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re: BREAKING: Jimmy ruled a tight end by Burbank.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:27 am to LSUSoulja08
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:27 am to LSUSoulja08
Well, the deadline for signing a long term deal is July 15th, so I'm not sure that'll happen. They probably should have filed the grievance sooner in hindsight. Perhaps it was a calculated risk, thinking if they did happen to win, the Saints wouldn't have much time to appeal.
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Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:27 am to Ponchy Tiger
This really doesn't change much except continuing the talks for a contract. He'll probably get between $10-$10.5 now that he's labeled a TE, and would have likely got $10.5-$11 if labled a WR, IMO. But I'm glad this part is over, and we can continue with the negotiations.
This post was edited on 7/2/14 at 11:28 am
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:29 am to Patrick O Rly
makes sense
hopefully we can sign him and be done with it
hopefully we can sign him and be done with it
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:30 am to mm2316
6yr/60mil
36mil guaranteed
get it over with already
36mil guaranteed
get it over with already
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:30 am to Patrick O Rly
Now get the deal done.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:31 am to Me Bite
But I still lost a lot of respect for him because of this whole thing.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:32 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
Why? You wouldn't have done the same thing? Liar.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:34 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
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But I still lost a lot of respect for him because of this whole thing.
I can't blame either side. Jimmy did what any of us would do in our place of work, given the opportunity. With his career likely being around 10 years or so, gotta get the money while you can. And the Saints are trying to fit as many quality players as they can long term under the salary cap. Both sides did the right thing, I'm just glad to see the Saints win this one.
This post was edited on 7/2/14 at 11:35 am
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:35 am to mm2316
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Posted by mm2316 Awesome. The only people not surprised by this are Saints fans. Let's get this deal done!
Well the Saints and Florio
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:36 am to STEVED00
And Mike Detillier.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:37 am to mm2316
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Jimmy did what any of us would do in our place of work, given the opportunity
I wouldn't.
But I don't expect him to do what I would do.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:37 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
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But I still lost a lot of respect for him because of this whole thing.
Why? Jimmy Graham had nothing to lose and everything to gain by trying to be considered a WR or Hybrid WR/TE.
The only thing that him filing this did was have ignorant fans call him greedy. When he scores his first TD next season, everyone will be back on the Jimmy Graham bandwagon.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:37 am to Patrick O Rly
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Well, the deadline for signing a long term deal is July 15th
isnt this just the deadline to sign the tag? i thought you can still get a deal done even when tagged. the tag just prevents you from becoming a FA. you can renegotiate your contract at any point
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:38 am to BlacknGold
From what I understand, he has until the 15th to sign a long term deal, or he can only play under the tag this year.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:41 am to Patrick O Rly
I Doubt that either side really ever thought he was going to sign the franchise tag. Both sides were just playing to win leverage in long-term deal talks. We will probably see him take the deal we offered him before. There's no sense in trying to appeal it because if they lose again he's stuck with 7M when he could be making 10.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:41 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
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I wouldn't
If you had the opporunity to increase your salary, with no risks or drawbacks you wouldn't?
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:43 am to STEVED00
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Well the Saints and Florio
Sorry, should have clarified, I meant among fans. Reading other teams' boards, or the comments on PFT, they all swore there was no way the arbitrator would rule in favor of the Saints. Most people got sucked into the "line up 67% in slot our split out wide" stat, and didn't look at the other factors.
This post was edited on 7/2/14 at 11:44 am
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:43 am to mark65mc
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Why? Jimmy Graham had nothing to lose and everything to gain by trying to be considered a WR or Hybrid WR/TE.
The only thing that him filing this did was have ignorant fans call him greedy.
All of this
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:44 am to Patrick O Rly
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The Saints have won
good
Posted on 7/2/14 at 11:46 am to NorthshoreTiger76
Falcon fans on suicide watch.
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