Well, C.C. Sabathia gave up his spot on the US World Baseball Classic team. I can't say that that's a terrible move considering he said he's behind on his throwing. Chances are that I'd do the same thing if I really felt like that was the real case. Either way, he'll kick ass for the Tribe come April 2.
The NFL completely screwed up the bargaining agreement...which means the Browns are in super-duper good shape. 21 mil under the cap? hells yeah. Rumors galore, I gotta report what I just saw on ESPN. Apparently Warrick Dunn, Derrick Brooks, Kerry Collins, Chad Pennington, Simeon Rice, Priest Holmes and plenty of others are prospective cuts. And as of right now, STephen Davis, Mike Anderson, Rod Smart, Trevor Pryce, Jeb Putzier (probably got JACKED UP!! on the way out of Denver) Sam Adams, and Lawyer Milloy have all been cut. The Browns have plenty of room and plenty of money...I'm hoping to see some solid players coming to the Cleveland area.
Speaking of the Browns, they re-signed the big O, Orpheus Roye to lock it down on the d-line next year. According to prosportsdaily we're in the works to lock up L.J. Shelton for a couple more, which is fine by me. Not to mention the fact that we did the do with Andra during the season, which was probably the best thing in the history of the Browns defense since Clay Mathews. In other news, I'm pretty sure that a betting pool will be out soon questioning how or when Kellen Winslow Jr. will injure himself for the remainder of the season. My bet is a torn rotator cuff from shaking the Boggle cube to get new letters...most likely between week 2 and 3. This is like Clue with all of the possibilities!
Aside from that, I'll update soon with more college basketball, but I need some dinner.
As always, Go Tribe, Cavs, and Browns!
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Winslow will probably be lost for the season from an injury in war. Remember now, he's a soldier.
Do you mean war like the card game?
I think we can all agree that once the salary cap dam breaks, there will be no going back. It would be an absolute disaster for the NFL and football fans everywhere.
Also, regarding the Browns -- let's not forget what has led to this expected salary cap purge. It's the fact that you can't prorate bonuses over non-capped years. That's why so many teams are up agains the wall right now. They signed players to five year contracts two years ago, for example, and are forced to prorate those contracts as 1/5, 1/5, and 3/5. Any signing the Browns make this year will have to include the base salary and the signing bonus under this year's cap. No more prorating over the life of the contract. THat will make it significantly harder to sign a number of impact players.
One possibility is to offer small bonuses and modest first-year salaries. They might be able to get away with this because every other team is in the same boat. They could then back-load the contracts with high base salaries or with roster bonuses. The first plan is risky for the players, since salaries are non-guaranteed. The second plan is risky for the owners in two senses.
First is that if the CBA is not extended, the Browns would /have/ to pay those signing bonuses, or risk losing the players to teams which are only constrained by the depth of the owners' pockets. And while Lerner's pockets are about as deep as they come, they players /will/ look elsewhere unless the Browns are legitimate Super Bowl contenders.
Second is that if the CBA /is/ extended, those large roster bonuses and base salaries will kill the Browns' cap situation in 2007. And then we'll have a Bloody Friday like this year's Bloody Thursday. No one wants that.
So, in conclusion... let's hope that they get a deal done before, say, tomorrow.
Also, the Cavaliers fucking blow.
You know, I have to take back what I said about proration of signing bonuses. It didn't strike me as quite correct, so I looked up the CBA. Any contract agreed to in a capped year (such as this one, which runs through the end of next February) can prorate the bonus over the life of the contract, with the caveat that the proration cannot extend more than three years beyond the final capped year. So any contract signed between now and the end of League Year 2006 can be prorated over a maximum of four years. In all likelihood any new CBA would contain a remedial provision to allow for proration over the full term of any contract signed. So maybe it wouldn't just be a one-shot deal for the Browns.
jeff...you epitomize the role of nerdy lawyer-to-be...i dont know how else to say it.
also, that first soldier comment was outstanding, and then the war follow up was good as well, i'm proud of you guys
That was not nerdy lawyering, that's just being a good football fan. Remember, when I was in college I wrote a three-part salary cap expose for The Observer.
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