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Ryan and McFadden received huge raises compared to last years draft picks. That could be trouble for us. The Bengals may go 20% higher than last years #9, but if everyone else is going 40% trouble could ensue. I hope not. It is important to get him in here on time.

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Ryan and McFadden received huge raises compared to last years draft picks. That could be trouble for us. The Bengals may go 20% higher than last years #9, but if everyone else is going 40% trouble could ensue. I hope not. It is important to get him in here on time.
Why do you think the Bengals will offer a 20% raise over lastyear, when everyone as you say, is going 40%??

Personally, I think MB has always paid his draft picks inline with everyone else....

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It'll be tough. This year is weird because the top QB went #3 instead of #1, the #1 pick probably sub-par money to be the #1, and the #4 guy is a marquee name. Also, the two early big contracts were by two desperate/stupid teams (Falcons and Raiders). And by all accounts, this draft was significantly better at the top than last year.

But teams will at least have Jake Long's contract with $30M guaranteed over only 5 years. Even if you pro-rate it, it's only on the order of 12% higher than Russell's, with less risk since it's fewer years.

So it's a mixed bag, and yes, this will make the chances of holdouts greater, I'd say. If I'm the Bengals I'd want to see what happens with Dorsey and Ellis, rather than looking at eye-popping numbers that Al Davis hands out to a RB.

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Ryan and McFadden received huge raises compared to last years draft picks. That could be trouble for us. The Bengals may go 20% higher than last years #9, but if everyone else is going 40% trouble could ensue. I hope not. It is important to get him in here on time.
Why do you think the Bengals will offer a 20% raise over lastyear, when everyone as you say, is going 40%??

Personally, I think MB has always paid his draft picks inline with everyone else....

I don't know what %, I'm just saying that if team A goes 40% higher than last year, the Bengals won't do that.

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Ryan and McFadden received huge raises compared to last years draft picks. That could be trouble for us. The Bengals may go 20% higher than last years #9, but if everyone else is going 40% trouble could ensue. I hope not. It is important to get him in here on time.
Why do you think the Bengals will offer a 20% raise over lastyear, when everyone as you say, is going 40%??

Personally, I think MB has always paid his draft picks inline with everyone else....

I don't know what %, I'm just saying that if team A goes 40% higher than last year, the Bengals won't do that.

I see, it was just an example... Rivers seems like a guy that loves to play and we shall see...
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Ryan and McFadden received huge raises compared to last years draft picks. That could be trouble for us. The Bengals may go 20% higher than last years #9, but if everyone else is going 40% trouble could ensue. I hope not. It is important to get him in here on time.
Why do you think the Bengals will offer a 20% raise over lastyear, when everyone as you say, is going 40%??

Personally, I think MB has always paid his draft picks inline with everyone else....

I don't know what %, I'm just saying that if team A goes 40% higher than last year, the Bengals won't do that.

I see, it was just an example... Rivers seems like a guy that loves to play and we shall see...

yeah, so was Pollack I thought.....

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They still have to fit him into the rookie pool. Leaguewide the rookie pool only went up 5% from last year. Of course it only applies to the first year of the contract. As the #9, Rivers can sign a 6 year deal. Usually the lower picks sign first and the top pick gets what's left over. If he has to take a bit less his first year, you can bet his agent will get it back for him in later seasons.

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Rivers seems like a guy that loves to play and we shall see...

SO was pollack,this is a buissness and they are employee's he'll seek at least a deal for what he is worth where he was taken....

I hate rookie contracts I really hope the nfl is able to get a rookie pay scale that way we won't have to worry about holdouts.

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Giving ANY rookie nearly 30 million in guaranteed coin as absurd. If the CBA is not fixed by '10, the NFL is going to be the same as MLB. The Jets, Giants, Cowboys Bears, Lions (believe it or not) and teams like that in contention every year with teams like the Bengals, Vikings, Packers, Bucs and Titans struggling just to make .500.

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Giving ANY rookie nearly 30 million in guaranteed coin as absurd. If the CBA is not fixed by '10, the NFL is going to be the same as MLB.

A big difference between the NFL and MLB is that MLB gives huge contracts to veterans. High draft picks dont get monster deals, its mostly signing bonuses.

MLB has a rookie scale, NFL does not.

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Rivers seems like a guy that loves to play and we shall see...

SO was pollack,this is a buissness and they are employee's he'll seek at least a deal for what he is worth where he was taken....

I hate rookie contracts I really hope the nfl is able to get a rookie pay scale that way we won't have to worry about holdouts.

I wasn't implying that he will play for chicken feed, of course he will go where his slot is... Pollack was a prick and held out for what another 100,000 if I remember right... Don't get me started on that...
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Giving ANY rookie nearly 30 million in guaranteed coin as absurd. If the CBA is not fixed by '10, the NFL is going to be the same as MLB. The Jets, Giants, Cowboys Bears, Lions (believe it or not) and teams like that in contention every year with teams like the Bengals, Vikings, Packers, Bucs and Titans struggling just to make .500.

I couldn't freaking agree more. Giving McFadden 26 mill guaranteed when he can go Ki-Jana Carter or Kenny Irons and blow his knee in pre-season is absolutely insane. It defines the problem in the NFL.

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