Robert James 2 yr contract extension

[papachaz]

LINK

i'm curious about this. why would his agent negotiate without a CBA? he hasn't made the squad coming out of TC yet, has only been called up when other injuries dictated call him up. i'm just curious, anyone have any input?

geesh this is going to be a boring offseason.....

[Peyton]

(01-25-2011 02:17 PM)chazmataz Wrote:  LINK

i'm curious about this. why would his agent negotiate without a CBA? he hasn't made the squad coming out of TC yet, has only been called up when other injuries dictated call him up. i'm just curious, anyone have any input?

geesh this is going to be a boring offseason.....

Probably seemed like a better option than being cut.

[g-dawg]

apparently Robert James must have pictures of Arthur Blank in compromising positions with small farm animals......

[Swift Is a Die Hard]

It just a retainer . Robert James Is a nobody but. Special teams prospect so instead of him worrying about does be have a job in the future he went to Falcons front office for peanuts on dollar and guess management felt like he is a bargain and could fill a void on special teams or depth

But another td dud as a draft prospect

[papachaz]

(01-25-2011 02:29 PM)Swift Is a Die Hard Wrote:  It just a retainer . Robert James Is a nobody but. Special teams prospect so instead of him worrying about does be have a job in the future he went to Falcons front office for peanuts on dollar and guess management felt like he is a bargain and could fill a void on special teams or depth

But another td dud as a draft prospect

i seem to remember everyone being pretty high on this kid when he was drafted, at least until the injury.

lot's of players in the history of the league have made their way from being a ST player to making a good impact in regular duty. personally, i'm ready to see some immediate impact people brought in

[LADBABY]

(01-25-2011 02:36 PM)chazmataz Wrote:  i seem to remember everyone being pretty high on this kid when he was drafted, at least until the injury.

lot's of players in the history of the league have made their way from being a ST player to making a good impact in regular duty. personally, i'm ready to see some immediate impact people brought in

I remember thinking and saying that it looked like
we had used a draft pick on a special teams player.
Perhaps I underestimated him. He could be brought
in light and fast and used as a safety. Other than that
he is a special teams guy.

[ChrisD]

I honestly don't mind using 5-7th round picks on special teams guys that are good prospects to possibly be a steady contributor in the future. I mean, how many times have we seen games be won and lost on special teams? Quite a bit. We need good special teams players that can tackle well and run quick. That's my view on it. Plus, with his speed he can definitely be a backup at a couple of different positions.

[UCSBDirtyBird]

Not sure what to make of the signing. Just seems odd. The guy has been a non factor, but if he can be a good special teams guy then whatever I guess...

[papachaz]

(01-25-2011 05:13 PM)UCSBDirtyBird Wrote:  Not sure what to make of the signing. Just seems odd. The guy has been a non factor, but if he can be a good special teams guy then whatever I guess...

what i found most curious is his agent recommending a contract extension when there's no CBA in place. but it's already been said, maybe he thought it was better than getting cut with no extension in place, i don't know what his original contract was

[monoxide]

Robert James=the richest bum in North America since the golden voiced Ted Williams was found on youtube.