One of the issues that both sides reportedly agreed upon, in principle, was a rookie wage scale. But a source told Pro Football Talk that the two sides are "at a stalemate" when it comes to the rookie wage scale. Owners want five-year contracts for first-round picks, which would make it harder for the great players to get properly compensated, having to wait five years until free agency. The league is concerned about the large amounts of money flowing to potential busts. Source: Pro Football Weekly
So the owners want to draft these kids and not pay them what they are really worth for 5 years? Don't they understand they set the market for these ridiculous contracts in the first place?
I understand that the contracts are way too huge, but you cant underpay a guy for 5 years because youre scared he'll be a bust. And as stated before, it's the owners own fault that the contracts are what they are.
Owners can pay players the league minimum if they want...lol. They created the monster...and everyone (both sides) agrees they are overpaid. So fix it. What's the problem?
The owners are being buttholes about this...it's really not even a point of argument. It's totally a ploy of the owners to "give something up" to "get something." The players want 4 years and from an owners point of view, that is totally legit. Take the 2007 draft class and in the first 16 picks, 6 of the players would've been extended after two seasons (if not, they'd be tagged,) 2 of the players are out of the league, 3 players are with different teams. That leaves 5 players in "limbo"...Levi Brown, LaRon Landry, Jamal Anderson, Amobi Okoye and Justin Harrell. It's a silly sticking point...
