Should Drew Play for Less $$ ?

ChrisXVI · 02-02-2014, 09:33 PM

Sucks that Seattle just won a Super Bowl with a QB making under $1 million/year. They'll have him next year for under million too because he can't hold out for a new contract until after the 2014 season. Sure, things will go to s*** salary cap wise for the Seahawks once guys like Wilson and Sherman can get new contracts... But damn, it must be nice to have your best players be making peanuts.

bobdog86 · 02-02-2014, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

Sucks that Seattle just won a Super Bowl with a QB making under $1 million/year. They'll have him next year for under million too because he can't hold out for a new contract until after the 2014 season. Sure, things will go to s*** salary cap wise for the Seahawks once guys like Wilson and Sherman can get new contracts... But damn, it must be nice to have your best players be making peanuts.

Agreed, but it's the same personnel/draft/CBA system every team plays under. Wilson wasn't the first QB taken in his draft. Seahawks drafted a dandy. And Seattle will have a lot of tough decisions in the next couple of years. They have already come out and said Earl Thomas will get his money before R. Sherman, so it's gonna get interesting. No doubt. Seattle's done well at getting veterans on one year deals, and have guys still in their rookie contracts, so it will get tough for them. But yeah, best players getting peanuts blows, but it is the exception, not the norm.

alleycat_126 · 02-03-2014, 02:14 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

Sucks that Seattle just won a Super Bowl with a QB making under $1 million/year. They'll have him next year for under million too because he can't hold out for a new contract until after the 2014 season. Sure, things will go to s*** salary cap wise for the Seahawks once guys like Wilson and Sherman can get new contracts... But damn, it must be nice to have your best players be making peanuts.

LOL..... I laugh when people look at the Seahawks and Niners and say that they are killing it because the QBs are making basement dollars... and don't remember the whole story... Russell Wilson wasn't the Seahawks qb... Matt Flynn was, and he got paid big money... And he lost a competition to Wilson... Alex Smith got paid 15 million dollars ( I believe ) the season before Kaepernick took over and if not for an injury might even still be he Niners QB its as much about luck as it is anything else.

View Poll Results: Should Drew play for less money.
No, he earned his contract.	15	44.12%
Yes,if he cared about the team he'd play for less than he's worth.	14	41.18%
Yes, he doesn't deserve to be payed like an elite QB.	2	5.88%
No, he should think about his and his family's future and get every peny he can get.	3	8.82%
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02-02-2014, 09:33 PM	#1
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Should Drew Play for Less $$ ? Sucks that Seattle just won a Super Bowl with a QB making under $1 million/year. They'll have him next year for under million too because he can't hold out for a new contract until after the 2014 season. Sure, things will go to s*** salary cap wise for the Seahawks once guys like Wilson and Sherman can get new contracts... But damn, it must be nice to have your best players be making peanuts.

02-02-2014, 09:43 PM	#2
bobdog86 Site Donor Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,483	Re: Should Drew Play for Less $$ ? Originally Posted by ChrisXVI Sucks that Seattle just won a Super Bowl with a QB making under $1 million/year. They'll have him next year for under million too because he can't hold out for a new contract until after the 2014 season. Sure, things will go to s*** salary cap wise for the Seahawks once guys like Wilson and Sherman can get new contracts... But damn, it must be nice to have your best players be making peanuts. Agreed, but it's the same personnel/draft/CBA system every team plays under. Wilson wasn't the first QB taken in his draft. Seahawks drafted a dandy. And Seattle will have a lot of tough decisions in the next couple of years. They have already come out and said Earl Thomas will get his money before R. Sherman, so it's gonna get interesting. No doubt. Seattle's done well at getting veterans on one year deals, and have guys still in their rookie contracts, so it will get tough for them. But yeah, best players getting peanuts blows, but it is the exception, not the norm.

02-03-2014, 02:14 AM	#3
alleycat_126 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Katy, Tx a suburb of Houston Posts: 2,089	Re: Should Drew Play for Less $$ ? Originally Posted by ChrisXVI Sucks that Seattle just won a Super Bowl with a QB making under $1 million/year. They'll have him next year for under million too because he can't hold out for a new contract until after the 2014 season. Sure, things will go to s*** salary cap wise for the Seahawks once guys like Wilson and Sherman can get new contracts... But damn, it must be nice to have your best players be making peanuts. LOL..... I laugh when people look at the Seahawks and Niners and say that they are killing it because the QBs are making basement dollars... and don't remember the whole story... Russell Wilson wasn't the Seahawks qb... Matt Flynn was, and he got paid big money... And he lost a competition to Wilson... Alex Smith got paid 15 million dollars ( I believe ) the season before Kaepernick took over and if not for an injury might even still be he Niners QB its as much about luck as it is anything else. TheOak likes this.

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