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Yeah doubtful he would just walk but in a way that's semantics....dz is just saying this Rams front office has tended not to come through on top contracts so far. They let Jenkins walk because they lowballed him, he took another offer (the difference was 25% more). and they only had one tag which they used on Tru. But if they don't sign AD and try to tag him, he can simply stay out and demand a trade. People had a hard time coming up with examples of top players who demanded to be traded who DIDN'T get traded. It's hard for teams to get nothing for a guy while he sits out. Especially since in the Rams case, if they tag him, he still counts against the cap even if he doesn't take the money.
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If I had a nickle for every time you typed the word "lowball" I could retire. lol The Rams have over paid players in the past TA and Ogletree are examples so IMO it's unfair to try and label them as a "lowball" team. This might have been triue back when Ziggy was here but not now IMO. Have they let players walk without over paying? Sure. Janoris "Dead Body in my house" Jenkins could have been offered more but Tru was playing well at the time too. Tough decision but I wouldn't say they "lowballed" him.
Then why make an offer to JJ at all? You know teams know how to simply not make an offer when they don't want a guy. Happens all the time.
The offer was a lowball. That;s whether others like that word or not. The Rams offered 9 M and the Giants 12.5 M. That year Norman got 15 M.
Whether they're offering enough to Donald given the market or whether Donald is asking too much or whether it's both at once, we don't know. The reporters who rely on the management perspective to talk about this naturally make it sound as if Donald is asking too much. The reporters who rely on the agents's perspective naturally make it sound as if management is balking at Donald's market value. Without actual figures, it is impossible to say which is real or if either one is.
Fisher btw blamed Snead for losing Jenkins and McLeod.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/13/2018 04:49AM by zn.