Kampman Watch

[steve823]

Not sad to see him go since he struggled in the 3-4 but sucks we didn't get anything for him. TT should have traded him last season IMO.

We'll probably get a 2011 compensatory, assuming there is a 2011 draft. Could be a third.

How exactly do compensatory draft picks work? Does it go by how much a team lost and the value those players were to their new team? Also where do they come from? Are they just extra picks thrown in after the rounds?

[Tony Oday]

Glad Kamp got his cash, and REALLY glad he isnt in purple...I really thought they would sign him...and then I would have suggested Matt Flynn to start against the purple

[Kiwon]

Well, there's one guy who earned this new contract.

For how many years did announcers drone on, "an overachiever....not that talented....high-energy type of guy..."

Kampman, year by year, changed all those cliches.

He will be missed in the locker room and on the field because he led by example and gave maximum effort on every play. You can't teach work ethic with Xs and Os. It's demonstrated, modeled for others to see.

Kudos to Kampy. He earned this money.

[Lurker64]

How exactly do compensatory draft picks work? Does it go by how much a team lost and the value those players were to their new team? Also where do they come from? Are they just extra picks thrown in after the rounds?

Compensatory draft picks are awarded by the NFL according to some mysterious formula that's not available to the public, but is thought to take in account factors like "size of the contract signed" and "performance on the field"; and I believe it basically compares "free agents out" minus "free agents in" in some manner. A compensatory pick can be awarded in any round from the third to the seventh. The compensatory picks are always appended to the end of a round, and cannot be traded like normal picks. The compensatory picks are announced at the league's annual meeting, which is sometime towards the end of march. So other than the first 95 picks (Washintgon forfeited their third round pick in the supplemental draft last year), the draft order is not set. We may actually be due a compensatory pick, as we lost Colin Cole to free agency last year and didn't sign any free agents who actually made the final 53. Cole didn't do much for the Seahawks, but his $21.4 million dollar contract and 15 games started (16 played) might help our cause.

Notable free agents who sign reasonably sized contracts frequently garner third round picks in compensation. As poorly as Ahman Green did for Houston, we still garnered a fourth round pick (used to select Sitton) for losing him.

[steve823]

Ok thanks. I thought they told the formula and everyone knew why and how it worked. Great explanation though, I appreciate it.

[Lurker64]

Kampman's deal: 4 years, $26 million, $11 million guaranteed.

http://twitter.com/jagsreporter/status/10141766986

Looks good, for getting a pretty good compensatory based on those numbers (assuming they hand them out in 2011.)

[The Leaper]

I'm glad Kampy got paid...and I think he made a good choice heading to JAX. He should fit in well there...and Kamp doesn't have to feel like he's going up against GB as a result, as he would've in Philly or Minn.

[red]

i'm glad he made it out of the nfc north so we don't have to play him twice

glad he landed somewhere quick and got a nice deal

that man is a true warrior

[SkinBasket]

Kampman was overrated. I guess that isn't a popular opinion, but there it is. Time to move on from that albatross and find someone who can make his own way, not rely on others. Good luck cracka. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[Brandon494]

Kampman was overrated. I guess that isn't a popular opinion, but there it is. Time to move on from that albatross and find someone who can make his own way, not rely on others. Good luck cracka. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

+1

Appreciate what he did for us but just wasn't a good fit in the 3-4 scheme.

[swede]

Loved Kampy, but he was Super Eight and now it's time for Blue Ray.

TT dropped his guard psychologically when he talked about Kampy at the combine, mentioning that AK has skills valued by the league. In the same interview Pickett and Collins were singled out for their value to the TEAM. I thought then it was likely that AK was gone.

[pbmax]

Kampman was overrated. I guess that isn't a popular opinion, but there it is. Time to move on from that albatross and find someone who can make his own way, not rely on others. Good luck cracka. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Then there are two kinds of overrated. KGB overrated and Kampman overrated. The difference might be a willingness to learn more than one move.

[Fritz]

Wow...check out this quote from Kampman. Now that he's switching to the right side, he casts a gay slur against all offensive left tackles:

""Your left tackles usually are guys that are a little more - can be anyway - a little lighter in the pants"

Holy smokes, Aaron.

[SkinBasket]

Kampman was overrated. I guess that isn't a popular opinion, but there it is. Time to move on from that albatross and find someone who can make his own way, not rely on others. Good luck cracka. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Then there are two kinds of overrated. KGB overrated and Kampman overrated. The difference might be a willingness to learn more than one move.

I agree. He didn't suck by any means, but at the same time, he was a peaker, not a consistent performer year after year. I think he's past his peak. Maybe he'll buck his statistical trend this year out of pure pride and excitement if he's healed and stays healed, but it might be more difficult against LTs who are more adept at defending the rush.

[Spaulding]

Kampman was overrated. I guess that isn't a popular opinion, but there it is. Time to move on from that albatross and find someone who can make his own way, not rely on others. Good luck cracka. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Then there are two kinds of overrated. KGB overrated and Kampman overrated. The difference might be a willingness to learn more than one move.

I agree. He didn't suck by any means, but at the same time, he was a peaker, not a consistent performer year after year. I think he's past his peak. Maybe he'll buck his statistical trend this year out of pure pride and excitement if he's healed and stays healed, but it might be more difficult against LTs who are more adept at defending the rush.

I disagree. I think he was a pure effort guy. A little less physically talented than Jared Allen but basically a balls to the wall guy every play. With a player who gives 110% every play and never had the physical gifts of some of the top DE's, I think he's going to be productive for several years yet.

I also wonder how much leadership we lost when he went down last season. I know the scheme started to gel when he went down but it appeared he was growing more comfortable with his position and I'd have thought that the results would have been the same if not better down the stretch with him in it.