The Dean Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 My guess is that they will sweeten a new contract beyond the union-mandated tender. They would be nuts beyond belief not to reward the man's performance. That's the ethical thing to do. The selfish aspect is to put good money his way now in the hope that when he can bolt, he has warm feelings about being compensated adequately this coming season. Union contract or not, it behooves a business to find ways to recognize employees that go above and beyond. I had a 1st shift young union fellow that was troubled by a possible critical process system failure in the paint shop. He came back at 2 AM and implored the Maintenance dept. bosses to take action. He was right in his suspicion. He saved the day - his avoiding of down time, what with fixed costs, taxation, royalty payments on tooling, minimum 4 hours' pay for the workforce, saved us beau coup bucks. Auto assembly plant downtime runs about 10K per minute. My proposal to the Plant Manager went down without hesitation - we gave the kid the free use of a top luxury company car for a year. I agree the Bills should, and probably will (based on what we are hearing), give Fred a decent contract. But, I was just wondering if a team could saddle a EFRA with a long term screw-job, if the player has no other options. If the player sits out a year, does he become a UFA (or RFA) or is he STILL a EFRA? If the player has to take ANY offer at, or above, the minimum, I see the potential for some abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewildrabbit Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 he has to accept any offer we give him or he can't play in the NFL.So we can expect RW to offer him....the lowest salary possible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiemonster Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Or, given the current hot philosophy on this board, we could trade him for a two play wonder <DB/WR> Nah, we have already slated Peters for trading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Ralph Wilson's 2007 Ford Taurus souped up with power windows/locks, and cruise control? Yea. Driven gently on Sunday's only, in the right lane while other cars passed it by, driving style for maximum mpg, weak headlights, very clean rear-view mirrors, never subjected to hard acceleration and habit of easing off the gas pedal when approaching the destination. Last expert diagnosis - needs engine overhaul and new tires. Last maintenance - new expensive paint job and new wheel covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalonian-at-Heart Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 It will probably be 4years 7 million, something like that. ha ha ha, not even close. It will be more like 4 years 15 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperKillerRobots Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 When they play, and take punishment, that is true. I'd say that Fred's body is pretty fresh, for his age. (So, to speak, of course. ) Dean, it's not like he started playing later in life or anythign. he played his four years of college ball and then went to the indoor league for two years. Not sure about how the punishment translates from one to the other, but it is football nonetheless and it probably took its toll on him in some way. I don't think he's about to breakdown or anything, but I'll bet he starts to look old around 31 like all the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Dean, it's not like he started playing later in life or anythign. he played his four years of college ball and then went to the indoor league for two years. Not sure about how the punishment translates from one to the other, but it is football nonetheless and it probably took its toll on him in some way. I don't think he's about to breakdown or anything, but I'll bet he starts to look old around 31 like all the others. He has taken FAR less punishment than had he been playing, full time, in the NFL, straight out of college. Sure, he isn't fresh out of the box, but he has a few years left in the tank, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tomcat Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Do you mean this Fred Jackson? Get'r done.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuyLPecZXQs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Do you mean this Fred Jackson? Get'r done.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuyLPecZXQs That run was Gilchristian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 He has taken FAR less punishment than had he been playing, full time, in the NFL, straight out of college. Sure, he isn't fresh out of the box, but he has a few years left in the tank, I think. Fred has 3-4 very solid years left in the league--given his running style and relative lack of wear at his age(~28) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Fred has 3-4 very solid years left in the league--given his running style and relative lack of wear at his age(~28) Which is what BuffaloJesus was saying (31 years old). I suspect, if he is used as a #2 to Lynch, most of the time, he may have one or two extra years, in the tank. Either way, this is likely his one chance at decent payday, unless the Bills only sign him for a year, in which case his next contract will be the payday. Unfortunately for Fred, the timing of his entry in the NFL makes it difficult for him to maximize his worth. Somehow, I think Fred knows he is lucky to even be in the NFL, and won't complain, too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Which is what BuffaloJesus was saying (31 years old). I suspect, if he is used as a #2 to Lynch, most of the time, he may have one or two extra years, in the tank. Either way, this is likely his one chance at decent payday, unless the Bills only sign him for a year, in which case his next contract will be the payday. Unfortunately for Fred, the timing of his entry in the NFL makes it difficult for him to maximize his worth. Somehow, I think Fred knows he is lucky to even be in the NFL, and won't complain, too much. I think he will take the 4 yrs at 9 mil with 4.5 guaranteed...or something in that neighborhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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