didn't like the way it was going, so they finalized a deal very quickly with Williams instead.

This got me thinking. If the first team to pick signed their guy, and the second team could then negotiate with their guy, could this just keep going on and on until draft day? I wonder what the possibility is that some day the first three or four picks will be done before the draft ever starts?

[Guiness]

This got me thinking. If the first team to pick signed their guy, and the second team could then negotiate with their guy, could this just keep going on and on until draft day? I wonder what the possibility is that some day the first three or four picks will be done before the draft ever starts?

*shrug*
theoretically, I guess it could. I looked around a bit, including the draft section of the CBA - nothing, nada, not even a mention of the team having the first pick overall being allowed to negotiate.

[Fritz]

IF this Haynesworth thing is true - and of course his agent is denying it, since admitting it would be to admit to breaking the rules - then how does Snyder even do this stuff? How much salary can he defer?

Man, if he was running the team back in the day, he'd still have Billy Kilmer on the books for a couple mill this year!

[Rastak]

IF this Haynesworth thing is true - and of course his agent is denying it, since admitting it would be to admit to breaking the rules - then how does Snyder even do this stuff? How much salary can he defer?

Man, if he was running the team back in the day, he'd still have Billy Kilmer on the books for a couple mill this year!

They've been clearing cap all week and there ain't one next year.