Hopefully, by writing this, I don't stir up too many bad feelings from the 06 offseason, but this is starting to bug me. Why no poison pills?
I read this on PFT this morning, about the lack of movement on restricted free agents. Also, there was this article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, about Max Starks.
At the time that Starks was hit with the transition tag, I wanted to post something, however if I recall, I had more posts that I knew what to do with. So lets discuss this now. Why no poison pills?
To continue.....
The NFL essentially ruled that using the poison pill was legit. The Seahawks were really the team that had to pay the biggest price for the league to figure this out. But, all of a sudden, everybody is playing nice and doesn't want to use any poison pills. All of a sudden the transition tag gets used again, and it is no big deal. Any team who wants a RFA, should insist on including this. Why not? It is a legal tool in contracts.
I am not absolving Tim Ruskell of the mistake of only transitioning Hutch. He should have franchised a player of that magnitude. Maybe it because of the increased cap, teams have mostly had enough money to re-sign the players they want to keep. However, if this is a tool teams are free to use, it sticks in my craw that once again, it was really only the Seahawks who suffered through this. And if the rest of the league thinks this is inappropriate, where were they when the Hawks were doing everything they could to find a way to match Hutch's deal.
It is a shame. I for one am glad it hasn't turned into an epidemic in the NFL, but once again, it is starting to feel like the Hawks got the short end of the stick. Actually, it kinda felt that way at the time too.
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Collusion...
ReplyDeleteNo poison pills because of 'the incident'.
ReplyDeleteThe league in general were not happy with what Minnesota did.
Also, when Seattle 'retaliated' with their rediculous poison pill for Burleson, and by this I mean Seattle was very specific to match the amount of money and years along with the silly wording to send a message to both the Vikings and the league, the league took notice.
I don't think any team will resort to a poison pill for some time. At some point a team may do it, but there appears to be a gentlemen's agreement between the owners that poison pills are dead.
--Chuck
You did stir up bad feelings... and this is why Ruskell will only climb so high in Seahawks lore. Let's move on, everyone gets the bad end of the stick, its up to us not to use that as an excuse. Look at the Red Socks
ReplyDeleteHackett to Carolina. I think Ruskell missed the boat on this one. Who is our #1 and #2 WRs this year. If Engram is our #1 we may have the weakest 1,2 punch in the league.
ReplyDeletePanthers signed Hackett according to Rotoworld
ReplyDeletetezzer 21
The incident with Hutch was plain and simply put, "THE SEAHAWKS FAULT" I personally blame Tim "The Talent Scout" Ruskell for this godly misrepresentation of true talent and the meaning of TEAM. Ruskell and the rest of the front office was too busy trying to lock up the MVP to give Hutch any real shot at negotiating his reisigning. In an interview with Hutch I heard on SIRIUS he said "They didn't even give me the time of day"...."they were too busy renegotiating Shaun's contract to take notice to the fact I was in a contract year too" The front office turds made a big stink about the POISON PILL and how hutch said he wanted to leave when in actuality he wanted to stay. Ruskell didn't even make an offer to Hutch until after he had the offer from Minnesota. What they should have done is a group type of re-signing deal with i.e..Hutch and Shaun. Sat them and thier agents down and said look we want a Superbowl and we need both of you to win one so lets talk... I was pissed off too that Hutch decided to leave us but I was mad at the wrong person. That, however, is all water under the bridge now. Can you say Superbowl win in 08-09 season???
ReplyDeleteDirtyHawk
spare me the "hutch wanted to stay" bs, it was painfully obvious that he DIDNT want to stay. and then the bs about ruskell not offering him a contract, that was the entire point of the transition tag, let another team work out the contract then match it. if minnesota hadnt been scurulous bastards, it would have worked out perfectly.
ReplyDeleteyeah you said it... the transition tag was put on him for one reason and one reason only... to put off signing him until they singed the player that they cared about...Shaun. How can you even begin to cut up something that Hutch said himself in an interview. He did want to stay but when the upper management didn't show enough interest to at least franchise tag him. or pony up before they transition tagged the man. Look at the legistics of his deal. Do you really think that if the seahawks said ok we will give you X amount for X years before they signed Alexander that Hutch would say NO.. I WANT TO PLAY FOR MINNESOTA.. I don't think so get a clue TURD....
ReplyDeleteDirtyHawk
DirtyHawk, I can say this with utmost respect, go suck yourself somewhere. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThey need your objectivity over on Seahawks Insider desperately, go have fun over there.
Now, kids, back to the Poison Pill.
ReplyDeleteThe "League" did not approve the poison pill, the arbitrator did. The league wasn't happy with it.
Soon afterwards a memo went out to ALL teams from the league office, basically saying not to do that ever again, or else the league would find some way to nail your ass as a team. Apparently the league has enough clout, through the owners, to really make life difficult for any team that tries that stunt again. It may be legal, but no team wants to get the wrath of the rest of NFL administraition or other owners. Essentially, there's a huge peer pressure agreement that says you can use it, but if you do, we are going to make your life hell, and we can do it.
As for DirtyHawk, well, lets just say we don't need to say much... his spew of venom speaks louder than any arguments from anyone else. Whatever.
I just wanted to say if you are going to try to be smart and use big boy words you should probably learn how to spell it first.....
ReplyDeletescurrilous; thick headed idiot...
Misspellings arent that big a deal. Steffes mispells everything. Besides, how often do you see someone use (or try to use) the word Scurrilous in a football blog?!
ReplyDeleteI cracked up, it made my day!
The poison pill is a lousy idea. Im glad no one is using it, I just wish the league had allowed the Hawks to match the Vikes offer. If it had been the Pats or Colts the Vikes tried that crap on, the league would have made darned sure they had a chance to match.
-SlaveToTheBusinessman
First off, Its True, I do misspell everything. But I hope I am getting a little better. I am more worried about timeliness than proof reading.
ReplyDeleteSecond, THIS BULL SH*T NAME CALLING better stop. The regulars who have put in time here an are regular posters discuss football issues, not trying to demean each other.
We all know it is real easy to be a tough guy hiding behind a computer. Be better than that. I don't like deleting comments, but I will shut them off in a heartbeat if I see this site resembling anything like the comments of the TNT
Like I said, Mike: misspellings arent a big deal.
ReplyDeleteI only meant that folks shouldnt tattle on each other and namecall over a misspelled word, especially since the blog we all love has its share of misspellings.
You run a great blog, Mike.
-SlaveToTheBusinessman